Traffic Safety and Traffic Control Expert

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

• Provided expert opinions, prepared technical reports, deposed and/or testified in 15 traffic/safety cases • Accepting work in most states • 39 years of experience in traffic/transportation engineering and safety • Past Chair of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) International Traffic Engineering Council (determines standards, practices and handbooks for the industry) • Experience as a City and County Traffic Engineer, including review, design and construction management of pavement, sidewalk, ADA ramps, traffic signal, bike lane, striping and marking, sign, construction zone, neighborhood traffic management, traffic signal timing, and traffic calming projects • Speaker at international, national, regional and local conferences and seminars • Instructor for nine Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) webinars and several in-person courses on traffic and safety engineering • Graduate of Leadership ITE / ITE Fellow • Excellent writer in both technical and laymen terms • Experience in providing testimony for Town Councils and Planning Boards • Licensed Professional Engineer in several states and a Certified Traffic Operations Engineer • Licensed Traffic Engineer in California • Certified Road Safety Professional • Significant experience with application of Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) • Peer reviewer for paper submissions to the ITE Annual Meetings • Performed a city-wide crash assessment to determine crash causes and mitigations • Expertise in roadway/intersection sight distance and human factors in crashes • Project Manager of traffic engineering, intersection design and planning projects at various firms • Prepared and reviewed transportation and traffic engineering plans including designs for intersections, traffic signals, pavement markings/signing, intelligent transportation systems, ADA compliance, and construction zones