2016 RMACES Presentations

2016 RMACES Conference Presentations

2016 Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference & Equipment Show Speaker Bios Link

(Please note some presentations were not provided)

Opening General Session

Renie Peterson, Mayor PRO Team of Aurora
Mike Lewis, CDOT Deputy Director- "Vision of CDOT"
Jason White, 2003 Heisman Trophy Winner- "From Goal Lines to Lane Lines- Success Depends on Teamwork"

Session 1

Innovations and Technology
- Emerging Technology for Project Management
  - Grimmer software “Mobile Apps as Tools – The Road Bump profiling app”
  - Maury Margol, Stockpile report – “Mobile Apps as Tools -Utilizing satellite imagery for stock pile management”
  - Laura Zamora, CDOT – “Software Applications for Project Scheduling”
- Innovations in Maintainence & Rehabilitation
  - Keith Runyan, Arapahoe County- "Arapahoe County Pothole Repair
    Tracking"
  - Mike Skinner, CAPA- "Pave Xpress Design software for Pavement Engineering"
- Equipment
  - Duaine Covert, Roadtrac, Inc.- "Pavement Placement Monitoring Systems"
8th Annual Flexible Pavement Research Symposium
- Louay Mohammed, Louisiana State University- "Evaluating Tack Coat Strength: The AASHTO TP 113 Test Method"
- Everett Crews, Ingevity- "Measuring Tack Coat Bond Strength Using the Fracture Energy Concept"
- Buzz Powell, NCAT- "Overview of NCAT’s Simple Bond Strength Test and Comparison to Other Methods"

Session 2

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "A Superintendant’s Role in Ensuring Quality"
  - John Ball, Top Quality Paving
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- Smoothness Matters
  - Audrey Copeland, NAPA - "IRI Explorer "
  - Duane Covert, RoadTrac, Inc.- "Best Practices for Achieving Smooth Pavements"
Track 3 (Leadership)
- CDOT Town Hall Meeting –The Word from theTop
  - Tony Devito, CDOT- "Challenges of Future Funding – Tolling & Partnerships"
  - Dave Eller, CDOT- "Staffing Challenges of the Future"
  - Richard Zamora, CDOT- "Program Management of the
    Future"
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "The War on Cracks – Wide Cracks!!"
  - Dan Stephens, Vance Brothers
  - Larry Fagerlund, Right Pointe Co.
  - Tad McDonald, Crafco
  - Dennis Rogers, Tensar
Track 5 (Maintenance Track Session)
- Maintenance 101 - Fundamentals of Pothole Patching, Spray Patching & Infrared Repair
  - Bruce Barbarick, Barbarick LLC - "Pothole Patching/Infrared Repair"
  - Dan Horner, Cimline Pavement Maintenance Group- "Spray Injection"
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 101 - Equipment Setup for Night Paving"
  - Grant Cruseturner, Brannan
  - Neal Retzer, CDOT
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 101 - Crude Oil Refining Economics 101"
  - Ron Feltz, Jebro Inc.

Session 3

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- Complex Projects
  - Ryan Steinbrenner, WYDOT- "Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Pavement with Hot Plant Mix on I-80"
  - Nicki Upright, CDOT- "State Highway 85: Ault to Nunn"
  - Craig Caskill, Jacobs Engineering- " Grand Avenue Bridge"
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Contractor Actions on This Project Impact the Industry"
  - William Vavrik, Applied Research Associates
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Jumping into the Driver’s Seat – Create leaders at all levels of your organization!"
  - Jay Gubrud
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Update on NCAT’s Test Track and National Research and NCAT/MnROAD Collaboration and Preservation Studies"
  - Buzz Powell, NCAT
Track 5 (Maintenance Track Session)
- "Maintenance 102 – Surface Seals – rejuvenators, parking lot seals, emulsions"
  - Joe LaRusso, ASI
  - Jim Brownridge, Tricor Refining
  - Chris Lee, Vance Brothers
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 102 - Paver Operation 101 Basic Overview"
  - Jeff House, GeoShack
  - Luke Graham, CAT/Wagner
  - Mitch Mears, Bomag Americas
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- Materials 102 - Best Practices for Asphalt Mixture Selection: PG Binders, Mix Size, Gyration Level, RAP Amount
  - Mike Skinner, CAPA
  - Marshall Shackelford, Suncor Energy
  - Jim Fife, CAPA

Session 4

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Constructability Issues and Consequences"
  - Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technologies
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- New Developments in Asphalt Pavement Design/Management
  - George White, Pavia Systems- "PaveXpress – A Simplified Pavement Design Tool"
  - David Newcomb, TTI- "PerRoad Software"
  - Ken Grzybowski, PRI Asphalt Technologies- "Paver Team (Pavement Management) – CSU Extension"
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Rev Up Your Relationships: Program Emphasis: Relationships and Team Building. Develop your colleague, client & customer relationships!"
  - Jay Gubrud
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Best Practices for Street Overlay Contracts"
  - Darren Moritz, Ft. Collins
  - Justin Vensel, Grand Junction
  - Todd Rullo, Thornton
  - Chris Hudson, Parker
Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 103 – Paving Interlayers"
  - Dennis Rogers, Tensar
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 103 - Roller Operations 101: Today’s Advanced Equipment"
  - Dale Starry, Volvo
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 103 - Understanding the Value of RAP"
  - David Fife, United Companies
  - Mike Stanford, CDOT
Bonus Session
- "Multi-lingual Roadway Safety Training Tools and Resources"
  - Una Connelly, ARTBA
  - Ken Wood, FHWA Resource Center

