Julianne Fuda is the director of the structures design bureau within the NYSDOT Office of Structures. She oversees the final design of new and replacement bridge projects, as well as rehabilitations, throughout New York State. Julianne has also led many accelerated design and construction bridge projects, including emergency repairs and replacements. She is a member of the AASHTO Committee on Bridges and Structures and serves on the Steel & Metals Committee, as well as the AASHTO Concrete Committee. Julianne has over 15 years of bridge design experience in both the public and private sector as a designer, squad leader, and project engineer. She graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY with a bachelor of science in civil engineering and is a registered professional engineer in the State of New York. Julianne is also a member of the Department’s Digital Delivery Committee and was the technical lead for the structures portion of the East 138th Bridge Replacement over the Major Deegan Expressway, the Department’s second pilot project for model-based digital delivery and the 2021 recipient of the Going Digital Award in the Bridges category.