Douglas Needham, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Lansing, Michigan Area

• Represent over 130 companies engaged in the production of crushed stone, sand, gravel, recycled aggregate and slag.
• Protect and promote one of Michigan’s most valuable natural resource - aggregate.
• Promote and advocate for the aggregate industry in the areas of specifications, mine safety, reclamation, air and water pollution, and legislation.
• Represent the aggregate industry by promoting their interests in Washington D.C., Lansing and at the local level.
• Partner with various state agencies to promote reasonable and obtainable air quality, inland lakes and stream, wetlands, NPDES and other permitting regulations.
• Partner with MDOT and various industry partners to ensure appropriate utilization of aggregate material for infrastructure projects.

Houghton, Michigan, United States

Holt, Michigan

Elected to the office of Holt Board of Education on November 13, 2014

• Provide assistance to over 550 heavy highway and underground contractors with various governmental rules and regulations, construction specifications and field issues, utility conflicts, prevailing wage guidance, and.
• Advocate for the construction industry on committees with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), County Road Association of Michigan (CRAM), Michigan Municipal League (MML), Michigan Association of County.
• Lobby Michigan Legislature for the promotion of the construction industry.
• Developed the Annual Michigan Utility Coordination Conference.
• Established the Annual Detroit Construction Science Expo.
• Created multiple statewide construction websites.

• Managed Transportation Rural, Enhancement, and Federal Forest Highway Programs.
• Ensured local agencies met Federal and State laws and regulations.
• Developed statewide processes for implementing the Rural and Enhancement programs.
• Conducted and provided training to local agencies.

• Managed statewide local agency transportation federal aid urban projects.
• Prepared bidding documents in conformance with federal and state requirements.
• Responsible for the obligation of funds, performing engineering studies, applying engineering standards, initiating agreements, and writing and reviewing specifications.
• Conducted field reviews and official grade inspection meetings.
• Approved projects for construction, authorized force account work, prepared addenda, and managed contractor inquires.

• Statewide resource person for structural engineering properties of reinforced concrete structures.
• Provided complex and advanced structural engineering analysis for the construction and maintenance of concrete highway structures such as bridges, culverts, and other roadside appurtenances.
• Authored numerous MDOT Research Reports.

Bs, Engineering

Activities and Societies: Chi Epsilon - Honors Society

Basics Of Engineering