Materials Division
"Planning Today, for Tomorrow's Challenges"
The Materials Division supplies technical leadership and training in building and maintaining a safe and efficient transportation system through the assessment of highway construction materials and the application of innovative engineering.
The Materials Division is organized into a Central Office and nine District Offices. The District Materials Engineer represents the State Materials Engineer in matters pertaining to sampling, inspection, field-testing, construction, and maintenance materials, and soil survey and pavement design. The Division is broken into three major areas: Preliminary Engineering, Operations and Support Services.
Materials Division Documents and Downloads
Materials Certification Schools Information
Personnel and Areas of Expertise
Phone (804) 328-3100
Andy Babish, P.E.
State Materials Engineer
(804) 328-3102
William (Bill) R. Bailey III, P.E.
Assistant State Materials Engineer for Operations
Asphalt, Chemistry, Concrete, Quality Assurance and Structures Programs.
(804) 328-3106
Mohamed Elfino, P.E., PhD
Assistant State Materials Engineer
Pavement Engineering, Forensic Investigation, and Subsurface Drainage, State Coordinator of MEPDG Implementation Plan, Soil Mechanics, Applied Research, Manage the Materials Engineer Associate Development Program, NCHRP, TRB, CPTP and Pavement Design.
(804) 328-3173
Lora Adkins
General Administration Manager
Human Resources, Consultant and Non Professional Services Contracts, Procurement, Inventory Control, Fiscal, Fleets Management, Budget, Payroll.
(804) 328-3107
Larry Lundy, P.E.
Concrete Program Engineer
Aggregates, Cement, Concrete Testing, Concrete Curing Compounds, Epoxies, Neoprene Pads, Reinforcing Steel, Bolts, Fly Ash, Slag, and all Physical Laboratory Tests.
(804) 328-3130
Harikrishnan Nair, PhD.
Assistant Concrete Program Engineer
Aggregates, Cement Certification, Concrete Admixtures, Concrete Patching Materials, Polymer Crack Sealers for Concrete, Chemical Anchors, Epoxies, Neoprene Pads, Fly Ash, Slag, Silica Fume, Concrete Coatings, Concrete Fibers, Epoxy Coatings for Reinforcing Steel, Expanded Polystyrene.
(804) 328-3059
Tommy Schinkel, P.E.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Materials Notebooks, Source of Materials, Precast Concrete, Concrete Pipe, Corrugated Metal Pipe, HDPE Pipe, Miscellaneous Material Suppliers, Gray Iron Casting Manufacturers/Suppliers, AMRL Accreditation, New Products Information.
(804) 328-3133
John J. Schuler, P.E.
Geotechnical Program Manager
Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Contracts Manager, Soils Testing, Geosynthetics, Central Mix Aggregate Program, Soil and Aggregate Density Program.
(804) 328-3140
Paul Baldwin
Assistant Geotechnical Program Manager and State Radiation Safety Officer
Bonded Weigh Program, Soils Testing, Central Mix Aggregate Program, Portable Nuclear Gauge Program, Density Program.
(804) 328-3142
Derek Whitehouse, P.G.
Chief Transportation Geologist
Geology, Landslide Monitoring, Vibration Studies, Failure Mechanisms, Rock/Soil Slopes and Sinkholes, Groundwater Investigations and Studies.
(804) 328-3170
John Daoulas, P.E.
Senior Geotechnical Engineer for Special Projects
Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Aspects of Specialty Funded Projects (Design/Build, Public/Private Transportation Act, etc.).
(804) 328-3141
Wan Soo Kim, PhD
Geotechnical Engineer
Geotechnical Engineering and Advanced Analyses, Slope Stability, Advanced Testing, Resilient Modulus studies
(804) 328-3076
Trenton M. Clark, P.E.
Asphalt Program Manager and Asphalt Pavement Field Engineer
Asphalt Paving, Asphalt Materials, Pavement Design, Pavement Evaluation, Pavement Analysis, Pavement Testing, Pavement Management.
(540) 860-2495
Todd Rorrer
Assistant Asphalt Program Manager
Asphalt Materials, Liquid Binders, Asphalt Mix Design and Testing.
(804) 328-3028
David Guffey
Instrument Laboratory Supervisor
Modification, Calibration and Repairs of Testing Equipment; Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds.
(804) 328-3180
Jim Swisher
Chief Chemist
Sign Sheeting, Pavement Markings, Bridge Paints/Coatings, Cement and Fly Ash, Metal Alloys, Hazardous Waste, Treated Wood, Glass Beads, Delineators, Water Testing, Road Salt, Lime, Aluminum, Silicone Sealants, Hot Pour Joint Sealers, Fence Materials and Posts, Agricultural Lime, Pipe Gaskets, Loop Sealants.
(804) 328-3121
Katherine Watkins
Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor
Sign Sheeting, Pavement Markings, Bridge Paints/Coatings, Cement and Fly Ash, Metal Alloys, Hazardous Waste, Treated Wood, Glass Beads, Delineators, Water Testing, Road Salt, Lime, Aluminum, Silicone Sealants, Hot Pour Joint Sealers, Fence Materials and Posts, Agricultural Lime, Pipe Gaskets, Loop Sealants.
(804) 328-3123
Affan Habib, P.E.
Pavement Design & Evaluation Program Engineer
Pavement Design and Evaluation, Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing of Pavements, SHRP Program, Ride Specification Analysis, Pavement Specification and Standard, Pavement Training.
(804) 328-3129
Bipad Saha, P.E.
Pavement Engineer
Design and Evaluation of Asphalt and Concrete Pavements, Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing of Pavement Materials and Systems, Ride Specification Analysis, Pavement and Specification Training.
(804) 328-3175
Sean Nelson
Pavement Engineer
Design and Evaluation of Asphalt and Concrete Pavements, Destructive and Non-Destructive Testing of Pavement Materials and Systems, Ride Specification Analysis, Pavement and Specification Training.
(804) 328-3174
R. Duane Sayre
Training Programs Manager
Materials Certification Schools
(804) 328-3150
Bill Via
Structural Materials Program Engineer
Prestressed Concrete, Guardrail, Structural Steel Fabrication, Stay-In-Place Metal Decking, Non-Destructive Testing of Structural Steel (Ultrasonic and Radiographic), Welder Qualifications, Commercial Test Lab Contracts, Project Documentation and Record Keeping.
(804) 328-3160
District Materials Engineers
Steven Mullins, P.E.
Bristol District
276-669-9951
Haroon Shami, P.E.
Culpeper District
540-829-7563
Claud Riffe, P.E.
Fredericksburg District
540-899-4303
Chung Wu, P.E., PhD
Hampton Roads District
757-925-2674
Don French, P.E.
Lynchburg District
434-856-8104
David Shiells, P.E.
Northern Virginia District
703-383-2155
Harold Dyson, P.E.
Richmond District
804-524-6211
David Lee, P.E.
Salem District
540-387-5383
Chaz Weaver, P.E.
Staunton District
540-280-7035
