Executive Vice President
The founding President and current Executive Vice President of APTech, Katie Zimmerman has earned an international reputation for her work in the use of asset management programs for pavements, bridges, and ancillary assets to improve transportation agency decisions. Her expertise and deep knowledge make her a valuable resource to agencies as they seek to better determine their needs; target the use of asset data for planning, programming, budgeting, and investment decisions; and improve agency transparency and accountability. A pioneer in the asset management field, Katie has assisted state, local, and regional transportation agencies with the preparation of asset management plans, the implementation of pavement management tools, and the development of guidance documents. She has also led several influential national research efforts in pavement and asset management.
Throughout her career, Katie has placed a high priority on giving back to her profession and community. Professionally, she has been active in the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a unit of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. She has served as the Chair of the TRB Pavement Management Committee and Chair of the TRB Transportation Asset Management Committee. In addition, Katie served as the Chair of the TRB Management and Leadership Section and currently serves as Chair of TRB’s Policy and Organization Group, which includes participation on the TRB Technical Advisory Council. She served on the Alumni Board for the University of Illinois’ Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department, including one term as its President. Katie was recognized by the CEE Alumni Association with both the Young Alumni Award and the Distinguished Alumni Award. She also was the recipient of three prestigious Instructor of Excellence Awards from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Highway Institute.
Within the Champaign-Urbana area, Katie has served as a coach for youth sports teams and as a board member for several not-for-profits related to children. Katie is currently serving as the Secretary for the Don Moyer Boy’s and Girl’s Club Board of Directors and is always seeking ways to be a positive influence and give back to her community.
One of the personal benefits to Katie’s involvement in asset management has been the opportunities it has provided to travel throughout the United States and around the world. Katie is proud to be able to say that she has worked in all 50 states and is currently working her way towards visiting all the continents – Antarctica is the last one on her list! She has inherited her mother’s love of Europe and visits as often as she can. Her friends and family are important to her and she enjoys time with her son, her granddaughter, and the many people she has met along the way.