Title: Agencies and Industry – Working Together For Success
Speaker: Kim Schofield**, Technical Director, Washington Asphalt Pavement Association
The session will begin with a look at the asphalt industry from an agency perspective and an industry perspective. Kim will provide her firsthand experience as she has worked for the Washington DOT and currently is the technical director for the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association. She will end the session by sharing her experience with successful collaborations between Washington DOT and industry.
**Kim Schofield, PE, is the Technical Director at the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association and holds a Master of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from Pacific Lutheran University. She is a registered professional engineer. Kim joined the Washington Asphalt Pavement Association beginning January 2023. Prior to that, her professional experience included 28 years at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Kim began working in the Hot-Mix Asphalt (HMA) lab and has experience building and designing HMA mix designs as well as mix design, binder and emulsion testing. Her experiences also include pavement design, pavement management, research and life cycle cost analysis. Throughout her time at WSDOT, she worked closely with Industry, Contractor, Consultant and Local Agency staff to ensure policy, specifications and research benefitted the pavement industry as a whole. Collaboration and strong partnerships were critical to the success and forward movement of the industry.
