DLZ is pleased to announce that our Ohio transportation team is expanding. Over the last month alone, we welcomed six new staff members to our Ohio transportation team, bringing DLZ’s nationwide footprint to over 950 employees in 30 offices across the Midwest. As a growing and leading architecture and engineering firm, our commitment to the transportation industry remains the same. We provide solutions that save money, improve operations, and solve problems.
Meet our New Team Members
AARON ADKINS, PE
Structural Engineer
Aaron brings over 9 years of experience in construction inspection, bridge inspection, structural design, bridge load rating, roadway design, hydraulic analyses, and waterline design. His experience also includes computation of estimated quantities, preparation of cost estimates, structural detailing, design checking, and plan checking for major transportation projects.
TYLER BENNETT, EI
Structural Engineer
Tyler’s experience includes assisting in above ground and underwater bridge inspections, analysis, load calculations, plan preparation, cost estimates, and drafting reports.
SEAN KOCH, EI
Civil Engineer
Sean understands roadway geometric design, construction logistics, transportation statistics and analysis, land surveying, and material science and has over 2 years of experience in designing and assisting in designing proposed roadway projects.
CHRISTIAN LUNT, PE
Project Manager
Christian brings over 19 years of experience managing design and inspection projects for the City of Dublin, Athens, Westerville Bucyrus, and Upper Arlington, as well as Clark, Franklin, and Licking Counties and The Ohio State University, and Ohio University. He is ODOT prequalified for Level 1 and 2 bridge design and has experience with finite element analysis, bridge hydraulic modeling, and the load rating of various types of structures.
MARK D. POWELL, PE
Senior Project Manager
Mark Powell brings over 25 years of project management experience on ODOT projects, ODOT LPA projects, and bridge design/rehabilitation projects. He is ODOT-prequalified for Level 1 and 2 Bridge Design and has experience in Level 3 Bridge Design subfactors for dog-legged steel beam/girders, dog-legged prestressed concrete I-beams, tapered steel superstructure, horizontally curved steel beams and girders, fracture critical pier and superstructure design, steel trusses, movable bridges, and arch bridges.
JOAN ZBIN, PE
Department Manager
Joan has more than 30 years of experience in roadway design including project management, roadway design, lighting design, storm sewer design, pavement design, signing and pavement marking design, and maintenance-of-traffic. Her background includes design and management of transportation projects, including projects with ODOT, LPA and local agencies.
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