Tony Henderson, PE, PTOE
Candidate for ITE Western District Secretary-Treasurer
Goals for ITE Western District
Sustaining and Expanding ITE Western District’s Offerings
I will support the tradition of ITE being an organization of choice for transportation professionals by continuing the tradition of high-quality professional activities and resources in a cost-effective and sustainable manner.
Championing Transportation Safety
Safety is the core of our work, and my career focuses on transit and roadway safety. I am proud of ITE putting safety at the forefront with the recently released ITE Safety Roadmap and Action Plan. I will continue to advocate for safety across all modes.
Experience & Education
San Francisco Bay Area Section Leadership
- Section Administrator, 2022-present
- Past President and Section Representative to the Western District (two terms), 2022-2023
- President, 2021
- Vice President, 2020
- Treasurer, 2019
- Secretary, 2017-2018
- Legislative Chair, 2014-2017
Professional Experience
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA); Transportation Engineer; 2015-present; Transit Engineering Section; Safety, Planning, and Operations Lead
Whitlock & Weinberger Transportation, Inc. (W-Trans), 2008-2015
Education
California Polytechnic State University; San Luis Obispo, CA; Civil Engineering, focusing on Transportation Engineering and minor in City and Regional Planning
Western District
Annual Meeting Local Arrangements Committee (LAC)
Hotel Chair for Monterey 2019
Annual Meeting Presentations
- APEC 2023, San Francisco Welcomes the World; Managing Transportation During a Major International Diplomatic Event; Sacramento, CA, June 2024
- Transportation Engineer Pivots to Emergency Response, Managing a Multimodal Transportation Agency’s COVID Response; Palm Springs, CA, June 2022
- Standing up High Volume Vaccination Sites; Palm Springs, CA, June 2022
- Speeding Up Transit Does Not Require BRT; Hawaii (Virtual) Conference, June 2020
- Transportation Engineering Support of Transit Operations; Keystone, CO, June 2018
- Vehicle Emissions and Level of Service Standards: Exploratory Analysis of the Effects of Traffic Flow on Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions (co-author); San Francisco, CA, June 2010
Professional Registration & Certifications
- Registered Professional, State of California
- Civil Engineer
- Traffic Engineer
- Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Transportation Professionals Certification Board, Inc.
- United States Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Institute (TSI)
- Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP), Bus and Rail
- Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP), Bus and Rail
My Work
I am a Transportation Engineer at the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), where I lead the Transit Engineering, where I lead the Safety, Planning, and Operations team in the Transit Engineering Section. My work integrates transportation engineering with transit operations and safety. Additionally, I have grown a specialization in organizational preparedness and operations during large scale special events, working on events like the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting and the 2025 NBA All-Star events, as well as our Agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I serve as the chair of the SFMTA’s Change Control Board (CCB) and am a member of the Joint Labor-Management Safety Committee.
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Recognitions
United States Secret Service
Certificate of Appreciation for work as SFMTA Lead for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2023 Leaders Meeting, November 2023
Employer Recognition
