Personnel updates for April 19 to May 16, 2019
New hires
Jacob Ackerman, design technician associate, Design
Sarah Okerlund, transportation engineer specialist, Local Systems
Trevor Ambrose, motor vehicle officer, Motor Vehicle Enforcement
Miles Arnold, highway technician associate, Fairfield garage
Ty Bolte, driver & identification services supervisor 2, Driver & Identification Services
Justin Brown, motor vehicle officer, Motor Vehicle Enforcement
Alex Davenport, clerk-specialist, Driver & Identification Services
Brian Desloover, mechanic, Urbana garage
Bryce Eberline, highway technician associate, Grundy Center garage
Brett Gettler, highway technician associate, De Soto garage
Rory Grandfield, mechanic, Repair Shop
Gabriel Heim, highway technician associate, Chariton garage
Kenneth Howe, transportation engineer manager, Mason City construction
Peter Huffman, information technology administrator 2, Information Technology Division
Craig Hunt, architectural technician 2, Support Services
Kenny Hutcheson, highway technician associate, Des Moines garage
Joshua Jacobs, mechanic, Hanlontown garage
Isaiah Johnson, maintenance worker 2, Support Services
Alex Jones, field audit, Audits – Finance
Cody Kistler, highway technician associate, Osceola garage
Chad Leeper, mechanic, Repair Shop
Mike Merges, highway technician associate, Dubuque garage
Jessica Newman, transportation engineer associate, Design
Nathaniel Pohlen, roadside development specialist 2, Design
Dylan Rasmussen, motor vehicle officer, Motor Vehicle Enforcement
Ben Roos, driver & identification services specialist, Iowa City driver’s license service center
Ted Schoonover, driver’s license hearing officer, Driver & Identification Services
Dennis Sonntag, highway technician associate, Avoca garage
Brian Stevenson, highway technician, Ottumwa garage
Matt Sugars, highway technician, Donnellson garage
Brian Watson, mechanic, Repair Shop
Cole Youngdale, highway technician associate, Williams garage
Promotions
Travis Adair, from highway technician senior to construction technician senior, Creston construction
Jesse Ahrens, from highway technician senior to construction technician senior, Grimes construction
Lester Baskerville, from highway technician associate to equipment operator senior, Newton garage
Vernon Benson, from highway technician, Iowa Falls garage, to highway technician senior, Marshalltown construction
Clint Flack, from highway technician, Jefferson garage, to highway technician senior, Jefferson construction
Matt Heuvelmann, from highway technician associate, Burlington garage, to highway technician senior, Mount Pleasant construction
Jason Hoerman, from highway technician associate to equipment operator senior, Waverly garage
Roger Jones, from materials technician 3 to materials technician 4, Construction & Materials
Cory Kirkpatrick, from highway technician associate, Adair garage, to equipment operator senior, De Soto garage
Tyler Kubik, from construction technician senior to construction technician supervisor, New Hampton construction
Dave Marti, from information technology specialist 4 to information technology specialist 5, Information Technology Division
Kimberly Maxwell, from motor vehicle officer, Motor Vehicle Enforcement to motor vehicle investigator, Bureau of Investigation
Tom Robinson, from survey party chief to engineering technician senior, District 5 Office
David Sperfslage, from highway technician, Anamosa garage, to construction technician senior, Cedar Rapids construction
James Wittwer, from highway technician senior to bridge inspector 2, District 4 bridge crew
Connor Young, from highway technician associate to highway technician, Des Moines garage
Other Personnel Updates
Jason Koch, design technician specialist, from Design-Photogrammetry to Design-Rural
Retirements
Randy Crannell, storekeeper 3, Support Services
David Little, transportation engineer executive, District 2 Office
Mitchell Schwarz, highway technician associate, Denison garage
Peter Wonders, highway maintenance supervisor, De Soto garage