Presentation by Eliza Paul, TXDOT

Topic: Texas & Local Highways

You won’t want to miss the MayTHEC luncheon as we hear from Eliza Paul, Houston District Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation. Eliza will give an overview of Texas and local highways. With surface transportation facing new challenges and opportunities, now is the perfect time to hear Eliza’s insights.

About the Event

We will meet on Wednesday, May 15th, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch at 1801 Allen Parkway from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with the formal presentation from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. For security purposes, you must register by Tuesday, March 19th at noon. Bring a photo I.D. for entrance into the Federal Reserve Bank building.

About the Speaker

Eliza Paul, P.E., is the district engineer for TxDOT’s Houston District.

She is responsible for overseeing the planning, designing, building, operation and maintenance of the state transportation system for the six counties in the district.

Paul earned her Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London in 1984 and a Master of Science degree in civil engineering from University of Houston in 1988. She began her career as an engineering assistant in Houston District Laboratory in January, 1989 where she worked on different geotechnical designs for numerous projects throughout the Houston District. She became a registered professional engineer in 1994.

In 1995, she transferred to South Harris Area Office to be a project engineer on IH 45 south at BW 8 interchange project. She gained valuable construction experience with design and maintenance projects while working in the area office. Three years later, Paul became the assistant area engineer for the Central Houston Area Office. In this capacity, she managed employees engaged in the design, construction, and maintenance in one of the busiest area offices in the State. She assisted in administering construction and maintenance contracts in the area office and played a key role in the oversight of over $750 million in the reconstruction of 10 miles of I-10 Katy Freeway.

In 2010, Paul became the assistant area engineer for the combined Waller/West-Central Harris area office, which is the largest area office in Houston. She assisted in overseeing the combined West Harris and Central Houston area offices and also three maintenance offices: Waller, West Harris and Central Houston. Paul was promoted to director of construction for the Houston District in May, 2013, where she oversaw all construction work for all six Counties around Houston. She was promoted again in July, 2015, to deputy district engineer for the Houston District.

About THEC

The Houston Economics Club (THEC) is an association of economists, analysts, researchers, businessmen, businesswomen, entrepreneurs and academics who meet regularly to network, discuss recent business news and listen to prominent experts share their insights on current economic events. THEC is an affiliate chapter of the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).Every month of our program year—August to June— we invite a prominent speaker to share their insights on current economic events. We meet for a luncheon each month, typically at the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Meetings run from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., starting with networking, followed by the speaker’s presentation and a brief Q&A.