Mark Pierson currently serves in a role at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) since December 2023. Prior to this, Mark held the position of Manager of IT and System Engineering at GTT from June 2011 to September 2023, overseeing all internal network operations, including active directory and disaster recovery. Mark's experience also includes working as a Project Engineer at Ultra Electronics, Advanced Tactical Systems, where responsibilities involved the design and maintenance of DOD systems, and serving as a Network Administrator at Pottstown Medical Specialists Incorporated, focusing on electronic medical records systems. Previous roles also include IT Manager positions at Waco Filters and Image First Uniforms, alongside military service as Operations Sergeant in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard from 1998 to 2004. Mark has educational credentials from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Waynesburg University, focusing on vocational teaching and computer programming, respectively.
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Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
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PennDOT oversees programs and policies affecting highways, urban and rural public transportation, airports, railroads, ports, and waterways. More than three-quarters of PennDOT's annual budget is invested in Pennsylvania's approximately 120,000 miles of state and local highways and 32,000 state and local bridges. PennDOT is directly responsible for nearly 40,000 miles of highway and roughly 25,400 bridges, a system first established in 1911. Roughly 7,100 of PennDOT's complement of nearly 11,463 employees are engaged in the maintenance, restoration, and expansion of the state highway system. They work in central headquarters in Harrisburg and 11 engineering districts, with facilities in all 67 counties. PennDOT also administers the state's 12 million vehicle registrations and 10.1 million driver's licenses and IDs, and oversees safety and emission inspection programs.