Prior to joining TTI, Mr. Morgan was a rail/multimodal and public transportation planner in the Multimodal Section of the Transportation Planning and Programming Division of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In that position, he was responsible for coordination and development of TxDOT's rail planning activities with private railroad companies, metropolitan planning organizations, and local government representatives. Projects in which he was involved included the initial Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Feasibility Study, the Loop 1/U.S. 183 Improvement Study, and a study of grain transportation by truck and rail in the state of Texas. He researched and developed filings for submission to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board regarding rail line abandonment and drafted legislative testimony for members of the Texas Transportation Commission and TxDOT administrators. Additionally, he served as liaison for TxDOT with both Amtrak and regional commissions interested in development of high-speed passenger rail in the state.
Before joining TxDOT, Mr. Morgan served for over eight years as a search and rescue helicopter pilot in the U.S. Navy while serving in a variety of operational and administrative positions. Mr. Morgan holds a B.S. in General Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland (1987) and a Masters of Public Affairs (M.P. Aff.) from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin (2001).
