Twelve winning employee ideas for improving INDOT’s processes and projects statewide have been chosen from the 2024 agency call for entries.
In its sixth year, the in-house competition received 181 separate ideas from INDOT employees for improving INDOT. Ideas are vetted and scored, and evaluated on improved efficiency and safety, the state of development, the payoff potential, and market readiness.
All 12 winning innovations will be guided through implementation by INDOT’s Innovation and Process Improvements Division, which will collaborate with, and support, the 2024 winners to ensure the success of their ideas by working with leadership to shepherd the ideas to statewide implementation.
Winners and ideas were:
- Tom Brummett, Kurt Pelz, Athar Khan, and Mir Zaheer: O-Cell bidirectional load testing
- Joel Bump and Brian Martin: Portable computer monitor
- Nicholas Classick, Ross Reed, Richard Bladecki, Cooper Coulter, Jesse Cherrone, William Seymour, and Jose Escobedo: Broadcast sprayer
- Ermilo Ducret: Snowplow training wheels
- Cory Freeman and Dakota Cook: Portable wireless cameras
- Brian Huffman and Julian Roudabush: Skid steer cable winch
- Marshall Jenkins and Jacob Lewis: Inventory app
- Philip Montgomery and Lloyd Berger: Gravel chute for unpaved shoulders
- Mark Pittman: Personal wearable lighting system
- Julian Roudabush and Cory Ball: Skid steer wetting system
- Bob Russell and Julian Roudabush: Ground protection pads
- Nathan Shaw and Mike Deller: Bed-up lasers
