Full Name
Chris Cowen
Job Title
District Engineer
Organization
Texas Department of Transportation
Speaker Bio
Chris oversees the planning, designing, building, operation and maintenance of the multi-modal state transportation system for the Texas Department of Transportation's 15-county San Angelo District. The district comprises Coke, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Glasscock, Irion, Kimble, Menard, Reagan, Real, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton and Tom Green counties.Chris began his TxDOT career in 2000 with the Bryan district working in the Brenham area office. While in Brenham, he held several different positions assisting with the design, construction and maintenance operations of a three-county area. In 2007, Chris joined TxDOT’s Construction Division serving as a field engineer assisting the Dallas, San Antonio, Laredo, Lufkin and San Angelo districts with construction contract management. Chris returned to the Bryan district in 2011 to serve as the director of construction. In this role, he oversaw the construction program with contracts totaling more than $500 million and assisted the district’s leadership with managing day-to-day operations. Chris began his current role as San Angelo district engineer in October 2020.Chris earned his bachelor of science in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 2000, and he received his license as a professional engineer in 2005.