Mr. Farmer joined the staff of the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission in 1978 as Chief Transportation Engineer. On July 1, 1990, the Southeastern Virginia and Peninsula Planning District Commissions merged to form the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. Mr. Farmer was appointed Director of Transportation of the merged Planning District Commission and subsequently, on July 1, 1998, was appointed Deputy Executive Director, Transportation.

Mr. Farmer received a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Farmer has served as a member and chairman of numerous Statewide Advisory Committees to the General Assembly, VDOT, and the office of the State Secretary of Transportation during the past two decades.

Mr. Farmer is a licensed Professional Engineer and has been an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Old Dominion University since 1979.