Richard G. Cole

Director of Communications

Short Biography

Richard Cole has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, advertising agency creative director and interactive media developer. He is currently the Director of Communications at Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

As Director of Communications, Mr. Cole is responsible for the management and creative direction of a full-service communications department serving TTI, its sponsors, and the Texas A&M University community. Mr. Cole brings more than two decades of experience as a professional communicator in both the public and private sectors. During his tenure with TTI, Mr. Cole has concentrated his professional efforts on information design and content development for transportation-related training, outreach and technology transfer.

His work has received state and national recognition in numerous awards competitions, including four Telly Awards for video production and top honors for his writing from the Associated Press, Texas Press Association, International Association of Business Communicators (Silver Quill), and the International Newspaper Publishers Association. His work on the first interactive undergraduate catalog for Texas A&M University was the subject of a 1992 feature story in New Media magazine.

Education

• B.A., Communications, University of Texas at Arlington.

Experience

• Director of Communications, TTI Communications, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, May 2007 - Present.
• Senior Communications Specialist, Visual Media, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2002 - April 2007.
• Communications Specialist, Information & Technology Exchange Center, Texas Transportation Institute, October 1996 - August 2002.

Selected Publications

M.A. Coppock, R.G. Cole, T. Scullion. Selecting Rehabilitation Strategies for Flexible Pavements. Product. 5-1712-01-P4. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. January 2005.

R.G. Cole, M.A. Coppock. Selecting Rehabilitation Strategies for Flexible Pavements. Product. 5-1712-01-P3. 2003.

M.A. Coppock, R.G. Cole, T. Scullion. Modulus 6.0 Web-Based Training Site. Product. 5-1869-01-P2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. 2003.

Selected Products

CD-ROM Training for the Performance Measurement Tool Box & Reporting System for Research Programs and Projects (Product 20-63, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, 2007).

CD-ROM Training for Load Zoning Analysis (PZLA), (Product 5-1869-01-P3, Texas Department of Transportation.

Web-Based Training Site for Pavement Design & Analysis (Product 5-1869-01-P1, Texas Department of Transportation.

Selecting Rehabilitation Strategies for Flexible Pavements (Product 5-1712-01-P4, Texas Department of Transportation.

Web-Based Training Modules for Field Testing Procedures (Construction Division IAC, Texas Department of Transportation.

IRWA Pipeline Right of Way Agent Certification Training (International Right of Way Association, 2002).

Know Your Vital Signs CD-ROM Training Module for Driver Education Students (Product 587-A3010, Texas Department of Transportation, 1998).