NCDOT Materials and Tests Unit’s Data Collection Section
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About this event
The Materials and Tests Unit (M&T) is responsible for establishing acceptance criteria for materials and manufactured products to be incorporated into the North Carolina highway system and ensuring that these materials and manufactured products meet these criteria and will function as intended. A sub-unit of the Materials and Tests Unit, the Data Collection & Investigation Section is responsible for providing the Department with both destructive and non-destructive testing, investigation services, data collection efforts, research, and analysis on pavements and subsurface structures. Quality assurance inspections, emergency investigations, and data collection activities are performed in and available to all 14 NCDOT Divisions along the North Carolina Highway Network.
Matt Hilderbran is the State Field Operations Manager within the Materials and Tests Unit at NCDOT. He received his BS in Civil Engineering from NC State and is a professional engineer and CPM. His past roles include: NCDOT Trainee Associate (2007 – 2009), NCDOT Staff Engineer – State Road Maintenance Engineer (2009 – 2014), NCDOT Project Manager – Division of Aviation (2014 – 2015), and NCDOT State Data Collection & Investigation Engineer (2015 – 2020).
Joseph Barbour is a State Data Collection and Investigations Engineer within the Materials and Tests Unit at NCDOT. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from NC State and is also a licensed professional engineer. Additional certifications include: FAA Remote Pilot, NASSCO PACP, and ACI Field Testing Technician. Prior to his current role at NCDOT, he was a State Data Collection Engineer from 2019-2020. Before joining NCDOT, he was a Project Design Engineer within automotive, hydraulic, electrical engineering industries focusing on design, testing, manufacturing, and project management.
The webinar will provide 1 PDH
The link to attend the webinar will be emailed after registration .
Organizer The Raleigh Engineers Club
Organizer of NCDOT Materials and Tests Unit’s Data Collection Section
The Raleigh Engineers Club (REC) has been in existence since 1926. The club seeks to promote the Engineering Field through monthly technical meetings and support of those pursuing a future in the Engineering discipline. We award an annual scholarship to a Raleigh area graduating high school senior to enter the school of engineering at NC State. Our members have a diverse background of engineering disciplines and represent several companies and government agencies located in the Raleigh area.
The Raleigh Engineers Club has monthly lunch meetings that cover engineering topics of interest to all types of engineers and people interested in engineering activities regardless of discipline. The Raleigh Engineers Club is a NC Board of Registration for Engineers Certified provider of professional development hours (PDH credits) for licensed engineers. Eleven meetings are held annually with one set aside for scholarship awards and updates on successes of engineering graduates from NCSU. Ten professional development hours are provided each year. Note that you do not need to be a licensed engineer or a graduate engineer to be a member!
