Quality Control Engineer
Resume:
Randel Kirk Taylor
Honeywell International
Senior Research and Development Engineer
Morristown, New Jersey 07962
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Highlights:
• Construction Materials Testing (road and bridge), 10+ years experience
• QA / QC monitor program for 10 quarries / 10 asphalt concrete plants (over 14 M
tons annual), Virginia DOT, Northern Virginia District (high ESAL projects)
• Industrial production for high volume, road construction contractor with multiple
mixes and binders, F. O. Day / Frederick Asphalt, Frederick Maryland
• Six Sigma Green Belt
• Project Management: DBA Engineering and Ministry of Transport, Ontario
Canada; National Center Asphalt Technology, Auburn Alabama; National
Cooperative Highway Research Program, Washington DC
• AASHTO / ASTM / Multiple DOT’s / SUPERPAVE research, field trials and
production QA / QC, Advanced Asphalt Technologies, Sterling Virginia
Education:
• Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Chemistry, 01/16/1993
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Certification/Licenses:
• Virginia Department of Transportation Aggregate Plant and Asphalt Plant
Technician Certification
• Maryland State Highway Administration SUPERPAVE Mix Design
Associations:
Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists
Asphalt Institute
National Asphalt Paving Association
Engineering Advisory Council Committee
Young Leaders Committee
Transportation Research Board
NCHRP Panel #09 058 Recycling Agents Used for Asphalt Mixtures Containing
High Recycled Asphalt Binder Ratios
Papers and Presentations:
Taylor Randel, Honeywell Titan™, A Summary of Trials, Pennsylvania Asphalt Paving
Association Annual Meeting, January 28, 2014.
Taylor Randel, A Summary of Original Research by: Pouya Teymourpour, Dr. Nima
Roohi, Dr. Hussain Bahia, Transportation Research Board AFK50 Committee, January
13, 2014 .
Taylor Randel, Rheological and structural analysis of recovered asphalt binders from the
FHWA ALF rutting and fatigue experiments: FTIR spectral analysis, American Chemical
Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, Vol. 43, No. 4, PP 1031-1036, 1998.
Professional History:
Honeywell International
Senior Research and Development Engineer
Project Management: DBA Engineering and Ministry of Transport, Ontario Canada –
DENT Test Research; National Center for Asphalt Technology, Auburn Alabama -
laboratory study for reduced paving thickness applications; National Cooperative
Highway Research Program, Washington DC – Oversight Panel for high RAP content
and recycling agents
Supervise asphalt concrete production and paving trials. Liaison with local DOT officials,
polymer modified asphalt producers, asphalt concrete producers and paving contractors
for formal Honeywell Titan® field trials to ensure successful paving trials and that the
benefits are recognized. Collect data, write and present reports on trials.
Test Development: Developed an extraction technique to quantify the amount of
Honeywell Titan® polymer in hot mix samples.
Virginia Department of Transportation
Engineer Technician II
Assist in monitor program of quality control systems as employed by the road and bridge
construction industry. Daily visits to surface mines and asphalt production plants;
combined production, 10 million tons of aggregate and 4 million tons of asphalt concrete.
Review and analyze test data as reported by the industry contractors. Propose and
implement corrective actions based on quality issues.
Frederick Asphalt Co., L.L.C.
Mix Design Technician
1) Perform tasks in support of the construction and maintenance of major highways and
roadways. This includes field work such as conducting tests with laboratory equipment
including aggregate gradations, bulk specific gravities, maximum specific gravities,
gyratory compaction, Marshall compaction, Ignition Oven asphalt content
determinations, after ignition aggregate mix gradations.
2) Maintain and upgrade all field and laboratory testing equipment.
3) Perform quality control testing on paving materials, in accordance with Maryland State
Highway Administration specifications. Work with state and local inspectors to insure
quality road construction, while meeting time and cost goals.
4) Projects:
I-270 Frederick County, 12.5 MM Gap-Graded (SMA) overlay, ~50,000 tons
I-70 / I-270 Frederick County, 9.5MM, 12.5 MM, 19MM, 25MM overlay, ~75,000 tons
FOB / Private
Frederick County, BM, SM, 9.5MM, 12.5 MM, full depth and overlay, ~60,000 tons
Advanced Asphalt Technologies, L.P.
Binder Quality Control Manager
1) Pavement evaluations, pavement condition surveys of major airfields, seaports,
highways and roadways for research, development and high production time-limited
projects, QA/QC support to field construction and testing activities, conventional field
and laboratory testing as per ASTM/AASHTO Standard Methods, daily involvement in
data collection, data reductions, statistical analysis, and report preparation.
2) Coordinate with engineers, researchers, and production staff in developing test plans,
selecting field tests, and modifying test procedures, lead laboratory and field teams for
testing of procedures and equipment, regular participation in the preparation and
presentation of reports and papers to colleagues, supervisors, local, national and
international visitors.
3) Install field and laboratory instrumentation at multiple sites, including a complete
“SUPERPAVE” lab set-up and training program in Romania.
4) Destructive and non-destructive testing of lab produced specimens and mat cores using
Instron and Interlaken test frames, Brookfield viscosity of binders (unmodified and
polymer modified), Kinematic viscosity, Rheometrics Dynamic Shear Rheometer,
Cannon Bending Beam Rheometer.
5) Identify polymer sources for asphalt concrete pavement projects. Design polymer
modified asphalt binder (PMAB) to meet ASTM/AASHTO Standard Methods
specifications using rheological testing. Develop on site quality control methods for
production of PMAB. Collect and analyze field data, prepare reports.
6) Projects:
Port of Baltimore, strengthen and resurface loading/unloading area
George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport, strengthen and resurface Runway 9-27
I-295 Baltimore, strengthen and resurface approximately ten lane-miles
“SUPERPAVE” laboratory setup for Romanian National Administration of Roads
“SUPERPAVE” field procedure verification, various sites, USA
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