Paul Schmitz

Market Manager, Public Roads
Email Paul at:
paul.schmitz@cmc.com
Contact Paul at:
(678) 793-0178
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Paul Schmitz

Market Manager, Public Roads
Since graduating in 1990 from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Paul Schmitz has held a variety of sales, business development and sales management roles within the construction and technology industry. Over the last 15 years, Paul's experience has been promoting synthetic building materials in the civil and marine construction industry. Most of those years were spent with CMI, focusing on large scale engineered projects for environmental remediation, flood prevention and shoreline protection. 

In early 2020, Paul transitioned to Tensar as the Market Manager for Public Roads, setting the strategic growth plan for this market. He consults with a variety of clientele from contractors and engineers to all levels of government agencies, including extensive experience with federal agencies such as the USACE and NRCS.

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Our Two Cents: $1.2 Trillion IIJA Infrastructure Bill Summary

As they say in Washington, a billion here...a billion there...and pretty soon youre talking real money. On November 5th, 2021 Congress passed the $1.2...
February 15 2022

Shovel Ready vs. Shovel Worthy Road Infrastructure Projects

On October 20, 2021, Roads Bridges magazine as part of its Infrastructure Insider conference - held a roundtable discussion about Shovel Ready...
November 04 2021

Part 1: Transportation Infrastructure Funding Impacted by COVID-19

Earlier this month, the $1 trillion infrastructure bill received bipartisan approval in the senate. This comes at a crucial time when both the United...
September 21 2021

Resiliency in Infrastructure Part 3: Influencing Change

When it comes to building more resilient infrastructure, shifting perspectives and influencing change is not an easy task. Conventional construction...
April 07 2021

Resiliency in Infrastructure Part 2: Facing Obstacles and Influencing Stakeholders

Everyone seems to agree that resilient infrastructure sounds good in theory building longer-lasting, safer structures that will cost less to maintain...
March 17 2021

Resiliency in Infrastructure Part 1: What it Means and Why Now?

We gathered leading experts in the transportation industry, including government agencies, engineering design firms, contractors, material suppliers,...
March 03 2021

Part 8: Lessons Learned & Getting Prepared for Stimulus Funding

Over the past eight weeks we have looked at the various impacts of COVID-19 on transportation construction. Even though this pandemic has caused major...
July 30 2020

Part 7: Improvements to Stimulus Funding

In 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law to revive the economy teetering on the brink of a major depression. A portion...
July 23 2020

Part 6: Prioritizing Transportation Projects Receiving Stimulus Funding

Working on the assumption that a stimulus bill will be passed, states then must decide how to prioritize the vast number of infrastructure projects on...
July 16 2020

Part 5: Impacts of Stimulus Funding on Transportation Construction

As we discussed in Part 4 of our series, COVID-19 has drastically reduced revenues that states depend on for funding infrastructure improvements. This...
July 09 2020

Part 4: Future of Funding for COVID-19 and Transportation Construction

Most states depend on tax revenues generated from gas sales and tourism to fund necessary infrastructure projects. Due to stay at home orders, many...
June 25 2020

Part 3: COVID-19 and Transportation Construction: Long-term Impacts

As we start to adjust to our new circumstances caused by COVID-19, companies operating in the transportation construction sector must also plan for...
June 19 2020
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