2016 RMACES Presentations
2016 RMACES Conference Presentations2016 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"
- Keith Runyan, Arapahoe County- "Arapahoe County Pothole Repair
- Equipment
- Duaine Covert, Roadtrac, Inc.- "Pavement Placement Monitoring Systems"
- Emerging Technology for Project Management
- 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"
- Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "A Superintendant’s Role in Ensuring Quality"
- John Ball, Top Quality Paving
- "A Superintendant’s Role in Ensuring Quality"
- 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"
- Smoothness Matters
- 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"
- CDOT Town Hall Meeting –The Word from theTop
- 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
- "The War on Cracks – Wide Cracks!!"
- 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"
- Maintenance 101 - Fundamentals of Pothole Patching, Spray Patching & Infrared Repair
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 101 - Equipment Setup for Night Paving"
- Grant Cruseturner, Brannan
- Neal Retzer, CDOT
- "Equipment 101 - Equipment Setup for Night Paving"
- Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 101 - Crude Oil Refining Economics 101"
- Ron Feltz, Jebro Inc.
- "Materials 101 - Crude Oil Refining Economics 101"
- 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"
- Complex Projects
- Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Contractor Actions on This Project Impact the Industry"
- William Vavrik, Applied Research Associates
- "Contractor Actions on This Project Impact the Industry"
- Track 3 (Leadership)
- 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
- "Update on NCAT’s Test Track and National Research and NCAT/MnROAD Collaboration and Preservation Studies"
- 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
- "Maintenance 102 – Surface Seals – rejuvenators, parking lot seals, emulsions"
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 102 - Paver Operation 101 Basic Overview"
- Jeff House, GeoShack
- Luke Graham, CAT/Wagner
- Mitch Mears, Bomag Americas
- "Equipment 102 - Paver Operation 101 Basic Overview"
- 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
- Materials 102 - Best Practices for Asphalt Mixture Selection: PG Binders, Mix Size, Gyration Level, RAP Amount
- Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Constructability Issues and Consequences"
- Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technologies
- "Constructability Issues and Consequences"
- 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"
- New Developments in Asphalt Pavement Design/Management
- Track 3 (Leadership)
- 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
- "Best Practices for Street Overlay Contracts"
- Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 103 – Paving Interlayers"
- Dennis Rogers, Tensar
- "Maintenance 103 – Paving Interlayers"
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 103 - Roller Operations 101: Today’s Advanced Equipment"
- Dale Starry, Volvo
- "Equipment 103 - Roller Operations 101: Today’s Advanced Equipment"
- Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 103 - Understanding the Value of RAP"
- David Fife, United Companies
- Mike Stanford, CDOT
- "Materials 103 - Understanding the Value of RAP"
- Bonus Session
- "Multi-lingual Roadway Safety Training Tools and Resources"
- Una Connelly, ARTBA
- Ken Wood, FHWA Resource Center
- "Multi-lingual Roadway Safety Training Tools and Resources"
- 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
- "Project Start-up: What Foreman and Lead Equipment Operators Need to Know Before Starting 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)
- Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Cost & Performance of PM Treatments"
- William Vavrik, Applied Research Associates
- "Cost & Performance of PM Treatments"
- Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 104 - Maintenance for Private Property Pavement: A Case Study"
- Bruce Barbarick, Barbarick, LLC
- "Maintenance 104 - Maintenance for Private Property Pavement: A Case Study"
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 104 - Proper Pavement Milling Practices"
- Mitch Mears, Bomag Americas
- "Equipment 104 - Proper Pavement Milling Practices"
- 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?"
- Materials 104 - Sampling, Testing and Documentation of Asphalt in the Field
- 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"
- The Importance of Weather in Asphalt Operations
- Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Increasing Production Efficiency and Maintain Quality Control"
- Tim Murphy, Murphy Pavement Technologies
- "Increasing Production Efficiency and Maintain Quality Control"
- Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Leading Employees of ALL Generations & Cultures/Languages"
- Kim Jones, FMI
- "Leading Employees of ALL Generations & Cultures/Languages"
- Track 4 (Best Practices in Maintenance and Rehabilitation)
- "Maintenance Roundtable – .Ask the Experts, Q/A"
- Doug Martin, Cobitco
- "Maintenance Roundtable – .Ask the Experts, Q/A"
- Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 105 – Best Practices for Municipal Crack Seal Operations"
- Robert Madrid, CDOT - Pueblo
- Ken Quintana, CDOT - Colorado Springs
- "Maintenance 105 – Best Practices for Municipal Crack Seal Operations"
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Equipment 105 - Subgrade Preparation: Equipment /Compaction / Grading"
- Chris DeJulio and Tim Crosby, Connell Resources
- "Equipment 105 - Subgrade Preparation: Equipment /Compaction / Grading"
- Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions
- Track 1 (Ensuring Quality Construction)
- "Unexpected Problems in Asphalt Paving"
- Vince Egan, Roadtec
- "Unexpected Problems in Asphalt Paving"
- Track 2 (Innovation & Quality in Pavement Design and Materials Control)
- "Rapid HMA Construction: Case Studies, Common Issues/Thin Surface Mixes"
- David Newcomb, TTI
- "Rapid HMA Construction: Case Studies, Common Issues/Thin Surface Mixes"
- 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
- "Using Value Engineering & Constructability Reviews to Support Project Success"
- 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.
- "Bid or No Bid Decision Making Tool using Analytic Hierarchy Process"
- Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- "Maintenance 106 – Surface Treatments – Chip Seals"
- Robert Madrid and Ken Quintana, CDOT
- Robert Madrid and Ken Quintana, CDOT
- "Maintenance 106 – Surface Treatments – Chip Seals"
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- "Sessions Equipment 106 - Operators Continuous Check & Maintenance of Paving Equipment to Ensure Quality"
- Mike Hitchcock, Acorn Petroleum
- "Sessions Equipment 106 - Operators Continuous Check & Maintenance of Paving Equipment to Ensure Quality"
- Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- "Materials 106 - Understanding Asphalt Specifications from an Engineering and Construction View Point"
- Tom Clayton and Mike Skinner, CAPA
- "Materials 106 - Understanding Asphalt Specifications from an Engineering and Construction View Point"
- 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"
- Superintendent Panel
- 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
- "Specifying Mixes for Success - A Panel Presentation"
- Track 3 (Leadership)
- "Military Leadership to Civilian Leadership - How to Build a Team"
- Mike Dobbs, Jefferson County
- "Military Leadership to Civilian Leadership - How to Build a Team"
- 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
- Best Practices for County Maintenance Programs
- Track 5 (Maintenance Track session)
- Maintenance 107 –Slurry Seals
- Mike Horn, Foothills Paving
- Heath Russo, Foothills Paving
- Doug Martin, Cobitco
- Maintenance 107 –Slurry Seals
- Track 6 (Equipment & Operator Track Sessions)
- Equipment 107 - Tack Coat Applications - Equipment Maintenance and Operations
- Scott Shuler, CSU
- Brian Horner, Etnyre Co.
- Equipment 107 - Tack Coat Applications - Equipment Maintenance and Operations
- Track 7 (Materials Track Sessions)
- Materials 107 - Asphalt Pavement Striping 101
- Pat Hill, City of Greeley
- Materials 107 - Asphalt Pavement Striping 101