Women of Asphalt
Meet A Woman of Asphalt: ATS’s Tracy Moore Tracy Moore started in the asphalt industry in 1988 with Sloan Construction. Over the years, she’s gained experience with quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) as well as equipment operation, and she’s learned not to take any guff from negative types. “I first got into the industry in 1988 as a roller operator with literally no experience,” Moore shared. “I was hired kind of as a joke where they took bets on how long I would last. After mastering rollers, I went on to testing in the lab and continued to work for the company for seven years.” In 2018, she joined Asphalt Testing Solutions & Engineering (ATS), Jacksonville, Florida, as a roadway quality control technician. Now as an asphalt roadway specialist for ATS, she’s certified in CTQP Paving levels 1 & 2; she handles contract documents; she measures and ensures spread rates don’t exceed bid amounts in the field; and she performs all the tasks that work entails. One of Moore’s colleagues at ATS was excited to nominate her for this feature. “One of Tracy’s most valuable qualities is her confidence,” ATS’s Molly Berry shared. “She knows she does great work and takes pride in it—she won’t let anyone tell her otherwise and the crews respect that. When I started in the industry, I worked alongside Tracy in the field. She taught me a great deal about quality control, inspecting the mat, calculating spread rates, figuring out tonnage quantities, etc. Having someone like Tracy to help those of us new to the industry is invaluable; she is more than willing to share her knowledge. For me, as a female, it was nice to have another female to relate to when I was learning in the field where the majority of the workers were men.” True to her nature, Moore shared some of her tips and experiences as a woman of asphalt with the AsphaltPro audience.
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AsphaltPro: Why did you become an asphalt specialist? Tracy Moore: To ensure a career for myself being a single parent. AsphaltPro: What about that position is “most cool” to you? Tracy Moore: Being in a different place daily. AsphaltPro: You mentioned about 90% of your time is spent in the field. What about working in hot Florida is challenging and what is appealing to you? Tracy Moore: The heat doesn’t bother me, every day is a challenge on its own.
30 / December 2021
Moore calibrates the straight edge in the field.
