Value Engineering skills are developed through the experience of coordinating and participation on VE teams. Our members have the experience to help you with many issues such as:
Ask one of our members to share their experiences in delivering Value for their organizations. We are here to help you and we know that VE is not just a book learned skill!
Troy Tusup - California DOT
Raymond A. Petrucci (Secretary) - Delaware DOT
Jeffrey Zaharewicz - FHWA
Kurt G. Lieblong - Florida DOT
Mark Kerper - Iowa DOT
James Dietzel - Kansas DOT
Nancy Yoo - Minnesota DOT
Tom Allen - Missouri DOT
Richard Jaffe - New Jersey DOT
Carlos O. Ruiz (Chairman) - New Mexico DOT
Wayne Johnson - North Carolina DOT
Steve Holmes - Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Peter Healey - Rhode Island DOT
Rory Meza - Texas DOT
Patrick Cowley - Utah DOT
Ron F. Garrett - Virginia DOT
Terry Berends - Washington DOT
Jason Foster - West Virginia DOT
Jim McDonnell - AASHTO Staff Liaison
Address: 444 North Capitol St. NW Suite 249, Washington , DC 20001
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California DOT
Troy Tusup - Value Analysis Program Manager
Address: 1120 N Street, MS #28,
Sacramento , CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-3538
E-mail: ttusup@dot.ca.gov
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Delaware DOT
Raymond A. Petrucci, PE - Project Manager, Value Engineer
Address: Division of Highways,
PO Box 778,
Dover , DE 19903
Phone: (302) 760-2281
E-mail: raymond.petrucci@state.de.us
Raymond A. Petrucci is a project manager and value engineer for the Delaware Department of Transportation. He has also worked as the Engineer-in-Charge of Delaware operations of the HNTB Corporation. Several of his projects have won awards, including the Delaware Memorial Bridge Pin & Links Repair, Modifications to US 13 at Hares Corner, Wilmington Transit Center II and S. Madison Street Connector.
Mr. Petrucci has received the American Society of Highway Engineers Presidents Award for outstanding contribution to the highway industry, and is also the recipient of the National Value Engineering award for outstanding commitment to value engineering. He is past National President of the American Society of Highway Engineers and has also served as an officer for the Consulting Engineers Council of Delaware.
Ray presently manages all the Department's work on the redevelopment on the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware.
As a value engineer, he has led the VE teams for the $100 million SR-1, Relief Route projects which realized actual savings of about $20 million. Ray continues to work as Delaware's value engineering expert and also serves on the National AASHTO Technical Committee for VE.
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Federal Highway Administration
Jeffrey Zaharewicz - Value Engineering Program Manager
Address: Federal Highway Administration, Office of Program Admin., HIPA-20,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Room E73-451,
Washington , DC 20590
Phone: (202) 493-0520
E-mail: jeffrey.zaharewicz@dot.gov
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Florida DOT
Kurt G. Lieblong, PE - State Value Engineer
Address: 605 Suwannee Street . MS 40, Tallahassee , FL 32399
Phone: (850) 414-4787
E-mail: kurt.lieblong@dot.state.fl.us
Kurt Lieblong is the State Value Engineer for the Florida Department of Transportation. After working in the private sector, Kurt has been managing the FDOT VE program since 1999. During that time the Department has been selected twice by FHWA for the "Value Engineering Outstanding Achievement Award" and received the "Outstanding Accomplishment in Construction Award" from SAVE International. Since 1999, The FDOT VE program has performed more than 200 studies resulting in nearly $900 million in cost avoidance during design and approved more than 80 value engineering change proposals for over $20 million in construction savings.
Kurt has served on the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee for the past four years. He was the Conference Chairman for the 2003 AASHTO VE Conference and take over as Chairman of the AASHTO VE Technical Committee in July 2005. He is a registered professional engineer and a certified building contractor in the State of Florida.
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Iowa DOT
Mark Kerper
Address: Office of Location & Environment,
800 Lincoln Way,
Ames , IA 50010
Phone: (515) 239-1591
E-mail: Mark.kerper@dot.iowa.gov
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Kansas DOT
James Dietzel
Address: KDOT Bureau of Design, 700 SW Harrison Street , 13 th Fl., Topeka , KS 66603 -3754
Phone: (785) 296-3840
E-mail: JDietzel@ksdot.org
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Minnesota DOT
Nancy Yoo
- Director, Design Services Section
Address: Transportation Building, 395 John Ireland Boulevard, Saint Paul , MN 55155-1899
Phone: (651) 366-4703
E-Mail: nancy.yoo@dot.state.mn.us
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Missouri DOT
Tom Allen
Address: Design Division, PO Box 270, Jefferson City , MO 65102
Phone: (573) 751-0909
E-mail: tom.allen@modot.mo.gov
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New Jersey DOT
Richard G. Jaffe, PE
Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue,
PO Box 600,
Trenton , NJ 08625-600
Phone: (609) 530-5643
E-mail:richard.jaffe@dot.state.nj.us
Richard, after working in the private sector, has been with the New Jersey Department of Transportation since 1986. From 1993 to 2008 he worked in or managed the NJDOT Value Engineering Unit. An average of over $60 million annually has been saved through the Value Engineering program since 1993. Richard co-authored an article published in Value World entitled "Value Engineering and Design-Build: New Jersey's Experience." He also helped the NJDOT create a Road User Cost Manual that provides a means to quantify road user costs that are due to construction activities. This has proven to be an essential tool in helping to determine the most appropriate allowable lane closure hours. Richard Jaffe is a civil engineering graduate from the University of Pittsburgh and is a licensed professional engineer.
