Dr. Bill Sowell, MBA, PhD
Vice President, Eberle Design, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Executive Board Member, International Road Federation
Chairman, IRF Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee
Chairman, IRF Membership Development Committee
Chairman, NEMA Performance Measures Technical Committee (TS-9)

Dr. Bill Sowell has been involved worldwide with Intelligent Transportation Systems and the development of ITS standards and technology for more than 30 years. He has managed ITS-related firms, large and small, both publicly traded and privately held in the United States, United Kingdom, Latin America and Asia. He has held senior management positions with such companies as Eberle Design, Econolite, Iteris, Image Sensing Systems, Peek Traffic, Swarco Middle East, TEC Engineering (Saudi Arabia) and Al Nasr International (UAE). He holds two (2) Doctoral degrees and two (2) Master’s degrees, and attended such institutions as California State University, University of Southern California, and the University of Oklahoma. He played a key role in the early design and development of the Saudi ATVAM project, the Mohd. Bin Zayed City Project in Abu Dhabi, and the adoption of the NTCIP systems open communications protocol in Chile, Brazil, China and Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the International Road Federation (IRF) Executive Board of Directors, and currently services as Chairman of the IRF Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee. He also chairs the National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA) “Performance Measures Technical Committee”, and has lived and worked internationally for more than 25 years, promoting safe and efficient ITS solutions.