Structures Team

Larry O´Donnell Bridge Management Engineer
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

Education •    Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Expertise/Specialty

•    Bridge Management Systems •    NBIS •    Coatings •    Segmental Team

Licenses and Registrations

•    Professional Engineer - Indiana

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

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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