Daniel J. Findley, PhD, PE

Education

North Carolina State University 

• Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Aug. 2008 – Dec. 2011 

• M.S. Civil Engineering, Aug. 2005 – Dec. 2006 

• B.S. Civil Engineering, Aug. 2001 – May 2005, Summa Cum Laude 

Licensure

North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors

• Professional Engineer License NC 036220

Experience

Institute for Transportation Research and Education 

• Associate Director, March 2022 - present

• Senior Research Associate, July 2010 – February 2022 

• Research Associate, January 2007 – July 2010 

• Research Assistant, August 2004 – August 2006 

Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering 

• Adjunct Associate Professor, April 2024 - present

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, March 2013 – March 2024

  • Instructor, CE403/503 – Transportation System Design (previously Highway Design), Spring Semesters: 2013 - present

  • Instructor, CE305 – Introduction to Transportation Engineering (previously Introduction to Traffic Engineering), Summer 2010, Fall 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Fall 2025

  • Instructor, E101 - Introduction to Engineering and Problem-Solving, Spring 2024 [Study Abroad in Prague], Spring 2025 [Study Abroad in Nairobi], Spring 2026 [Study Abroad in Nairobi]

• Teaching Assistant, CE 305 – Traffic Engineering, August 2006 – December 2006 

Kimley-Horn & Associates 

• Engineering Intern, Summer 2005, 2006 

North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division 14, District 3 Maintenance Office 

• Engineering Intern, Summer 2002, 2003, 2004