Kari Shedlock, M.S.C.E., E.I.T. – Water Resources Specialist and Traffic Designer

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Education:

West Virginia University, B.S., Management Systems Engineering, 2001
West Virginia University, M.S., Civil Engineering, 2003

Company Responsibilities:

As a member of the French Engineering team, Kari oversees and/or conducts Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) studies for projects ranging from large rivers, multiple opening scenarios, multiple span, and single span to simple culvert replacement. She has performed H&H analyses for over 50 projects with a large variety of scale, many within an expedited schedule. Her knowledge and proficiency in H&H policies, procedures and applications allowed her to complete and submit, with approval, nine smaller-scale maintenance projects, within a two-month time period. Concurrently she also submitted and had approved six small bridge projects within a three-month time period. Kari is an experienced user of many engineering software programs including; HEC-RAS with RAS Mapper, Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), HY-8, EFH-2, TR-55, WMS, Microstation/OpenRoads, NSS, NFF, and PSU-IV and AutoTAB. She has also developed her own tool to evaluate pump adequacy for scenarios in which streams need to be temporarily blocked and pumped around the work site during construction. Finally, she has particular interest in sustainable stormwater management, including strategies to promote infiltration, reduce runoff, and improve water quality, such as bioswales and rain gardens.

In addition, Kari has assisted with the preparation of several erosion and sediment pollution control plans including but not limited to PennDOT project SR 0058-357 over Mineral Creek in Clarion County and PA Turnpike project WB-224B over Brush Creek in Beaver County. She has also prepared numerous traffic-related designs, including signing and pavement marking plans, traffic control plans, and traffic signal plans.

The following is a selection of the H&H studies for which she has been the lead analyst, organized by the size and complexity of the H&H study:

Large Scale Projects

District 2-0: SR 0064-A01 over Fishing Creek, Porter Township – This project involved multiple span and multiple opening analysis with FEMA involvement and karst topography features.
District 2-0: SR 2004-A05 over Fishing Creek, Porter Township – This project involved the replacement of a 2 span concrete T-Beam Bridge with an Adjacent Box beam Bridge. The project had FEMA involvement and karst topography features.
District 2-0: SR 2016-A01 over Fishing Creek, Borough of Mill Hall – This project involved the evaluation of a multiple span bridge with a large drainage area in an urban setting. The project also had FEMA involvement, karst topography features and many ponds, reservoirs and lakes within the drainage area.
District 2-0: SR 2001-A02 over Jacks Creek, Derry Township – This project involved the replacement of a 2 span Steel Girder Bridge with a 2 Span Spread Box Beam Bridge. The project had FEMA involvement with karst topography features. Temporary analyses included channel diversion and a temporary causeway.
District 9-0: SR 0403-008 over Stoneycreek River, Jownstown – This project involved the replacement of a Reinforced Concrete Closed Spandrel Arch Bridge with a 2 span Steel Plate Girder Bridge. The project had FEMA involvement and temporary causeway analysis.
District 9-0: SR 0026-029 over Standing Stone Creek, Oneida Township – This project included the replacement of a 3 span Concrete T-Beam Bridge with a 2 span Box Beam Bridge. This project had FEMA involvement with karst topography features. This project was also in a U.S. Geological Survey gaging area.
District 9-0: SR 2004-04B over Elk Lick Creek, Summit Township – This project included the replacement of a 2 span Concrete T-Beam Bridge with a 2 span Concrete Spread Box Beam Bridge. This project also included a temporary causeway analysis.

Medium Scale Projects

District 1-0: SR 0955-B00/B01 over Six Mile and Seven Mile Creek, Harborcreek Township – Both B00 and B01 were single-span bridge replacements. SR 955-B00 included the analysis of 5 structures within the study limits, including several railroad bridges.
District 12-0: SR 2025-B10 over Redstone Creek, South Union Township – The project included the replacement of a Concrete Arch Bridge with a Con-Span Arch Culvert. This project was in a FEMA detailed study area.
District 12-0: 2011 Small Bridge Program (six total projects), Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties – Structures included a large variety of small bridge and culvert replacements, some of which required FEMA involvement and analysis of dams / reservoirs.
District 12-0: 2012 Small Bridge Program (six total projects), Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties – Structures included a large variety of small bridge and culvert replacements, some requiring FEMA involvement. All completed within an expedited time period.
District 11-0: SR 0030-B20 over Little Mill Creek, Greene Township – This project included the replacement of a Concrete Arch Bridge with a Box Culvert. Also included was the relocation of a downstream tributary as a countermeasure to embankment erosion near the structure.
District 10-0: SR 3006-350 over Catfish Run, Madison Township – This project was in an archaeologically sensitive area as well as a FEMA detailed study area near the confluence with the Allegheny River.
District 3-0: T-665 over Pleasant Stream, McIntyre Township – This project included the replacement of a single span Steel I-Beam Bridge with a Concrete Spread Box Beam Bridge on a new alignment, downstream of the existing structure.
District 10-0: SR 2036-152 over UNT Carnahan Run, Parks Township – This project included the replacement of an existing Steel I-Beam bridge with a Concrete Box Culvert. The project also included a temporary pump design and analysis as well as flood protection measures during construction for a nearby resident.

Small Scale Projects

District 12-0: 2012 Bridge Maintenance Program (nine total projects), Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland Counties – Structures included a large variety of small bridge and culvert replacements, completed within an expedited time frame.
District 3-0: T469 over Swift Run, Spring Township - Structure was a single span Steel I-beam bridge, replaced with a Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert.

Prior Experience

Prior to joining French Engineering, Kari was an employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Districts 12-0 and 11-0 for 7 years. She was a Project Manager in the Roadway Design Unit, where she was responsible for managing many large-scale projects, and the plans preparation of many PennDOT in-house projects. She also participated in the damage evaluation and repair of roadway and drainage systems as a result of the Hurricane Ivan Flood Disaster.