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February Main Speaker - Mark Bouma

Mr. Mark A. Bouma, P.E. started with the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) in 1998 as the Project Manager overseeing design and construction of the President George Bush Turnpike and Addison Airport Toll Tunnel.  In 1999, he was promoted to Director of Engineering, managing the NTTA’s planning, design and construction of numerous toll road and capital improvement projects, including the President George Bush Turnpike, the Dallas North Tollway Extension in Frisco, the Lewisville Lake Toll Bridge, the Sam Rayburn Tollway and the Chisholm Trail Parkway in Tarrant County.  In late 2007, he became the NTTA's Technical Oversight Leader, providing technical direction, quality assurance and leadership of multiple consultant design and construction teams in the NTTA's new Project Delivery Department.

Prior to joining the NTTA, Mark was employed for 12 years by HNTB Corporation.  He worked in construction management of the Dallas North Tollway extensions from IH 635 to SH 121, advancing through various roles that culminated as Resident Engineer.  His experience includes extensive TxDOT bridge inspections, rehabilitation design for the historic Waco Suspension Bridge, and design of bridges and interchanges such as the High Five.

Mark earned his B.S. and M.E. degrees in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1983 and 1986, respectively.

Mark served as Chairman of the Engineering and Design Committee for the International Bridge Tunnel & Turnpike Association from 2004 to 2009.  Additionally, he was active in the leadership of the Preston Trail Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers.

In his spare time, Mark is very active in the Boy Scouts of America, serving as Assistant Scoutmaster for a Boy Scout Troop in Frisco, Associate Advisor to a Venture Crew, Unit Commissioner for Cub Scout packs and as the Chapter Advisor to the Boy Scout Order of the Arrow camping and service program for the Iron Horse District of Frisco, Prosper and Celina.