Structures Team

Tom Saad Structural Design Engineer
19900 Governors Drive, Suite 301 Olympia Fields, IL 60461 Ph: (708) 283-3521 FAX: (708) 283-3501 thomas.saad@dot.gov Experience Began working in field in 1985 Joined FHWA in 1985

Education •    Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Michigan State University •    Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Expertise/Specialty

•    Infrastructure -- complex structural •    Infrastructure -- structural design •    LRFD

Licenses and Registrations

•    P.E., State of Indiana

Professional Associations

•    ASCE, Member

Professional Highlights

•    Serving as structural design engineer in safety and highway design for the Midwestern Resource Center •    Providing critical review and comment of State DOT bridge design practices as States update for implementation of load and resistance factor design (LRFD) •    Delivering presentations and technical training seminars on LRFD implementation and FHWA key bridge program initiatives such as the Bridge of the Future, which support State DOT and consultant design engineers •    Hosting national/regional conferences and workshops to deliver state-of-practice bridge technologies; •    Such as the National Prefabricated Bridge Element Conference, which offered training in the latest accelerated construction technologies to over 200 engineers from across the Nation •    Conducting best practices review in Canada and Europe to identify LRFD implementation strategies for geotechnical engineering; identified best practices for implementing innovative contracting practices for large-scale geotechnical features •    Former Chair, FHWA Bridge Leadership Council

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