Services
Equipment Design and Manufacture
Technical Sales Support
Purchase Specification Support
Equipment Maintenance Support
Program Guidance on Data Collection and Analysis, both in-agency and contract
Witness as Court Recognized Expert on Pavement Skid Resistance Measurement
Examples of Equipment Powel Enterprises can support
Industry Leadership
The services offered by Powel Enterprises are based on an extremely varied employment experience culminating in 20 years leading the data collection section at the Maryland Department of Transportation. With academic training in physics and electronics, and many years in machinery design and manufacture, a unique perspective is brought to the challenges encountered by those in the industry. Powel Enterprises can provide support starting at conceptualization, through implementation, to maintenance of performance.
About John Andrews
John Andrews is the Principal of Powel Enterprises. Over the past 20 years, he has been involved with multiple TRB Committees, Expert Task Groups and Pooled Funds that have guided the field. He has been the primary author of several AASHTO standards and papers focused on improving the state-of-the art.
Over 50 years of work experience, the most recent 20 at the Maryland State Highway Administration, provides a perspective to a program or project that has a multidiscipline foundation in both training and experience.
Training BS in Physics from Johns Hopkins and numerous short courses and seminars, including computer programming and the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Management series.
Technical Experience Electronic and mechanical design in the medical instrumentation, industrial machinery, construction, and vehicle fields
Managerial Experience Led numerous groups, from small design teams to 120-technician manufacturing operations
Recent Accomplishments
A significant contributor to multiple AASHTO standards for highway data collection
Advancement of NDT methods including the application of GPR for pavement and bridge deck evaluation.
Development of two increased resolution skid testing methods
Trailer design for 3-D Radar antenna equipment