Brad Overturf

Thirty-four years with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), including 23 years as a supervisor leading technical, planning, research, and administrative functions. Experienced in multimodal transportation planning, traffic monitoring, applied research, transportation sustainability projects and digital innovation. Post DOT, I managed the Digital Library Lab at the Hartford Public Library, a social enterprise advancing workforce training, digitization services, and sustainable community revenue streams, and am now providing consulting services to a private company in Bangkok, Thailand.

Consultant - Private Company, Bangkok, Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand

(2025-05)

Private highway drainage pipe manufacturer Southeast Asia

• Meet with prospective clients, review and advise on specifications, plans, contracts, and purchase documentation pertaining western or English-speaking clients.

Digital Library Lab Manager - Hartford Public Library - Hartford, CT

(2022 - 2025)

• Directed daily operations and staff of DLL@HPL, delivering digitization and workforce training.
• Designed workflows for digitization projects (photography, 3D scanning, archives).
• Identified and applied for digital preservation grant opportunities.
• Developed analytics and revenue tracking system for streamlined reporting for HPL executives.
• Expanded community partnerships and visibility through outreach and conferences.

Transportation Supervising Planner - CTDOT, Bureau of Policy & Planning - Connecticut

(2012 - 2022)

• Managed statewide multimodal traffic monitoring program supporting planning, engineering, and economic analyses.
• Supervised up to 20 staff in transportation data collection and dissemination.
• Coordinated with state and federal agencies on CT freight plan, air quality, and transit-oriented development.
• Produced reports, studies, and technical papers for CTDOT leadership.

Transportation Research Program Manager - CTDOT, Bureau of Policy & Planning - Connecticut

(2015 - 2018)

• Administered the $4M annual SP&R CTDOT Research Program.
• Partnered with universities and research teams to deliver diverse applied research projects that included numerous sustainability projects.
• Oversaw research reporting, budgeting, and compliance with FHWA requirements.

Transportation Photolog Supervisor - CTDOT, Bureau of Engineering & Construction - Connecticut

(1999 - 2012)

• Directed statewide digital imaging, roadway data collection and remote sensing program.
• Trained CT towns, councils, and planners in and photolog and GIS applications.
• Managed RFPs, vendor contracts, and quality assurance for imaging technologies.

M.A. - Trinity College

BGS - University of Connecticut