Staff Directory
Geotechnical Staff Directory
State Geotechnical Engineer
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Office: (850) 414-4305
Fax: (850) 414-4955
Larry.Jones@dot.state.fl.us
Rodrigo Herrera
Assistant State Geotechnical Engineer
Florida Department of Transportation
605 Suwannee Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Office: (850) 414-4377
Fax: (850) 414-4955
Rodrigo.Herrera@dot.state.fl.us
Juan Castellanos
State Construction Geotechnical Engineer
Florida Department of Transportation
14200 West State Road 84, Davie, FL 33325
Office: (954) 677-7032
Juan.Castellanos@dot.state.fl.us
David (Dave) Horhota, Ph.D., P.E.
State Geotechnical Materials Engineer
Telephone: 352-955-2924
Fax: 850-412-8270
david.horhota@dot.state.fl.us
Earthwork Operations
Dino Jameson, P.E.
Interim Earthwork Engineer
Telephone: 352-955-2933
Fax: 850-412-8102
dino.jameson@dot.state.fl.us
Field Operations and Test Pit
Dino Jameson, P.E.
Soils Field Operations Engineer
Telephone: 352-955-2933
Fax: 850-412-8102
dino.jameson@dot.state.fl.us
Foundations, Soils and Aggregate Acceptance
John Shoucair, P.E.
Geotechnical Materials Engineer
Telephone: 352-955-2925
Fax: 850-412-8271
john.shoucair@dot.state.fl.us
PO Box 1249, 2730 State Road 60 West
Bartow, FL 33830
Fax: (863) 534-7288
Kisan Patel
District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (863) 519-4261
Kisan Patel@dot.state.fl.us
Ramasamy Venkatesan
Geotechnical Design Engineer
Office: (863) 519-4241
Ramasamy.Venkatesan@dot.state.fl.us
Andrew Newman
District Geotechnical Construction Engineer
Office: (863) 519-4253
Andrew.Newman@dot.state.fl.us
Davidge Turley
District1/7 Geotechnical Construction Specialist
Office: (863) 519-4254
Davidge.Turley@dot.state.fl.us
1109 South Marion Avenue
Lake City, FL 32025
Fax: (386) 758-3790
Zhihong Hu
District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (386) 961-7710
Zhihong.Hu@dot.state.fl.us
Liladhar Niraula
Geotechnical Design Engineer
Office: (386) 961-7706
Liladhar.Niraula@dot.state.fl.us
Brantley Stevens
District Geotechnical Construction Engineer
Office: (386) 961-7747
Brantley.Stevens@dot.state.fl.us
Binay Prakash
Geotechnical Manager Design
Office: (386) 961-7737
Binay.Prakash@dot.state.fl.us
FDOT District 3 Materials and Research
1074 Hwy 90 E
Chipley, FL 32428
Fax: (850) 330-1146
Vince Blake
District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (850) 330-1621
Vince.Blake@dot.state.fl.us
14200 West State Road 84
Davie, FL 33325
Fax: (954) 677-7090
Matthew Gisondi
District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (954) 677-7038
Matthew.Gisondi@dot.state.fl.us
Adrian Viala
Assistant District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (954) 677-7011
Adrian.Viala@dot.state.fl.us
Rocio Merlihan
Assistant District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (954) 677-7030
Rocio.Merlihan@dot.state.fl.us
Nitin Dave
Geotechnical Specialist (District 6 Area)
Office: (954) 677-7006
Nitin.Dave@dot.state.fl.us
Gerresse Lee
District 4/6 Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (954) 677-7068
Gerresse.Lee@dot.state.fl.us
FDOT District 5 Materials Office
1650 N. Kepler Road
DeLand, FL 32724
Michael Byerly
District Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (386) 740-3501
Michael.Byerly@dot.state.fl.us
Thomas Kunzen
District Geotechnical
Design Engineer
Office: (386) 740-3499
Thomas.Kunzen@dot.state.fl.us
Dustin Cone
District Geotechnical Design Engineer
Office: (386) 740-3498
Dustin.Cone@dot.state.fl.us
Victor Rivera
Geotechnical Engineer
Office: (386) 740-3522
Victor.Rivera@dot.state.fl.us
Tharwat "Sam" Hannadawod
Geotechnical Project Manager
Office: (386) 740-3493
Tharwat.Hannadawod@dot.state.fl.us
Robert "Bob" Hipworth
Geotechnical Project Manager
Office: (386) 740-3506
Robert.Hipworth@dot.state.fl.us
Joshua Callahan
Geotechnical Project Manager
Office: (386) 740-3517
Joshua.Callahan@dot.state.fl.us
Lead Turnpike Geotechnical Engineer
Physical Address (For UPS / FedEx):
Turnpike Operations Center, Florida's Turnpike Milepost 65
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Mailing Address (For US Postal Office Mail Only):
P.O. Box 9828
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310-9828
Office: (954) 934-1154
Ganesh Pandey
Geotechnical Specialist
Physical Address (For UPS / FedEx):
Turnpike Operations Center, FL Turnpike Milepost 65
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Mailing Address (For US Postal Office Mail Only):
P.O. Box 9828
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310-9828
Office: (954) 934-1144
Ganesh.Pandey@dot.state.fl.us