Personnel updates for Dec. 20, 2024, to Jan. 2, 2025
Information supplied by the Business Systems Bureau
New Hires
Russell Allen, highway technician associate, Council Bluffs South garage
Anthony Ambrosy, highway technician, Dubuque garage
John Coffey, mechanic, Atlantic garage
Jordan Folkmann, highway technician, Williamsburg garage
Christian Hoiland, highway technician associate, Rock Rapids garage
William Holaday, highway technician associate, Avoca garage
Richard Johnson, highway technician associate, Waukon garage
Justin Pottorff, transportation engineer specialist, District 3 Office
Kala Rainbolt, driver & identification service center specialist, Ottumwa DMV
Dominic Roberge, data warehouse analyst, Research and Analytics Bureau
Ty Thompson, mechanic, Repair Shop
Promotions
Michael Clement, from information technology specialist 5 to data scientist 2, Research and Analytics
Hillary Courter, from accountant 2 to budget analyst 4, Finance Bureau
Nicholas Duvall, from highway technician, Washington garage, to highway technician senior, Fairfield construction
Matthew Heuvelmann, from highway maintenance supervisor, Sigourney garage, to public service manager 2, Maintenance Bureau
Bradley Hughes, from highway technician associate to highway technician senior, Anamosa garage
Jason Klemme, from transportation engineer manager, Sioux City construction, to transportation engineer administrator, District 3 Office
John Newell, from right-of-way agent 2 to right-of-way agent 3, Right of Way
Other personnel actions
Stephenie Janssen, accountant 2, Finance Bureau (Intra-agency Transfer)
Retirements
Newman Abuissa, transportation engineer senior, District 6 Office
Bradley Azeltine, executive officer 2, Environmental Services Unit
Paul Brandenburg, highway technician senior, New Hampton garage
Martin Coughenour, highway technician senior, Ames garage
Joseph Guckert, right-of-way agent 3, Right of Way
David Heer, transportation engineer specialist, Design Soils Design Section 1
James Lenz, facilities maintenance coordinator, Rest Areas
Kurt Manus, engineering technician senior, Contracts and Specifications
Deborah Muell, driver & identification service center consultant, Council Bluffs DMV
Scott Neubauer, transportation engineer administrator, Bridges and Structures
Kevin Patel, transportation engineer administrator, Assistant Road Design Engineer
Jay Schrock, highway technician, Coralville garage
Kevin Smith, bridge inspector 2, District 2 bridge crew
Wesley Smith, design Technician, District 3 Office
Brian Sykes, materials technician 3, Construction & Materials
Patricia Thoreson, highway technician associate, Onawa garage
Daniel Wickersham, garage operations assistant, Onawa garage