site solutions technical seminar

SITE SOLUTIONS
TECHNICAL SEMINAR
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
12:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Hosted by Chad Kitchen
PROGRAM
12:00-12:05 Introductions
Chad Kitchen – Project Consultant
12:05-12:35
Keynote Presentation: “Inside UDOT: Design and
Construction”
Kris Peterson, PE – Region 1 Director,
Utah Department of Transportation
12:35-1:35
Product Offerings for Plate, Precast, Truss Bridges
Ted Jones, PE – Director, Precast Bridge
Development – Southwest Region
1:35-1:45
Break
1:45-2:30
Hard Armor Overview
Clayton Fawcett, PE – Armortec Product Specialist
2:30-3:15
Tensar Geogrid Overview
Branden Reall – Tensar Corp.
3:15 -
Questions & Answers
Seminar to be held at:
Davis Conference Center
1651 North 700 West
Layton, Utah 84041
Please circulate this invitation among your associates and RSVP by calling
801-851-0420 or emailing Chad Kitchen at kitchenc@contech-cpi.com.
Please respond by March 30.
Knowledge.
PDH Certificates for 3 credit hours will be available upon request.
Solutions.
Service.
Meet the Team
CONTECH Construction Products Inc.
Kris Peterson, PE, is the Region 1 Director for the Utah Department of Transportation. He graduated from
Brigham Young University in 1996 with a Masters Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering with emphasis
in Geotechnical Engineering. He joined the Utah Department of Transportation as a Civil Engineer Intern in
1996 and is a native of Lehi. He has served in Region Two as the Engineering Support Services Engineer and
the Traffic Operations Engineer. Kris has also worked in Construction and Preconstruction. In 2007, he was
appointed the statewide Director of Construction and Materials where he has earned an exceptional reputation
for his management and leadership skills. In January 2011, Kris was appointed Director of Region One where he
overseas Davis, Weber, Box Elder, Cache, Rich and Morgan Counties.
CONTECH Construction Products Inc.
Ted Jones, PE, is CONTECH’s Director of Precast Bridge Development for the Western and Southwestern Regions.
Ted has over 20 years of experience in engineering consulting, construction and construction products. He has a
B.S. in Civil Engineering from Ohio University, an M.S. from the University of Cincinnati and an M.B.A. from the
University of Texas – Dallas. Ted is a member of ASCE and NSPE.
Chad Kitchen is the CONTECH Project Consultant for the Salt Lake City Metro and Boise Metro Areas and has been
involved with several high profile bridge projects in the state of Utah. Prior to joining CONTECH, he worked for
several years in the field of landscaping and landscape management. Chad earned his B.S. degree from Utah State
University in Horticulture with an emphasis in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.
Clayton Fawcett, PE, is an Armortec Product Specialist for CONTECH. Clayton brings perspective and a solutions
based approach to complex hydraulic applications requiring hard armor solutions and has over 12 years of
industry experience in the heavy civil, and mining sectors. Prior to joining CONTECH, Clayton worked as a
Regional Manager for Armortec, Inc. and was responsible for the Northwest Region Hard Armor Erosion Control
Sales and Marketing. He earned his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Wyoming.
Tensar Corp.
Branden Reall, PE, is the Regional Sales Manager for Tensar. He received his B.S. in 1997 from Brigham Young
University. He worked in geotechnical consulting in Seattle, WA, where he worked primarily on soil stabilization
and slope stability projects. For the last 9 years, he has worked with the Tensar products, with a primary focus on
pavement design and the incorporation of geosynthetics. He has worked on many road projects ranging from
high profile roads to unpaved haul roads, with many of these projects being located in Utah, Oregon, Idaho,
Alaska, Arizona and New Mexico. He is a member of ASCE.
Davis Conference Center
1651 North 700 West
Layton, Utah 84041
From I-15: Take I-15 North or South to Exit #332. Head East onto Antelope Drive. Turn right onto 700 West. Turn
right onto Heritage Park Blvd. Hotel and Conference Center is on the northwest corner of intersection.
Please RSVP to Chad Kitchen by March 30.
bridges & structures
Call:
Email:
erosion control
801-851-0420
kitchenc@contech-cpi.com
drainage
earth stabilization
stormwater