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Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.

Dr. Dawson is in his 12th year as a pavement, geotechnical, and subsurface utility engineer with NTH Consultants, Ltd. (NTH). He has a wide background in pavement research, management, and design. He has completed research projects for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) involving pavement design, material characterization, maintenance, and management. He has participated in and led numerous projects which have included pavement surface and structural evaluations, geotechnical explorations, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and transportation utility coordination. Dr. Dawson’s geotechnical design experience includes earth retention, embankment, road sign and signal, ITS structure, bridge, and other deep and shallow foundations using LRFD and other techniques. He has also led several geophysical investigations to locate buried structures/utilities and subsurface voids.

Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.

Vice President/Project Manager at RDM International, Inc.Mr. Decker has more than two decades of experience in pavement design, materials testing, quality control/quality assurance, and construction management. He is currently licensed in 22 states.  Mr. Decker serves as RDM’s vice president and as a project manager for various airport, roadway and forensic investigation projects.  Over the past five years he has successfully completed over 70 projects across the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Decker has provided numerous training courses, project presentations and paper presentations for clients, professional society conferences and state, federal and international government organizations.  He has presented on topics including Proper Paving Techniques, P-401 Mix Design Requirements, P-401 Placement Requirements, P-501 Mix Design Requirements, P-501 Placement Requirements, Current Airfield Pavement Initiatives, FAA Update to P-401 (Superpave), From Pavement Design to Durability and Performance, Smoothness and Drainage, GMIA Paving in the Bullseye, Runway 10R/28L Replacement:  A Case Study of a Large Airfield Project at CMH, ACC Construction Session on Quality Acceptance and Testing, Resurfacing the Runway to the Nation’s Capitol, P-501 Placement using Slipform Pavers, Soil Cement Stabilization, Sustainable Design and Construction of Airfield Pavements, and Compaction of HMA Pavements.

Executive Vice President and Division Head, Local Paving, NRMCAMr. Killingsworth is the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association’s executive vice president, local paving. Based in San Antonio, TX, he had been in the consulting business for 19 years, acquiring a broad background in pavement design, materials, construction, and maintenance before joining NRMCA in June 2011. In his role at NRMCA, Mr. Killingsworth provides technical support and education to member companies, affiliate associations, and local owners in all aspects of pavement engineering. Through this support, he advances the applications and use of ready mixed concrete for streets, local roads and parking areas, including conventional concrete, concrete overlays, roller compacted concrete, and pervious concrete. Mr. Killingsworth represents NRMCA before federal, state, and local entities as well as other organizations that develop codes and standards for pavements and provides input to sustainability standards for roads and transportation related infrastructure. Over the first part of his career, Mr. Killingsworth was actively involved in several research projects with national and state entities. He then spent two years co-managing the QA materials testing laboratory for a large toll road project in Central Texas, overseeing lab testing of all construction materials placed on the project. Mr. Killingsworth then lead a San Antonio-based consulting firm’s Pavement Services Group that provided horizontal design and construction-related services to both public and private entities. Mr. Killingsworth is a professional engineer and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.

President of S.T.A.T.E. Testing, LLC
Mr. Behnke is the founder and president of S.T.A.T.E. Testing, LLC, in Illinois and director of Behnke Materials Engineering in Wisconsin. Prior, Mr. Behnke began his career with the Illinois Department of Transportation. He currently is under contract with CDOT, IDOT,the Illinois Tollway, O’Hare Airport and WisDOT to provide materials engineering expertise. Additionally, Mr. Behnke helps local counties and cities customize their project specifications to not just use the standard DOT mixes, but to utilize local materials, recycled products and performance testing, which results in a more economical and longer lasting pavement.

Vice President of Engineering with Ductilcrete Slab Systems, LLC
Mr. Haislip has more than 30 years of technical and engineering experience, primarily focusing in design, sales and marketing of construction materials and technologies. After joining Ductilecrete in May of 2015, his primary focus has been designing, implementing and monitoring of Ductilcrete Slab Systems’ QA/QC program. At his previous company, Mr. Laughlin’s responsibilities involved developing a national program for construction of concrete pavements utilizing innovations in concrete materials and construction processes. Primary markets include new construction, white topping overlays, pervious pavement construction and pavement restoration for industrial facilities, commercial parking areas, residential development, and municipal pavements. In 2013 he initiated a specialized interior slab-on-ground flooring system incorporating a specifically-designed concrete mixture containing a high concentration of steel fibers and anti-shrink additives. Mr. Laughlin holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from The Ohio State University.

