Nader Tamannaie, the founder of CIC, has over 28 years of experience designing, developing, and managing transportation and urban infrastructure projects in California. Nader began his career at California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in 1979, developing a career specialty in transportation structures. Since 1986, when he joined the consulting community, he has had key roles in such diverse projects as:

• The Metro Blue Green Light Rail Transit Projects in Los Angeles County
• Over 75 seismic retrofit projects statewide, including the 280/87 Interchange
• Design check of the marine foundations of the new Benicia Martinez Bridge
• Spearheading the Highway Bridge Program process for 83 City of Los Angeles bridges, including several Historic bridges
• The Eastern and Foothill-South Transportation Corridor Design Build Projects in Orange County
• Bid development for Colorado's E-470, Salt Lake City's LRT, and Alameda Corridor's (Los Angeles) Grade Separation design build projects
• Howard Hughes Parkway Interchange, 65/80 Interchange and 8/125 Interchange
• Numerous land development infrastructure projects in northern California and Nevada
• Numerous State and Local Agency transportation projects statewide
• Developing and managing three signature and Historic Bridge projects for City of Larkspur, Marin County

Three of Nader's projects, Barranca Parkway HOV Drop Ramp, Eastern Transportation Corridor and Lawrence Expressway HOV Project have won awards from Caltrans, APWA and numerous other professional organizations.

Nader's daily responsibilities, besides running CIC and its general support, include developing projects and securing governmental funds for clients, designing and managing projects, quality control, and construction support.