With a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and experiences, our people bring energy, talent, imagination and creativity to their work.
We value collaboration and celebrate bringing our whole selves to the work we do. Click through the profiles below to learn about the fabric of Cambridge Systematics: our people, their experiences and passions.
Asset and Performance ManagementBusiness Intelligence and DashboardsData and AnalyticsEconomics, Finance and Grant ManagementEmerging TechnologiesEquity in TransportationFreight and Economic Modeling and AnalysisFreight Market and Supply Chain AssessmentsFreight ModelingFreight Planning and PolicyGeographic Information SystemsLOCUS: Location-based Services Data and Big Data AnalyticsMarket and Economic AnalysisMobility ForwardMobility InformationModel Development and ApplicationResearch and TrainingResilience and SustainabilitySafetyService Planning and RedesignSimulation, Analysis and OperationsStakeholder Outreach and Event CoordinationStatewide, Regional and Corridor PlanningStatewide, Regional, and Urban Freight PlanningStrategic and Long Range PlanningSurvey Design and Market ResearchSystem OperationsTechnology PlanningTolling, Pricing and Road User ChargingTravel BehaviorTruck Operations is one of our services & products.
Freight and EconomicsModeling and AnalyticsPlanning and ManagementSoftware and ToolsTransit + Shared Mobility is one of our focus areas.
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Associate
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Levon Mikaelian specializes in spatial and network analysis using GIS and scripting tools, as well as transportation safety analysis, performance measurement, and data visualization. His previous research includes spatial statistical analysis of the relationships between multimodal transportation networks and socioeconomic outcomes. For his work at CS, he regularly uses R, Python, and SAS, and has a working knowledge of several other programming languages in addition to data visualization expertise using Tableau, Power BI, and R Shiny.
In his spare time, Levon likes to read, ride his bike, and watch Star Trek. He also enjoys exploring the trails and waterways around Tallahassee.
Associate
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Gui Leao is an Associate at CS with extensive experience in transportation analysis. He has led and supported many U.S. DOT, FHWA, and State DOT tasks in the areas of emerging technology, freight, and transportation systems management and operations. Gui has played a key role in various statewide and regional freight plans. He is also involved in truck parking projects and grant development. His work on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and emerging technology has included national-level research reports, as well as state and local strategic planning efforts around connected and automated vehicles (CAV).
In his free time, Gui likes trying new restaurants and cuisines, as well as traveling to new places. He also enjoys watching movies and documentaries. Gui was born in South Florida but lives in New York City.
Senior Project Manager (Senior Associate)
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Leah Mooney is a Senior Project Manager (Sr. Associate) with close to 20 years public sector experience and over 15 years in strategic transportation and transit planning and project financing. With a background in infrastructure and operations, she has supported large scale planning efforts, including oversight of preliminary engineering, NEPA and FTA approvals. Leah has overseen significant visionary projects, including the CTA’s path to ADA accessibility: the All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) and the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) plans. She also provides tactical, hands-on support for securing grants and funding, with successful submissions for Capital Investment Grants, including Full-Funding Grant Agreements (FFGA), Federal, state, and local competitive grants, as well as value capture funding, such as Chicago’s Tax-Increment Financing program (TIF).
Leah is a gardener, a hiker, a biker, a baker, a reader of mysteries, and (together with her better half) is the parent of two children and two dogs.
Creative Services Manager
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Will joined CS as a Graphic Artist shortly after graduating from Plymouth State College in 2000 and has more than 24 years of experience in graphic design. He currently serves as Design Team Lead and co-manages the Creative Services Team.
Will has a passion for photography and enjoys going on adventures to capture everything from lighthouses in Maine to sunrises along the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mountain National Forest. He also loves spending time in the kitchen cooking (and of course, taking photos of the results).
Accountant
Associate
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Yeshasvi Mahadev is an Associate at Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) with more than seven years of experience in developing battery energy storage system prototypes, project management, and zero-emission vehicle deployment and infrastructure projects. Ms. Mahadev has managed projects that involve zero-emission vehicle modeling and simulations, data collection and analyses, zero-emission fleet transition planning, and electrification feasibility studies. Ms. Mahadev holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering, and a Master of Engineering degree in Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Michigan.
