Senior Transportation Engineer

• Mar 2022 - Present

President

• Apr 2015 - Present

Deliver consulting services for transportation planning and traffic engineering to a variety of public and private clients. Lead sustainable, quality of life initiatives, conduct field investigations and develop conceptual design concepts. Analyze and review data and information, document findings, present recommendations, and interact with governmental officials and the general public. Led a large-scale project for the City of Bryan, Texas, from June 2015 to September 2018, working as an integrated part of the staff, and providing guidance to the City Engineer. Planned and executed multiple improvements, including: • Managed technical direction for design and implementation of the FM 158/William J. Bryan corridor project, including integration of complete streets concepts, the city's first Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons (PHBs), and development of schematic designs for two multilane roundabouts. • Developed designs and documents to establish the Downtown Bryan Quiet Zone for 25 crossings. • Devised and implemented the city's first traffic calming program. • Guided staff and performed field reviews for the city's first bicycle master and sidewalk master plans. Also, updated ADA transition plan. • Actively engaged with staff, consultants, local MPO, and other governmental jurisdictions in revising Bryan's thoroughfare plan. • Developed more than $2M in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) candidate projects. Show less

Alumni

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

After laying out of school for the summer (well, actually 30 summers... ), I decided to pursue a Master of Urban Planning degree. Much of what I've been doing the past several years has been in the area of planning and I have certification as a Professional Transportation Planner, so it only makes sense to add the formal education to my foundation. I earned my MUP degree in December 2020. o Electives included: Disaster Recovery and Hazard Mitigation, Environmental Planning Administration, Urban Public Transportation Planning, Designing Sustainable Transportation o Invited guest lecturer, Urban and Regional Studies Capstone course; Topic: Introduction to Railroad Quiet Zones – Process Overview and Discussion o Master’s paper (non-thesis): Considering Modern Roundabouts in Planning for Community Resiliency Show less

Assistant Director and City Traffic Engineer

• Apr 2010 - Sep 2014

Led 80 staff members in daily operations. Managed operating budget of $8.9M and capital budget of $10+M. Facilitated cross-agency collaboration to develop and execute transportation plans, policies, and codes and ordinances. • Propelled forward progress for complete streets improvements: back-in angled parking, bike lanes, bulb-outs, consolidated transit stops, revised signal timing, and pedestrian hybrid beacons (PHBs). • Forged and fostered a partnership with Capital Metropolitan Transit Agency to improve transit accessibility and the reliability of transit travel times and service schedules. • Played a key role in the development of Austin's Complete Streets Policy, as well as the adoption of NACTO's Urban Roadway Design Guide and ITE/CNU's Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares. • Championed the use of PHBs in Texas through the legislature, leading to Austin having the most PHBs in the US in 2014. • Led efforts to implement railroad quiet zones. Show less

Senior Engineer

• Jan 2006 - Oct 2009

Drove results as project manager for large-scale transportation planning studies. Projects included: • Round Rock Historic Downtown Master Plan, Round Rock, Texas. • El Paso ISD Safe Routes to Schools Program, El Paso, Texas. • Upper Valley Traffic Study, El Paso, Texas. • Addicks Community Traffic Study/BP Westlake Campus Redevelopment Plan, Houston, Texas Drove results as project manager for large-scale transportation planning studies. Projects included: • Round Rock Historic Downtown Master Plan, Round Rock, Texas. • El Paso ISD Safe Routes to Schools Program, El Paso, Texas. • Upper Valley Traffic Study, El Paso, Texas. • Addicks Community Traffic Study/BP Westlake Campus Redevelopment Plan, Houston, Texas

Managing Engineer

• Oct 1996 - Jan 2006

Supervised approximately 40 staff members, including professional engineers, planners, project managers, field technicians and administrative support staff Coordinated and administered high-visibility programs and processes • Traffic Operations – Conduct engineering assessments in response to over 6,000 requests annually • Speed Humps – 2,400 speed humps citywide; process new requests and install new speed humps • Neighborhood Traffic Projects – Mitigate cut-through traffic in neighborhoods through analysis of land uses, calculation of volume of cut-through vehicular traffic, projection of potential impacts for various mitigation strategies, and physical modifications of roadways and intersections. Included significant community outreach efforts. • Street Lighting - Authorizes the installation of 1,700 new street lights annually while managing $25 million annual operating budget for 165,000 existing street lights • Intersection Improvements - Utilizes consultant and construction contracts to provide analysis, design, and construction of improvements with $1 million annual budget • Development Review – Provided review of proposed development concepts and plans for individual parcels and entire subdivisions. Provided input to ongoing administration of Houston’s adopted Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan. Designed and implemented Houston’s first modern roundabouts and first railroad quiet zone Coordinated planning, design, construction and community outreach issues for Houston’s first light rail transit system in partnership with Metro Developed designs for Houston’s first neighborhood street reconstruction project that included speeding and cut-through mitigation integrally in the design of the roadways. Included Houston’s first modern roundabouts. Contributed materially to the development of traffic calming policies and processes. Provided review of development plans for individual parcels and projects Show less