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TFHRC Organizational Directory Fall 2007
Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
Fax: 202-493-3475 (HRTM-01, HRTM-03, HRTM-04)
Fax: 202-493-3170 (HRTM-02)
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Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management, HRTM-01
Primary Responsibilities
- Overall leadership of research and technology (R&T) program development and innovation management
- Lead for Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST) and multimodal R&T coordination
- Primary contact for national research partnerships and State research programs
- Leadership and communication for the R&T program
Major Projects
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) R&T program development and innovation management
- US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Research, Development, and Technology (RD&T) Program Review Working Group
- Liaison with Transportation Research Board (TRB) R&T Coordinating Committee (RTCC)
- Primary contact for coordination of international R&T programs
Backup Person
Nelda Bravo
Vacant
Research and Technology Program Coordinator
202-493-3xxx
Primary Responsibilities
- Advice to office director on office operations
- Program coordination and monitoring
- Fiscal accountability within office
- Contract administration support
Major Projects
- Office management initiatives
- Program and budget monitoring
- Accountable property inventory
Primary Responsibilities
- Administrative support to the Office Director, Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team; Communications and Outreach Team; and the Exploratory Advanced Research Team
Major Projects
- Office activities scheduling
- Office materials proofreading
- Correspondence control/routing organization
Primary Responsibilities
- Administrative support to the Office Director, Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team; Communications and Outreach Team; and the Exploratory Advanced Research Team
Major Projects
- Office and meeting support
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Research and Technology Program Development and Partnership Team, HRTM-02
Primary Responsibilities
- Leadership
- Legislation and budget
- National research and technology program development and evaluation
Major Projects
- Nationally coordinated R&T program
- R&T partnership development
- R&T Leadership Team secretariat
Backup Person
Nelda Bravo
Primary Responsibilities
- Coordination of national R&T programs
- R&T program formulation in cooperation with FHWA headquarters and field offices
- Future Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP II)
Major Projects
- National Highway R&T programs
- Liaison with SHRP II
- Liaison with TRB RTCC
- Liaison with RITA for University Transportation Center (UTC) program
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program
Backup Person
Jack Jernigan
Primary Responsibilities
- Development of R&T budget and budget delivery plan
- Development and review of reauthorization legislative proposals
- Development of R&T Legislative Implementation Plan for the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
Major Projects
- Annual R&T budget and budget delivery plan
- Legislative proposals
- FHWA headquarters and field office coordination
Backup Person
Nelda Bravo
Primary Responsibilities
- RD&T State Planning and Research Program manager
- FHWA manager for National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
- RD&T liaison for TRB activities
- State peer exchange program
- FHWA manager for State peer exchange program
Major Projects
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' (AASHTO) Standing Committee on Research (SCOR) and Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
- Core Program contract with TRB
- NCHRP coordination
- Liaison for NCHRP Projects 20-5 and 20-39(2)
- State peer exchange monitoring
Backup Person
Nazhat Aboobaker
Vacant
Research and Technology Strategic Planning and Performance Analyst
202-493-3xxx
Primary Responsibilities
- R&T performance planning and performance measures
- R&T strategic planning support
- Support for OST-level and multimodal R&T coordination
- Staff primary contact for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) and interagency research program reviews
Major Projects
- RD&T performance plan
- RD&T Performance Management Working Group
- RD&T performance measures
- FHWA input into USDOT R&D strategic plan
- Staff support for USDOT RD&T Program Review Working Group
Backup Person
Nelda Bravo
Primary Responsibilities
- Technology transfer system coordination
- Intellectual properties system development and coordination
- Peer review liaison to OST and Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)
- Representative to Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
Major Projects
- Technology transfer system development
- Intellectual property right coordination
- Technology transfer process analysis
- Scientific peer review support
Backup Person
Debra Elston
Primary Responsibilities
- Promotion and administration of the TPF Program
Major Projects
- Management of TPF Program
- FHWA liaison for TPF projects
- TPF Web site updates
- TPF program annual report
- Briefings and training on TPF Program
- AASHTO Technology Implementation Group (TIG) coordination
Backup Person
Bill Zaccagnino
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Communications and Outreach Team, HRTM-03
Primary Responsibilities
- Leadership
- Budget planning
- Communications and outreach strategy
Major Projects
- Innovation management and delivery
- R&T story
Backup Person
Martha Soneira
Primary Responsibilities
- Marketing and communications leadership
- Public Roads editor-in-chief
Major Projects
- Marketing and communication support services management
- R&T marketing and communications network liaison
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library
- Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center communications plan
Backup Person
Paula Magoulas
Primary Responsibilities
- R&T information management
- R&T technology transfer and innovation delivery
- Communications and outreach support
Major Projects
- R&T Product Distribution Center
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library
- Office liaison for Office of Infrastructure R&D and Office of Safety R&D
Primary Responsibilities
- Communications and outreach projects coordinator
- Communications/publications support service coordinator
- Communications/graphic consultation
- Public Roads creative director
Major Projects
- Communication support services management
- Communication and outreach projects coordination
- Success story coordination
- Office liaison for Office of Safety R&D
Backup Person
Martha Soneira
Primary Responsibilities
- R&T multimedia and Web publishing
- R&T and TFHRC Web site management
- Communications and Web consultation
- Public Roads managing editor
Major Projects
- Communications and outreach projects coordination
- Office liaison for Office of Safety R&D
Primary Responsibilities
- Meeting planning contract management
- R&T multimedia publishing coordination
- Focus newsletter managing editor
- Information sharing, management, and preservation
Major Projects
- Meetings and conference planning management
- Printing coordination and oversight
- Office liaison for Office of Operations R&D
- Records management and preservation
Primary Responsibilities
- National exhibit coordination
- R&T communications support
- Facility tour coordination
Major Projects
- Communications plan development support
- FHWA exhibit services support
- Facility tours
- Priority, market-ready technologies and innovations communication and measurement
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Exploratory Advanced Research Team, HRTM-04
Primary Responsibilities
- FHWA leadership
- Scientific coordination
- Partnership development
Major Projects
- Visionary leadership for Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program
- Facilitation of EAR partnership development
- International and national scientific program coordination
- Leadership and communication for Corporate Master Plan for Research and Deployment of Technology & Innovation
Backup Person
Ariam Asmerom
Primary Responsibilities
- EAR program development and administration
- Budget delivery
- EAR partnerships
Major Projects
- Broad agency announcements
- Contract support management
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program manager
- Internships and rotational assignments
Backup Person
Ariam Asmerom
Primary Responsibilities
- EAR program development and administration
- Communications and outreach
Major Projects
- Program planning and delivery
- Internal research solicitation
- Program publications, Web development, and marketing
Primary Responsibilities
- R&T Product Distribution Center, Lanham, MD
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Federal Highway Administration Research Library
Primary Responsibilities
- Federal Highway Administration Research Library manager
- Reference and Interlibrary loans
Backup Person
Martha Soneira
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