Personnel updates for Sept. 29 to Oct. 12, 2023
New Hires
Dustin Anderson, highway technician associate, Mount Pleasant garage
Benjamin Baisel, highway technician, Des Moines garage
Travis Clement, mechanic, Iowa Falls garage
Jeffrey Evans, driver & identification service center specialist, Coralville driver’s license service center
Tara Flynn, driver & identification service center specialist, Dubuque driver’s license service center
Cory Golly, highway technician associate, Des Moines garage
Brandon Gunderson, design technician associate, Design Projects Section – Rural 1
Shiny Vinoliah Ruth Jacob, information technology specialist 4, Information Technology Division
Cesar Cintron Opio, transportation engineer specialist, Design Methods Section
Kristen Sandoval, engineering office assistant 1, Marshalltown construction
Aaron Wykle, highway technician associate, Williams garage
Promotions
Troy Jones, from highway technician senior to garage operations assistant, District 6 paint crew - Marion
Mary Kelly, from transportation engineer specialist to transportation engineer executive, District 2 Office
Susan McCullough, from Secretary 2 to program planner 1, Location and Environment
Caleb Moyer, from highway technician associate to highway technician, Mount Ayr garage
Nicholas Schmaus, from highway technician associate to highway technician senior, Spirit Lake garage
Fredrick Specht, from driver & identification service center specialist to driver & identification service center consultant, Coralville driver’s license service center
Other personnel actions
Michelle Barger, from geologist 3, Construction & Materials to geologist 3, Design Soils Section 1 (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Zachary Bitting, transportation planner 2, from Systems Planning to Program Management (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Michael Duckworth, from mechanic to highway technician senior, Chariton garage (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Rodney Kirk, highway technician, Davenport garage (Reemployment to Iowa DOT)
Dustin Kyarsgaard, highway technician associate, from Davenport garage to De Witt garage (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Justin Meade, transportation planner 1, Systems Planning (Reinstatement to Iowa DOT)
Aaron Pattee, highway technician associate, from Missouri Valley garage to Neola garage (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Reese Polich, from public service supervisor, Repair Shop, to purchasing agent 3, Procurement and Distribution (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Ethan Strickland, from mechanic to highway technician senior, Clarinda garage (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Christine Whitman, driver’s license hearing officer, Motor Vehicle Division
Retirements
Timothy Even, highway technician associate, Waterloo garage
Dennis Keller, highway technician associate, Osceola garage
Mary Opheim, driver & identification service center associate, Fort Dodge driver’s license service center
Steven Opheim, highway technician, Fort Dodge garage
Catherine Scott, driver & identification service center associate, Fort Dodge driver’s license service center
Jeff Titus, highway technician associate, Ames garage
Michael Woodward, highway technician associate, Marion garage