LOS ANGELES, CA – STV, a professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced that Eugene (Gene) Kim, Ph.D., has joined the firm’s Transportation West group as senior vice president and California area manager. In this role, Kim will oversee the transportation market across the state, driving business development, client and community relations, staff engagement, project delivery and financial performance.
“Gene brings invaluable experience in advancing major infrastructure projects throughout California,” said Liz Justison, P.E., PMP, president of the Transportation West group at STV. “His leadership will bolster STV’s commitment to delivering innovative infrastructure solutions that foster sustainable growth and help local communities in this dynamic region.”
Kim boasts nearly 25 years of experience in the transportation industry, including strategic planning, business development and project delivery roles across a diverse portfolio of transit and rail projects. Prior to joining STV, he led the strategic delivery efforts for the West Coast transportation business at a global infrastructure consulting firm and served as deputy executive officer of mobility corridors at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley; a Master of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California at Irvine; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Urban Planning from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a fellow of the Eno Center for Transportation, an advisory board member of the UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) and the founder of Asian American Leadership in Mobility (AALM).
STV provides comprehensive engineering, planning and design services for local transportation projects across the West Coast, including environmental, civil and rail infrastructure, systems, facilities and structures. The firm is committed to delivering transformative, generational projects in this region that bring equitable outcomes to communities in the present and for the future. Recent projects include the Sound Transit East Link and Northgate Link Extensions Systems Construction, California High-Speed Rail, LA Metro Zero-Emissions Bus Program and LA Metro Purple Line Extension Section 2 and Section 3.
