Jim Trogdon is a registered professional engineer with more than 23 years experience in the field of transportation. Trogdon, 46, began working at the North Carolina Department of Transportation in 1985 as a highway engineer. He was responsible for determining the cost effectiveness and bidding practices of the NCDOT. Over the years, he has worked in the NCDOT, and in the private and academic sectors, on issues related to transportation. In 2000, Trogdon was named Division 4 Engineer for the NCDOT, overseeing highway maintenance, construction and operations within six counties (Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson), consisting of 6,000 miles of highways, 1,200 bridges, and 850 employees. Most recently Trogdon worked with the N.C. General Assembly as Director of Strategic Transportation Planning. In this role he made recommendations and provided analysis on transportation issues. He drafted transportation legislation for General Assembly members, and reviewed transportation programs and projects for effectiveness.
In addition to his extensive background in transportation, Trogdon has more than 27 years total military service. His duties included serving as the Plans Officer for road and school construction in Honduras and Ecuador, and infrastructure improvements in Italy. After being selected to Command the 105th Engineer Group, his unit was mobilized during the Global War on Terror to provide command and control for security forces at U.S. Army installations throughout North Carolina and Virginia. His unit was again mobilized in 2006 during Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Multi-National Division North Engineer Brigade to command and control two engineer battalions, and provide assured mobility and general engineering support within northern Iraq. Brigadier General Trogdon is currently the Assistant Adjutant General for the N.C. National Guard.
Education
- Master’s of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, 2003
- Master’s of Science, Major: Civil Engineering, Minor: Statistics and Computer Science, N.C. State University, 1990
- B.S., Civil Engineering, N.C. State University, 1984