Francisco Rodriguez Dosal is a candidate for the master of science degree in the transportation program at the University of Puerto Rico (UPRM). Mr. Rodriguez Dosal Received a bachelor degree in both surveying and topography in May 1992 and a bachelor of science in civil engineering in December 1994, from the University of Puerto Rico. He is an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) nd the College of Engineers and Survey of Puerto Rico (CIAPR). As a graduate research assistant, he has worked on several projects in the area of geometric and operational improvements of rural roads and developed methods to evaluate the performance and endurance of flexible pavements. The research finding of these projects have been presented in at least twelve recognized scientific forums in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Chile, and the United States. The technical papers have been published by TRB and the Journal of the College Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. Currently, Mr. Rodriguez Dosal is working with Juror Corporation, Highway and Bridge Division, on a major highway reconstruction project on the island. Mr. Rodriguez Dosal is married and has a three-year-old daughter.