BARRY J. SCHOCH, P.E.
VICE PRESIDENT
ABOUT
EDUCATION
B.S., Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania
State University, 1982
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS
Professional Engineer:
PA #035328-E, 1986
DE #7886, 1989
MD #17669, 1990
VA #20987, 1990
FL #45604, 1992
NC #18625, 1992
WV #11849, 1993
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
EXPERIENCE
Summary of Experience:
For the past 35 years, Mr. Barry J. Schoch, P.E. has worked to improve the transportation
industry by implementing innovative policies, encouraging excellence in employees and peers,
and mentoring the next generation of transportation engineers.
As the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) from January
2011 through January 2015, Mr. Schoch led PennDOT to institutionalize several new
initiatives under the Next Generation Program to modernize assets, operations, and personnel
to create new efficiencies; refresh and advance business practices and technology; and create
a culture of continuous improvement. The success of this program led to tremendous savings
and was instrumental in gaining the trust of the Pennsylvania Legislature. This paved the
way for Mr. Schoch to spearhead the effort to pass Act 89, a $2.4 billion per year funding bill
and Pennsylvania’s first transportation funding increase in decades.
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American Society of Civil
Engineers, Industry Leaders
Council, 2015 – 2017
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Pennsylvania Highway
Information Association,
President, 2010 – 2011
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American Council of Engineering
Companies-PA, Transportation
Committee Chair (2 years)
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Design Professionals Coalition,
Transportation Committee Chair,
2010-2011
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American Society of Highway
Engineers, served in various
capacities, member since 1982
Prior to joining McCormick Taylor, Mr. Schoch previously served in a technical role with KCI as
Chief Engineer for transportation projects and as regional manager.
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American Society of Civil
Engineers, served in various
capacities, member since 1982
Notable Achievements:
In addition to leading efforts on Act 89, Mr. Schoch was instrumental in establishing
PennDOT’s first Public-Private Partnership (P3) Office, which provided the opportunity to
launch the $899 million dollar Rapid Bridge Replacement Project—the largest P3 initiative in
the State to date. The contract paves the way for the design, replacement, and maintenance
of 558 structurally deficient bridges in Pennsylvania.
POSITIONS HELD
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Vice President, McCormick
Taylor, 2015-Present
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Senior Advisor to Governor Tom
Wolf, 2015
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PA Secretary of Transportation,
2011-2015
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Vice President, McCormick
Taylor, 1995-2011
In Mr. Schoch’s years prior to his role as Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation, he
was a Vice President and manager of McCormick Taylor’s Harrisburg office transportation
department. In 2015, he re-joined the firm as a strategic transportation planning advisor,
where he presently continues his advocacy and pursuit of innovation in the transportation
industry.
Mr. Schoch’s project development experience ranges from managing final design and location
studies for complex highway projects, to major environmental impact statements. Mr. Schoch
also has extensive experience in public involvement and agency presentations, innovative
financing techniques, environmental policy, and streamlining the project development
process.
As a long-time proponent of innovation and efficiency, Mr. Schoch led the charge to renew
PennDOT and was key to the creation of the department’s Next Generation Program. Next
Generation was formed to review and improve PennDOT’s operations, resulting in improved
efficiencies and modernization across the agency. One component of Next Generation is
the State Transportation Innovation Council (STIC), on which Mr. Schoch served as co-chair.
BARRY J. SCHOCH, P.E.
VICE PRESIDENT
EXPERIENCE
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The Pennsylvania STIC includes a coalition of transportation stakeholders that review
and prioritize the implementation of innovations. The STIC gained statewide and national
recognition with the 2014 Innovation of the Year Award at the Pennsylvania Governor’s
Innovation Day Expo and the FHWA Excellence in Teamwork Award. FHWA continues to
regard Pennsylvania as the model STIC state.
Mr. Schoch led reforms at PennDOT that include reinventing of the State Transportation
Commission (STC), which serves as the Board of Directors to the department. He led the
process of restructuring the STC to be more effective and provide better oversight. Mr. Schoch
also revamped the Transportation Advisory Committee to eliminate overlap with the STC and
enhance collaboration between the two groups.
Following his successful term as Secretary, Mr. Schoch was retained by Governor Tom Wolf
as senior advisor on transportation and infrastructure issues. In this role, he focused on the
continued implementation of the transportation bill, and worked across agencies to ensure it
was efficient and cost-effective.
He also assisted in the creation of the Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force (PITF), a group of
representatives from state agencies, the legislature, federal and local governments, the
pipeline and natural gas industries, and environmental groups, among others. The PITF is
charged with developing policies, tools, and best practices to assist in the development of a
pipeline infrastructure system.
In 2015, Mr. Schoch was named to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Industry
Leaders Council (ILC) and began his two-year term of service. The ILC is comprised of industry
leaders, academia, government, and non-government organizations. Together, the Council
identifies tactical actions for ASCE and the civil engineering community. Mr. Schoch’s work
with the ILC includes a focus on ASCE’s “Grand Challenge” program. The ILC-recommended
challenge promotes resiliency and innovation, and aims to reduce the life-cycle cost of
infrastructure by 50 percent by 2025. In addition, Mr. Schoch served as a panel judge for
ASCE’s Innovation Contest. The contest, which was launched in connection with the Grand
Challenge, invites professionals, educators, and students to share creative solutions that aim
to reshape the nation’s infrastructure.
Outside of his work as senior advisor and ILC member, Mr. Schoch was invited to testify
during a round-table discussion that addressed the need for long-term transportation
funding. The round-table was part of a roadshow led by Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) in April 2015.