Matt Smith

ITS Program Administrator, MI Dept. of Transportation


Matt Smith

Speaker
Matt Smith’s career in transportation has spanned 22 years. Matt is MDOT’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Administrator, and has been with the Department since 2006. In this role, he is responsible for setting and implementing the strategic direction for the state’s ITS and Connected Vehicle programs, and managing the Department’s $30 million annual ITS budget. He also participates in a number of national connected and automated vehicle initiatives, as an member of the AASHTO Vehicle to Infrastructure Deployment Coalition Executive Committee, a member of the AASHTO Transportation Systems Management and Operation The Team, a member of the multi-state Connected Vehicle Pooled Fund Study, a member of two NCHRP panels for Connected and Automated Research activities, and a member of TRB’s Standing Committee on Vehicle-Highway Automation. Matt received a degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State University in 1993.