BrDR Needs You! Join a TAG!
November 28, 2023From time to time, it is desirable and beneficial for the BrDR Task Force to bring in additional expertise from the AASHTO user community for highly technical software or bridge engineering expert knowledge on a particular application or functional capability. The formation of a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) ensures the BrDR product developments are addressing the AASHTO user community requirements. Currently, BrDR has seven TAGs with objectives and activities that cut across different functional areas and features. The Chair and Vice Chair of each TAG are constantly looking for new members with specific expertise and replenishing the membership base is always a priority.
If your state is interested in joining a TAG or would like to know more about what it entails, please contact the Chair, Vice Chair, or ProMiles representative listed below.
BrDR TAGs and the focused functional areas and features:
| BrDR Testing TAG | Software testing, both validation and verification, and acceptance of BrDR release to production | |
| Johnson, Michael | Idaho TD, Chair | michael.johnson@itd.idaho.gov |
| Ruby, Jeff | Kansas DOT, Vice Chair | jeff.ruby@ks.gov |
| Mlynarski, Mark | ProMiles Representative | mmlynarski@promiles.com |
| BrDR Culvert TAG | Implementation of modeling, analysis, and specification checking of structural culverts | |
| Hart, Jennifer | Indiana DOT, Chair | jenhart@indot.in.gov |
| Johnson, Michael | Idaho TD, Vice Chair | michael.johnson@itd.idaho.gov |
| Mlynarski, Mark | ProMiles Representative | mmlynarski@promiles.com |
| BrDR Design TAG | Bridge design requirement elicitation, design review implementation and optimization technique guidance | |
| Ruby, Jeff | Kansas DOT, Chair | jeff.ruby@ks.gov |
| Westerfield, Scott | Mississippi DOT, Vice Chair | swesterfield@mdot.ms.gov |
| Kennelly, Krisha | ProMiles Representative | krisha@promiles.com |
| BrDR Backlog TAG | Review, prioritization, and management of enhancement, maintenance, and bug service requests | |
| Westerfield, Scott | Mississippi DOT, Chair | swesterfield@mdot.ms.gov |
| Boehler, Ruben | Illinois DOT, Vice Chair | ruben.boehler@illinois.gov |
| Mlynarski, Markn | ProMiles Representative | mmlynarski@promiles.com |
| BrDR Reports TAG | Input, output, and intermediate data representations, reporting, and processing requirement elicitation and implementation guidance | |
| Johnson, Michael | Idaho TD, Chair | michael.johnson@itd.idaho.gov |
| Ruby, Jeff | Kansas DOT, Vice Chair | jeff.ruby@ks.gov |
| Trees, Geoff | ProMiles Representative | geoffrey@promiles.com |
| BrDR Analysis TAG | Structural analysis, specification interpretation, and engineering approach review and guidance | |
| Boehler, Ruben | Illinois DOT, Chair | ruben.boehler@illinois.gov |
| Hart, Jennifer | Indiana DOT, Vice Chair | jenhart@indot.in.gov |
| Kennelly, Krisha | ProMiles Representative | krisha@promiles.com |
| BrDR Third-Party TAG – Newly formed on 11/8 | Review, prioritization, and management of third-party software development and integration requests | |
| Hart, Jennifer | Indiana DOT, Chair | jenhart@indot.in.gov |
| BrDR Task Force member | Vice Chair | To be filled |
| Trees, Geoff | ProMiles Representative | geoffrey@promiles.com |