Operations Review/DBE
Responsible for overseeing and conducting statewide operations reviews; overseeing and conducting certification of project engineers; overseeing and
monitoring DBE program; monitoring completion of project finals and contractor payments; overseeing and monitoring wage and labor compliance program; and
overseeing and monitoring contractors' on-the-job training program.
Bureau/Division Training
Responsible for developing, organizing, directing, and evaluating the bureau's
technical training; manage department's training funds; and conducting partnering workshops.
Germaine Kowatch, Technical Training Coordinator
Phone: (517) 322-1741 e-mail: KowatchG@michigan.gov
Ginger Moore, Technical Training Coordinator
Phone: (517) 322-6792 e-mail: MooreG@michigan.gov
Construction Contracts Unit
Jason Clark, Construction Contracts Engineer
Phone: (517) 322-6630 e-mail: ClarkJ25@michigan.gov
Contract Management
Responsible for maintaining active construction files; receiving, checking, and processing all
contract modifications; processing final contract documentation; reviewing and approving contract
progress schedules; processing freedom of information requests; processing requests for litigation
information; processing, reviewing, and act-on contractor evaluations.
Adam Iding, Department Analyst
Phone: (517) 322-5659 e-mail: idinga@michigan.gov
FieldManager Administration
Responsible for planning, scoping, analyzing, designing, developing, testing, training,
and implementing FieldManager software; administering FieldManager software contracts;
setup, maintain, and support FieldManager in MDOT office; maintaining and supporting construction
project record keeping system (CPRKS) users; updating construction manual Division One.
Cliff Farr, FieldManager Business Engineer
Phone: (517) 322-6039 e-mail: farrc@michigan.gov
Ruth Proctor, FieldManager Support Technician
Phone: (517) 322-5028 e-mail: proctorr@michigan.gov
Prevailing Wage/Certification
Mohammad Azam, Transportation Engineer
Phone: (517) 636-0832 e-mail: AzamM1@michigan.gov
Chris Roe, Staff Specialist
Phone: (517) 202-3716 e-mail: RoeC@michigan.gov
Geotechnical Services Section
Responsible for subsurface investigation, foundation design and analysis,
boring crews, geosynthetic testing, statewide density program, soil testing and
classification, geotechnical monitoring.
Dick Endres, Engineer of Geotechnical Services Section
Phone: (517) 322-1207 e-mail: endresr@michigan.gov
Carol Casteel, Section Secretary
Phone: (517) 322-5660 e-mail: casteelc@michigan.gov
Foundation Design, Analysis & Soil Testing
Responsible for requests and questions regarding subsurface investigation,
foundation design and analysis.
Ryan Snook, Transportation Engineer
Phone: (517) 322-5748 e-mail: SnookR@michigan.gov
Geotechnical Engineering
Matt Filcek, Transportation Engineer
Phone:(517) 322-6179 e-mail: FilcekM@michigan.gov