Akila Thamizharasan, PE (she/her/hers)

Director of Advance Project Development
TxDOT
Austin, Texas

Akila Thamizharasan has over 21 years of experience in the Transportation Industry. She graduated from Clemson University with a Masters in Transportation Engineering. She then worked at several multinational Transportation firms and gained extensive experience managing broad range of transportation projects that involve, planning, traffic engineering and transportation technology. With a keen interest to serve the public, she shifted her career to public sector and has been working at Texas Department of Transportation since 2019. She currently serves as Director of Advanced project Development at TxDOT Austin District. She directs the schematics development, planning activities, Project delivery, Local Government and Environmental programs at the Austin district.

Presentation(s):

• Emerging Big Data, Trends and Public Policies

  Sunday, April 2, 2023
  4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CDT

• Think You Know How to Plan Complete Streets?

  Friday, April 28, 2023
  10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CDT