Session 5

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Project Start-up: What Foreman and Lead Equipment Operators Need to Know Before Starting Paving"
  - John Ball, Top Quality Paving
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- Audrey Copeland, NAPA- "Warm Mix - Once More Around the Block"
- Buzz Powell, NCAT- "Latest on Warm Mix Use and New Technology"
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Speed Traps, Pot Holes & Idiots: Eliminate the everyday roadblocks to your success!"
  - Jay Gubrud
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Cost & Performance of PM Treatments"
  - William Vavrik, Applied Research Associates
Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 104 - Maintenance for Private Property Pavement: A Case Study"
  - Bruce Barbarick, Barbarick, LLC
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 104 - Proper Pavement Milling Practices"
  - Mitch Mears, Bomag Americas
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- Materials 104 - Sampling, Testing and Documentation of Asphalt in the Field
  - Amy Strouthopoulos, Westest- "From the QC Perspective"
  - Tammy Buck, Yeh and Assoc.- "From the QA Perspective"
  - Paul Gonzales and Mike Gallegos, CDOT- "Owner - How do you manage it all?"
Bonus Session
- The Importance of Weather in Asphalt Operations
  - Robert Glancy, NOAA- "Meteorology 101 Reading Your Weather App"
  - Dennis Randolph- "The Importance of Weather to Public Works"

Session 6

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Increasing Production Efficiency and Maintain Quality Control"
  - Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technologies
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Warm Mix Asphalt: Properties of Foamed Asphalt for WMAApplications/NCHRP Warm Mix Asphalt Study 807"
  - David Newcomb, TTI
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Leading Employees of ALL Generations & Cultures/Languages"
  - Kim Jones, FMI
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Maintenance Roundtable – .Ask the Experts, Q/A"
  - Doug Martin, Cobitco
Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 105 – Best Practices for Municipal Crack Seal Operations"
  - Robert Madrid, CDOT - Pueblo
  - Ken Quintana, CDOT - Colorado Springs
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 105 - Subgrade Preparation: Equipment /Compaction / Grading"
  - Chris DeJulio and Tim Crosby, Connell Resources
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions
- "Materials 105 – Project Bidding – Avoiding the Common Pitfalls that Result in Higher Cost and Fewer Bids!"
  - Tom Peterson, CAPA (handout)

Session 7

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Unexpected Problems in Asphalt Paving"
  - Vince Egan, Roadtec
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Rapid HMA Construction: Case Studies, Common Issues/Thin Surface Mixes"
  - David Newcomb, TTI
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Using Value Engineering & Constructability Reviews to Support Project Success"
  - Ryan Sorenson, CDOT
  - Grant Cruseturner, Brannan Sand & Gravel
  - Jeff Dankenbring, Hartwig & Assoc.
  - Bruce Hamon, Hamon Infrastructure
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Bid or No Bid Decision Making Tool using Analytic Hierarchy Process"
  - Mehmet Ozbek and Duygu Akalp, Colorado State Univ.
Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 106 – Surface Treatments – Chip Seals"
  - Robert Madrid and Ken Quintana, CDOT
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Sessions Equipment 106 - Operators Continuous Check & Maintenance of Paving Equipment to Ensure Quality"
  - Mike Hitchcock, Acorn Petroleum
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 106 - Understanding Asphalt Specifications from an Engineering and Construction View Point"
  - Tom Clayton and Mike Skinner, CAPA

Session 8

Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- Superintendent Panel
  - Jason Dody, RMMA - "Basic Information on Establishing Roller Patterns"
  - Justin Jordan, Martin Marietta- "Understanding Lighting Needs for Night Paving"
  - Ken Dobey, United Companies-"Late Season Paving and the Challenges for Cold Weather Paving"
  - Mark Everett, Schmidt Construction- "Night Paving and the Differences from Day Paving"
  - Jason Dody and Mark Everett- "Wide Mat and Multiple Paver Paving Operations
  - Ken Dobey - "This Lift Paving and What to Look for to Provide a Quality Product"
  - Justin Jordan- "Working with and Compacting Tough Mixes"
  - Mark Everett - "The Process of Paving on Super Elevations"
Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Specifying Mixes for Success - A Panel Presentation"
  - Jim Fife, CAPA
  - Todd Genovese, Martin Marietta
  - Jay Goldbaum, CDOT
Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Military Leadership to Civilian Leadership - How to Build a Team"
  - Mike Dobbs, Jefferson County
Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- Best Practices for County Maintenance Programs
  - Todd Juergens, Larimer County
  - Dean Cooper, Montrose County
  - Mike Secary, Jefferson County
  - John Goodman, Morgan County
Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- Maintenance 107 –Slurry Seals
  - Mike Horn, Foothills Paving
  - Heath Russo, Foothills Paving
  - Doug Martin, Cobitco
Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- Equipment 107 - Tack Coat Applications - Equipment Maintenance and Operations
  - Scott Shuler, CSU
  - Brian Horner, Etnyre Co.
Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- Materials 107 - Asphalt Pavement Striping 101
  - Pat Hill, City of Greeley