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Daniel Lai, PE

I am thankful to be selected as a candidate for Washington ITE Secretary this year with a privilege to contribute back to the ITE community and transportation profession. As an active member and committee participant of ITE, IMSA, and ITS-Washington, I am excited for an opportunity to further nurture the partnerships between these growing organizations that benefit the transportation professionals in our region. My current experience as part of Washington ITE’s conference planning committee motivates me to work towards providing programs that will enrich professional development, regional knowledge transfer, membership communication, and partnerships with academia, other professional organizations, and the practicing industry.

As a Senior Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Engineer at Transpo Group, I am passionate about the evolving transportation industry and how we, as a transportation body, can prepare for the next generation of multimodal mobility. Serving as an active member of the USDOT’s Connected Vehicle Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Deployment Coalition, I am also ready to serve a connection between the Washington ITE chapter and the federal initiatives that are taking place for emerging technologies and how Washington should prepare for the future.

In addition to helping the transportation industry prepare for the future, as Section Secretary, I will also be a committed resource to help our industry meet the current needs of transportation engineering in Washington. I am committed to developing synergy between transportation professionals across the State and Quad by building on relationships with local university chapters, local section chapters, and encouraging further membership participation. I believe there is much more opportunity for shared programs

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Gary Norris, PE

I am honored to be nominated as Secretary for the Washington State Section, ITE. I have been a member of the Washington State Section from my time as a Civil Engineering student at the University of Washington. I am very proud of this organization.

I have watched over the years as the Washington State Section has made significant contributions to the ITE community. Our members have not only participated at the local level but have also given their time to serve as Western District officers ;i.e. Rory Grindley and International Board Members e.g. Jeff Webber. Our section has also hosted several International Meetings. Based on my conversation with ITE members in other Districts, attendance at our monthly meetings often exceeds the attendance at District meetings in other locations. All of this is to say we are a very active group and if you are passionate about transportation you should belong.

With that said, I do believe there are areas which we need to address. During my time as Safety Committee Chair, I noticed in Target Zero discussions that ITE was not involved in the discussion. I think we have the training, experience, and working knowledge to be an effective voice in this conversation. I have participated in the Target Zero Partners meeting interjecting ITE into the conversation. There are other transportation issues within the state which would benefit from the voice of ITE members.

Another concern I have is current student participation in Section and District activities. While attending the Western District meeting in Las Vegas last year, I noticed the enthusiasm brought to the conference by the student sections from prominent colleges and universities within the District. What I didn't see was any participation from colleges and universities located with the Washington Section. I believe we need to encourage more student

ITE Washington Elections

Gary Norris Secretary Candidate

Daniel Lai Secretary Candidate

Secretary Position for ITE Washington Chapter

See Gary Norris, PE Candidacy Statement (next page) See Daniel Lai, PE Candidacy Statement (next page)

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between Washington, Oregon, Greater Vancouver, and Vancouver Island that will help our region learn from industry best-practices. I am also committed to providing opportunities for transportation professionals at all stages of their careers to benefit from ITE programs, whether it be for students, young professional, and experienced engineers.

I look forward to serving Washington ITE as Secretary and representing our state chapter to continue to bring enriching programs and serve as a valued resource for transportation professionals within Washington. Thank you for considering me to represent you in the next term as Secretary. !

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participation.

During my 44 years as a member of Washington Section ITE, I graduated from the University of Washington with a BS and MS in Civil Engineering; I am currently certified as a PTOE and hold a professional engineers license in five states and the District of Columbia; I worked as a Transportation Planner for the City of Seattle; Transportation Planning Engineer for the City of Bellevue; and the Traffic Engineer/Transportation Systems Manager for the City of Renton. Currently I am working in the private sector and have benefited from the experience of working in those arenas.

I am enthusiastic about ITE, I would love to be a part of the team working to form our future. I would be honored to serve as Secretary if you so desire. !

ITE Washington Elections

Gary Norris Secretary Candidate

Daniel Lai Secretary Candidate

Secretary Position for ITE Washington Chapter

Gary Norris, PE Candidacy Statement (continued) Daniel Lai, PE Candidacy Statement (continued)

ITE ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS MONDAY, JUNE 13

Please join us for our final meeting of the 2015 to 2016 year! We have the honor of welcoming Jennifer Rosales, ITE Western District International Director, to update us on the work that is being done at the district and national levels. We will also be taking this moment to inform you of what our section has done this year by inviting the committee chairs to share their accomplishments and goals for the next year. If you are looking for an area to help in, please attend this meeting and hear where people are needed and how your skills can be used! Finally, we will be announcing the new board members for the 2016 to 2017 year. Please join us in Bellevue for this exciting meeting! See the EVENTS CALENDAR for more information.