Claudio Diaferia, MS, PE is the Chief Operating Officer for the Greater Miami Expressway Agency. He oversees all of the operations at GMX, including Engineering, Maintenance, Tolling operations, IT, ITS and Technology. Claudio administers the execution of GMX’s work program through the coordination of all capital and renew & replacement projects. This includes all planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of the GMX highway system and facilities. The GMX System includes five of the busiest and most important State Roads in Miami-Dade: Dolphin Expressway (SR 836); Airport Expressway (SR 112); Don Shula Expressway (SR 874); Gratigny Parkway (SR 924) and the Snapper Creek Expressway (SR 878) and NW 138th Street from US-27 to just east of NW 97th Avenue. Claudio began his career with FDOT as a PE trainee and ultimately served as the Resident Engineer at the Florida Department of Transportation District 6 construction office, where he oversaw over $1 billion of construction projects.