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Innovation in the Transportation Marketplace
Through Effective Procurement:
Findings from an Experts' Workshop

Table of Contents | Appendices


APPENDIX A. - List of Attendees

Procurement Reform Workshop Attendees
Public Sector:

Herb Baker
Space Shuttle Acquisition Team Lead
NASA-Johnson Space Center
2101 NASA Rd. One (Mail Code BV)
Houston, Texas 77058
Phone: 281-483-4126
Fax: 281-483-6919
e-mail: herb.baker1@jsc.nasa.gov

Fenton Carey
Associate Administrator, Research, Technology and Analysis
Research and Special Programs Administration
Department of Transportation
Room 8417
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-4434
Fax: 202-366-3671
e-mail: fenton.carey@rspa.dot.gov

David Cox
Senior Engineer
Office of Contract Administration
Federal Highway Administration
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-1561
Fax: 202-366-3988
e-mail: David.Cox@fhwa.dot.gov

Mortimer L. Downey
Deputy Secretary
Department of Transportation
Room 10200
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-2222
Fax: 202-366-7202
e-mail: mdowney@rspa.dot.gov

Richard L. Dunn
General Counsel
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
3701 North Fairfax Drive, 9th Floor
Virginia Square Plaza
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1714
Phone: 703-696-2407
Fax: 703-696-2201
e-mail: rdunn@darpa.mil

David Ekern
Division Director/Deputy Chief Engineer
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
MS 120
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-6884
Fax: 651-296-6135
e-mail: dave.ekern@dot.state.mn.us

Brent Felker
Program Manager
Construction Program
Caltrans
1120 N Street
MS-44
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: 916-654-2157
[unable to attend, but participating in follow-up]

Nestor T. Folta
Engineer & Project Manager
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20585

Richard Gramlich
Program Manager
New Jersey Department of Transportation
1035 Parkway Ave, PO Box 600
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-530-2194
Fax: 609-530-5787

Michael L. Halladay
Senior Program Manager; RD and T
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22101-2296
Phone: 202-493-3172
Fax: 202-493-3170
e-mail: Michael.Halladay@fhwa.dot.gov

Walter S. Howes
Director, Contract Reform and Privatization Project Office
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20585
Phone: 202-586-0800
Fax: 202-586-1025
e-mail: walter.howes@hg.doe.gov

Dennis C. Judycki
Director of Research, Development and Technology
Federal Highway Administration
6300 Georgetown Pike T-306
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 202-493-3165
Fax: 202-493-3170
e-mail: dennis.judycki@fhwa.dot.gov

Paul J. Mack
Deputy Chief Engineer
New York Department of Transportation
State Campus, Bldg 7A, Room 210
Albany, NY 12232
Phone: 518-457-4445
Fax: 518-485-7074
e-mail: Pmack@gw.dot.state.ny.us

Tom Marchessault
Policy Analyst, Economist
Department of Transportation/OST/P-100
400 Seventh Street, SW Room 10305
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-5422
Fax: 202-366-3393
e-mail: Thomas.Marchessault@ast.dot.gov

Jane L. Monhart
Deputy Director
Contract Reform and Privatization Project Office, PC-1
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Phone: 202-586-8355
Fax: 202-586-1025
e-mail: jane.monhart@hg.doe.gov

Gregory Murrill
Coordinator, ITS Standards Implementation
US DOT ITS Joint Programs Office
400 7th Street, SW
Room 3416, HOIT
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-6111
Fax: 202-493-2027
e-mail: gregory.murrill@fhwa.dot.gov

David Nazare
Technical Support Manager
I-15 Reconstruction Project, Utah Department of Transportation
480 N. 2200 W. BLDG B
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-594-6295
Fax: 801-594-6213
e-mail: dnazare@dot.state.ut.us

Walter Podolny, Jr.
Senior Structural Engineer
FHWA/Office of Bridge Technology HIBT
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20590
Phone: 202-366-4596
Fax: 202-366-3077
e-mail: walterpodolny@fhwa.dot.gov

James C. Slifer
Director of Highways
Illinois Department of Transportation
2300 South Dirksen Parkway
Springfield, IL 62764
Phone: 217-782-2151
Fax: 217-782-1186
e-mail: sliferjc@nt.dot.state.il.us

Gary D. Taylor
Chief Engineer & Deputy Director, Bureau of Highway Technical Services
Michigan Department of Transportation
425 West Ottawa Street
P.O. Box 30050
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-1884
Fax: 517-335-2813
e-mail: taylorgd@state.in.us

