Montie G. Wade, P.E.

Wade, Montie

Senior Research Engineer
Program Manager

Urban Analysis Program
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System
110 N. Davis Dr. Ste 101
Arlington, TX 76013
ph. (817) 462-0531 Ext. 11531 · fax (817) 461-1239
montie-wade@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Montie Wade has more than thrity-five years of experience in both state and local government planning, designing, constructing and maintaining systems of highways and public transportation facilities. Thirty-one of these years of professional experience were with the Texas Department of Transportation.

In addition to his design experience, he has managed urban and advanced planning, traffic and traffic safety, and public involvement. He has extensive experience in preliminary engineering, route and design determination, environmental impact analysis and mitigation of consequences and also managed a legal section whose responsibility was to administer highway and access law as well as utility relocation, right of way acquisition, and eminent domain.

As Director of Planning for an urbanized area local government, he administered the long and short range planning process, city engineering responsibilities, and managed planning and zoning regulations including responsibility for site impact analyses and evaluation of relationships of transportation and land development. He has authored several papers and taught planning and preliminary engineering on an international basis.

Education

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1961.

Experience

  • Senior Research Engineer, Urban Analysis Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 2007 - Present.
  • Program Manager, Urban Analysis Program, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, September 2003 - Present.
  • Research Engineer, Urban Analysis Program, Texas Transportation Institute, March 1992 - August 2007.
  • Director II (District Administrative Engineer), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1984 - January 1991.
  • Director I (District Planning Engineer), Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1968 - January 1973.
  • Director of Planning and Traffic, City of Texarkana, 1967 - December 1967.
  • Urban Transportation Planing Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1965 - January 1966.
  • Design and Laboratory Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1963 - January 1964.
  • Associate Resident Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1962 - December 1962.
  • Associate Traffic Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), 1961 - December 1961.

Professional Registration

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.

Registered Public Surveyor in Texas.

Registered Professional Sanitarian in Texas.

Affiliations

  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Transportation Planning Applications.
  • Member, Texas Society of Professional Engineers.
  • Member, Texas Professional Surveyors Association.
  • Member, National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Transportation Planning Needs and Requirements for Medium and Small Sized Communities.
  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Committee on Social, Economic and Environmental Factors.
  • Member, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Panel on Economic Consequences of Highway Bypasses.
  • Chairman, Transportation Research Board (TRB), Section D Committees of National Division A Group 1 Council.

Honors & Awards

Luther DeBerry Award, Texas A&M University.

Award of Honor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Certification of Merit, Transportation Research Board Conference.

Noteworthy Accomplishment, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Outstanding Young Engineer, Texas Society of Professional Engineers.

Short Courses Taught

Introduction to Urban Transportation Planning. Texas Engineering Extension Service.