WHRP Technical Oversight Committees

Flexible pavements | Rigid pavements | Structures | Geotechnics

Wisconsin Highway Research Program (WHRP) Technical Oversight Committees (TOC) are composed of representatives from WisDOT, FHWA, academia, industry and consulting engineers who work together to identify research needs, oversee and guide research projects and implement the results of research in four areas of focus.


Flexible pavements

Ali Arabzadeh, Chair
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services​​

Matthew Bertucci
WisDOT – Northeast Region

Derek Frederixon
Mathy Construction

Stacy Glidden​
Lastrada Partners

Devin Harings
WisDOT - Northwest Region

Carl Johnson
Stark Asphalt

Albert Kilger
Behnke Materials Engineering, LLC

Dan Kopacz
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Erik Lyngdal
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

James Pforr (non-voting)
Federal Highway Administration

Deborah Schwerman
Wisconsin Asphalt Pavement Association

Dan Swiertz
Asphalt Materials, Inc.

Chris Winiecki
Walbec Group

Danny Xiao
University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Runhua Zhang
University of Wisconsin - Madison

Rigid pavements

Tirupan Mandal, Chair
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Tim Bolwerk
Westwood

Andrea Breen
Zignego Ready Mix, Inc.

Taylor Christianson
WisDOT – North Central Region

Mark Finnell
Behnke Materials Engineering

Kevin Garrigan
WisDOT – North Central Region

Aleksandra Graff
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Jaime Hernandez
Marquette University

Peter Kemp
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Sam Owusu-Ababio
University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Jed Peters
WisDOT – North Central Region

James Pforr (non-voting)
Federal Highway Administration

Jackie Spoor
Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association

Bu Wang
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Structures

James Luebke, Chair
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Joe Balice (non-voting)
Federal Highway Administration

Ruth Coisman
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Jared Marugg
Kraemer North America

Travis McDaniel
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Tadd Owens
CORRE

Dave Pantzlaff
Ayres Associates

Jose Pincheira
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Laura Shadewald
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Andrew Smith
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Anthony Stakston
WisDOT Bureau of Structures

Habib Tabatabai
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Baolin Wan
Marquette University

Geotechnics

David Staab, Chair
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Joe Balice (non-voting)
Federal Highway Administration

Gretchen Bohnhoff
University of Wisconsin – Platteville

Scott Breen
Arcadis U.S., Inc.

Kevin Brusso
Jacobs

Sinan Coban
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Shawn Hoffman
WEMA/Hoffman Construction Company

Bill Likos
University of Wisconsin – Madison

Dan Reid
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Hani Titi
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Tri Tran
WisDOT Bureau of Technical Services

Casey Wierzchowski
WisDOT – Southeast Region

Andrew Zimmer
WisDOT - Southeast Region