Project Manager Engineer

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Rod Thrailkill, P.E.

Rod

Thrailkill, P.E.

EDUCATION

University of Missouri - Columbia, BS CE, 1981

REGISTRATION

Professional Engineer, State of Texas, 1986 #60453

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Chica & Associates, Inc., Beaumont, Texas; 2000 Vice

President - Engineering

Directs the firm's engineering assignments, which specialize

in the design of roadway and transportation improvement projects,

drainage improvement projects, and water and sewer improvement

projects. These assignments include transportation systems

planning, environmental studies, schematic development, roadway

design, bridge design, traffic engineering studies, traffic

operations design, hydraulic design and analysis, scour studies,

and foundation studies for new alignment, added capacity,

reconstruction, bridge replacement, and rehabilitation projects

for highways and freeways.

Texas Department of Transportation, Liberty, Texas; 1981-2000

Assistant Area Engineer

Mr. Thrailkill has over 18 years of experience with TxDOT

in the design, construction, and maintenance of highways and

bridges, with 14 years of experience as Assistant Area Engineer

for the Liberty Area office. During this time he provided

project management for the design and construction of projects

in Liberty and Chambers Counties. This experience includes

all phases of project development from preliminary engineering

through construction: Preparation of environmental documents

for nationwide, individual permits, and environmental assessments;

route studies and schematic design; pavement design; bridge

layouts; roadway design; traffic engineering studies; signing

and pavement marking; hydrologic studies; hydraulic design;

roadway construction management and inspection; and transportation

foundation studies. Projects included:

Project Manager for completing schematics, environmental

assessments (FONSI), public meetings and preliminary drainage

studies. IH-10 (1987), US 59 (1991), US 90 (1993), SH 105

(1995), FM 1409 (1997), FM 787 (1999), and FM 365 (2002).

Project Manager for preparing PS&E for reconstructing

and upgrading facilities to current standards. Work included

obtaining permits, pavement designs, bridge layout sheets,

hydrologic and hydraulic design, bridge scour analysis,

traffic control plans, construction sequences, utility adjustments,

signing and pavement markings. FM 1942 (1990), US 90 (1992),

SH 146 (1997), IH-10 (1997), FM 1409 (1997), US 90 (1998),

SH 146 (1999), FM 365 (2002), and US 69 (2003).

Project Manager for developing PS&E for bridge replacement

projects. Work included replacing and widening approaches,

pavement design, permitting, bridge layouts, hydrologic

and hydraulic studies, scour analysis, traffic control plans,

construction sequences, signing and pavement markings. IH-10

at Old and Lost Rivers (1990), SH 146 at UPRR Overpass (1992),

US 59 at East Fork San Jacinto River (1997), and over 12

off-system bridges at various locations in Chambers, Liberty,

and Fisher Counties.

AFFILIATIONS

Voluntary Continuing Professional Competency Program 1995-

Present

TxDOT Pre-Certifications

Employee Sequence Number: 000008787

Category of Work Category of Work Description

2.4.1 NATIONWIDE PERMIT

3.1.1 ROUTE STUDIES & SCHEMATIC DESIGN - MINOR ROADWAYS

3.2.1 ROUTE STUDIES & SCHEMATIC DESIGN - MAJOR ROADWAYS

3.3.1 ROUTE STUDIES & SCHEMATIC DESIGN - COMPLEX HIGHWAYS

3.4.1 MINOR BRIDGE LAYOUTS

3.5.1 MAJOR BRIDGE LAYOUTS

4.1.1 MINOR ROADWAY DESIGN

4.2.1 MAJOR ROADWAY DESIGN

5.1.1 MINOR BRIDGE DESIGN

7.1.1 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STUDIES

8.1.1 SIGNING, PAVEMENT MARKING AND CHANNELIZATION

8.5.1 HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS

10.1.1 HYDROLOGIC STUDIES

10.2.1 BASIC HYDRAULIC DESIGN

10.3.1 COMPLEX HYDRAULIC DESIGN

10.5.1 BRIDGE SCOUR EVALUATIONS AND ANALYSIS

11.1.1 ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION

14.3.1 TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION STUDIES

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