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Wanda L. Menges
Education
Training
Experience
Affiliations
Presentations
Publications
Professional Business Solutions
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Caldwell, TX 77836
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EDUCATION
At-Home Professions, Fort Collins, Co, Medical Transcription
Diploma, 2001
Texas A&M University, College of Education, College
Station, Tx, 1981 - 1983
Blinn College,
Bryan, Tx, 1998 - 1999
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TECHNICAL TRAINING
HTML, Texas A&M University,
Computer Information Services, 1999
Excel, Texas A&M University,
Computer Information Services, 1998
Word, Texas A&M University,
Computer Information Services, 1998
Quattro Pro, Texas A&M University,
Computer Information Services, 1996
Desktop Publishing & Design,
OmniTrak Learning Systems, Inc., 1976
Paradox for Windows, A-Plus Computer Services, Inc
., 1996
Intermediate AutoCAD Level II, Temple College, 1994
Business Writing for Results, Fred Pryor Seminars, 1993
Micro-Paver, Texas A&M University, Civil Engineering Department, 1987
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EXPERIENCE
Associate Research Specialist, Crashworthy Structures Program, Texas Transportation
Institute,
Present.
Research Associate, Safety Division, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1981 -
April 1993
.
Technician I, Proving Grounds Support, Safety Division, Texas Transportation Institute,
May 1978
- April 1980
.
Production Editor, Texas Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Section,
October 1975
- September 1979
.
Senior Secretary, Division VIII, Texas Transportation Institute, September 1975 - May
1978
.
Clerk Typist II, Safety Division, Texas Transportation Institute, November 1973 -
September 1975
.
Clerk Typist II, Community Services Department, Texas Transportation Institute, December
1972
- November 1973
.
Technician and Secretary, Heart of Texas Dairy Herd Improvement Association, March 1971 -
May 1972
.
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AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Female Executives.
International Who's Who of Professional Management.
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HONORS / AWARDS
TTI/Trinity Director's Career Achievement for Administrative or Technical Support Award,
Trinity Industries, Inc., 1996.
Columbus Garner Award, Texas Transportation Institute, Safety Division, 1986.
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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Technical Report 0-4419-4. Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. October
2004
.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. TL-4 Crash Testing of the F411 Bridge Rail,
Product 9-8132-P7. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2004.
D.L. Bullard, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Testing and Evaluation of the
Deception Pass State Park Log Rail, 400561-2.
Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX. August 2004.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 on the New York State
DOT Modified Box Beam Transition to 4-Rail Steel Bridge Rail, 401021-7. Texas
Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. April 2004.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, C.E. Buth, R.R. Haug. Guardrail Testing Program IV - Volume I:
Technical Report, FHWA-RD-04-086.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.
February 2004
.
D.C. Alberson, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Testing and Evaluation of the
Florida Jersey Safety Shaped Bridge Rail, Research Report 9-8132-1.
Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX. February 2004.
D.L. Bullard
W.L. Menges, C.E. Buth, R.R. Haug. Guardrail Testing Program IV - Volume
II: Appendices, FHWA-RD-04-087.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.
February 2004
.
R.P. Bligh, N.R. Seckinger, A. Abu-Odeh, P.N. Roschke, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Dynamic
Response of Guardrail Systems Encased in Pavement Mow Strips, Research Report 0-4162-2.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2004
.
C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug
. Performance of the TxDOT
T202 (MOD) Bridge Rail Reinforced with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars, Research Report 0-
4138-3.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2003.
R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Evaluation of Guardrail to Concrete Bridge Rail
Transitions, Research Report 0-4564-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station,
TX. October 2003.
D.L. Bullard
W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Development, Testing, and Evaluation
of the Deception Pass State Park Log Rail. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX. September 2003.
