Project Manager Engineer

Robert A. Dodge, S.E., P.E.

** ******* *****, *** ***** Grove, IL 60021

847-***-**** E-Mail: **************@*********.***

Career Goals:

To aggressively continue in a career growth by utilizing past design,

managerial, and marketing skills to provide a dynamic attribute to a

company's business development. To use past successful engineering

experience and departmental management to now recruit, organize and lead

new project teams for further opportunities and enhancement, and take

advantage of past client ties for company growth.

Summary of Qualifications:

1. Over 28 years of experience in structural and civil engineering engaged

primarily in the comprehensive nature of bridge and highway design.

Highly qualified in all phases of projects, including Feasibility

Studies, Phase I and Phase II Designs, Specifications, Special

Provisions, Cost Estimates, and contractor plan reviews. Registered

P.E. and S.E. to seal final plans.

2. Full project department management, maintaining department

changeability, proposal generation for potential projects and

contractual agreements.

3. Effective oral and written communication skills, strong organization

and leadership skills, utilizing past experience to aid staff in many

facets, and experienced presentation skills

4. Substantial marketing experience with IDOT, ISTHA, CDOT and

surrounding municipalities and counties. This experience includes close

familiarity with Selection Committee's members.

5. Full Phase I and Phase II project management experience, from initial

negotiations, setting project schedules and budgets, through complete

design to project close-out. Full up-to-date knowledge on the latest

AASTHO, LRFD and IDOT requirements. Proficient in Bridge Inspection

skills and sequential Reports.

6. Further design experience has included culvert and retaining wall

design, civil design, structural assessments of DOE nuclear power

facilities, warehouse design, maintenance building design, etc.

Education:

7. B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urban-Champaign, 1980

C.C. Wiley Traveling Award (Grant awarded to outstanding Civil

Engineering Student)

8. M.S. Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics, University of

California, Berkeley, 1982

Full Scholarship and Teaching Associateship

9. Post Graduate Coursework, Arizona State University - Advanced Pre-

stressed Concrete Design"

Experience Profile:

Manager of Bridge Structures Harry O. Hefter-Associates, Inc. (2009 to

April)

Manager of a Bridge Design Department for Phase I and II design work.

Services also included marketing, negotiating, proposal and project

team generation.

Structural / Bridge Department Manager Baxter & Woodman Consulting

Engineers (2007 to 2009)

Led the creation of a newly formed Bridge Department, including the

introduction of potential clients. Managed incoming work among a newly

developed team of bridge designers and CAD operation.

Chief Bridge Engineer Globetrotters Engineering, Inc. (2003 to 2007)

Chief Design Engineer for a Bridge Design Department in Phase I and II

work. Marketed for the entire Transportation Department, including

proposal preparation.

Structural Manager Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc. (1999 to

2003)

Structural Project Manager for a wide variety of bridge design

projects, dealing directly with

IDOT, ISTHA and CDOT Oriental.

Robert A. Dodge, S.E., P.E.

72 Chatham Court, Fox River Grove, IL 60021

847-***-**** E-Mail: **************@*********.***

Senior Structural Engineer American Consulting Engineers (1997 to 1999)

Senior Structural Engineer and Project Manager for a wide variety of

bridge projects throughout the Midwest.

Structural Department Manager Clark Dietz, Inc. (1994 to 1997)

Structural Department Manager for assorted bridge projects.

Responsibilities included development of a growing structural

department, negotiations and personnel additions.

Senior Structural Engineer The Parsons Corporation (1982 to 1994)

Project Engineer and Project Manager for over 30 bridge design

projects

Project Career Highlights:

25th Ave. Grade Separation, Melrose Park and Bellwood, IL Project Manager

and Lead Structural Engineer for the Feasibility Study and Phase I Design

of the structure placing 25th Avenue under the Union Pacific Railroad

Tracks (UPRR). The design enabled construction to be done with traffic

stoppage of 70 to 80 daily METRA trains and heavy daily rail traffic from

the Proviso Freight Yard immediately west of the project site. Also

included in the project was 1000 feet of varying types of retaining wall up

to 20 feet in height and approximately one-half mile of roadway

replacement.

The multi-year project was a member of the Chicago Region Environment And

Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program. It included a management of

funding from six different clients, and issues with relocation and

replacement from multiple utility companies. The project required much

Right-of Way gain, working with numerous commercial and residential

facilities that required closing or relocation.

William B. Sands Memorial Viaduct, Decatur, IL Structural Engineer for the

Phase II design of an 18-span, 2100 foot (Main spans 200 feet) dual box

culvert bridge over a large railroad yard near the Staley Manufacturing

Plant in Decatur, IL. To avoid closing operations in the rail yard, the

superstructure was constructed entirely on one end, then hydraulically push-

launchedacross the bridge pier-to-pier. This was done using a 200 foot

lightweight cantilever nose-tip enabling the push-launchto reach from pier-

to-pier.

Argonne National Laboratory SAR, Argonne, IL Project Manager and Lead

Structural Engineer for multiple Safety Analysis Review (SAR) projects

including the Department of Energy (DOE) at a Hazard Category Two Nuclear

Waste facility at the Argonne National Lab. The projects included a load

drop analysis, a tornado hazard and seismic assessment, and a natural

phenomena hazards evaluation to assure that conditions met DOE directives,

orders, and guidelines to the existing structure.

Additional project experiences are attached in a separate document.

Registrations Professional Affiliations

S.E. - Illinois (081-005462) Structural Engineer's

Association of Illinois

P.E. - Illinois (062.043211) American Society of Civil

Engineers

P.E. - Wisconsin (28138-006) Concrete Reinforcing Steel

Institute (CRSI)

P.E. - Indiana (10809239)

P.E. - Iowa (14244)

Robert A. Dodge, S.E., P.E.

