ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), Office of Aeronautics is undergoing a leadership transition. Director Chris Roy has returned to the highway side of MnDOT, as Director for the Office of Project Management and Technical Support, effective December 4, 2012.
Jay Hietpas has joined the Modal Planning and Program Management Division as the Assistant Director of the Office of Aeronautics. In this newly-established six-month mobility position, Hietpas will provide leadership for staff in the Office of Aeronautics and manage the office’s daily operations, while a search for a new director is underway.
Hietpas comes to aeronautics from MnDOT’s Office of Construction and Innovative Contracting (OCIC), where he most recently served as the Innovative Contracting Director. Prior to that position, he worked as Design-Build Program Manager and as Project Development Engineer in OCIC. He has several years of experience working as a transportation project manager for a private consulting firm. Hietpas holds both B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He can be reached at 651-366-4210.
The new director will be announced in an upcoming issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine.