Experience Traffic Technologist ▪ February 2015 – present City of Kitchener ▪ 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON ▪ Engage residents through public meetings, surveys and information packages to resolve neighbourhood traffic issues and proactively prevent future issues ▪ Utilize the Environmental Assessment Act to facilitate projects efficiently and effectively ▪ Transform the directives of the Cycling Master Plan into specific designs with AutoCAD ▪ Review and select co-op students; supervise and co-ordinate work term and traffic studies ▪ Consult stakeholders to devise unique solutions for permanent roadway closures ▪ Manage traffic and collision databases as TES administrator and liaison with TES support team ▪ Author reports with recommendations to Committee and Council to satisfy community needs ▪ Create relationships with other institutions and firms to share traffic data ▪ Responsible for Traffic Calming Program priority list to select City’s most hazardous streets ▪ Plan Speed Advisory Program, addressing speed concerns through education ▪ Measure and indicate new signage and pavement markings in the field in accordance with OTM guidelines, contributing to public safety and comfort ▪ Install and maintain automatic traffic recorders to provide up-to-date information Traffic Student ▪ January 2013 – August 2014 City of Kitchener ▪ 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON ▪ Wrote Visual Basic for Applications code to quickly transform Synchro reports and Police Collision Data into Microsoft Excel Tables ▪ Wrote and researched Traffic Calming Review to provide Westheights Drive with Raised Cycle Track and parking, creating a safer and more inviting active transportation experience ▪ Researched and co-wrote report to Council to implement Ontario’s first ‘super-sharrows’ in Downtown Kitchener ▪ Organized, planned and supervised biennial Downtown Parking Study, providing up-to-date information to better manage City policy, lots and garages ▪ Collected data resulting in Kitchener’s ‘Share the Road’ Bronze designation ▪ Wrote innovative and intriguing passages for new Kitchener Cycling Advisory Committee site ▪ Performance and analysis of a variety of regular studies, including turning movement counts, speed studies and origin-destination studies ▪ Advanced strategies for revamped Traffic Calming Policy and recommendations for annual Traffic Calming Reviews Volunteer ▪ September 2009 – March 2011 House of Friendship Emergency Food Hampers ▪ 807 Guelph Street, Kitchener ON ▪ Accepting and fulfilling guest’s orders, ensuring food safety standards are met at all times Skills ▪ Proficient with Synchro 8, AutoCAD, Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Visual Basic for Applications ▪ Adept with computers and mathematics ▪ Organized and effective traffic problem-solving ▪ Team-oriented and self-motivated ▪ Flexibility and stability in high-pressure situations Education Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology December 2014 ▪ Advanced Diploma in Transportation Engineering Technology ▪ Synchro 8 ▪ Dean’s List ▪ Hamilton CITE Section award-winner ▪ Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning and ArcGIS curriculum ▪ Researched and wrote Sherman Cut Roundabout Proposal Projects Agnes Street Road Closure ▪ March 2015 – present City of Kitchener ▪ 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON ▪ Organized a team to improve KW Badminton Club service to members and area ▪ Reported results to Committee and Council, effecting appropriate changes to road network ▪ Advertised modifications through various media, including notifications and road signs Westheights Drive Traffic Calming Review ▪ May 2014 – present City of Kitchener ▪ 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON ▪ Data collection and complete review of Westheights Drive geometric, traffic and collision ▪ Recommended Raised Cycle Track, reduced lanes promoting safety and Active Transportation Bicycle Friendly Downtown Initiatives & Cycling Engagement Strategy ▪ January 2013 – March 2013 City of Kitchener ▪ 200 King Street West, Kitchener ON ▪ Literature Review of major sharrow studies in San Francisco, California; Miami Beach, Florida; and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, including detailed statistical analysis ▪ Compilation of data into expected reductions of sidewalk and wrong-way cycling ▪ Organization and analysis of local super-sharrow study, confirming success of infrastructure Activities and Associations ▪ Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers ▪ Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors ▪ Accomplished guitarist, bassist, percussionist and sound engineer ▪ Gardening