Knueppel to take the helm of SEPTA

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has named Jeffrey Knueppel, P.E. its next general manager. With this appointment, Knueppel will oversee 9,300 employees and full operation of the sixth largest transportation agency in the country.

 

“In a climate of ever increasing responsibilities and funding challenges, Jeff has consistently demonstrated the requisite temperament, passion, strategic management skills and innovative thinking to successfully assume the duties of general manager,” said Pasquale Deon, Sr., SEPTA board chairman.

Prior to his appointment, Knueppel, a 27-year veteran SEPTA employee, served as deputy general manager in charge of two divisions – Operations and Engineering, Maintenance, & Construction (EM&C), as well as several Staff Support Departments. He will succeed Joseph Casey, CPA, who retires as general manager on September 30, 2015.

Knueppel joined SEPTA in 1988 as an entry-level structural engineer where his projects focused on the repair of aging elevated transit structures, bridges and tunnels. He quickly moved up within the organization and after several job advancements was promoted to chief engineer at the age of 36. He was assistant general manager/chief engineer of the EM&C Division, before assuming the responsibility of deputy general manager.

Under Knueppel’s direction, the SEPTA team successfully completed 32 transit infrastructure improvement projects as part of its $191 million stimulus program.

He plans to continue working with his team to advance the Rebuilding the Future program designed to tackle the backlog of state of good repair, facility improvement and fleet upgrade projects, made possible by Pennsylvania Act 89 funding and System Resiliency, an FTA funded program to protect against severe weather related impacts.

 

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