Federal Highway Administration Resource Center

FHWA Resource Center Adds New Staff and Expertise

In 2004, the FHWA Resource Center employed several new staff members and expanded the services of the teams:

Karen Perritt
Air Quality Specialist
(410) 962-0720
karen.perritt@fhwa.dot.gov

Karen Perritt specializes in transportation conformity and the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Program. Karen comes to the FHWA from the Baltimore Metropolitan Council where she served as an Environmental Planner. Karen served as the Project Manager for conformity determinations made in the Baltimore area. She also led the staff for the Interagency Consultation Group in the Baltimore area, and was the MPO representative to the Baltimore Clean Cities Coalition. Prior to working for the Baltimore Metropolitan Council, she worked as an Environmental Policy Analyst for ISSI Consulting Group. Karen has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University.

Deborah Johnson, Team Leader, Civil
Rights Technical Service Team
(410) 962-0089
deborah.a.johnson@fhwa.dot.gov

Deborah’s areas of expertise include Civil Rights, Title VI, Title VII, Diversity, Strategic and Business Planning, and Performance Measurements. She began her career in Civil Rights in 1982 and comes to the FHWA from the Internal Revenue Service, where Deborah served as the Civil Rights Manager for the External Civil Rights Unit. Deborah is a graduate of Virginia State University with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, and she also has an EEO Studies Certificate from Cornell University. Her professional highlights include IRS Commissioner’s Award on Restructure and Reform Design Team, served on several national task forces and committees, conference chairperson for first national EEO and Diversity Training Seminar, and advisor for Civil Rights Executive Councils.

Mary Lou Masko
Construction Management Engineer
(404) 562-3920
marylou.masko@fhwa.dot.gov

Mary Lou’s specialty areas include construction project management, contract administration and documentation, claims review, contract change orders, project reviews,
construction inspection and materials, CQC/QC/QA, fieldManager/transport, field troubleshooting, constructability, and surveying. She has 20 years of experience years in her current field, including 14 years with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) as the Resident Engineer responsible for overseeing multiple field offices, up to 30 projects totaling $184 million. She also served three years as a consultant Project Manager for MDOT in claims review, final record reviews, and project close-out for MDOT projects, in addition to three years as a consultant Resident Engineer for the Hawaii Department of Transportation, where she was the Resident Engineer for a $10 million Federal-aid bridge replacement project. Mary Lou received her BSCE from the University of Michigan and is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

Douglas Townes
Construction and Contract Administration Engineer
(404) 562-3914, (404) 562-3700
douglas.townes@fhwa.dot.gov

Douglas’ specialty areas include construction administration and construction training. He has served 17 years in his current field. In construction administration, Douglas developed the Florida Construction Project Administration Manual (CPAM) and wrote the Construction Claims, Supplemental Agreement and Time Extension procedures for Florida. He was on the 1996 SCAN tour of the SE for Construction Contract Claims and authored several of the reports for the team. As a Construction Area Engineer in Florida, Douglas was responsible for review of various District’s construction progress and conformance with project specifications and related contract documents. He assisted with the development of Florida’s QC/QA specifications. In construction training, Douglas was the State Construction Training Manager for Florida DOT for eight years, and is a founding member of the Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council (TCCC). He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Business, and he is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

Eric Brown
Hydraulic Engineer
(720) 963-3748/(410) 962-0091
eric.brown@fhwa.dot.gov

Eric Brown, Ph.D., joined the FHWA Resource Center Hydraulics Team in October 2004. Eric joined the FHWA’s Professional Development Program (PDP) in September of 2000 and completed a comprehensive training program in Hydraulics and Hydrology in August of 2002. Upon completion of the PDP program, he was assigned to the Central Federal Lands Construction Pool as a project engineer, gaining valuable construction experience in the Southwest United States. Eric received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering (Hydraulics focus) from the Pennsylvania State University. His Ph.D. dissertation was in the area of stream restoration. Additional interests and work responsibilities include: fluvial geomorphology, open channel hydraulics, surface-water flow modeling, natural stream channel design, monitoring/repair/retrofit of existing hydraulic structures, and erosion/sediment control techniques.

