Personnel updates for March 14 to March 27, 2025
Information supplied by the Human Resources Bureau
New Hires
Hunter Berkenpas, highway technician associate, Sioux City garage
Chase Horton, highway technician associate, Cherokee garage
Michael Jacobs, highway technician associate, Muscatine garage
Seth Kjormoe, transportation engineer specialist, District 6 field staff - Dyersville
Carey Miller, accountant 2, Finance Bureau
Erwin Utomo, transportation engineer associate, Design Bureau
Clinton Wright, highway technician associate, Council Bluffs South garage
Promotions
Raymond Beattie, from highway technician to garage operations assistant, Ottumwa garage
Mathew Gogerty, from right-of-way agent 2, Highway Beautification Fund, to right-of-way agent 3, Right of Way - Property Management
Matthew Gordy, from design technician to design technician specialist, Bridges and Structures Bureau
Yanxiao Jia, from transportation engineer manager to transportation engineer administrator, Design Bureau
Austin Modlin, from highway technician, Iowa Falls garage, to highway technician senior, Jefferson construction
Jerrod Okland, from purchasing agent 1 to purchasing agent 2, procurement bureau
Tanner Stevens, from highway technician associate, Ames garage, to highway technician senior, District 1 paint crew
Angela Walker, from driver & identification service center supervisor to executive officer 2, Cedar Rapids DMV
Joseph Weikert-Munoz, from highway technician associate to highway technician, Newton garage
Kyle Williams, from purchasing agent 1 to purchasing agent 2, Procurement Bureau
Other personnel actions
Jason Page, engineering technician senior, from Design Bureau to District 2 Office (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Jesse Peterson, transportation engineer specialist, from Construction and Materials Bureau to Bridges and Structures Bureau (Intra-Agency Transfer)
Retirements
Bryan Bradley, transportation engineer administrator, Location and Environment Bureau
Jean Gustafson, purchasing agent 3, Procurement Bureau
Donald Wells, highway technician associate, Leon garage
Lori Wilmes, accountant 3, Accounting