Transportation

Kim Conroy, P.E.

Kim has more than 30 years of engineering and management experience in public works. He has an engineering degree from the University of Illinois and obtained a master's degree in engineering management at Bradley University before coming to work for Gwinnett County Department of Transportation in 1985. Kim was appointed Director of the Construction and Maintenance Division in 1985. In 2004, he was promoted to Deputy Director of Operations, Maintenance, and Planning. In 2007, Kim was promoted to the Deputy Director/Chief Engineer for the Department of Transportation. In 2011, Kim was named Acting Director of the Department of Transportation. A registered professional engineer in Georgia and Illinois, Kim is, a member of the American Public Works Association and Institute of Transportation Engineers and has served on numerous technical and organizational committees in Gwinnett County.

Alan Chapman, P.E.

Alan holds a master's degree in business administration from Georgia State University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Georgia Tech. He is also a registered professional engineer in the state of Georgia. Alan has experience in both the transportation and environmental engineering fields and his job assignments have included work with the Georgia Department of Transportation and as an engineering and construction consultant. He has worked for Gwinnett County since 1997, serving as a project manager on the Capital Program for road improvements prior to 2004 when Alan was promoted to Deputy Director for Program Delivery. The two divisions of Preconstruction and Construction are under his jurisdiction. He lives with his wife, Anne, and two daughters in Lawrenceville.

David Tucker, ASLA

David holds a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Georgia and is a registered landscape architect in the state of Georgia. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a Certified Arborist. David has many years of experience in planning and land development in both the public and private sector. He came to work for Gwinnett County in 1986 in Planning and Development as the Development Review Manager until 2000 when he was hired as the Senior Construction Manager of the Capital program for road improvements. He was appointed to the Preconstruction Division Director for Program Delivery in 2004. In 2007, David was promoted to his current position of Deputy Director, Contracted Operations and Administration. He lives with his wife, Meredith, in Lawrenceville.

Phil Boyd, P.E.

Phil has a Master’s of Science and bachelor's degrees in civil engineering from Georgia Tech. He has over 37 years of transportation engineering experience and is a registered professional engineer in Georgia. Phil has worked for Gwinnett County DOT since 2006. Prior to that, he spent eight years working for national transit consulting firms on projects throughout metro Atlanta and Georgia's other urbanized areas, as well as for major transit agencies around the U.S. Prior to consulting, he worked for the Georgia DOT and the Atlanta Regional Commission where he was the lead transportation modeler for the Atlanta region for seven years and Chief of the Transportation Planning Division for 13 years. He is well-versed in federal, State, regional, and local transportation processes and requirements, as well as bus and rail operations, facilities planning and development, vehicle technologies, fare policy, safety oversight, development of economic benefits and costs, developing funding options and capital & operating improvement programs, and monitoring/managing planning and service provider contracts. Phil and his wife Laurilyn live in Gwinnett County. They have three grown children and four grandchildren.

Jane LeMaster

A journalism graduate of the University of South Carolina, Jane has worked for Gwinnett County Government since 1993. Prior to her current assignment, Jane oversaw community relations for the Gwinnett Department of Transportation and acted as the County's legislative liaison with the Georgia General Assembly. Jane moved to Georgia in 1987 and served on the editorial staff of several metro-Atlanta newspapers prior to her employment with the County. A graduate of the 2005 Leadership Gwinnett Class, Jane is also an officer in the National Association of County Information Officers, an affiliate of the National Association of Counties. She is an active member of McKendree United Methodist Church, and lives in Gwinnett with her husband, Rob, and two sons, Spencer and Hilton.

Matt Smith

Matt holds a bachelor's degree in aviation operations and a minor in business. He is a member of the American Association of Airport Executives, the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives, and the Georgia Airports Association. He is currently working on achieving his Accredited Airport Executive status and is also a certified private pilot. Matt has experience at both air-carrier and general aviation airports, and his job assignments have included work with San Jose International Airport, Reno Air Airlines, and the three general aviation airports operated by Santa Clara County. He has worked for Gwinnett County since 2000. He lives in Dacula with his two sons, Aiden and Nathan.

Chuck Bailey

Charles R. (Chuck) Bailey serves as the Division Director for Traffic Engineering and Planning. He came to work for Gwinnett County in 1997 as the Chief Engineer for Traffic Signal and ITS section, and brought with him years of experience in the public and private sector. He also worked for a transportation-consulting firm responsible for monitoring traffic signal timing plans and patterns during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Chuck holds both a master's and bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Georgia and an active member of several professional organizations including the Georgia Section ITE and ITS Georgia. He resides in Flowery Branch with his daughter, Gracie.

John Ray

A 1989 graduate of Coffee County High School in Douglas, Georgia, John graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. In 2001, he received his master’s of business administration degree from Georgia State University. John has 15 years of experience in engineering, construction, and program management. John joined the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation in 2007 as a project manager. He was promoted to Division Director of the Pre-Construction Division in 2008. John lives in Braselton with his wife Ami and their four children, Ainsley, 8, Drew, 6, Adam, 4, and Ella, 4 months.