72 Chatham Court, Fox River Grove, IL 60021

847-***-**** E-Mail: **************@*********.***

Additional Project Experience:

Open Road Tollway (ORT), ISTHA Lead Structural Engineer for ISTHA fast-

track project to widen tollway approaches for renovation at their I-Pass

plazas. The project included, among others, replacement and / or

rehabilitation of:

10. Irving Park Road Bridge, Cook County. Pre-stressed girder bridge

widening over the I-294 Tollway.

11. Cermak Road Bridge, Cook County. Two-span steel stringer bridge

replacement of a four-lane highway over the I-294 Tollway.

12. Anne Glidden Bridge, Cook County. Two-span Bulb-T pre-stressed

girder bridge, 144 feet in length, on a four- lane roadway over the I-

294 Tollway.

13. I-88 Fly-over Bridge, Cook County. Three-span, four-lane steel box

girder bridge over the I-294 Tollway.

IL Rt. 83 over Wisconsin Central Railroad (Soo Line RR), Lake County, IL

Lead Structural Design Engineer for the IDOT Alternate Study Report, Phase

I, and Phase II Design of a 424 foot three-span plate girder over a dual

rail line. The project included complex geometrics at a 70 degree skew to

accommodate varying span lengths while meeting critical lateral and

vertical clearance issues. The project was completed weeks ahead of

schedule in efforts to meet an accelerated letting date.

IDOT District Four Bridges - Structural Project Manager and Lead Structural

Engineer for three Phase I bridge replacement projects in IDOT District

Four. The bridges included:

14. IL Rt. 40 over the Burlington Northern San Fransisco (BNSF) Railroad

A three-span plate girder and deck beam structure over a three-line

railroad track in Peoria County. The project included a profile

increase and lengthening to accommodate new railroad standards.

15. IL Rt. 17/91 over the Spoon River - A four-span plate girder and deck

beam bridge over the Spoon River in Stark County. The bridge was also

lengthened to meet the required hydraulic clearances.

16. IL Rt. 18 over a large drainage ditch in Putnam County. The deck beam

bridge required rehabilitation due to severe leaching issues.

Railroad Grade Separation Study, Plainfield, IL Presented the Village of

Plainfield with proposed optimal structures and cost estimates for numerous

bridges over existing railroads and highways. The project was undertaken

in response to concerns of increased traffic congestion due to re-routes of

the EJ&E rail lines through the Village.

Shirley Bridge on Blomberg Road over the Kishwaukee River, Winnebago

County, IL Project Manager and Lead Structural Engineer for the design of a

300 foot, three-span continuous steel structure southeast of Rockford, IL.

The replacement bridge was designed to alleviate flooding and scour

problems by lengthening the spans and relocating the abutments. The

profile was also raised as required to meet IDOT requirements.

Madison Street Bridge over the Kennedy Expressway, Chicago, IL Project

Manager and Lead Structural Engineer for the award-winning design of a four-

span, steel wide-flange CDOT structure downtown Chicago. The bridge

included exit and entrance ramps from the Expressway to and from Madison

Street.

Robert A. Dodge, S.E., P.E.

72 Chatham Court, Fox River Grove, IL 60021

847-***-**** E-Mail: **************@*********.***

Additional Project Experience (Cont.):

IL Rt. 70 over the South Branch of Otter Creek, Winnebago County QA/QC of

the replacement of an existing two-lane bridge with an expanded structure

inclusive of a bicycle lane built using Stage Construction.

METRA Bridge Replacements Project Engineer on a large CREATE project

replacing and expanding six METRA bridges in south Chicago, including the a

rail-rail (Englewood) fly-over to carry a three-line electric METRA track

over a four track Northern Southern The undergoing complex projects are

being done in three or four stage construction, maintaining both highway

and rail traffic flow at all times.

IL Rt 176 Bridge over the South Branch of Kishwaukee River, Winnebago

County, IL Project Manager and Lead Structural Engineer for the Phase I and

II designs of a 412 foot multi-span structure serving to raise the roadway

over a floodplain and wetland area.

I-294 Bridge Patching, I-88 to West Lake Cook Rd., IL Project Manager and

lead Structural Engineer for the partial and full depth patchwork on the I-

294 Tollway. The structural work included field investigation,

determination of structural integrity of the existing structures, and a

conclusion as to the type of rehabilitation required.

Lorenzo, Renwick, and Plainfield Roads over I-55 (Stevenson Expressway)

Project Manager and Lead Structural Engineer for the Phase I and II

designs of three roadways over I-55 near Joliet, IL. The project also

included 500 feet of retaining wall design and revised interchange

geometrics.

Grant Park Garage Relocation / Rehabilitation, Chicago, IL Structural

Engineer for the Phase II Design and relocation of the rampways and

replacement of the roof slab of the North and South underground Grant Park

parking garages in downtown Chicago. The design included both one-way and

two-way slab designs, as well as reinforced beam and retaining wall

designs.

METRA Phase I and II Retaining Wall Design and Phase III Construction

Engineering Project Manager and Lead Structural Engineer for the design

and coordination of a metropolitan Chicago Blanket METRA Contract,

including retaining wall designs and construction management at various

sites throughout the metropolitan area.

McCook Reservoir Office and Maintenance Building, Chicago, IL Chief

Structural Engineer for the design of a 70,000 square foot maintenance

structure enclosing an overhead traveling crane with a pre-fabricated roof

truss system.

USH 10 Expansion in Winnebago County, WI Lead Structural Engineer for the

design and preparation of structural plans for five bridges in Winnebago

county, WI. They were heavily skewed non-symmetrical structures varying in

width; multi-span continuous over dual lane highways.

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