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RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE &
RESEARCH TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS
Office of Research
Division of Organizational Performance Management
Georgia Department of Transportation
May 6, 2013
Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
• Chief Engineer - Chair
• Director of Organizational Performance Management –
Vice Chair
• Division Directors
• Provide overall guidance and direction
• Receive annual status/implementation report
Current RAC Membership
Chief Engineer (Chair)
Director of Organizational Performance Mgt. (ViceChair)
State Research Engineer (Secretary)
Russell McMurry
Director of Construction
Thomas Howell
Director of Planning
Toby Carr
Director of Administration and General Counsel
Matthew Cline
Director of Engineering
Joe Carpenter
Director of Permits and Operations
Meg Pirkle
Director of Local Grants and Field Services
Vacant
Director of Finance
Angela Whitworth
Director of P3
Vacant
Director of Intermodal
Carol Comer
Chief Information Officer/Director of IT
Jeff Hill
Angela Alexander
Georgene Geary
Advisory (non-voting) Member
Research Liaison Engineer, FHWA Georgia Division
Research Technical Advisory Groups (RTAG’s)
• Making GDOT a better
place to work will
make GDOT a place
that works better
• Taking care of what we
have in the most
efficient way possible
Workforce /
MISSION
The Georgia
Department of
Transportation
provides a safe,
seamless and
sustainable
transportation
system that
supports
Georgia’s
economy and is
sensitive to its
citizens and
environment.
Asset
Policy
Management
RTAG
RTAG
CUSTOMERS
Safety
RTAG
• Making safety
investment and
improvements where
the traveling public is
most at risk
VISION
Keep Georgia
Moving With
Quality
Transportation
Mobility
RTAG
• Planning and
Constructing the
best mobilityfocused projects
we can, on
schedule
CORE VALUES
Committed
Accountable
Responsible
Ethical
Research Technical Advisory Group (RTAG)
Responsibilities
• Develop research need statements
• Technical oversight of active research projects
• Direct assistance with implementation of active and
completed research projects
• Meet at least twice a year
Methods of Performing Research
National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
National issue
Long Term/ selected yearly
Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) Program
Regional issue
Long Term/other States needed
Georgia Transportation Institute-University Transportation Center
Based on researchers expertise
Availability of researcher
Outside solicitation
In accordance with FAR 35.007
RTAG Organization (Chairs, Vice – Chairs, Secretaries)
• Asset Management
• J.T. Rabun, Materials (Chair)
• Melany Reynolds, Organizational Performance
Measurement (Vice-Chair)
• Ms. Gretel Sims, Research (Secretary)
• Mobility
• Eric Duff, Environmental Services (Chair)
• Darryl VanMeter, Innovative Program Delivery (ViceChair)
• Mr. Binh Bui, Research (Secretary)
RTAG Organization (Cont.)
• Policy/Workforce
• Vacant (Chair)
• Tony Giasi, Organizational Performance Management
(Vice-Chair)
• Mrs. Supriya Kamatkar, Research (Secretary)
• Safety
• Steve Gafford, Utilities (Chair)
• Vacant (Vice-Chair)
• Mr. Aram Torabian, Research (Secretary)
RAC Liaisons to RTAG’s
• Asset Management: Director of Engineering
• Mobility: Director of Intermodal
• Policy/Workforce: Director of Field Districts &
Local Grants
• Safety: Director of Permits and Operations