K. Thirumalai
Research and Special Programs Administration
Department of Transportation
Room 8417
400 Seventh Street, SW
Washington, DC 20590
Phone: 202-366-0375
Fax: 202-366-3671
e-mail: K.Thirumalai@rspa.dot.gov

Firooz Zandi
Acting Chief Engineer
Indiana Department of Transportation
100 North Senate Avenue
Room N-755
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-5522
Fax: 317-232-0238
e-mail: fzandi@indot.state.in.us

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Private Sector:

Jeffrey L. Beard
Executive Director
Design Build Institute of America
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-682-0110
Fax: 202-682-5877
e-mail: jbeard@dbia.org

Jack Corley
Special Projects Manager
VMS, Inc.
1510 E. Parham Road
Richmond, VA 23228
Phone: 804-553-4001
Fax: 804-264-1808
e-mail: jcorley@vmsom.com

John Crone
Vice President
Berns Construction Co. Inc.
2801 North Catherwood Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46219
Phone: 317-545-8714
Fax: 317-547-3845
e-mail: jacrone@bernsidy.com

Pat Drennon
Senior Vice President and Director, Design/Build Engineering
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
465 Spring Park Place
Herndon, VA 20170-5227
Phone: 703-742-5756
Fax: 703-742-5961
e-mail: drennonp@pbworld.com

Steve Godwin
Director, Studies & Information Services
Transportation Research Board
2007 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20418
Phone: 202-334-3261
Fax: 202-334-2527
e-mail: sgodwin@nas.edu

Steve Haransky
Consultant
FMI Corporation
5151 Glenwood Ave. PO Box 31103
Raleigh, North Carolina 27622
Phone: 919-785-9347
Fax: 919-785-9320
e-mail: sharansky@fminet.com

David A. Johnston
Director of Technical Programs
Design Build Institute of America
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-682-0110
Fax: 202-682-5877
e-mail: djohnston@dbia.org

James L. Lammie
Director
Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.
One Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10119
Phone: 212-465-5006
Fax: 212-465-5444
e-mail: lammie@pbworld.com

Gloria C. Ma
President
XXSYS Technologies, Inc.
4619 Viewridge Avenue, Suite A
San Diego, California 92123
Phone: 619-974-8200
Fax: 619-974-8208
e-mail: gma@xxsys.com

Jerry Porter
Deputy Project Manager
Wasatch Constructors
480 North 2200 West
Building B, Second Floor
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Phone: 801-594-6405
Fax: 801-594-6469
e-mail: Jerry-Porter@msm.com

Louis Robbins
Branch Manager
Goodkind & O'Dea
60 Feronia Way
Rutherford, NJ 07070
Phone: 201-438-6166
Fax: 201-438-6166
e-mail: gkod.rutherford@goodkindinc.com

Greg Smith
Director, Contractors Division
American Road and Transportation Builders Association
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-289-4434
Fax: 202-289-4435
e-mail: gsmith@artba.org

Haleem Tahir
SHRP Product Implementation Coordinator
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
c/o National Institute of Standards and Technology
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8622
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8622
Phone: 301-975-5275
Fax: 301-330-1956
e-mail: haleem.tahir@nist.gov

Debra van Opstal
Senior Vice President
Council on Competitiveness
1401 H Street, Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 202-682-4292
Fax: 202-682-5150
e-mail: vanops@compete.org

Rae Zimmerman
Director
The Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems
4 Washington Square North
New York, NY 10003-6671
Phone: 212-998-7432
Fax: 212-995-3890
e-mail: rae.zimmerman@nyu.edu
[unable to attend, but participating in follow-up]

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CERF Staff:

Richard A. Belle
Senior Program Manager
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-842-0555
Fax: 202-789-2943
e-mail: rbelle@cerf.org

Meg Benningfield
Administrative Assistant
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-842-0555
Fax: 202-789-5345
e-mail: mbenningfield@cerf.org

Harvey M. Bernstein
President
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-842-0555
Fax: 202-789-2943
e-mail: hbernstein@cerf.org

William P. Carr
Senior Program Manager
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-842-0555
Fax: 202-789-5345
e-mail: wcarr@cerf.org

Peter Kissinger
Senior Vice President
Civil Engineering Research Foundation
1015 15th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005-2605
Phone: 202-842-0555
Fax: 202-789-5345
e-mail: pkissinger@cerf.org

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