D.L. Bullard, C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Crash Testing and
Evaluation of the Modified T77 Bridge Rail, Research Report 0-4852-1. Texas Transportation
Institute, College Station, TX. September 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Tubular Steel-
Backed Timber Bridge Rail Transition, 405181-22. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX. September 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Tubular Steel-
Backed Timber Bridge Rail,
405181-21. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX.
September 2003.
C.E. Buth, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Texas
Box Beam Transition, 409250-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July
2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Modified NCHRP Test 3-21 Testing and Evaluation of
the Washington State DOT Type I Guardrail Transition, 400091. Texas Transportation
Institute, College Station, TX. July 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Modified
NCHRP Test 3-21 Testing and Evaluation of
the Washington State DOT Type 1 Guardrail Transition, 400091-WDT8. Texas Transportation
Institute, College Station, TX. July 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 2-11 of the Steel-Backed
Timber Round Log Rail, 405181
-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. June
2003
.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 2-10 of the Steel-Backed
Timber Round Log Rail,
405181-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May
2003
.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 1-11 of the Clacier Round Log
Removable Rail,
405181-20. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 1-10 of the Glacier Round Log
Removable Rail,
405181-19. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2003.
D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Transition from
Type A Steel-Backed Timber Rail to Flared-Back Stone Masonry Guardwall Parapet, 405181
-18.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. May 2003.
C.E. Buth, N.M. Sheikh, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Testing of
Montana Portable Concrete Safety Shape Barriers, 474550-1.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. April 2003.
A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the New York DOT W-
Beam on Light Post Median Barrier, 400611-1.
Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX. February 2003.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Thrie Beam
Transition to Wisconsin Type "M" Tubular Steel Bridge Rail, 401021
-3. Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX. January 2003.
D.C. Alberson
W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Guardrail Testing - Modified Eccentric Loader
Terminal (MELT) at NCHRP 350 TL-2, 400401-1 & 2/NETCR 35. Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. May 2002.
R.P. Bligh, D.L. Bullard, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. Evaluation of Texas Grid-Slot
Portable Concrete Barrier System, Research Report 0-4162-1.
Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX. April 2002.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Ohio Transition
at the 10-Guage Non-Symmetrical Type 2 Transition Section, 401021
-6. Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX. April 2002.
W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Full-Scale Crash Testing of the Florida DOT Type F
Curb, 400091
-FSU1-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2002.
D.L. Bullard, A. Abu-Odeh, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. Simulation and Crash Test Evaluation
of the Oregon Steel-Backed Timber Guardrail, 400091-WDT6-1.
Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX. March 2002.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-22 on the Ohio Type 1
Thrie Beam Transition to Concrete Parapet with Asphalt Curb, 401021-2a. Texas
Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. February 2002.
D.C. Alberson, W.L. Menges, W.F. Williams, R.R. Haug. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-21 of the
Hawaii Thrie Beam Transition with 1.8 m Wide Spread Footing, 400271-1. Texas
Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. January 2002.
R.A. Zimmer, W.L. Menges. "Reports to States" and "Independent Organizations,"
Calibration, Correlation, and Evaluation of Skid Measurement Systems at Central/Western
Filed Test and Evaluation Center, thirteen reports.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX. 2001.
Test 3-36 of the Trinity
Attenuating Crash Cushion (TRACC), NCHRP Final Report Project 400001-TRC1. Texas
Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, July 1999.
C.E. Buth, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Texas Type T6
Bridge Rail, Letter Report 1804-4.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
July 1998
.
C.E. Buth, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Texas Type T411
Bridge Rail, Letter Report
1804-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
May 1998
.
H.E. Ross, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. Testing and Evaluation of the ET-2000 with 3.8-m W-
beam Sections, Project 520201-1.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
August 1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, S.K. Schoeneman. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-10 of the
New York Two-Rail Curbless Bridge Rail, Project No.
404531-1. Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX, December 1998.
D.L. Ivey, W.L. Menges. Crash Test and Evaluation of ADIEM with Plastic Cover, Project
220500-1. Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, January 1998.
