Danny Gierhart, P.E., has been the Asphalt Institute’s Southeastern Regional Engineer since 2009, primarily serving the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. He earned his Civil Engineering degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1985, and has been a registered professional engineer since 1990. He has had a diverse career, working in industry, agency, and academia. His 20 years with the Oklahoma DOT included 3 years roadway inspection and 5 years in research and development. For most of his ODOT career, he held the position of Bituminous Engineer, managing both the liquid asphalt and asphalt mix laboratories, plus writing all asphalt-related specifications for the agency. He spent 4 years in industry as Materials Engineer for Broce Construction Company, managing all asphalt mix design, QC/QA, and materials cost estimating for the company in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. He served the College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma as an adjunct instructor from 1999 to 2010, teaching CE 5303, “Asphalt Materials and Mix Design.”