Pat Marnell for ITE Western District
International Director
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Pat Marnell is a dynamic and dedicated leader within ITE’s Western District. Patrick has over 15 years of experience as a consultant, vendor, researcher, and all-around transportation nerd.
Pat Marnell has been involved with ITE since 2005 when he joined the ITE Oregon State University Student Chapter. Since that time, Pat Marnell has spent countless hours as an ITE volunteer at the Section, District, and International levels.
Current Professional Involvement:
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ITE WD: Past President
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ITE Private Sector Council: Co-Chair
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NTCIP Joint Committee: Voting Member
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ATC Cyber Working Group: Contributor
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TRB ACF 14: Voting Member
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Prior Professional Involvement:
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ITE WD: President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Technical Chair
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ITE International: Leadership Taskforce
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ITE Oregon: Past President, President, Secretary-Treasurer, Traffic Bowl Chair, Scribe
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Oregon Traffic Control Device Committee: Chair, Vice Chair, Member
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City of Hubbard Planning Commission: Vice Chair
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ITE OSU Student Chapter: Treasurer
Candidate Statement:
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me and my candidacy for ITE International Director. It has been an honor to serve on the ITE Western District Board over the past several years, and I hope you will allow me to serve three more as your International Director.
While I know many of you personally, there are many of you I have not yet had the chance to meet. I hope my president’s messages in last year’s WesternITE and E-News gave you a sense of who I am and what I care about. If you see me at an ITE meeting, or even walking down the street, please flag me down. I would enjoy the chance to meet you in person.
In my day job, I’m as Q-Free’s Vice President of Product Management. In that role, I work closely with a talented team of software developers to build innovative traffic signal and ITS software. I don’t write code – trust me, that would be a disaster. Instead, I leverage my experience as a transportation engineer to guide our development teams in building tools that meet the needs of engineers, planners, and technicians.
My involvement with ITE spans more than 20 years, beginning with the Oregon State University Student Chapter. Today, in addition to being your 2026 ITE Western District Past President, I am also Co-Chair of the ITE Private Sector Council which was created in 2025 through the merger of the prior Consulting Council and Industry Council.
I’m also deeply engaged in industry standards development, including ATC and NTCIP. These standards are joint products of ITE, AASHTO, and NEMA, with ITE playing a major role in project delivery. This is a critical time for standards development as our industry works to bring modern cybersecurity practices into critical infrastructure systems. I believe there are important process and governance improvements needed to strengthen the quality and long-term maintainability of our standards. As an International Director, I will work to ensure the next generation of industry standards are forward-looking, secure, and timely.
In running for International Director, I’m not looking for a victory lap. I am raising my hand to do the hard work necessary to keep ITE at the forefront of technical excellence in transportation.
Thank you for your support!
