Howard R. "Skip" Elliott is an American government official who served as the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration from 2017 to 2021.
Skip Elliott | |
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| Inspector General for the Department of Transportation Acting | |
| In office May 16, 2020 – January 11, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mitch Behm (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eric J. Soskin |
| 5th Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | |
| In office October 30, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Drue Pearce |
| Preceded by | Marie Dominguez |
| Succeeded by | Tristan Brown (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Columbia Southern University (MA) |
From May 2020 to January 2021, Elliott had been Acting Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.[1][2] His appointment was considered notable for the fact that Elliott was head of an office that was investigating his own actions.[3]
Elliott left both positions on January 20, 2021.[4]
Education
editElliot earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and forensic science from Indiana University. He received the first ever Distinguished Alumni Award from Indiana University's Department of Criminal Justice. Elliott is a member of the Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences Executive Dean's Advisory Committee.[5] He later earned a Master's degree from Columbia Southern University.[6]
Career
editPrior to assuming his role as Administrator, Elliott had a 40-year career in the U.S. freight rail industry, beginning as a railroad police officer in Elkhart, Indiana. Most recently, he served as vice president of public safety, health, environment and security for CSX Transportation, where he was responsible for hazardous materials transportation safety, homeland security, railroad policing, crisis management, environmental compliance and operations, occupational health management, and continuity of business operations. Elliott has developed and implemented computer-based tools to assist emergency management officials, first responders, and homeland security personnel in preparing for and responding to railroad hazardous materials and security incidents.[7][8][9]
Elliott is a recipient of the Association of American Railroads Holden-Proefrock Award for lifetime achievement in hazardous materials transportation safety.
References
edit- ^ Mintz, Sam (May 20, 2020). "DOT watchdog shuffle alarms lawmakers". POLITICO. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Democrats Protest Removal of Transportation Watchdog". www.voanews.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "As Trump removes federal watchdogs, some loyalists replacing them have 'preposterous' conflicts". The Washington Post. 2020.
- ^ "Government Officials at the US Department of Transportation | US Department of Transportation". www.transportation.gov.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. September 8, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Howard "Skip" Elliott | PHMSA". www.phmsa.dot.gov. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Vantuono, William (September 10, 2017). "Elliott slated for PHMSA post". Railway Age. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Snow, Nick (September 11, 2017). "White House plans to nominate Elliott for PHMSA administrator". Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Statement of Howard R. "Skip" Elliott Nominee for Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration U.S. Department of Transportation" (PDF).
