Thomas M. Peterson, P.E.
tompeterson@co-asphalt.com
Executive Director

Tom became the Executive Director of CAPA in October, 1997. CAPA is the voice of the 12 million ton/year asphalt industry of Colorado. During his tenure, CAPA has more than doubled in membership and is a 180+ member organization. In his role, Tom is responsible for the general oversight and administration of the association and its training division, the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center (RMAEC).

Tom co-chairs the CAPA/Colorado DOT asphalt specification improvement committee (Asphalt Industry Forum), is the Chairman of the LabCAT Certification Program Board of Directors, Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference & Equipment Show, serves on the Research Applications Steering Committee of the National Center for Asphalt Technology at Auburn University, the Rocky Mountain Asphalt User Producer Group Steering Committee, and the NAPA Quality Improvement Committee. Tom is a guest lecturer at Colorado State University, the University at Colorado-Boulder, and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He is also the 2005 Chairman of the State Asphalt Pavement Association Executives. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of CAPA, Tom was a Pavement/Materials Engineer with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) serving in the California Division in Sacramento and in the Northeastern States Regional Office in Albany, New York.

Tom has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in Indiana and has done post graduate studies at the Institute for Organizational Management at Colorado College. He is also a registered Professional Engineer.

Originally from Minnesota, Tom is married (Linda) and has five children, Tyler, Kimberly, Chloe, and Claire and Annalie.




Thomas J. Clayton, SET
tomclayton@co-asphalt.com
Director of Training and Member Services

Tom has been the Director of Training and Member Services since April 2005. Previously Tom was the RMAEC Program Manager and will continue to be responsible for the administering the LabCAT certification program as well as the additional education programs which are offered at the RMAEC under the general direction of the Board of Directors and the Executive Director. Tom is responsible for keeping the LabCAT program current and updated, continuing the educational programs, as well as developing new educational opportunities at the RMAEC. Tom will also focus on assisting members with issues and problems in testing and communication with agencies and developers.

Tom is the co-chair of the LabCAT technical committee. As well as all LabCAT Certification levels, Tom holds certifications from The National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies at the grade of SET (Level IV), and the Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction as an Instructor.

A Colorado and Denver native, Tom has more than 28 years of experience in the Geotechnical Engineering Industry. He has spent time working on large and small Highway projects, airports, large and small commercial projects, as well as residential pavements. Prior to assuming the program manager position Tom was involved as an inspector at Denver International Airport during construction of the 16,000 foot International runway in 2002.

Tom is married (Susan) and has two children, Nicole and Jeremy.

Cindy Rutkoski
cindyrutkoski@co-asphalt.com
Instructor

Cindy began her position in January 2008. She will be responsible for the instruction of the LabCAT certifications for levels A, B, C ,E, S and I and many of the RMAEC programs. She will be making sure the programs are up to date with the most current CDOT specifications.

Cindy’s experience includes 12 years with CDOT as a materials technician and working in a region volumetric's labs. She has spent the last 8 years working for consultants as an materials supervisor, overseeing field materials technicians and managing the laboratories.

Cindy has enjoyed working in the construction industry for the past 28 years and is looking forward to being involved with the LabCAT certification and RMAEC education programs.

Michelle Valdez
office@co-asphalt.com
Executive Assistant

Michelle joined the CAPA staff in October of 2002. Michelle started her time with CAPA as a part time assistant. In the Spring of 2004 Michelle assumed the position if Executive Assistant. As Executive Assistant, she will handle all the primary office administrative responsibilities from answering the phones, membership tracking, Accounts Receivable and Payable. Other responsibilities will include setting up and tracking seminars, regional technical conferences, reference administration and committee meetings, as well as formatting and printing the CAPA News, In front of the Paver, CAPA Marketing News and seminar fliers.





Diane Hammond
rmaec@co-asphalt.com
Training Coordinator

Diane is a Colorado Native, originally from Fort Collins. She holds a B. A. degree in Communication Disorders and Speech Science from the University of Colorado. Diane has provided administrative support in the computer consulting field, real estate title insurance, and property management industries.

Diane is responsible for the general administration of the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Education Center. This includes, but is not limited to accounts payable/receivable, course registration, marketing brochures, and clerical support.






Denis E. Donnelly, P.E.
donnellyde@aol.com
Research Engineer

Denis Donnelly is a private research consultant. He holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Along with other projects, he works with the Colorado Asphalt Pavement Association and the Rocky Mountain Asphalt User/Producer Group on various technical activities.

He has over 35 years of experience in the area of highway engineering and research. Thirty two years of his career was spent with the Colorado Department of Highways/Transportation primarily in the areas of research, materials, and construction engineering. He ended his career at CDOT as Staff Materials Engineer.

He also served on the staff of the Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) performing duties associated with the Long Term Pavement Performance studies. Additionally, he serves on several Transportation Research Board (TRB) committees and has represented the state on the AASHTO Subcommittee on Materials and the Research Advisory Committee.