Credits
Thomas L. Reis, Specifications Engineer- Coordinates the specifications functions for the department and provides liaison between the department, FHWA, state legislature, and the construction industry regarding specification issues.
- Coordinates the Specification Committee, which reviews all recommendations for specification changes, and oversees implementation of those changes.
- Serves as liaison for the Iowa Statewide Urban Standards and Design (SUDAS) group.
- Serves on various other task forces and committees for the department.
Eric Johnsen, Assistant Specifications Engineer
- Reviews/writes Supplemental Specifications and Developmental Specifications, checking for accuracy and compliance with Iowa DOT and federal requirements.
- Compiles revisions to the General Supplemental Specification to update/revise the Standard Specifications semi-annually.
- Prepares minutes of all Specification Committee meetings, including joint meetings with industry associations.
- Attends and makes presentations at the Iowa DOT and industry conferences.
- Coordinates specification automation needs.
- Edits the new Standard Specification Books for publishing.
Emily T. Whaley, Administrative Assistant
- Maintains the electronic reference library (ERL) and oversees its production.
- Produces the opening page and graphic portions of the ERL CD, the general supplemental specification cover, and the ERL CD label.
- Prepares Special Provisions, developmental specifications, supplemental specifications, and general supplemental specifications for printing and publication for each contract letting, and converts them to HTML for inclusion in the ERL.
- Updates and maintains the master copy of the Standard Specification Book and coordinates its printing, binding, and publication.
- Serves as web developer.
| Office of Materials | Office of Design | Office of Construction | Office of Bridges & Structures |
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Jim Berger Kevin Jones Pat Page Danielle Griggs |
Deanna Maifield Chris Poole Amy Tinken Melissa Grimes Daniel Harness |
John Smythe Tom Jacobson Rhonda Andresen |
Gary Novey Annette Jeffers Thayne Sorenson Dean Bierwagen |
| Original Development | |||
| Specifications | Iowa State University | ||
| Pat Magoon Donna Buchwald Dave Smith |
Charles Jahren Russ Walters Chun Li Ross Schafer Ozdemir Cetin Ananto Prasetyo Melissa Lee Michael Harding |
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