Roadway
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Our Roadway Group spans PGA offices across Central Florida and its engineers and designers have the experience and expertise to handle any project. Our portfolio includes projects from local roads and trails to major interstates and limited-access facilities throughout Florida. We’ve completed projects for seven of eight FDOT districts, held numerous districtwide and continuing services contracts, and have established ourselves as a leader in modern roundabout design in Florida. Additionally, our team embraces innovation and technology. We are actively engaged throughout the state on new software implementation, improving plan development efficiencies, and incorporating new technologies. Our initiative to be a leader can be highlighted by our Polk Parkway RRR AMG/3D pilot project for Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, where PGA became the first consultant firm to sign and seal a 3D model as the legal document (MALD) in the state. Through any design approach, we are committed to improving safety wherever possible. We are consistently helping our clients work toward their Vision Zero goals, providing enhancements and improvements that reduce and eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes.
Some areas of expertise includes:
- Milling and ResurfacingÂ
- Intersection Improvements
- Modern Roundabout Design
- Widening Design
- New Alignments
- Complex InterchangesÂ
- Sidewalks
- Shared Use Paths/Trails
- Complex Temporary Traffic Control
- Minor Design
Featured projects
Senior Staff
Joe Lauk, PE
Principal, VP, Roadway Group Manager
Joe Lauk, PE
Principal, VP, Roadway Group Manager
Areas of Expertise:
Expert understanding of FDOT policies and procedures, roadway design, modern roundabout design.
Joe is heavily involved in his community of Lakeland, FL, where his wife, five children, and dog live.
David Long, PE
VP, Chief Roadway Engineer
David Long, PE
VP, Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
FDOT plans preparation and design experience
He is a Florida native from Plant City. If he is not working, he is riding his mountain bike, playing softball, on the boat water skiing, putting around in his old Chevy, or something outside the office!
Chris Smith
Roadway Project Manager
Chris Smith
Roadway Project Manager
Areas of Expertise:
Production Manager with extensive FDOT experience
Chris is a Florida native and makes time to visit his four grandsons and one granddaughter whenever possible. He is a private pilot, rides a unicycle, and juggles, but never all three at the same time.
Joe Hitterman, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Joe Hitterman, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Program Management, Highway Design, Project Management, Design-Build
Joe has called Tampa Bay home since 1991. When not supporting the transportation industry, he can be found smoking meats for office/social functions or stalking the flats on his paddleboard.
Adam Perez, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Adam Perez, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Highway design projects ranging from local streets to principal arterials
Adam is a Florida native from Tampa. Outside of engineering roads, he can be found doing home renovations or enjoying a drive in his classic Chevy.
Mark Dunn, PE
VP, Senior Roadway Engineer
Mark Dunn, PE
VP, Senior Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Project Management, Roadway Design (Reconstruction and RRR), and Maintenance of Traffic Design
When not at work you can find Mark hanging out with his wife, two children, and two dogs, or enjoying the day hitting the links with a nice cold beer.
Trevor Hawkins, PE
VP, Senior Roadway Engineer
Trevor Hawkins, PE
VP, Senior Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
3D modeling and template design, roundabout design, incorporating safety and innovation, client responsiveness
Trevor is a native of Colorado but has called Tampa his home for over a decade. Outside of engineering, he enjoys spending time with his family, tinkering on home projects, golf, and pickleball.
Mark VanHorne, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Mark VanHorne, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Roadway design, Right-of-Way Plans, Constructability Reviews, Signing and Pavement Marking Plans, Maintenance of Traffic Plans
Originally from Pennsylvania, Mark recently relocated to Florida. Outside of work, Mark can be found anywhere near water or on the golf course.
Amy Hudson, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Amy Hudson, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Plans Production (SS10 & ORD), Design Documentation, Crash Data Analysis
Amy has over 20 years of experience with a strong technical background in roadway design.
Mose Howard, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Mose Howard, PE
Chief Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
Roadway design and management of minor and major FDOT Projects, both conventional and non-conventional.
Mose is an outdoor enthusiast and a native of Tampa. When not busy with work, he enjoys outdoor adventures with his family in the year-round warm Florida weather.
Eddie Giese, PE
Associate, Senior Roadway Engineer
Eddie Giese, PE
Associate, Senior Roadway Engineer
Areas of Expertise:
3D Modeling, Temporary Traffic Control
You can usually find Eddie cracking a dad joke around his five kids and wife, fishing, golfing, DIYing, eating steamed crabs, geeking out over the latest tech, or playing his guitars.
Jeff Mednick
Project Manager
Jeff Mednick
Roadway Project Manager
Areas of Expertise:
Project Management, Program Management, Utility Coordination
Jeff self-identifies as a nerd. When not hanging out with his four sons and wife, he enjoys his coin collecting, metal detecting, and studying cosmology, quantum physics, and multiverse hypotheses, for fun.
Gabe Gonzalez, PE
Senior Roadway Designer
Gabe Gonzalez, PE
Senior Roadway Designer
Areas of Expertise:
Coming soon
Charles Reed
Municipal Project Manager
Charles Reed
Project Manager
Areas of Expertise:
Project management of Federally and State Funded projects
Charles is a native of Bessemer, AL, which is also the hometown of Bo Jackson and Jameis Winston. He is a diehard Florida State University fan and alumni and currently has a son that plays football for Brown University (Isaiah Reed).
Tommy Serra
Chief Roadway Designer
Tommy Serra
Chief Roadway Designer
Areas of Expertise:
Horizontal/vertical alignments, 3D modeling
Tommy enjoys competing in Triathlons (Swim, Bike, Run) and working on his 1957 VW Beetle in his spare time.
Joanna Martinez
Senior Roadway Designer
Joanna Martinez
Senior Roadway Designer
Areas of Expertise:
MOT Certified, signing and marking, drainage and roadway production
Joanna loves to look for adventure outside of her town of Bartow, FL. Whenever possible, she jumps on a plane or in the car and roams the world free.
Erin Long
Senior Roadway Designer
Areas of Expertise:
Plans Production (SS10 & ORD), Design Documentation, Crash Data Analysis
Erin is a proud USF Bull alumna. A native Floridian, she enjoys doing typical Florida activities like kayaking, going to Rays games, and making fun of people who use umbrellas.
Amber Lewis
Senior Roadway Designer
Amber Lewis
Senior Roadway Designer
Areas of Expertise:
Coming soon