Shana had previously worked with UDOT for over 25 years and was the Director of Research and Bridge Operations at the Utah Department of Transportation. Her responsibilities included the development of business strategies and management for UDOT’s Research & Development, and Bridge Management programs.  Under Shana’s direction, Utah has successfully implemented Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) using Self Propelled Modular Transports (SPMT).  As a result 4500 South Bridge Replacement Project over I-215 reduced construction delays from months to days.  Shana had been instrumental in using bridge-monitoring technologies to monitor bridges on the move so future can bridge design can be more economical.

Shana has received multiple awards for her world-class implementation of ABC in Utah as well as providing lessons learned for surrounding states. These awards include: The 2009 ACEC Merit Award for studies and Research, 2008 IRF Global Road Achievement Award for Construction Methodologies, 2008 NPHQ Award for Making A Difference Gold Award for Breaking The Mold, 2008 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Innovations and Efficiency and 2008 Best of State Award for Science and Technology.

UDOT Research Division has received the AASHTO Presidential Award for Research in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Over the years, Shana has held a variety of leadership positions within UDOT, ranging from Maintenance Planning, Traffic Operations, and Region Operations Engineer. During this time she was instrumental in several large projects including the implementation of UDOT’s new Traffic Operations Center and management of operations functions during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.

Shana received her BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah and is a licensed Structural Engineer with the State of Utah.

With a wealth of experience, Shana founded Khan Engineering & Consulting 5 years ago and formed a highly experienced Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) and Research & Development (R&D) team. Khan Engineering & Consulting brings an approach built on lessons learned on hundreds of projects across many owners supporting Billions of dollars of construction.  Our tools and approach are a catalyst for improved teamwork and efficiency across all facets of the project.

Owner/President of Khan Engineering & Consulting  ( 2016 – Current)

• Research Project Manager for Engineering Research Projects
• Research Advisory Council (UTRAC)
• Obtained Contractor License 2022

Director of Research and Bridge Operations (2004 – 2016)

• Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Implementation
• Research Advisory Council (RAC) Member for Utah
• Transportation Research Board Representative (TRB) for Utah
• Utah Transportation Research Advisory Council (UTRAC)
• Development and Implementation
• New Products
• Experimental Features
• Statewide Pavement Marking Committee Chair
• Published in TRB
• Technology Transfer
• Library/Archive
• Oversee Bridge Operations Group
• Bridge Program Development
• Bridge Inspection/Preservation
• Equipment Management
• Visit to China to view innovation and share Western experience

Region Two Maintenance Operations Engineer (2004 – 2001)

• Lead over 160 diverse employees
• Manage $20 Million dollar budget
• Developed Implemented and Managed the Transportation Technician Program (TTP)
• Snow Plan Quality Improvement Team (QIT)
• Implement Anti-Icing 100% in every station in Region 2.
• Region 2 Liaison during 2002 Olympic Games, Oversaw the Safety, Maintenance and Snow Operations by borrowing resources from neighboring areas in state and out of state to insure smooth transportation during Olympics.
• Improved Pavement Markings on the road. Was involved with national committees to set standards for pavement marking retro reflectivity and implemented those standards in Utah.
• Changed Boundaries for Maintenance stations to optimize efficient snow route plan and to accommodate Davis county boundary change.
• Implemented leadership in Maintenance by teaching DeCoster’s Leadership Philosophies to Maintenance Managers, After 3 years of DeCoster training with all Udot leaders
• Worked on keeping Morale high in Region 2 Maintenance.

Traffic Operations Engineer (1999-2001)

• Incident response plan and process. Level 1, Level 2 Level 3 and Level 4 types of incident severity with a response message to the public to avoid the traffic delay as well as public safety and maintenance working together to clear up the incident and get the traffic back to normal
• Weather condition Reporting for internal maintenance and external;  information to the public so they know before they go
• Oversaw Y2K Operations
• Developed budget needed for operations, Labor, Equipment, and maintenance for a newly build Traffic Operations Center.
• Tours of TOC – developed a process for tour and stopping spots for show and tell for general public who were interested in TOC
• Media responsibilities – Performed many media interviews on TOC and Maintenance Snow Operations

Central Maintenance Methods Engineer (1991 – 1999)

• Budget distribution for 70 Million dollars Statewide – Distributed every Region their portion of the Maintenance operations budget at a station level to insure that they don’t run out of labor money and have enough budget to work on maintenance activities that were needed to work on for that maintenance area for that fiscal year.
• Improvements in standards – Was on the Standards committee and improved many pavement marking, Chip Seal, road barriers, attenuators and other material standards
• Improvements and updates to old Policies and Procedures
• Implemented New methods to improve the way we maintained our infrastructure (Labor, Equipment and Materials)
• Published TRB Paper (attachment)
• Presented and coordinated training for Anti-Icing Technologies
• Impact Attenuator study
• PG Asphalt implementation in Binders and thin lifts
• Became a Professional Engineer

Rotation Program (1990 – 1991)

• UDOT Reorganization study that recommended change from 6 districts to 4 regions
• Researched the use of Flyovers and presented at the Engineers Conf.
• Helped set up a better 4 year Rotation program that the department has implemented

Summer Intern/Field Engineer (Summer of 1989)

• Worked in construction as an inspector
• Soils and slump testing
• Density testing

EDUCATION

University of Utah Engineering Major –  (1990 – 1986)

• Minor in Math
• Engineering Student representative elected to serve on Associated Students of University of Utah (ASUU) Student Government.

University of Utah Pre-Med Student – (1986 – 1983)

• Biology, Anatomy, Genetics Etc..