2011 Recipient:

Michael Horodniceanu, Ph.D., P.E., is the President of MTA Capital Construction. Appointed in August 2008, Dr. Horodniceanu leads the largest infrastructure construction program in the nation, overseeing $17 billion dollars in network expansion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s mega projects, including East Side Access, the Second Avenue Subway, the No. 7 Line Extension, the Fulton Street Transit Center, the new South Ferry Terminal Station, which is now in revenue service, and the Security Program for the MTA. Dr. Horodniceanu is a recognized expert in the field of transportation infrastructure and has over 30 years of leadership experience in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining MTA Capital Construction, he was Chairman and CEO of the Urbitran Group, a New York City-based engineering/architectural firm. He also served as New York City's Traffic Commissioner from 1986 to 1990. Prior to serving as Traffic Commissioner, he worked as a consultant for the Louis Berger Group. Dr. Horodniceanu taught transportation planning, highway design, traffic engineering, transportation financing, and system safety as a full-time professor in both the undergraduate and graduate schools of Polytechnic University and Manhattan College. He is the author of numerous articles and publications.

• Member, Board of Directors, New York City Transit Museum (1994-Present)
• Board Member, Council on the Environment of New York City (1996-2002)
• Member, Advisory Board of Polytechnic Institute of New York - Department of Civil Engineering (1992-2009)
• Member, Board of Directors, 23rd Street Association (1992-2006)
• Former Member, Community Board #6, Queens, Chair - Transportation Committee (1990-1994)

Over the years Dr. Horodniceanu has been featured in the New York Times, The New York Daily News, New York Newsday, New York 1, Channel 7, Channel 2, the Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, and National Public Radio's Science Friday program. He was featured in the February 7, 2011 issue of Engineering News Record in a special report on MTA Capital Construction, "A Tale of Three Tunnels";. Dr. Horodniceanu earned a Ph.D. in Transportation Planning & Engineering from Polytechnic University of New York, a Master's in Engineering Management from Columbia University, and a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from the Israel Institute of Technology. Dr. Horodniceanu is a licensed Professional Engineer. He is fluent in English, French, Hebrew and Romanian.

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