Jack Schmitt, PE, AVS

531 Chippewa Trail

Carol Stream IL 60188
630-668-7318
jscb3cc2@westpost.net
Mr. Schmitt has over 35 years of experience in the design and management of tran
sportation projects. He has served as Project Manager on major projects in both
the public and private sectors for institutional, commercial and government clie
nts. His experience covers the planning, design and constructability review of a
wide range of roadway, controlled-access highway projects, as well as infrastru
cture improvements. He was an instructor of Transportation topics for the ISPE
PE Review series, including Surveying and Construction Layout for 25 years, has
published Plans, Special Provisions and Contract Plan Reviews and is a contribut
or of test problems for the NCEES licensing examination board. He specializes i
n providing plan reviews of infrastructure projects to identify anomalies that m
ay need to be addressed in order to avoid construction delays or change orders.
Education & Training
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1973
Masters of Engineering Management, Midwest College of Engineering, 1982
Registration & Professional Affiliations
Licensed Professional Engineer, Illinois 062-036929, Indiana 19800474, Wisconsin
39868006
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers, Legislative and Continuing Education
Committees
Member of the Society of American Value Engineers
Associate Value Specialist, Certificate 200701089
IDOT Documentation of Contract Quantities Certificate 08-0630
IDOT ICORS Training - 2010
Recent Projects
Quality Assurance Engineer for VA Project 550-09-103 - FCA Accessibility Upgrad
es, Patient Care Buildings 58, 98, 101 and 103; VA Illiana Health Care System; D
anville Illinois.
Quality Manager for ISTHA Construction Contracts I-05-7707 and 7708 (I-355 Nort
h-South Tollway extension); RR-06-5379 (I-90 Northwest Tollway Patching); I-05-7
718 (ISTHA Telecommunication Towers); RR-06-5600 (ISTHA M-7 Salt Dome Replacemen
t); I-06-5461 and 5462 (I-88 Widening and Reconstruction) RR-06-9958 (ISTHA DeKa
lb Data Center); I-07-5234, 5235, 5236 and 5237 (I-94 Tollway Reconstruction in
Lake County); RR-07-5535 (ISTHA Sign Construction); RR-06-9962 (ISTHA Signing Up
on Request); RR-06-5383 (ISTHA Central Administration Parking Lot Reconstruction
); RR-08-5548 (ISTHA Bridge and Culvert Repairs); RR-08-5552 (ISTHA Concrete Pav
ement Repairs); RR-08-9972 (ISTHA RTMS Installation); RR-08-5561 (ISTHA Sign Fab
rication and Installation) and RR-09-5582 (Fox River Bridge Reconstruction).
Project Manager for ISTHA Construction Project RR-04-5210 (Signing Modification
s System-Wide); RR-06-9962 (System-Wide Signing Upon Request); RR-08-5548 (Bridg
e and Culvert Repairs); RR-08-5552 (Concrete Pavement Repairs) and RR-08-9972 (R
TMS Installation).
Project Manager for IDOT Construction Services Upon Request under PTB 146/008 f
or Pavement Coring; DuPage County Road and Bridge Reconstruction; Will County Ro
ad Resurfacing; Lockport Road and Bridge Reconstruction; Golf Road Resurfacing;
95th Street Resurfacing; Burnham Avenue Resurfacing; IL Route 53 Resurfacing; I-
55 at IL Route 129 Reconstruction; Dan Ryan Expressway Reconstruction and the 31
st Street/ Cicero Avenue Bridge and Roadway reconstruction.
Assisted V3 with Contract Re-packaging for the I-294 Reconstruction Projects.
Project Manager for Construction Services Upon Request for IDOT District One.
Quality Manager for Design Section Engineer Services on the I-90 / I-39 control
led-access highway interchange for ISTHA Contract I-06-5447. Duties include per
sonally writing the Quality Plan that defines all technical review activities, e
nsuring all documentation is in compliance with the ISTHA requirements and the s
cope of services.
Project Engineer for the I-94 / IL 394, Kingery Interchange Reconstruction of
the controlled-access highways (2002-2005). Personally supervised the preparati
on of all roadway and drainage plans, coordinated the insertion of structural an
d lighting plans, coordinated survey controls and directed survey activities.
IDOT District 8: I-70 / I-55 / I-64 controlled-access highways approaching the
New Mississippi River Bridge. Served as Program Management Team Member responsi
ble for plan review of all roadway and drainage plans and Design Consultant Coor
dination (2000-2005). Reviewed survey controls, reviewed construction alignment
and ties.
IDOT District One: Project Manager for the US Route 20 (Lake Street) Reconstruc
tion (2000-2002). Coordinated topographic surveys, reviewed survey controls, al
ignment, ties and ROW documents.
CDOT: Project Manager for the Madison Street Reconstruction (2000-2005). Coord
inated surveys by sub-consultant

Employment History:
April 2006 to present: Director of Transportation for SPAAN Tech, Inc. Project
Manager and QA Manager for IDOT and ISTHA Construction Services.
Nov. 1999 to Nov. 2005: Senior Project Manager for HNTB Transportation Section
Manager; QA/QC Manager Phase I and II services for IDOT, DCDOT, CDOT, LCDOT and
McHenry County DOT
1998 to Nov. 1999: MTA, Inc. / International Engineering Consultants, Inc. Chief
Civil Engineer
Phase I, II and III services for IDOT, CDOT, DuPage DOT, KDOT and various munici
palities.
1995 to 1998: CEMCON, Ltd. Senior Project Manager for Transportation Projects
Phase I, II and III services for IDOT, ISTHA, DCDOT, MCDOT, various municipaliti
es and Park Districts.
1992 to 1995: Bucher, Willis & Ratliff - Director of Engineering for the Aurora
Office. Primary responsibility was to establish a marketing presence for the fi
rm. Performed Phase I, Phase II and Phase III services for Will County, ISTHA,
Kansas and Nebraska DOT, and planning services for private developers.
1988 to 1992: Midwest Consulting Engineers, Inc.. - Project Manager, Operations
Manager, Vice-President. Phase I, Phase II services for ISTHA, CDOT, METRA, Kan
e and DuPage County DOT.
1979 to 1988: Illinois State Toll Highway Authority - Project Coordinator, Engin
eer of Design. Managed design efforts, Environmental Impact Assessment and Qual
ity Assurance programs for the North-South Tollway.
1977 to 1979: Midwest Consulting Engineers - Project Engineer for IDOT Phase II
and Resident Engineer for IDOT Phase III services.
1973 to 1977: Metcalf & Eddy / Alstot, March & Guillou - Staff engineer and Resi
dent Engineer for IDOT Phase II and Phase III services.
References include: Ms. Catherine Kibble and Mr. Roman Meropolski at IDOT, Mr. P
aul LaFleur at Kane County Division of Transportation.