R.P. Bligh, K.K. Mak, W.L. Menges. Testing of State Roadway Safety Systems, Vol.I:
Technical Report and Vols. II-XIV, Appendices B-M, FHWA-RD-98-036 through 049. Texas
Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, February 1998.
W.L. Beason, W.L. Menges, D.L. Ivey. Development of an End Treatment for the Low-Profile
Concrete Barrier, Research Report
1403-15. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, March 1998.
T.J. Hirsch, D.L. Ivey, W.L. Menges. Testing and Evaluation of the Barrel Crash Cushion,
220549. Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, April 1998.
W.L. Menges, R.A. Zimmer. "Reports to States" and "Independent Organizations,"
Calibration, Correlation and Evaluation of Skid Measurements Systems at Central/Western
Field Test and Evaluation Center, nine reports.
Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, 1998.
A.G. Arnold, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. Testing and Evaluation of the Vermont W-Beam
Guardrail for Low Speed
Areas, 473***-*****. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, May 1998.
K.K. Mak, R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges. Crash Testing and Evaluation of the Eccentric Loader
Terminal (ELT), Project No. TAMURF
473390-01. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, October 1998.
R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. Testing and Evaluation of Syro/Trinity Crash
Cushion, TTI Report No. 404091
-1F. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
October 1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges. 0NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-11 of the Strong Wood Post Thrie Beam
Guardrail, Test Report 404211
-11. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
July 1998
.
R.P. Bligh, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. Testing and Evaluation of Canadian Recycled Rubber
Roadside Barrier, Research Report 404151-1.
Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, January 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges. Test Level 2 Evaluation of the RENCO Ren-Gard 815 Truck Mounted
Attenuator, Contract 400001
-REN1&2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
July 1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. NCHRP Report 350 Text 3-21 of the Vertical Wall
Transition, TTI Project 404211-2.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
September 1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, S.K. Schoeneman. NCHRP Report 350 Testing of Plasticade Products
Corporation Work Zone Barricades, TTI Report No.
400001-ALB. Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX, October 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Vertical Flared
Back Transitions, TTI Report No.
404211-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College
Station, TX, October 1998.
W.L. Menges, C.E. Buth. NCHRP Report 350 Testing of the Modified VT-6802 Traffic Barrier
Gate, TTI Report No.
400001-BBE7. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX,
October 1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, S.K. Schoeneman. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-11 of the
Alaska Multi-State Bridge Rail, Project No. 404311-2.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, December 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, S.K. Schoeneman. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-10 of the
Alaska Multi-State Bridge Rail, Project No.
404311-1. Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, December 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.F. Williams, W.L. Menges, S.K. Schoeneman. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-11 of the
New York Two-Rail Bridge Rail, Project No. 404531-2.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, December 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-11 of the Massachusetts S3-TL4 Steel
Bridge Railiing Mounted on Curb & Sidewalk, 404251-2.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, June 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 4-10 of the Massachusetts S3-TL4 Steel
Bridge Railing Mounted on Curb & Sidewalk, 404251-1.
Texas Transportation Institute,
College Station, TX, June 1998.
W.L. Menges. Testing Agency Views, Transportation Research Circular E-C002, Part 3.
Transportation Research Board,
Washington, DC, July 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, W.F. Williams. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-34 of the New York Cable
Rail Terminal, 404211
-6. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, November
1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, B.G. Butler. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Vertical Flared
Back Transition,
404211-4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, November
1998
.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges. NCHRP Report 350 Test 3-21 of the Vertical Wall Transition,
404211-2.
Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX, September 1998.
C.E. Buth, W.L. Menges, A.G. Arnold. Crash Test Report 404211-1 - Crash Test of the G4 W-
Beam Guardrail with Terminal Buried-in-Backslope, 404211-1.
Texas Transportation
Institute,
College Station, TX, March 1998