Office of the Director
The Office of the Director provides direction, guidance, and support to the department and other city agencies. This office provides departmental management, administration, accounting, budgeting, and information technology services. This office also provides project management, civil engineering, and surveying services to many city agencies.
Director
John S. Brazina, P.E., has more than 28 years of transportation infrastructure experience, including 21 years with the City’s Department of Transportation & Engineering.
Brazina has held various positions within DOTE, most recently as Interim Director.
He also has served as Deputy Director, Transit Manager, and Street Improvement and Bicycle Improvement program manager. He has acted as DOTE's Local Project Agency Coordinator for Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) local let projects, served as a DOTE representative on OKI's Intermodal Coordinating Committee (ICC) and held a position on the CODE Board of Directors.
Brazina has worked on a variety of public infrastructure projects during his tenure in DOTE, including the Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar, the Kennedy Connector and is currently focused on improving pedestrian safety in Cincinnati.
Brazina has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and is a registered professional engineer in Ohio and Kentucky. He is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers.