2020 Issue

9 FEATURED SPEAKER OF THE ENGINEERS WEEK 2020 BANQUET BLAINE D. LEONARD, P.E., F.ASCE TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER, UTAH DOT B laine Leonard is employed by the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) in Salt Lake City, where he is the transportation technology engineer and leads the IntelliMoveUtah program. In this role, he is responsi- ble for traffic management technologies, and leads the planning and deployment of connected and automated vehicles. He has chaired the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Connected and Automated Vehicles Working Group, is currently co-chair of the AASHTO Technology Subcom- mittee, and leads the SPaT Challenge Tactical Working Group, an effort encouraging transportation agencies around the country to deploy connected vehicle technol- ogy. Prior to joining UDOT in 2001, Blaine spent 20 years in the consulting engineering business. He was a partner at Van Boerum & Frank, owner of Strata Consultants prior to that, and a geotechnical engineer at R&M Consultants. Mr. Leonard served as the president of the American Soci- ety of Civil Engineers in 2010. He has received the AAS- HTO Alfred E. Johnson Achievement Award, the American Society of Civil Engineers William Wisely American Civil Engineer Award, and has been named the 2009 Utah Engi- neer of the Year. He chaired the Utah Engineers Council in 1992 and was the founding editor of the Utah Engineers Council Journal. He is a licensed engineer in six western states and is the vice chair of the Utah Professional Engi- neers and Professional Land Surveyors Licensing Board.