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
Stan Hite, P.E.
Assistant State Materials Engineer for Preliminary Engineering
Geology, Soils, Geotechnical Engineering, Steel, Pipe Rehabilitation.
(804) 328-3108
Bill Bailey, P.E.
Assistant State Materials Engineer for Operations
Asphalt, Chemistry, Instrument, Concrete.
(804) 328-3106
David Kaulfers, P.E.
Assistant State Materials Engineer
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, Pipe, Reinforcing Steel, Bolts, Fly Ash, Slag, and all Physical
Laboratory Tests.
(804) 328-3130
H. Kenwood Lipscomb
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.
(804) 328-3029
Tommy Schinkel, P.E.
Assistant Concrete Program Engineer
Materials Notebooks, Source of Materials, Precast Concrete, Concrete Pipe, Corrugated Metal Pipe, Miscellaneous Material Suppliers, Concrete Coatings, Concrete Fibers, Epoxy Coatings for Reinforcing Steel, Expanded Polystyrene.
(804) 328-3133
John J. Schuler, P.E.
Geotechnical Program Manager
Geotechnical Engineering, Soils Testing, 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
Trenton M. Clark, P.E.
Acting 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 and Liquid Binders.
(804) 328-3149
Mike Nuckols
Asphalt Mixtures Laboratory Supervisor
Asphalt Mix Design and Testing.
(804) 328-3110
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
Veronica N. Hendricks
New
Products Information
AMRL Accreditation, New Products.
(804) 328-3158
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
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
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
