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NTTA Board Selects Jorge Figueredo as New Executive Director Mr. Figueredo has spent the last 16 years in the toll business. Before today’s announcement, he was the Senior Division Manager for Post, Buckley, Shuh, and Jernigan (PBS&J) overseeing the company’s toll operations practice in the Central United States. During his tenure with PBS&J he worked extensively with the Northeast Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Turnpike Authority Central Texas Turnpike project. His previous position was Director of Operations, Communications, and Marketing for the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority from 1992 to 2004 where he was responsible for building and implementing their electronic toll collection program. Prior to working there, Figueredo served as the Director of Public Information and Legislative Affairs for Florida’s Turnpike from 1991 to 1992. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Masters and Ph.D. from the University of Central Florida.
Mr. Figueredo will assume his position with the NTTA on August 6, 2007. He becomes the third Executive Director since the NTTA’s inception 10 years ago.
Jerry Hiebert has been serving as the NTTA’s Acting Executive Director since February 2007 while Rick Herrington has served as the Acting Deputy Executive Director during the same time period.
After accepting the position, Figueredo’s first action was to appoint Herrington as Deputy Executive Director. Herrington assumes his position effective immediately.
"On behalf of the Board and staff, I am extremely pleased that Rick has accepted the position of Deputy Executive Director,” Wageman continued. “As lead negotiator on the SH 121 project, Rick has played a key role overseeing our ongoing mission of providing mobility solutions to the North Texas region. We are fortunate that Rick will continue to offer his invaluable insight and leadership to the board and staff of the NTTA."
Prior to serving as Acting Deputy Executive Director for the NTTA, Mr. Herrington was the National Director of Technology Services/Central Division Toll Sector Leader for HNTB Corporation, a national transportation infrastructure firm. At HNTB he was responsible for implementing ETC Open Road Tolling and providing strategic technical assessments for various clients. From 1999 to 2005 he served as the Assistant Executive Director and Director of Information Technology for the NTTA where he oversaw development and implementation of the award winning RITE Toll Collection System. Previously, Herrington worked for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) from 1985 to 1999 in various positions for their information technology services department.
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