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Structures Team
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Larry O´Donnell
Bridge Management Engineer
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19900 Governors Drive, Suite 301
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
Ph: (708) 283-3502
FAX: (708) 283-3501
larry.o´donnell@dot.gov
Experience
Began working in field in 1990
Joined FHWA in 1989
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Education
• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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Expertise/Specialty |
• Bridge Management Systems
• NBIS
• Coatings
• Segmental Team
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Licenses and Registrations |
• Professional Engineer - Indiana
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Professional Associations |
• FHWA Segmental Concrete Bridge Virtual Team, member
• National Highway Institute (NHI) certified instructor
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), member
• Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), member
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Professional Highlights |
• Serving as bridge management/structure evaluations engineer for the Midwestern Resource Center; providing technical assistance to FHWA Division offices, industry, associations, State, local and regional highway agencies
• Providing training in engineering concepts for bridge inspectors, routine bridge inspection procedures and use of Pontis bridge management system software;
• Promoting the use of innovative technologies; interprets complex data, policy, legislation/regulations, procedures, requirements, and technological advancements
• Providing assistance in complex and unique issues that resist resolution through normal approaches; provides assistance in developing national policy, evaluating new techniques, and developing approaches for agency-wide use
• Working as bridge engineer for Divisions in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Ohio
• Developed and taught an NHI training course on Pontis 4.0 bridge management software and demonstration of the Pontis bridge management system
• Developing bridge inventory and inspection handbooks, bridge construction specifications and standard details and drawings
• Construction inspection and process review guidelines for various phases of bridge construction, and bridge coating specifications and inspection guidelines
• In Massachusetts, working on the Central Artery Tunnel project, including a 5-span cable-stayed bridge;
• A 3-span single steel box girder, multiple spans of precast, segmental concrete bridges, and multiple spans of cast-in-place, post-tensioned concrete bridges
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Technical Service Teams
Corporate Management
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