Winter, David R Director, Office of Highway Policy Information In September 2008, David Winter became the Director of the Office of Highway Policy Information within the Office of Policy and Governmental Affairs.  In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing the staff responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting much of the data used for apportioning Highway Trust Funds; determining agency performance measures; and estimating current and future highway needs.  In January 2009, David also assumed responsibility for the reporting and analysis of all FHWA related American Recovery and Reinvestment Act data. From July 2004 to September 2008, David served as the Chief of the Highway System Performance Division.  In this capacity, he was responsible for overseeing the Division responsible for the Highway Performance Monitoring System or HPMS.  The Division provides the official estimates of national traffic, as well as a number of the factors used for apportioning Federal funds.  The Division is also extensively involved in preparing the annual Highways Statistics publication. Prior to joining the Office of Highway Policy Information, Mr. Winter served as the program manager for the Highway Economic Requirement's - State version (HERS-ST) within the FHWA Office of Asset Management.  As program manager, he was responsible for overseeing the development and enhance of the existing software.  He is also involved in a number of geographic information system (GIS) and relational database initiatives within FHWA.  David began his career with the Nebraska Department of Roads in 1987.  During his 13 years with the Department of Roads, he held numerous positions before becoming the Classification, Needs & Pavement Management Engineer in the Transportation Planning Division, a position that he held until he left the Department of Roads in 2001. David graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1993 with a degree in Industrial Engineering and is a licensed engineer in Nebraska.