Mr. Nudd currently serves as Deputy Executive Officer of Science and Policy at the Air District, and oversees rule development, climate policy programs, regional and community-scale air quality planning, ambient air quality monitoring, and the Public Health Office. Before moving to the Air District, Mr. Nudd worked as an environmental engineer at US EPA Region 9 for five years where worked on air quality plans. Mr. Nudd began his career at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, starting as a permit engineer specializing in combustion sources. He worked at TCEQ for 16 years in a variety of engineering, management, and information technology positions. Mr. Nudd earned Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where he specialized in Energy Studies.