Trapper Parks has been selected as District Engineer for Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s District 8. As district engineer, Parks will manage transportation planning and operations in Craig, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington counties in northeastern Oklahoma, including the Tulsa metro area.

First joining ODOT in 2004 as a member of the OSU Design Squad, Parks has spent much of his career in District 8, including serving as district maintenance engineer since 2016. Other previous positions include District 8 area maintenance engineer and Roadway Design project engineer. Parks holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Trapper and his wife, Molly, have two children and currently reside in Broken Arrow.