Meet Matt Messina…

Airport Development Engineer
WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics

MADISON, WIS. – Matt Messina joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Aeronautics in January 2015. As an airport development engineer, Matt is responsible for managing projects at eight airports around Wisconsin. His duties include helping the airports develop a realistic and achievable capital improvement plan; contracting with consultants for planning, design and construction engineering services; conducting plan reviews; and working as a liaison between local sponsors and state and federal agencies.

Matt earned a Bachelor’s of Civil Engineering degree in 2014 from Michigan Technological University, with an emphasis in transportation engineering. Before attending Michigan Tech, Matt joined the Minnesota Air National Guard in Duluth, Minnesota. There he troubleshoots and repairs the avionics systems on their F-16s. These avionics systems include communications, navigation, air data, flight controls, weapon delivery, and electronic warfare.

Matt is an Engineer in Training, working toward his Professional Engineer title. He is originally from Duluth, Minnesota, and enjoys playing hockey, golf and fishing.

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