Personnel updates for Oct. 30 – Nov. 12, 2020
Information supplied by the Bureau of Budget and Business Systems
New Hires
Bradley Dutton, highway technician associate, Grimes garage
Kenneth Frank, highway technician associate, Storm Lake garage
Traci Furstenau, accountant 2, Accounting
Jake Gilchrist, highway technician associate, Waterloo garage
Bryant Hatcher, highway technician associate, Missouri Valley garage
Theodore Katseres, information technology specialist 4, Information Technology Division
Frank Leong, transportation engineer specialist, Bridges & Structures
Tess Lynch, transportation planner 1, Systems Planning
Trent McCollum, highway technician associate, Perry garage
Curtis Messer, highway technician associate, Burlington garage
Lehigh Mosch, highway technician associate, Iowa Falls garage
Tyson Sickles, construction technician, Creston construction
Bryant Sutfin, highway technician associate, Grinnell garage
Jamey Wheeldon, highway technician associate, Missouri Valley garage
Promotions
Shelby Ebel, from program planner 3, Location & Environment, to transportation planner 2, Program Management
Charles Elmquist, from highway technician, Atlantic garage, to materials fabrication inspector, District 4 materials
Dillion Ferrara, from highway technician, De Soto garage, to highway technician senior, Creston construction
Brett Geer, from highway technician associate to equipment operator senior, Red Oak garage
Stephenie Janssen, from clerk specialist to accounting technician 2, Vehicle & Motor Carrier Services
Lisa Jewell, from driver & identification service center specialist to driver & identification service center consultant, Clinton driver’s license service center
William Knudten, from right-of-way agent 2 to right-of-way agent 3, Right of Way – Negotiations
Chad Postel, from highway technician, Tama garage, to highway technician senior, Marshalltown construction
Kevin Rauk, from equipment operator senior to highway maintenance supervisor, Garner garage
Wendell Wanek, from construction technician senior, Cedar Rapids construction, to engineering operations technician, District 6 field staff
Other personnel actions
Anthony Gigaroa, from mechanic to highway technician, Sioux City-Hamilton garage (intra-agency transfer)
Zach Jahn, highway technician associate, from Grimes garage to Denison garage (intra-agency transfer)
Christian Laughman, highway technician associate, from Grimes garage to Carlisle garage (intra-agency transfer)
Cody Redinbaugh, highway technician associate, Missouri Valley garage (reemployment to the DOT)
Jeffrey Thompson, highway technician associate, Martensdale garage (reemployment to the DOT)
Retirements
Daniel Hinman, garage operations assistant, Council Bluffs North garage