Prior to joining the University of Hartford, Ted was employed by the U.S. Department of Transportation for 16 years. Previously Ted worked as part of a startup software application to help engineers visualize data when assessing infrastructure condition. Ted is coauthor of a textbook on railway geotechnics, a topic that remains central to his research. While Ted?s research is focused on advanced materials and processes for infrastructure condition assessment and renewal, he has a special interest in technological history including early infrastructure such as canals.