Pavement & Materials Team

Dennis Dvorak 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 Experience Began working in field in 1992 Joined FHWA in 1983

Education •    Master of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska •    Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering University of Nebraska

Expertise/Specialty

•    Quality Assurance •    Asphalt and Concrete Pavement Construction •    Asphalt Mix Design

Professional Associations

•    American Society of Civil Engineers, member •    AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials (SOM), member •    FHWA Quality Assurance Focus Group, member •    Implemented Superpave mix design system in the Midwest, as a member of FHWA Extended Superpave Delivery Team.

Professional Highlights

•    Serves as Pavement and Materials Engineer for the Resource Center •    Provide technical assistance to many States in the area of Quality Assurance •    Worked with States to implement statistical pavement construction specifications. •    Participates in FHWA Quality Assurance Reviews. •    Served as an Area Engineer, Construction Engineer and Materials Engineer specializing in implementing Superpave and Quality. Assurance specifications in the Kansas Division Office. •    Developed training on asphalt specifications and quality assurance and conducted certification training for State and contractor staff while serving as the Materials Engineer in Division Office. •    Lead the development of one-day FHWA Basic Percent Within Limits (PWL) Workshop that is scheduled to be presented more than ten times during 2006. •    Organized area-wide conferences for FHWA Midwest Pavement and Materials Engineers. •    Conducted reviews of Quality Assurance programs in various States and provided recommendations for improvements.

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