Parsons creates senior role to oversee transportation management products

Technology company Parsons has created a new role of chief development officer, with a focus on transportation. Mike Johnson, previously president of Parsons Infrastructure, will oversee sales of the company’s transportation management system, Intelligent NETworks (iNET). Johnson has been with Parsons for 28 years, and led the creation of the company’s connected cities solutions, Platforms as a Service. He is a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council and SAFE’s Autonomous Vehicles Task Force. In t
November 12, 2018 Read time: 1 min

Technology company 4089 Parsons has created a new role of chief development officer, with a focus on transportation. Mike Johnson, previously president of Parsons Infrastructure, will oversee sales of the company’s transportation management system, Intelligent NETworks (iNET).

Johnson has been with Parsons for 28 years, and led the creation of the company’s connected cities solutions, Platforms as a Service. He is a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council and SAFE’s Autonomous Vehicles Task Force. In the new post, he will report to Parsons chairman and CEO Chuck Harrington, and is tasked with developing relationships with clients.

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