Javier Rodriguez, PE
Director 1

Javier Rodriguez, PE serves as President of Metric Engineering, Inc., a full-service consulting engineering firm with offices throughout Florida and Louisiana. Prior to joining Metric, he successfully guided the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) for 15 years, as Executive Director. He was tasked with moving people and goods on five of the region’s most crucial expressways and his responsibilities encompassed the expansion, finance, operations, and maintenance of the MDX transportation system. This included enhancing relations with its partners: the FDOT, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Miami-Dade County TPO, state and local agencies, and municipalities. Before joining MDX, he worked for FDOT District 6, beginning as a PE Trainee, and concluding as Director of Transportation Development. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Florida International University (FIU) and has received numerous recognitions from his peers in the engineering profession. Most notably he received the Engineer of the Year Award by the Cuban American Association of Civil Engineers in 2005, was presented with the Ben G. Watts Leadership Award by FDOT in 2002, Government Engineer of the Year in 2011 by the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the 2013 Outstanding Service to the Engineering Profession Award by the Florida Engineering Society. For more than 17 years, Javier has been an active member of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) volunteering in many capacities and serving on various committees. He joined the IBTTA Board of Directors in 2007 and served as president of the association in 2015. In 2017, he was inducted as an Honorary Member of IBTTA for his outstanding contributions in furthering the association’s mission and his leadership in the toll industry. Javier is a registered professional engineer in Florida and Puerto Rico. He enjoys playing baseball, golf and following his Yankees and Cowboys. He is married to Katharine and proud dad to Katharine Ann and Isabella.