FHWA Resource Center

PAVEMENT AND MATERIALS TEAM

The Resource Center Pavement and Materials Technical Service Team offers a complete range of services to the transportation community at State, local, and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Division Offices across the United States, covering all States and 6 territories. The focus areas of the Pavement and Materials Team include the following:

• Optimize Pavement Design, Materials, and Evaluation for Performance.
• Advance Quality Systems--develop and deploy full range of new tools to assure quality and performance of pavement projects, and deliver next generation quality systems.
• Enhance User Satisfaction--through reduced congestion and safer pavement surface characteristics.
• Technical Capability Building-qualified, equipped workforce to assure quality of Federal-aid pavement and materials.
• Environmental Steward-promote use of recycled materials and processes that provide quality pavement materials.

The team also works to successfully engage academia and public-private-partnerships to form a more effective solution to pavement and materials needs. The Pavement and Materials Team has been actively engaged around the Nation, providing a full range of specialized technical advice, training, and services to help improve our transportation infrastructure.

Mission: To Provide Timely and High Quality Technical Information on Highway Pavement and Material Issues

Who We Serve and Partner With

• FHWA Division Offices, FHWA Pavement & Materials Program Staff
  Pavement engineers, Leadership/management
• State DOTs throughout the Nation, including Puerto Rico
  Pavement Design and Materials engineers, management/directors, district and county chief engineers
• Private sector, contractors, consultants
• Academia

Services We Provide

• Assistance and Expertise
  Offer technical assistance and expertise in pavement and materials related technology, projects, and programs.
• Materials Expertise and Training
  SUPERPAVE; Portland Cement Concrete (PCC); Asphalt Concrete (SUPERPAVE); Specifications: QC/QA; NCHRP 1-37A Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide.
• Pavement Management and Design Expertise and Training
  Mechanistic and Empirical Pavement Design procedures; Pavement Management System; Preventative Maintenance; Research; Quality Control and Quality Assurance program; Life Cycle Costs Analysis; LTPP; Equipment; Pavement Smoothness measurement.

Benefits

As we provide services throughout the Nation, we compile data and findings that can help you achieve the results you need. Our broad scope and knowledge in the Pavement and Materials industry, as we work with our partners, also will be an added value to aid you in meeting your needs. We are always exploring cutting edge and innovative methods: tools, technology, knowledge, and information that can help improve your program.

Your Resource for Pavement and Materials!

Listed below are the Resource Center Pavement and Materials Experts. Please e-mail or call the Team Leader or one of the team Specialists.

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Team Leader

Thomas Harman
(biography)
Pavement and Materials Technical Service Team Leader
10 South Howard Street Suite 4000
Baltimore, MD 21201
Ph: (410) 962-0134
Fax: (410) 962-3655
tom.harman@dot.gov

Program Assistant

Marie Suttles
(biography)
Program Assistant
61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26
Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: (404) 562-3683
Fax: (404) 562-3700
marie.suttles@dot.gov

Team Members	Specialty Area(s)
Michael Arasteh (biography) Materials Engineer 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-0678 Fax: (410) 962-3655 michael.arasteh@dot.gov	Infrastructure Materials Infrastructure Materials (Aggregates, HMA, and PCC) HWY related new technologies Technical Training Quality Assurance (QA) procedures, and Technician Certification.
Angel Correa (biography) Pavement Design Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3907 Fax: (404) 562-3700 angel.correa@dot.gov	PCCP Design PCCP Construction PCCP Rehabilitation and preservation
Dennis Dvorak (biography) Pavement and Materials Engineer 19900 Governors Drive Suite 301 Olympia Fields, IL 60461 Ph: (708) 283-3542 Fax: (708) 283-3501 dennis.dvorak@dot.gov	Quality Assurance Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Construction Asphalt Mix Design
Joseph Huerta (biography) Pavement Management Engineer 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-2298 Fax: (410) 962-3655 joseph.huerta@dot.gov	Infrastructure Pavement Management Accelerated Pavement Construction Technologies Pavement Preservation Technologies Pavement Subsurface Drainage
Andrew Mergenmeier (biography) Pavement and Materials Engineer 10 South Howard Street Suite 4000 Baltimore, MD 21201 Ph: (410) 962-0091 Fax: (410) 962-3655 andy.mergenmeier@dot.gov	Materials Acceptance Programs Pavement Construction and Design
Steve Mueller (biography) Pavement and Materials Engineer 12300 West Dakota Avenue Suite 340 Lakewood, CO 80228 Ph: (720) 963-3213 Fax: (720) 963-3232 steve.mueller@dot.gov	HMA Pavement, Materials, Construction, and Maintenance Pavement Management Pavement Preservation Asset Management Pavement Recycling Provision of training assistance for HMA, PMS, and Pavement Preservation
Bob Orthmeyer (biography) Pavement Management Engineer 19900 Governors Drive Suite 301 Olympia Fields, IL 60461 Ph: (708) 283-3533 Fax: (708) 283-3501 robert.orthmeyer@dot.gov	Construction Pavements Pavement Management Asset Management
Luis Rodriguez (biography) Pavement Management Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3681 Fax: (404) 562-3700 luis.rodriguez@dot.gov	Pavement Management Systems Pavement Preservation Pavement Smoothness Asset Management
Chris Wagner (biography) Pavement and Materials Engineer 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 17T26 Atlanta, GA 30303 Ph: (404) 562-3693 Fax: (404) 562-3700 chris.wagner@dot.gov	Pavement Design Asphalt Pavement Mix Design and Construction and Specifications

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