David Rennie Ellis, Ph.D.

Ellis, David

Program Manager
Research Scientist

Infrastructure Investment Analysis - TTI Headquarters and Research Building, Room 323
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-6165 Ext. 56165 · fax (979) 845-6008
d-ellis@ttimail.tamu.edu

Short Biography

Twenty-two years experience in urban planning, government/public affairs, transportation analysis, strategic planning, demographic analysis, socioeconomic impact assessment, economic policy analysis, and management. Six years teaching experience in Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University.

Recent projects include: Developing a defensible "value of time" methodology for the Texas Department of Transportation to use in litigating cases seeking liquidated damages from contractors; "U.S. Hwy. 59 Corridor Traffic Analysis Zone Study," under contract to the Texas Engineering Extension Service and Parsons Brinkerhoff Engineers; "Refinancing Texas Transportation," under contract to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the Texas Department of Transportation.

Education

  • Ph.D., Urban And Regional Science, Texas A&M University, 1995.
  • M.U.P., Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 1990.
  • B.S., Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 1979.

Experience

  • Program Manager, Infrastructure Investment Analysis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, January 2013 - Present.
  • Research Scientist, Infrastructure Investment Analysis, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, November 2008 - Present.
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, 1993 - Present.
  • Tax Policy Analyst, Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1986.
  • Associate Research Scientist, Mobility Analysis, Texas Transportation Institute, June 2000 - October 2008.
  • Senior Research Associate, State Data Center, Texas A&M University, 1990 - 1992.
  • Director of Research, Texas Department of Commerce, 1988 - 1990.
  • Vice President, Texas Aggregates and Concrete Association, 1980 - 1986.

Consulting

  • Ellis and Associates, 1986 - 1993.

Honors & Awards

Outstanding Service Award, Texas Department of Commerce.

Distinguished Service Award, State of Texas.

Academic Courses Taught

Applied Planning I. Texas A&M University.

Applied Planning II. Texas A&M University.

Land Use Planning. Texas A&M University.

Market Analysis for Land Development. Texas A&M University.

Market Trends and Feasibility Analysis. Texas A&M University.

Research, Analysis and Communications in Planning. Texas A&M University.

Selected Publications

S. Anderson, C.P. Beaty, L. Ding, D.R. Ellis, J.A. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, B.A. Glover, M.L. Hoelscher, N.D. Norboge, R. Rajbhandari, T.L. Ramani, T. Scullion, J.A. Shelton, C. Shon, W.R. Stockton, S.R. Vadali, S.P. Venglar, J. Zietsman. TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2011. 0-6581-TI-3. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. April 2012.

D.R. Ellis. Modeling Revenue for Use in Developing Reasonable Expectations of Revenue for Long Range Plan Development: Project Summary Report. 0-6395-TI-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2011.

D.R. Ellis, B.A. Glover, N.D. Norboge. Development of the Transportation Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (TRENDS) Forecasting Model: MPO Sub-Models and Maintenance. 5-6395-01-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. November 2011.

D.R. Ellis, T.J. Lomax, T.H. Parker, B.A. Glover, N.D. Norboge, W.A. Crittenden, D.L. Schrank, R. Harrison, M. Murphy, Z. Zhang, S. Chi, J. Weissmann, A. Weissmann. It's About Time: Investing in Transportation to Keep Texas Economically Competitive. 0-6666-TTI-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

T.J. Lomax, D.R. Ellis, W.R. Stockton, D.L. Schrank, B.A. Glover, N.D. Norboge, W.A. Crittenden. 2030 Committee Report website. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2011.

D.R. Ellis, B.A. Glover, N.D. Norboge, Y. Zhi. Development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) Model: FY 2010 Activities. 0-6395-TI-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. July 2010.

D.R. Ellis. Development of the Texas Revenue Estimator and Needs Determination System (T.R.E.N.D.S.) Model. 0-6395-TI-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. May 2010.