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Contacts


Name Title and Programs Phone E-Mail
Jeffrey Zaharewicz Director | Center for Accelerating Innovation   Jeffrey.Zaharewicz@dot.gov
Amit Armstrong Program Coordinator | AID Demonstration (503) 936-5414 Amit.Armstrong@dot.gov
Maria Rosa Program Coordinator | EDC Program / Newsletters (703) 235-0524 Maria.Rosa@dot.gov
Amit Armstrong Program Coordinator | Accelerating Market Readiness (503) 936-5414 Amit.Armstrong@dot.gov
Maria Rosa Program Coordinator | STIC Network & Increased Federal-Share (703) 235-0524 Maria.Rosa@dot.gov


EDC-7 Innovation Name and Office Phone E-Mail
Safety
Nighttime Visibility for Safety Serena Liu
FHWA Office of Safety
(410) 779-7159 Serena.Liu@dot.gov
Mobility
Next Generation TIM: Technology for Saving Lives James Austrich
FHWA Office of Operations
  James.Austrich@dot.gov
Sustainability
Enhancing Performance with Internally Cured Concrete (EPIC2) Tim Barrett
FHWA Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

Mike Praul
FHWA Office of Infrastructure

Robert Conway
FHWA Resource Center

Reggie Holt
FHWA Office of Bridges and Structures
(202) 493-3422



(207) 512-4917


(202) 906-0536


 
Timothy.Barrett@dot.gov

 

Michael.Praul@dot.gov


Robert.J.Conway@dot.gov

 
Reggie.Holt@dot.gov
Workforce Development
Rethinking DBE for Design-Build Eric Ross
FHWA Office of Civil Rights
  Eric.Ross@dot.gov
Strategic Workforce Development Chrisy Currier
FHWA Office of Infrastructure, Construction Team

Rhonda Motley
FHWA Nevada Division
(202) 923-0986



(775) 687-8584
Christina.Currier@dot.gov



Rhonda.Motley@dot.gov
EDC-6 Innovation Name and Office Phone E-Mail
Mobility
Crowdsourcing for Advancing Operations James Colyar
FHWA Office of Operations
(360) 753-9408 James.Colyar@dot.gov
Next-Generation TIM: Integrating Technology, Data, and Training James Austrich
FHWA Office of Operations

David Johnson
FHWA Office of Operations
  James.Austrich@dot.gov


David.Johnson@dot.gov
Shortening Project Delivery
e-Ticketing and Digital As-Builts e-Ticketing:
Kat Weisner
FHWA Resource Center

Bryan Cawley
FHWA Resource Center
(202) 823-2267



(307) 631-7424
Kathryn.Weisner@dot.gov



Bryan.Cawley@dot.gov
Quality
Targeted Overlay Pavement Solutions Asphalt Materials:
Tim Aschenbrener
FHWA Office of Infrastructure

Concrete Materials:
Robert Conway
FHWA Resource Center
(720) 963-3247

(202) 906-0536
Timothy.Aschenbrener@dot.gov

Robert.Conway@dot.gov
UHPC for Bridge Preservation and Repair Justin Ocel
FHWA Resource Center

David Garber
FHWA Resource Center
(202) 281-8213

(223) 278-3146

Justin.Ocel@dot.gov

David.Garber@dot.gov

Workforce Development
Strategic Workforce Development Chrisy Currier
FHWA Office of Infrastructure, Construction Team

Rhonda Motley
FHWA Nevada Division
(202) 923-0986

(775) 687-8584

Christina.Currier@dot.gov

Rhonda.Motley@dot.gov

Planning and Environment
Virtual Public Involvement

Robert (Bob) Washington
FHWA Office of Project Development & Environmental Review

Mack Frost
FHWA Office of Planning, Stewardship & Oversight

 



(804) 775-3352

Robert.Washington@dot.gov




Mack.Frost@dot.gov

EDC-5 Innovation Name and Office Phone E-Mail
Safety
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP)

Josue Pluguez
FHWA Office of Safety

  Josue.Pluguez@dot.gov
Reducing Rural Roadway Departures

Paul LaFleur

(515) 357-7248

Paul.LaFleur@dot.gov

Mobility
Weather-Responsive Management Strategies David Johnson
FHWA Office of Operations

Jeremy McGuffey
FHWA Office of Operations
 


 
David.Johnson@dot.gov


Jeremy.McGuffey@dot.gov
Use of Crowdsourcing to Advance Operations James Colyar
FHWA Office of Operations
(360) 753-9408

James.Colyar@dot.gov

Shortening Project Delivery
Project Bundling Kat Weisner
FHWA Resource Center
(202) 823-2267
Kathryn.Weisner@dot.gov
Value Capture: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation Jill Stark
FHWA Office of Center for Innovative Finance Support & Cost Analysis
  Jill.Stark@dot.gov
Quality
Advanced Geotechnical Exploration Methods Ben Rivers
FHWA Resource Center

Silas Nichols
FHWA Office of Infrastructure
(404) 562-3926


 
Benjamin.Rivers@dot.gov


Silas.Nichols@dot.gov
Collaborative Hydraulics: Advancing to the Next Generation of Engineering (CHANGE) Laura Girard
FHWA Resource Center
(970) 217-3894 Laura.Girard@dot.gov
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)

James Gray
FHWA Office of Infrastructure

(703) 509-3464 James.Gray@dot.gov
Environment
Virtual Public Involvement

Mack Frost
FHWA Office of Planning, Stewardship & Oversight

(804) 775-3352

Mack.Frost@dot.gov



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