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Franklin Rucker

Franklin Rucker currently serves as the chief of capital programs, planning,
and innovation at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and is re-
sponsible for implementing the agency’s transit expansion plans.

Mr. Rucker has over 39 years of experience in civil engineering design and project
management, with 22 years of progressive experience in the aviation facilities industry,
directing sophisticated design and construction projects. He served as the assistant
general manager/program executive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
In this role, he directed full-cycle program management of the capital improvement
program, valued at more than $6 billion. Additionally, he led a team of 250 persons in
the performance of planning, procurement, engineering, project management, con-
Franklin Rucker
Chief of Capital Programs, struction management, facilities management, asset management, sustainability, and
Planning/Innovation environmental assessment activities.
MARTA
Mr. Rucker has a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the Georgia Insti-
tute of Technology and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Georgia.

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