VIP Biography for
James B. Goddard
 | James B. Goddard |
| Industry | Plastics/HDPE pipe |
| Title | Chief Engineer |
| Expertise | Structural design of buried structures, land drainage, hydraulics |
| Current Organization | Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. |
| Type of Organization | Manufacturing company |
| Major Product | Non-pressure polyethylene pipe |
| Area of Distribution | International |
| University/Degree | Engineering Operation, Metallurgy, N.C. State Univ. |
| Born | November 10, 1945 |
| Published Works | Patents for Highway Edgedrain and Pipe Connector; 3 patents pending; numerous technical papers including, "Performance Review of a Corrugated Polyethylene Cross Drain," Public Works 127, 1996; "Drainage Pipe; the Sense and the Dollars of Competition," New York State Association of Transportation Engineers 57th Annual Conference, May, 1997 |
| Affiliations | Culvert and Hydraulic Structures Committee, Subsurface Soil-Structures Committee, Subsurface Drainage Committee, National Transportation Research Board; Plastic Pipe Design Task Force, Special Liaison Committee, Flexible Culverts, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Technical Committee, Urban Subsurface Drainage Standards, American Society of Civil Engineers; Vice Chairman, American Society of Testing and Materials; Federal Highway Administration Research Specialty Committee for Culverts; Postconsumer Resin, Plastic Pipe Planners, U.S.E.P.A.; Subcommittee on New Highway Materials Task Force 22, Development of Cross-reference for Materials Specification for Waterways, Airports, Railroad, Transit and Highway Projects, Standardization of Detail for Bridge and Road Hardware, AASHTO-AGC-ARTBA; Thermoplastic Pipe Design Procedure, N.C.H.R.P. Project 04-26 Panel |
| Hobbies & Sports | Sailing, scuba diving, softball, photography; licensed Lay Eucharistic Minister, Episcopal Church, Diocese of Southern Ohio |
| Career Accomplishments | -PLEASE ADD- |
| Work History | Armco Steel Corporation, Metal Products Division; Burgess & Niple, Ltd; Florida Steel Corporation, Culvert Division; Regional Engineer,1979-81, Staff Marketing Engineer, Chief Engineer, Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. |
| Children | Karen E., 30; Kathleen M., 25 |
| Spouse | Nancy Forrest |
| Married | June 24, 1967 |
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