Florida Governor Rick Scott Names Amanth Prasad Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation
Apr 19, 2011
The Office of Florida Governor Rick Scott published the following news release on April 18, 2011 regarding the Governor’s appointment of Ananth Prasad as Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation:
Ananth Prasad named FDOT Secretary
Tallahassee, Fla. – Ananth Prasad today was named Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) by Governor Rick Scott. Prasad will be responsible for managing the $7-billion agency which oversees infrastructure projects that are vital to Governor Scott’s 7-7-7 Jobs Plan, including port dredging, highway expansion and maintenance projects.
Prior to his appointment as Secretary of FDOT, Prasad served as the Assistant Secretary for Engineering and Operations for the agency. Prasad rejoined FDOT in July 2010 after a brief two-year stint as a vice president of a construction-services firm.
Prasad has a total of 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, including 18 years with FDOT where he previously held the positions of the Chief Engineer and Director of Construction. He was responsible for implementing various innovative contracting techniques, including public-private partnerships.
Prasad earned a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida.
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