ROCKY HILL, CT Jacob "Jake" Agiro, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as Connecticut Office Operations Manager and Associate Vice President. He is based in the firm's Rocky Hill, Connecticut, office, where he manages HNTB's operations throughout the state, including project management, budgeting, quality control and staffing.

Agiro brings more than 18 years of transportation management and operational experience on roadways, interstate highways and interchanges, railroad and transit systems. His extensive background includes a project management role for the CTfastrak implementation, and serving as program manager for a $300 million Connecticut Department of Transportation program for the replacement or rehabilitation of multiple highway and railroad bridges.

"Jake's wide-ranging knowledge and extensive background in managing a variety of complex transportation infrastructure programs will serve our clients well as they update and enhance safety and mobility in our region," said Carrie Rocha, PE, HNTB Connecticut Office Leader and Associate Vice President.

Prior to joining HNTB, Agiro served as the civil engineering department manager for another consulting firm. In that role, he managed a staff of engineering professionals working on design, program management and planning projects.

Agiro is a graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He is a professional engineer in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maine, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

HNTB currently is designing and implementing major infrastructure projects for the Connecticut Department of Transportation, including program management of the I-84 Mixmaster program, the WALK railroad bridge replacement, construction engineering and inspection services for the Moses Wheeler Bridge replacement project, and engineering services for the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail corridor along with railroad construction engineering and inspection services.