Christopher Wagner
Pavements and Materials Engineer
(404) 562-3693
christopher.wagner@fhwa.dot.gov

Chris joins the FHWA Resource Center as a Pavements and Materials Engineer. He entered the FHWA through the Professional Development Program. Prior to joining the FHWA Resource Center, Chris was a Transportation Engineer with the agency’s Georgia Division Office from 2002 to 2004, and a Pavement and Materials Engineer in the Indiana Division Office from 2000 to 2002. He is a graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering.

Jocelyn Jones
Freight Planning Specialist
(410) 962-2486
jocelyn.jones@fhwa.dot.gov

Jocelyn is involved in the development and deployment of freight related training and technical assistance as well a metropolitan planning. She has more than 10 years of experience in transportation planning, with a particular focus on freight planning. Prior to joining the FHWA, she was a Senior Transportation Planner with the Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) where she was responsible for overseeing all of the Baltimore MPO’s efforts in the area of freight planning and coordination of the BMC’s long-range plan. In particular, she was extremely proactive in initiating freight public-private partnerships and in coordinating BMC freight efforts with the private sector, Maryland DOT and other local and state agencies. The BMC’s efforts at engaging the private sector in the freight planning process have been extremely successful and have been used as best practice examples on a national basis. In addition, while at the BMC, she led efforts to identify major areas of truck activity, intermodal facilities and road segments carrying heavy truck volumes, in support of a truck rest stop study for the region. She also was a critical member of the technical review panel of the new NHI course, Integrating Freight in the Transportation Planning Process, and providing critical input from a local and state viewpoint. Prior to this, Jocelyn was a transit planner with the Alexandria Transit Company in Alexandria, VA, where she was responsible for ridership and budget analyses, route planning and schedule adjustments, and a variety of special projects.

Supin Yoder
Planning Modeling Specialist
(708) 283-3554
supin.yoder@fhwa.dot.gov

Supin is involved in the development and deployment of training and technical assistance in modeling and forecasting. She has more than 15 years of experience in transportation planning and travel demand modeling, experience that has been gained both in the consulting world and the public sector. Most recently, she was a Senior Transportation Modeler with Wilbur Smith Associates in Chicago. In this position, she served as a project manager for many multi-modal multi-jurisdictional projects encompassing statewide, MPO, county and corridor model applications and development. Some of her customers included the States of Louisiana, Kentucky, and Virginia, the Houston MPO and the cities of Chicago and Cleveland. In 2003, one of the studies she managed won ITE’s Best Practices Awards. Prior to her employment with Wilbur Smith, she worked as a principal planning modeler with the Regional Transportation Authority in Chicago for 10 years, and she was responsible for the calibration, validation, and application of RTA’s travel model. In addition, she has done project-based consulting for Bechtel on major transportation projects in Hong Kong.

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James Sturdevant
Traffic Management/System Operations Specialist
(708) 283-3552
james.sturdevant@fhwa.dot.gov

Jim joins the FHWA from the Indiana Department of Transportation in the Indianapolis area, where he was employed as a Senior Traffic Systems Engineer. He received a BSCE from the University of Colorado, is a Licensed Professional Engineer in Indiana, and has multiple IMSA Certifications (International Municipal Signal Association). He brings experience in traffic engineering, traffic management, specifications, and traffic signal systems.

Kenneth Wood
Traffic Management/Systems Operations Specialist
(708) 283-4340
kenneth.wood@fhwa.dot.gov

Ken joins the FHWA from the Illinois Department of Transportation, where he was employed as the State Traffic Operations Engineer. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in operations gained through 27 years with the IDOT where he served on the NCUTCD for the MUTCD, oversaw numerous contracts dealing with the application of traffic control devices and ITS, and chaired the Governors Work Zone Safety Task Force involving labor unions, contractors, IL Toll Highway Authority, the FHWA, and IDOT. He served on the Evacuation Subcommittee of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force to plan for evacuations of the Chicago CBD, O’Hare, and Midway International Airports and other urban areas throughout the State. In the aftermath of the deadly train-school bus crash in the Chicago suburb of Fox River Grove, he co-chaired the task force of the IDOT, railroads, and Illinois Commerce Commission, as well as coordinating other internal inspection activities and guiding external standards teams, to address deficiencies in the interconnection technologies of the traffic signals and rail crossings in Illinois and nationwide. He received a Bachelors Degree (Civil Engineering) and Masters Degree (Public Administration) from the University of Illinois and is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

