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Silberhorn brings over 20 years of transportation experience designing and managing projects . His recent experience includes several Colorado Department of Transportation ( CDOT ) projects for which he led consultant and in-house development , design , and construction of interchange , flood repair , intersection realignment , interstate reconstruction , and resurfacing projects .
Silberhorn holds a bachelor ’ s degree in civil engineering from Iowa State University and is a registered professional engineer in Colorado .
Senior transportation engineer added
Michael Noesen recently brought his well over three decades of management and design experience to Ayres ’ transportation clients in the Southeast . Noesen has extensive experience in urban and rural roadway projects as well as lighting , signalization , and ITS . He ’ s been in Tampa for the past 31 years working on projects for the Florida Department of Transportation , cities , counties , and private clients .
Noesen manages design and construction projects and provides transportation engineering support . His responsibilities include project management ; quality control ; roadway , signal , lighting , ITS , and transit design ; PD & E studies ; and value engineering . He holds professional engineer licensure in Florida and Illinois and a bachelor ’ s degree in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame .
Kuhlow previously managed Ayres ’ traffic engineering group , making sure our transportation design projects effectively address safety and traffic operation needs through traffic modeling , skillful design of signalized and roundabout intersections , and optimized signal timing .
Kuhlow holds professional engineer registrations in Wisconsin , Illinois , Indiana , Florida , and Arkansas . He holds a bachelor ’ s degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin- Madison . He ’ s a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers .
Survey Manager joins Wisconsin Licensing Board
Nathan Vaughn , manager of Ayres ’ Southern Midwest Survey Group , has joined the Professional Land Surveyor Section of the Wisconsin Examining Board of Architects , Landscape Architects , Professional Engineers , Designers , and Professional Land Surveyors . Vaughn is a land surveyor member designee who joined the board at the Professional Land Surveyor Section ’ s July 9 meeting .
The Professional Land Surveyor Section consists of three land surveyor members and two public members . Vaughn ’ s term expires on July 1 , 2024 . The five-section Examining Board has 25 members , who are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Legislature . Vaughn ’ s appointment is pending legislative confirmation .
Kuhlow named manager of transportation services
Kevin Kuhlow has been named manager of transportation services in Ayres ’ Madison , Wisconsin , office . Kuhlow oversees staff managing transportation projects for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation , counties , cities , villages , and towns . He has over two decades of transportation design and project management experience , and he ’ s a leading U . S . roundabout designer , having been involved with developing hundreds of them throughout North America since 2000 .
The Professional Land Surveyor Section approves PLS applications , considers disciplinary proceedings , and reviews pending legislative , policy , and administrative rule proposals . The overall Examining Board reviews requirements , procedures , continuing education requirements , and matters of professional conduct .
Vaughn , a registered professional land surveyor with 16 years of professional experience , manages the survey groups in Ayres ’ Madison and Waukesha , Wisconsin , offices . www . AyresAssociates . com 39