ANNOUNCEMENT OF OFFICER NOMINATIONS
CONNECTICUT CHAPTER
The Connecticut Chapter of ITE Nominating Committee has nominated the following slate for 2015:
PRESIDENT:
VICE PRESIDENT:
Kwesi Brown, P.E., PTOE
Craig Yannes, P.E., PTOE
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Joseph Rimiller, P.E., PTOE
Jorge Simbaqueba, EIT, LEED Green Assoc.
Kwesi Brown, P.E., PTOE - Candidate for President
Kwesi is a project manager with Milone & MacBroom, Inc. in Cheshire, CT. He has 13 years of experience
in transportation planning and engineering. He has a Masters degree in Civil Engineering from the
University of Connecticut, is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut and also a
registered Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. His experience includes a wide variety of projects such
as corridor planning studies, multimodal planning studies, traffic impact studies, traffic signal design and
traffic operations and coordination analysis. Kwesi has been an active member of Connecticut ITE since
2002 and resides in Newington with his wife and two children.
Craig D. Yannes, P.E., PTOE - Candidate for Vice President
Craig is a project engineer with Tighe & Bond in Shelton, CT. He holds his Masters of Science degree in
Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut, he is a Professional Engineer in the State of
Connecticut, and he is certified by the Transportation Professional Certification Board as a Professional
Traffic Operations Engineer. Craig has a strong background in transportation and traffic engineering and
planning. His technical specialties include traffic signal design, traffic impact studies, traffic feasibility and
planning studies, transit planning studies, parking studies, traffic calming planning and design, as well as
roadway and parking lot design. Craig has been an active member of Connecticut ITE since 2010. Craig
resides in Milford, CT with his wife, Angela.
Joe Rimiller, P.E., PTOE - Candidate for Secretary – Treasurer
Joe is a senior project engineer with Beta Group, Inc. in Hartford, CT. He has 13 years of experience in
traffic engineering and transportation planning. He has a Masters degree in Transportation and Urban
Planning from the University of Connecticut, is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of
Connecticut and also a registered Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. His experience includes a wide
variety of projects such as traffic signal design, traffic operations analysis, planning studies, and traffic
impact studies. Joe has been an active member of Connecticut ITE since 2002 and currently serves as the
Chapter’s webmaster.
Jorge Simbaqueba, EIT, LEED Green Assoc. – Candidate for Secretary – Treasurer
Jorge is a project engineer with CDM Smith in East Hartford, CT. He was awarded his Bachelors of Science
in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2010 and is currently working on a Masters of
Science in Transportation and Urban Engineering from the same institution. He is certified as a LEED
Green Associate, has his Engineer-in-Training certification and will be sitting for the State of Connecticut
Professional Engineering exam in October of 2015. Jorge has over two years of experience in highway
geometric design, 3D roadway modeling, traffic signal design, traffic impact studies, GIS mapping and
asset management. Jorge has been an active member of Connecticut ITE since 2010 and was actively
involved in the University of Connecticut ITE Student Chapter.