Stuart Nielsen

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10/18 -present

• Iowa Department of Transportation – Office of Design
• Transportation Engineer Administrator – Methods Engineer
• Automation, Geometrics, ADA, Manual/Standards Group

12/09-10/18

• Iowa Department of Transportation – Office of Bridges and Structures
• Bridge Methods Engineer
• Manage and create office standards and procedures
  • Implement new LRFD directives, new specifications and construction techniques to aid in the structural design of bridges
  • Develop and maintain the Bridge Office Design Manual
  • Provide technical support to in-house engineers, city/county engineers and consultants
  • Develop details and specifications for research projects
  • Work with other agencies to improve office procedures

09/98-present

• Iowa State University, Civil Engineering Department
• Adjunct Faculty – CE 160, CE 170, CE 206, CE 306, CE 332, CE 334 and CE 372

06/95-12/09

• Iowa Department of Transportation – Office of Bridges and Structures
• Transportation Engineer Specialist
  • Involved with bridge concepting, public partnering, Context-Sensitive solutions, preliminary bridge design, hydraulics and final bridge design
  • Designed Keosauqua Bridge $6.5 million (AASHTO Environmental Excellence Award Winner)
  • Innovative Bridge Research – Boone County Precast Bridge (PCI Design and Iowa Quality Initiative Structures Award)
  • Accelerated Bridge design of the precast Buena Vista County Bridge (Five day construction)
  • Published “The New Keosauqua Bridge” book

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