NEITS Leadership

Leadership

Officers

PRESIDENT

Chris Chaffee, P.E.

AECOM

250 Apollo Drive

Chelmsford, MA 01824

Tel: 978/905-2125

chris.chaffee@aecom.com

Bio: Chris is an ITS and Traffic Project Manager at AECOM, specializing in data analysis. He is a statistics nerd and believes that understanding data is the key to unlocking our most difficult transportation challenges. He enjoys bike riding around the Boston area, especially when his route involves inexpensive Thai food.

VICE PRESIDENT

Brandon Tessier

SES America

21 Quinton st

Warwick, RI 02888

Tel: 434/544-1222

Bio: Brandon is Vice President of Sales & Marketing with SES America, specializing in coordinating turn-key ITS solutions for clients in New England and across the North American market. His focus is on emerging technologies to improve operations and maintenance, increase road safety and enhance the overall experience for the traveling public. In his free time he can be found climbing in the White Mountains of New Hampshire or exploring the miles of coastline in his home state of Rhode Island.

SECRETARY

Derek Young, PE

AECOM

1 Federal St

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: 857/409-3380

derekb.young@aecom.com

Bio: Derek is a ITS/Traffic Engineer at AECOM. He is eager to see where the ITS field is headed and happy to be part of it as the field grows. During his free time, you can see him out on the tennis courts or finding the next best restaurant.

TREASURER

Ron Hartman, PE

VHB

101 Walnut St

PO Box 9151

Watertown, MA 02471

Tel: 401/457-2033

Bio: Ron is a Senior ITS Design Manager working at VHB with over 25 years of ITS design experience from Florida to New Hampshire. He is optimistic that emerging ITS technologies will improve congestion and looks forward to the design challenges ahead. He spends his free time out on the water away from roads and traffic.