OFFICERS
President

Sidney Cox, Cox Paving Co., TX

1st Vice President
Cliff Ashcroft, FNF Construction, CA

2nd Vice President
Jorge Sousa, Recipav, Portugal & CA

Secretary
Mark Chalfa, Granite Construction, CA

Treasurer
Murray Quance, BAS Recycling, CA

Executive Committee Members-at-Large
Mike Domino, International Surfacing Systems,
    Arizona
Barry Takallou, Crumb Rubber Manufacturers
    (CRM) California
Jim Anderson, Recovery Technologies Group,
    Ontario, Canada

Technical Advisory Board
Technical Advisory Board
Chairman George Way, P.E., Arizona DOT
Vice Chairman, Gene Morris, P.E., ADOT (ret), AZ
Serj Amirkhanian, Ph.D., ARTS, Clemson University
Mark Belshe, P.E., FNF Construction, AZ
Douglas Bernard, P.E., FHWA (ret) DC
Joe Cano, P.E., Bureau of Indian Affairs, AZ
Jon Epps, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus UNR, NV
Kathryn Evans, Ph.D., Texas DOT, TX
Rudy Jimenez, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus, UofA, AZ
Kamil Kaloush, Ph.D., ASU, AZ
Byron Lord, P.E., FHWA, DC
Jay McQuillen, P.E. , Granite Construction, CA
Lawrence Smith, P.E. Florida DOT (ret), FL
Jorge Sousa, Ph.D., Recipav, Portugal
Anne Stonex, P.E., LAW Engineering, AZ
Dick Stubstad, P.E., ERES, CA
Maghsoud Tahmoressi, P.E., PaveTex Eng., TX
Barry Takallou, Ph.D., of CRM, CA
Jack Van Kirk, P.E., Valley Slurry Seal, CA

Executive Director, Douglas D. Carlson
dougc@rubberpavements.org

Director of Communications, "RPA News",
Donna J. Carlson
donnac@rubberpavements.org

Executive Assistant, Linda Kyle
lindak@rubberpavements.org

Office address:
1801 S. Jentilly Lane, Suite A-2
Tempe, Arizona 85281

Telephone: (480) 517-9944
Fax: (480) 517-9959

Associates

Polymerix Resource Recovery, LLC of Brownsville, Texas, started in 2002 for the purpose of manufacturing and selling crumb rubber products, is currently the exclusive marketer of the tire-derived crumb rubber facility operated as Synergy Stamford Partners in Stamford, Texas. The company's current offerings include landscape materials, playground infill, Perma-Flex High Performance Arena Footing, bonder rubber pavers and mats and industrial crumb rubber grades. Polymerix Resource Recovery President, C.D. "Chuck" Smith, P.E. says plant capacity is anticipated to be 40 million lbs. of crumb rubber of which 15 million will be targeted for the asphalt-rubber paving industry. Chuck Smith can be reached by phone (866) TRY-POLY or facsimile (775) 242-4960. The e-mail address is PolymerixRR@aol.com. Mail address: P.O. Box 5929, Brownsville, TX 78521-5929

Columbus McKinnon Corp, Sarasota, Florida, is a company with 20
years experience in the manufacture of Tire Recycling equipment; tire
shredding systems, chippers and grinders. Richard Colyar is the national sales manager and Mike Playdon heads up the International Sales Division. The company website is www.smshttp://www.smshredders.com/hredders.com and the mailing address is 1920 Whitfield Ave., Sarasota, FL 34233. Phone: (941) 755-2621. Fax: (941) 753-2308. The e-mail for Richard Colyar is Richard.Colyar@cmworks.com.

The Japanese Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JATMA), a group of six Japanese Tyre makers, headquartered in Tokyo, is dedicated to pursuing unification of world tire standards and resolving their country's scrap tire issues. JATMA was among the "Low Road Noise Pavement Working Group" visiting Arizona November 2­8, 2002 to explore the introduction of Asphalt-Rubber into Japan. The JATMA address is No. 33 Mori Building, 3-8-21 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 105-0001. The Executive Director, Ichiro Shimizia, can be reached by phone at +81-3-3435-9094. The fax number is +81-3-3435-9097. The Association website is www.jatma.or.jp.

Individual Members

Jack Carman of Design for Generations, LLC, represents a design consulting firm specializing in the creation and development of therapeutic outdoor environments for older adults. The company address is 92 Tallowood Drive, Medford, N.J. 08055. Phone: (609) 953-5881. Fax: (609) 953-1625. Jack can be reached by e-mail at: JPCarman1@comcast.net.

Hafiz Muhammad Akhtar, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan is the Director of Progressive International, the parent company of Progressive Group which deals with the construction of roads and bridges in Pakistan. The Progressive Group is staffed with a highly professional team of experts in the field of construction and performs road, civil
or structural engineering projects. Progress Outfitters, an exporting garment manufacturer is also a subsidiary of Progressive International. Hafiz can be reached by e-mail
prog@brain.net.pk or eng_akhtar@hotmail.com. His phone is 92-42-5419287 and the fax is 92-42-5426154. The office address is: Progressive International, 11Karim Block, Commercial Zone, Allama Jobal, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, 54570.

Jim Logge is the President of Advanced Surface Logix headquartered in Scottdale, Arizona. The company, which has been in business for one year, provides noise abatement solutions using stress skimmed panels and recycled rubber. They manufacture sound panels, walls, enclosures and structures for "any and all noise sources." Their target markets are municipal, industrial, civil engineering and residential (air conditioning and pool pumps). Contact information: Advanced Surface Logix, 7807 N. Via Del Sol, Scottsdale, AZ 85258. Telephone: (602) 418-1272. Fax (480) 905-7097 Company website: www.soundguard.qwest.net Jim's e-mail: Jimsurfaceguy@qwest.net

 The Rubber Pavements Association is a nonprofit organization committed to increased awareness and advancement of Asphalt-Rubber technology through seminars, research and publications. The association only supports proven paving processes which meet the ASTM definition D8-88 and standard specification D-6114-97 or public processes which are routinely
used by two or more states. The RPA is governed by a Board of Directors from member companies throughout the world. For membership, library or meeting information, visit the RPA website at www.rubberpavements.org.

 


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