Segmental Concrete Bridge Team Member Profile
Steven I. Plotkin
Current Employer and Position Held
- Florida Department of Transportation, State Construction Structures Engineer
Summary of Positions Held
- FDOT State Construction Structures Engineer, 12/1998 to Present
- FDOT Gainesville Resident Construction Engineer, 1996 to 1998
- FDOT Major Bridge Construction Project Mgr, Jacksonville, 1988 to 1996
- FDOT Bridge Design Project Manager, Tallahassee, Fla. 1984 to 1988
- FDOT State Structures Maintenance Engineer, 1982 to 1984
- FDOT State Structures Maintenance Inspection Engineer, 1978 to 1982
- FDOT Bridge Design Engineer, 1973 to 1978
Detailed Description of Current Position
Statewide responsibility in the field of structures construction for development and review of construction specifications, procedures and practices; development and presentation of construction and quality assurance/control training to all levels of District Construction staff; development and maintenance of a structures construction website; resolution of construction related problems at ongoing projects; arranging for the demonstration and introduction of new and improved construction methods and materials; and development and maintenance of Statewide Inspection Guidelists. Additional duties include development of construction quality assurance/control procedures.
Education - Training - Skills
- BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, 1971
- Licensed Professional Engineer - State of Florida
Other Work Experiences
- FDOT Design and Construction Manager of the Acosta Bridge Replacement project in Jacksonville, Fla. This concrete cast-in-place segmental box girder bridge has the longest main span in the Southeastern US at 630 feet.
- Oversight responsibility for the construction of the following major segmental bridges in Florida: 17th Street Causeway (Ft. Lauderdale), Palm Beach International Airport Interchange, Royal Park Bridge (Palm Beach), I-95/I-295 Interchange, (Jacksonville), Broadway Bridge (Daytona Beach), Hathaway Bridge (Panama City), Ringling Causeway Bridge (Sarasota), Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge.
- Responsible for the development of training materials related to grouting of post-tensioning tendons and the establishment of training courses for grouting and post-tensioning technicians.
Personal Interest
