Scientific leadership

Decades of pavement science, on your project.

A multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and construction leaders — more than 300 years of combined experience, anchored by internationally recognized pavement materials expertise.

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300+Years combined experience
140+Years on the lab bench
6Continents delivered
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“Great pavements are not poured — they are engineered, tested and proven before the first truck ever rolls.”

Our scientific leadership is collective. Engineers, materials scientists and construction specialists with more than 300 combined years of experience — including 140+ on the laboratory bench — apply AASHTO and ASTM methods to give agencies, contractors and owners science-based recommendations they can build on.

Asphalt & Pavement Materials Pavement Engineering Recycled Materials Construction Management Concrete & Infrastructure Laboratory Testing
Areas of expertise

Depth across the full materials spectrum.

Our scientific leadership spans far beyond any single technology — covering the materials, methods and infrastructure that modern pavement projects demand.

Asphalt materials
Pavement engineering
Rubber-modified asphalt
Recycled materials
Concrete
Highway infrastructure
Laboratory testing
Performance evaluation
The team

Specialists across every discipline.

Our laboratory, design and construction-management teams alone carry over 140 and 300 combined years of experience respectively.

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Dr. Ed Back
Director, Pavement Engineering

PhD, Clemson. Former Civil Engineering Department Head; advisor to the U.S. DOE and Army Corps of Engineers across four continents.

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Bob Mussro, P.E.
Director, Construction Management

40+ years executing large-scale projects with Fluor, Parsons and GeoSyntec — managing works exceeding $1B across five continents.

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Dr. Vasily Anishchenko
Director, Materials & Production

PhD in Engineering; multiple U.S. and international patents. 15+ years directing heavy-materials manufacturing and system integration.

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Aric Schildmeier
Senior QA & Reliability Manager

U.S. Navy veteran, 24+ years in industrial systems. Implements military-grade reliability and quality standards on every program.

Collaborations & standards

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Put this team on your project.

From the first sample to final acceptance, you get senior expertise — not a hand-off.