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New Mexico DOT
Carlos O. Ruiz, PE - Value Engineering Coordinator
Address: 1120 Cerrillos Road , SB-4,
PO Box 1149,
Santa Fe , NM 87504-1149
Phone: (505) 827-5475
E-mail: carlos.ruiz@state.nm.us
Carlos O. Ruiz graduated from the University of Veracruz, Mexico, in 1974, with a BS in Civil Engineering. Carlos is a professional engineer in the states of New Mexico and Arizona, as well as in Mexico. During his 30-year career, Carlos has worked for a variety of consulting engineering firms in the state of New Mexico and in Mexico. Mr. Ruiz has been employed by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) for 10 years, of which he was the Director of the Office of International Programs for 6.5 years. In December 2001, Carlos took over the responsibilities of administering and coordinating the statewide Value Engineering Program. He is currently the NMDOT Value Engineering Coordinator, a member of the AASHTO VE Technical Committee, and a member of SAVE International.
NMDOT has been applying the Value Engineering methodology since 1977. However, the NMDOT VE Program was formalized in 1998. Since then, the NMDOT Value Engineering Program has been very active and successful, performing more than 35 Value Engineering studies in the last 5 years and reporting savings in project design and construction of more than $212 million.
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New York State DOT
Michael Mariotti
Address: 50 Wolf Road , POD 23,
Albany , NY 12232
Phone: (518) 485-8960
E-mail: mmariotti@dot.state.ny.us
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North Carolina DOT
Wayne Johnson
Address: Alternative Delivery Unit, 1595 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N. C. 27699-1595
Phone: (919) 250-4153
E-mail: wjohnson@ncdot.gov
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Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Steve Holmes, PE, CVS - Value Engineering Coordinator
Address: 301 St, Paul Street, St. Catharines , On L2R 7R4
Phone: (905) 704-2286
E-mail: steve.holmes@ontario.ca
Steve Holmes graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BASc in Civil Engineering in 1985. He has worked for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation for 18 years. His technical background includes highway planning and design, foundation design, and highway safety. Steve has managed MTO's VE program since 1999. Although MTO's VE program is not required by legislation VE is now accepted at MTO as a routine part of project management and many municipalities in Ontario are now initiating VE programs. The ideas and assistance of members of the AASHTO VE Technical Committee contributed greatly to the growth of the VE program at MTO.
Steve is also a director of the Canadian Society of Value Analysis (CSVA). In 2003 MTO received an award from the CSVA for "exceptional contribution to the advancement of Value Management and support to the CSVA."
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Rhode Island DOT
Peter Healey
Address: Two Capitol Hill,
Providence , RI 02903
Phone: (401) 222-2023 Ext. 4039
E-mail: phealey@dot.ri.gov
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Texas DOT
Rory Meza
Address: 118 E Riverside Drive,
Building 118,
Austin , TX 78701
Phone: (512) 416-2678
E-mail: ameza@dot.state.tx.us
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Utah DOT
Patrick Cowley, PE - Preconstruction Resource Engineer
Address: 4501 South 2700 West,
Box 148460,
Salt Lake City , UT 84114
Phone: (801) 965-4835
E-mail: patrickcowley@utah.gov
Virginia DOT
Ron F. Garrett, CVS - Value Engineering Manager
Address:
Ron Garrett's 33-year career with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) includes experience in surveying, roadway design, special design, consultant coordination, and Value Engineering (VE). Prior to his appointment as State Value Engineering Manager, Ron served as the Regional Value Engineer for VDOT's Richmond District. His duties now include overseeing the statewide VE program for the Commonwealth of Virginia's multi-billion dollar transportation program. During Ron's tenure VDOT's VE Program has expanded their functions to now include Scoping stage studies and Constructability Review studies.
Ron is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, a past officer of the American Society of Highway Engineers, and a member of SAVE, International. He obtained his CVS certification in 1993.
Virginia is considered a national leader in transportation Value Engineering. VE at VDOT was legislated by the Virginia General Assembly in 1990. Since that time, a full-time, in-house staff, supplemented by consultant team leaders, has conducted more than 850 Value Engineering studies. VDOT's entire VE staff is CVS certified.
E-mail: Ron.Garrett@VDOT.Virginia.Gov
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Washington State DOT
Terry Berends, PE - Assistant State Design Engineer
Address: PO Box 47329, Olympia , WA 98504-7329
Phone: (509) 667-3041
E-mail: berendt@wsdot.wa.gov
Terry is a graduate from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer.
Terry has worked for WSDOT for 17 years, in a variety of positions including Designer, Construction Inspector, Project Engineer, Region Design Engineer, and currently as an Assistant State Design Engineer. Terry manages the Value Engineering and Cost Estimating office for WSDOT and has led over 20 VE studies for WSDOT. Terry led the effort on developing the Self Modeling Spreadsheet which allowed WSDOT to combine Cost Risk Assessments and Value Engineering studies together. Terry serves on the AASHTO Value Engineering Technical Committee and is a member of SAVE international.
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West Virginia DOT
Jason Foster
Address: Building A-317 05,
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E,
Charleston , WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-9732
E-mail: Jason.C.Foster@wv.gov
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