Jeffrey Knueppel

Mr. Jeffrey D. Knueppel, also known as Jeff, P.E. has been General Manager of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Inc. since September 30, 2015. Mr. Knueppel served as Deputy General Manager of Operations and Engineering, Maintenance, & Construction at Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Inc. Mr. Knueppel joined SEPTA in 1988 as an entry level Structural Engineer where his projects focused on the repair of aging elevated transit structures, bridges and tunnels. He quickly moved up within the organization and after several job advancements was promoted to Chief Engineer at the age of 36. He was Assistant General Manager/Chief Engineer of the EM&C Division, before assuming the responsibility of Deputy General Manager. Under Mr. Knueppel's direction, the SEPTA team successfully completed 32 transit infrastructure improvement projects as part of its $191 million Stimulus program. He plans to continue working with his team to advance the Rebuilding the Future program designed to tackle the backlog of state of good repair, facility improvement, and fleet upgrade projects, made possible by Pennsylvania Act 89 funding, and System Resiliency, an FTA funded program to protect against severe weather related impacts. Mr. Knueppel received the Civil Engineer of the Year Award for 2015 from the American Society of Civil Engineers - Philadelphia section. In 2010, he had the honor of accepting the American Council of Engineering Companies of Pennsylvania (ACEC/PA) Client of the Year award on behalf of SEPTA and in 2009 he was the recipient of AMTRAK's State Partner Award. He is also Honorary Chair of the March of Dimes annual Transportation, Building & Construction Awards Luncheon in Philadelphia. He is a member of ASCE, AREMA, APTA, COMTO and WTS. A graduate of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, Mr. Knueppel holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Civil Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=311777840&privcapId=58025495&previousCapId=58025495&previousTitle=Southeastern%20Pennsylvania%20Transportation%20Authority,%20Inc.)