Owen Silbaugh

Owen Silbaugh is the Director of Airport Engineering for the MassDOT Aeronautics Division and adjunct professional at UMASS Lowell. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in 2002 and the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. Since moving to the greater Boston area in 2005, he has worked solely on aviation design, construction, and permitting projects in the New England region. At the Aeronautics Division, Owen leads the engineering department with yearly pavement maintenance program, pavement condition index program, and implementation of new web-based project management software as well as managing the capital improvement program and projects of public-use airports.

Experience

• MassDOT
  • Chief Engineer Jul 2022 -
  • Director of Airport Engineering Jan 2021 –
  • Senior Project Manager Dec 2018 – Jan 2021
  • Project Manager Mar 2016 – Dec 2018
• University of Massachusetts Lowell - Adjunct Professor an 2019 – Present
• MOSES (Massachusetts Organization of State Engineers and Scientists) - Member Board of Directors Dec 2018 – Dec 2020
• McFarland Johnson, Inc. - Project Manager - Aviation Oct 2014 – Jan 2016
• Gale Associates, Inc. - Project Manager Oct 2005 – Sep 2014
• Civil Engineer ICivil Engineer I - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Jun 2004 - Sep 2005
• University of Pittsburgh - Teaching Assistant Aug 2002 - Apr 2004

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University - Bachelor of Science - BS Civil and Environmental Engineering 1998 – 2002
• University of Pittsburgh - Master of Science - MS Civil Engineering