About the Authors
James "Scott" Groenier, professional engineer, began working for MTDC as a project leader in 2003. Groenier earned a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Montana State University. He worked for the Wisconsin and Illinois State Departments of Transportation and with an engineering consulting firm before joining the Forest Service in 1992. He worked as the east zone structural engineer for the Eastern Region and as a civil engineer for the Ashley and Tongass National Forests before coming to MTDC.
Stephen Monlux is an engineering consultant in materials and pavement engineering, contract administration, and technology transfer for several Federal agencies, State Local Technical Assistance Program centers, and numerous counties in the Northwest. He was the Northern Region materials engineer for the Forest Service in Missoula, MT, for 26 years.
Brian Vachowski was a project and program leader at the MTDC from 1993 until his retirement in 2008. He received a bachelor's degree in forestry from the University of Massachusetts and a master's degree in outdoor recreation from Utah State University. He has worked for the Nez Perce, Bighorn, Winema, and Routt National Forests.
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