March 12, 2010
Contact: Sherry Little
Tel: 202.412.2855
email: sherry@spartansolutions.org
Spartan Solutions Congratulates James Simpson on His Recent Appointment as New Jersey’s Department of Transportation Commissioner
Spartan Solutions, LLC, an infrastructure development and management firm, congratulates James Simpson, Spartan Solutions’ former chairman and co-founder, on his recent confirmation by the New Jersey Senate as Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is responsible for maintaining and operating the State's highway and public road system, planning and developing transportation policy and assisting with rail, freight and intermodal transportation issues.
“The entire Spartan team and I wish James Simpson the very best in his new job as DOT Commissioner,” says Mysore Nagaraja, Spartan Solutions Co-founder and Chairman. “I am sure the people of New Jersey, the engineers and the construction industry will benefit from Mr. Simpson’s transportation experience and vast knowledge of both the public and private sector. It was a pleasure for me and my fellow members, Sherry Little and Severn Miller, to work with Jim during the establishment of Spartan Solutions. We are so pleased that he was offered such a great opportunity to benefit New Jersey.”
Mr. Simpson served as Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration from August 2006 to November 2008 and he is the former CEO of Victory Worldwide Transportation, an international commercial transportation company. He was appointed by former New York Governor George Pataki to serve as Commissioner of the New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1995-2005. He is also a former chairman of the St. Lawrence Seaway Advisory Board.
About Spartan Solutions
Spartan Solutions, LLC, is an infrastructure development and management firm with the capacity to help clients navigate the rapidly evolving business and regulatory landscape to deliver complex public and private infrastructure projects in the most challenging settings. The company delivers value-added cost savings and pragmatic management counsel, as well as guidance on the effects of government policies, regulations, and new statutory requirements on the public infrastructure landscape. The mission of Spartan Solutions is to assist public- and private-sector clients to succeed by tackling difficult problems in planning, procuring, building, maintaining and managing transportation systems and other infrastructure, as well as the myriad issues surrounding those initiatives.
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