Professional History

• Chief Deputy Director, California Department of Transportation
• District Director (Los Angeles & Ventura Counties), California Department of Transportation
• Program Manager, California Department of Transportation
• Geometric Reviewer, California Department of Transportation
• Design Engineer, California Department of Transportation
• Highway Engineer, Federal Highway Administration

License

• Registered Professional Civil Engineer, State of California

Education

• North Carolina State University, BSCE

Tony V. Harris joined Planning Company Associates as an Executive Vice President. Tony is one of the most respected transportation professionals in the country and has demonstrated his keen understanding of this complicated industry in many high profile positions throughout his career. Over the last 20 years, his public sector experience at both the federal and state government levels has enabled him to utilize his vast transportation knowledge to develop consensus amongst many diverse constituencies for various transportation infrastructure programs and projects.

Prior to joining Planning Company Associates, Tony was the Chief Deputy Director for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) where he managed the daily multi-modal operations of the largest state transportation department in the country. On two separate occasions, he also served as the department’s interim Director. During this assignment, he lead the department through three transportation programming cycles and periods of both significant growth and reduction while continuing to improve both State and Local Agency project delivery. This assignment drew upon Tony’s wide range of transportation knowledge and leadership skills.

Before becoming Chief Deputy Director, Tony was the department’s District Director responsible for the state transportation system in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Previously, he worked on projects such as the Interstate 5 widening and Route 91 Toll Road in Orange County and the Cypress Replacement Freeway in Oakland.

Prior to joining Caltrans, Tony worked for the Federal Highway Administration in the area of federal aid dealing with transportation funding, design and environmental clearance. Tony is a licensed Civil Engineer and is a graduate of North Carolina State University.