Steven
E. Simmons, P.E., is the deputy executive
director of the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT). He implements and manages TxDOT policies and
programs. He assists with the daily administrative and engineering operations of
the department. Simmons became the deputy executive director Nov. 1, 2001. After earning his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of
Houston in 1981, Simmons joined TxDOT’s Houston District in 1982 as a project
manager in the Northwest Harris/Waller Area Office. He became a licensed
professional engineer in 1986 and progressed through several positions within
the Houston District. He was named deputy district engineer for the Houston
District in 1993. He was named to the post of Fort Worth district engineer in
June 1998. In that post he served on the Regional Transportation Council of the
North Central Texas Council of Governments, working to solve transportation
issues in the region. Under his leadership, the Fort Worth District received the Design Excellence
Award for a Metropolitan District in 1998, 1999 and 2000. Simmons served on the
civil engineering advisory boards for the University of Houston and the
University of Texas at Arlington. In 2005, Simmons became the first University
of Houston graduate to receive both the Engineering Alumni Association’s
Distinguished Young Engineering Alumnus Award (1997) and the Distinguished
Engineering Alumnus Award (2005). Another accomplishment that Simmons is proud
of is that he is an Eagle Scout. A native of Houston, Simmons and his wife, Lisa, have two sons (Chris and
Phillip). He enjoys golf, woodworking and participating in his sons’ Boy Scout
activities. You may contact Simmons by phone at (512) 305-9527 or by
e-mail. |