Chief Operations Officer with the Rabine Group
Mr. Laughlin is the chief operations officer at the Rabine Group. He oversees the engineering team, project management, and business development, and he is part of the executive team where he contributes to the strategic development of the Group. He is involved with each of the 12 Rabine Group companies and leads with passion, forward thinking and irreplaceable experience in pavement engineering, construction, sales and team management. In 2013, Mr. Laughlin was selected by ICSC CenterBuild, the retail industry’s leading design and construction conference, to be one of their “20 under 40” members for his impact on the construction industry. Mr. Laughlin is at the forefront of pavement innovation and technology.

Principal of Zimmer Consultants, Ltd.
Mr. Zimmer has over 30 years of experience in pavement management, pavement maintenance and rehabilitation design and construction. He is the principal of Zimmer Consultants, Ltd., a civil engineering firm providing pavement program management for real estate investment trusts. The firm’s clients have a national presence; consequently, Mr. Zimmer has gained a knowledge of material and pavement performance for most regions of the country. He earned BSCE and MSCE degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.

Vice President/Project Manager at RDM International, Inc.Mr. Decker has more than two decades of experience in pavement design, materials testing, quality control/quality assurance, and construction management. He is currently licensed in 22 states.  Mr. Decker serves as RDM’s vice president and as a project manager for various airport, roadway and forensic investigation projects.  Over the past five years he has successfully completed over 70 projects across the U.S. and abroad.  Mr. Decker has provided numerous training courses, project presentations and paper presentations for clients, professional society conferences and state, federal and international government organizations.  He has presented on topics including Proper Paving Techniques, P-401 Mix Design Requirements, P-401 Placement Requirements, P-501 Mix Design Requirements, P-501 Placement Requirements, Current Airfield Pavement Initiatives, FAA Update to P-401 (Superpave), From Pavement Design to Durability and Performance, Smoothness and Drainage, GMIA Paving in the Bullseye, Runway 10R/28L Replacement:  A Case Study of a Large Airfield Project at CMH, ACC Construction Session on Quality Acceptance and Testing, Resurfacing the Runway to the Nation’s Capitol, P-501 Placement using Slipform Pavers, Soil Cement Stabilization, Sustainable Design and Construction of Airfield Pavements, and Compaction of HMA Pavements.

Senior Director, Local Paving, Pave Ahead
Mr. Justice is based in the Philadelphia area, and works with local, regional and state technical and promotion partners to help deliver concrete parking and street paving projects by supporting promotion, design and construction activities as well as provide training and presentations on concrete applications and promotion. Mr. Justice is also a pervious concrete and pervious pavements specialist, having been involved in over 300 pervious pavement projects and has spoken at hundreds of industry events, workshops and webinars. Prior to joining the NRMCA, Mr. Justice was the promotion director for the Portland Cement Association Northeast for over 10 years. Prior to that, Mr. Justice worked as a civil engineer with over 25 years of experience as an engineering project manager, concentrating on pavement projects for airports, parking lots and roads. 

Green Paving Professor of Practice at Florida International University
Dr. Ali came to FIU with more than 21 years of civil engineering experience, mostly in pavement design, analysis and construction. He joined the CEE faculty in December of 2011 as green paving professor of practice and is working to advance the new green paving initiative of Florida International University.
Dr. Ali earned a master’s degree in Transportation Engineering and a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from The City University of New York. He has spent much of his career in the transportation sector focusing on pavement evaluation, pavement engineering and consulting for various public and private employers, including a role as highway research fellow for the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. Additionally, Dr. Ali has participated in the delivery of hundreds of roadway and airport construction projects in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Florida.
Recently, Dr. Ali served as an executive at the Florida Department of Transportation, where he worked for more than a decade and participated in the delivery of $3 billion of highway construction and maintenance projects.
Dr. Ali is especially interested in geotechnical engineering and the technical development and promotion of pavement recycling. In his role at FIU, he is conducting externally-funded research and development on green paving methods, including pavement recycling and use of innovative paving materials.
Dr. Ali has previously served in higher education as a member of the Florida Atlantic University Civil Engineering Department’s Technical Advisory Committee and as graduate research assistant at the CUNY Institute For Transportation Systems. He has published more than 30 papers and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Transportation Research Board and the Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists, among other organizations.