Christopher Webster
Safety Engineer
(404) 562-3915
christopher.webster@fhwa.dot.gov

Chris is a Safety Engineer with the FHWA Resource Center. His emphasis areas include safety issues in Context Sensitive Solutions, intersections, and roadside design. He has worked for the following agencies: Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division of FHWA, American Association of Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), a local city government, and the New York State Department of Transportation. He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University, and he is a licensed Professional Engineer.

Douglas Edwards
Senior Structural Engineer
(404) 562-3673
douglas.edwards@fhwa.dot.gov

Douglas began his engineering career with the State of Indiana in 1972. He joined FHWA in 1978, coming to the FHWA Resource Center in 2004. His areas of expertise include national bridge inspection program; highway bridge replacement and rehabilitation program; bridge design, construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance; and segmental bridges and high performance concrete. He is experienced in design, construction, maintenance, and inspection of bridges; provides design, construction, and program support to Division offices, State DOTs, local agencies, and consultants; involved in design of major structures and deployment of new bridge technologies, particularly those related to high performance material, segmental design and construction. Some of Douglas’ professional highlights include the following: chair of Segmental Concrete Bridge Technology (SCBT) Virtual Team; member of the FHWA Bridge Leadership Council; member of High Performance Concrete Virtual Team; and Ex Officio member on the AASHTO T-4 Technical Committee for Construction (Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures). He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. Douglas is a Licensed Professional Engineer.

Derrell Manceaux
Senior Structural Engineer
(720) 963-3205
derrell.manceaux@fhwa.dot.gov

Derrell joined the FHWA in 1984 and went through the “Accelerated Bridge Training Program.” Then he spent 18 years in bridge design with the Federal Lands Bridge Office in Lakewood, CO, where he gained his extensive experience in the design and analysis of complex structures through his work on numerous structure types in high seismic areas. Derrell is a licensed P.E in the State of Colorado. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in structures. He has a Master of Engineering degree specializing in structural analysis and design from the University of Tennessee. Seven years later, he returned to school on the “FHWA Work Study Program” and is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with a Master of Science degree, specializing in seismic design and analysis. Derrell will be working primarily this year in the Bridge Safety, Reliability and Security area and also on the deployment of High Performance Steel.

Anne Luedders
Management Analyst
(720) 963-3237
anne.luedders@fhwa.dot.gov

Anne Luedders, Management Analyst with the FHWA Resource Center, is working as a consultant/trainer in the areas of organizational development, organizational effectiveness and leadership training and development. She has extensive experience consulting, coaching and training in the areas of organizational design/effectiveness; power, influence, persuasion; emotional intelligence; communication skills and techniques; negotiation and conflict resolution; leadership theories; change management theories; team performance; strategic management; performance planning; career development; and various assessments. Anne holds a B.A. in History/Political Science with a minor in Education from Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS. She also holds a J.D. from Kansas University and was admitted to the Kansas Bar. She worked for the State of Kansas for over 17 years in various capacities, including positions as the Human Resource Director for the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and then as the Chief, Bureau of Personnel Services for the Kansas Department of Transportation. Most recently, she has worked as a Human Resource Specialist for the FHWA.

Bob Carl
Program Assistant
(720) 963-3211
bob.carl@fhwa.dot.gov

Bob Carl serves as the Program Assistant in the Lakewood, CO location for the FHWA Resource Center. He provides administrative support in the areas of facilities management, telecommunications, videoconferencing, mail management, office reception, inventory control, and correspondence, spreadsheet and graphic design services to the Lakewood staff members in support of their delivery of expert assistance, training, and technology to customers. Bob comes to the FHWA with more than 19 years of experience in executive and legal administrative assistance work. During his career, he has served as an Executive/Legal Assistant in the U.S. Marine Corps and with several corporations. Most recently, he served as a Senior Executive Assistant with the Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Corporate Affairs for Coors Brewing Company in Golden, CO.

 

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