Steve Patrick joined NTRO (formerly Australian Road Research Board (ARRB)) in 2004 after graduating from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of (Mechanical) Engineering. He also holds a Master of Technology (Pavements) degree. After working in the Data Collection and Heavy Vehicles teams, he joined the Bituminous Surfacings team in August 2009,where he has participated in the group’s research and consulting activities in sprayed sealing practices, bitumen sprayer calibration, related field testing, and the preparation of guidelines and standards. Steve is presently a Principal Professional in the Safer Smarter Infrastructure team.