Educational Background
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering NC State, 2001
- M.S. in Civil Engineering NC State, 1996
- B.S. in Civil Engineering 麻豆果冻传媒, 1993
- B.S. in Mathematics 麻豆果冻传媒, 1993
Registration
- Professional Engineer North Carolina, 2002 Tennessee, 2006
Memberships
- TRB 鈥� The Transportation Research Board
- TSSC 鈥� TRB鈥檚 Traffic Signal Systems Committee
- ITE 鈥� The Institute of Transportation Engineers
- ASEE 鈥� The American Society for Engineering Education
Externally Funded Research Projects
- 鈥淔ield Evaluation of Traffic Signal Based Interchange Treatments鈥� Sponsored by the
Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2010鈥�2012.
- 鈥淎pplication of Non鈥怲raditional Interchange Treatments to Improve Interchange Quality
of Service and Preserve the Service Life of Narrow Over鈥� and Underpass Roadways鈥� Sponsored
by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. 2007鈥�2009.
- 鈥淚mproved Traffic Signal Efficiency in Rural Areas Through the Use of Variable Maximum
Green Time鈥� Sponsored by the Mack Blackwell Rural Transportation Agency. 2006鈥�2007.
Example Technical Publications
- 鈥淎pplicability of Bluetooth Data Collection Methods for Collecting Traffic Operations
Data on Rural Freeways鈥� Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation
Research Board, under review.
- 鈥淓valuation of Traditional and Non鈥怲raditional Interchange Treatments to Preserve
the Service Life of Narrow Over鈥� and Underpass Roadways鈥� Transportation Research Record:
The Journal of the Transportation Research Board No 2171, 2010.
- 鈥淯sing Dynamic Maximum Greens to Reduce Traffic Signal Timing Maintenance Needs鈥� ITE
Journal. April 2010.
- 鈥淓valuation of Variable Maximum Green Time to Improve Rural Traffic Signal Operations鈥�
Transportation Research Record: The Journal of the Transportation Research Board. No.
2080, 2008.
- 鈥淎pplication of the ITE Change and Clearance Interval Formulas in North Carolina鈥�
ITE Journal. January 2008.
Example Technical Presentations
- 鈥淩eal Time Traffic Signal Delay Estimation using State鈥恛f鈥恡he鈥怭ractice Detection Technology: A
Simulation Proof鈥恛f鈥� Concept鈥� (with E. Boden) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting
of the Transportation Research Board, 2010.
- 鈥淣ew Interchange Design: FRE Interchange Releasing Control and Enhancing Performance鈥� (with
C. Berry) Proceedings of the 89th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board,
2010.
- 鈥淩etiming of NC 54 at I鈥�40 and Farrington Rd in Durham, NC: A Case Study in Managing
Oversaturated Conditions鈥� Sunday Workshops of the 86th Annual Meeting of the Transportation
Research Board, 2007.
Example Education Publications and Presentations
- 鈥淧en鈥怑nabled PCs for Engineering Courses: An Introductory Demonstration鈥� The 2011
ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April 2011.
- 鈥淭he (Disappointingly Commonplace) Traffic Signal Content in TTU鈥檚 CEE Undergraduate
Program鈥� The Summer Meeting of the Transportation Research Board鈥檚 Traffic Signal
System Committee, July 2010.
- 鈥淐lassroom Polling Systems in Upper Level Transportation Engineering Classes: A Pilot
Study鈥� Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual Conference, April
2009.
- 鈥淯sing E鈥怘omework to Provide Disaggregate Problem Solving Assessment in a Senior鈥怢evel
Traffic Engineering Course鈥� Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Southeastern Section Annual
Conference, April 2008.
Example Education Grants and Awards
- Tablet PC Initiative Recipient, Fall 2007
- Hands鈥恛n Learning Gift for a Wireless Classroom Projector, Fall 2007
- Exemplary Course Award at 麻豆果冻传媒 for CEE 4640/5640 Highway Engineering,
Spring 2007
- SACS QEP Teaching鈥怢earning Enhancement Grant for Real World Problem Solving, Spring
2006
Example University Courses Taught
- CEE 3610 鈥� Transportation Engineering
- CEE 4630/5630 鈥� Traffic Engineering
- CEE 4640/5640 鈥� Highway Engineering
- CEE 6410 鈥� Advanced Traffic Control
- CEE 7980 鈥� Traffic Flow Theory
- CEE 7980 鈥� Transportation Research Seminar
Example Consulting Projects
- 2011 鈥� Coordination Timing for Improved Operations on the US鈥�15鈥�501 Corridor in Chapel
Hill, NC
- 2010 鈥� Specifications and Evaluation Methodology for Citywide Traffic Signal Hardware
and Software for Charlotte, NC
- 2008 鈥� Synchro + SimTraffic 7 Intermediate Level Training 鈥� Short Course Development
- 2007 鈥� Evaluation of Current, Near Term, and Future Operations on NC 62 at and near
I鈥�40 / I鈥�85 in Burlington, NC
Public Sector Engineering Experience
- Signals and Geometrics Section, North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Senior Systems Engineer (Transportation Engineer III), 2001鈥�2005
- Project Engineer (Transportation Engineer II), 2000鈥�2001
- Design Engineer (Transportation Engineer I), 1999鈥�2000
- Design Technician (Temporary Transportation Technician IV), 1998鈥�1999
Example Public Sector Projects
- US 17 Corridor Study Working Group, from Wilmington, NC to the South Carolina state
line Reviewed consultant recommendations, developed a new corridor鈥恮ide design philosophy
for future operations
- Durham City Signal System Project, Durham, NC Included the development of city鈥恮ide
signal system timing plans, training courses, and review of contractor work
- US 15鈥�501 at Erwin and Europa, Chapel Hill, NC Included evaluation of non鈥恡raditional
designs and development of public meeting presentation materials
- NCSITE Statewide Task Force on Yellow & Red Clearance Times Assistant to the chair,
presented practice history, helped with consensus building for new method of practice
