In 2016, Mashal Ali, a licensed civil engineer, quit her job after four years at the NYC Department of Design and Construction to take over her father’s then 50-person traffic engineering firm, Infra Tech Engineering, LLC. Her father had died suddenly, leaving her to lead both the firm and her family. She was only 26 years old. Driven, but untested as a leader, Ali instituted immediate, structural change to the firm to exploit its strengths, address its weaknesses, and prime the firm for an ever-evolving future. It worked. In less than a year she doubled the firm’s revenue, winning significant contracts with the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey (PANY/NJ), some as a prime contractor, a first for the firm at the time.

Today, she continues to grow the firm, increasing its numbers to more than 80 professionals. Leading and expanding the firm by winning work—particularly repeat contracts—she and the firm are also winning numerous project awards. In addition, she recently moved the firm’s headquarters from Staten Island to Long Island City. Engaging each and every member of the firm to optimize their development, experience, and productivity—much as she did during the critical transition to her leadership from her father’s—Ali looks to position ITE for even greater success. For many, that’s already a lifetime of achievement. But not for Ali; like her father she always wants more, always striving to improve. In addition to earning her professional engineering license in three states, her undergraduate civil engineering degree from Drexel University, and numerous professional certifications, she's also currently pursuing her engineering master's degree from Johns Hopkins University.