Yeshasvi has picked up a newfound appreciation for pottery, and is an avid reader and writer in her free time.
Project Accountant III
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Vice President
Senior Associate
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Crystal brings 20 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic operations, and safety, which includes many years in the public sector. She has managed numerous traffic operations, traffic safety, and connected and autonomous vehicle readiness studies. She has also prepared highway safety studies to meet NHTSA requirements and contributes to Vision Zero Action Plans for multiple states.
In her free time, Crystal enjoys travelling and being involved in her kid's extracurricular activities
Contracts Specialist
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Principal
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Tom joined CS in 1987 and has developed and applied travel demand models in over 60 locations. He has been an expert adviser to federal, state, and metropolitan planning agencies on model development and validation. He is a past chairman of the Transportation Research Board’s Transportation Demand Forecasting Committee.
Tom loves spending time with his wife and family, and sometimes they like spending time with him, too. He enjoys watching baseball even though he was never any good at playing it. He likes playing classic rock music at his desk, which he is sure his colleagues love. He enjoys doing transportation related things even when he isn't working. He has many more interests too numerous to list here, which is why he never sleeps.
Leads the Inside Sales Support Team within the Office of Growth. Strives to improve processes, coordination, and teamwork to efficiently and effectively connect our consultants to the clients and projects best suited for both parties. Reagan can often be found leading conference calls, mapping business process improvements, and collaborating with colleagues on these efforts.
Reagan enjoys spending time with his wife Sarah and son, gathering with their church family, and taking in an episode of Frasier as he plans a garden that will one day be planted.
Travel Demand Modeler
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Ms. Ni is a Travel Demand Modeler at Cambridge Systematics with over five years of experience supporting a wide range of transportation projects. Her expertise spans travel demand modeling, transit data pipelines, data visualization, safety analysis, and multimodal planning. She has contributed to regional and statewide modeling efforts, developed end-to-end data workflows for transit agencies, and supported the creation of interactive dashboards to inform planning and policy decisions. Ms. Ni brings a strong technical skill set combined with a collaborative approach to solving complex transportation challenges.
In her free time, Ms. Ni enjoys staying active with sports like weightlifting, boxing and running. The list of sports she wants to try is still growing!
Analyst
Principal
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Feng Liu, Ph.D., a Principal and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager of CS’ analytics, modeling and forecasting business line, has approximately 30 years of experience in developing and enhancing models and conducting travel demand forecasting in support of a wide spectrum of planning studies at local, metropolitan, and state levels. He has proven strong technical expertise in a variety of modeling techniques and methods, including data analytics, model development and applications. He has a proven track record of managing complex and challenging projects, serving as program manager, project manager, and principle-in-charge in numerous projects/programs, including recently an integrated modeling system with macro-modeling and mesoscopic simulation for Northern Virginia and activity-based models.
In his free time, Feng enjoys traveling.
Principal, Practice Lead - Resilience and Sustainability
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Suseel Indrakanti, AICP is a Principal and the Practice Lead for Resilience and Sustainability at CS. Over his 16 years of experience, Suseel has provided leadership and expertise on projects pertaining to transportation resilience, climate action planning, and climate finance. He has worked on major practice-leading climate resilience and greenhouse gas mitigating projects in various settings, including local, State, regional, and international efforts and for a variety of clients. His extensive experience involves conducting climate change vulnerability and risk assessments, including the design of tools that support the integration of adaptation planning into broader transportation project life-cycle and development processes. He supported several FHWA resilience pilots over the years. He has led various efforts on mainstreaming climate change considerations into transportation policy-making and enabling agencies to create frameworks for making climate-resilient transport investments.
Suseel loves music and likes to spend time with family.
Associate - Transportation Finance
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With nearly 15 years of experience in transportation finance, planning, and operations, Ms. Chapman assists clients in developing financial models to analyze operating costs, fee structures, and capital needs; assessing alternative revenue sources and regional economic impacts; as well as compiling financial assessments to ensure capital sources and/or operating funds match programmed uses.
Emma enjoys exploring Chicago's many neighborhoods by bike as well as riding new transit systems. She lives in Chicago with her husband, an architect and city planner, and their dog and cat.
Team Lead (Senior Associate)
Team Lead (Senior Associate)
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Adrienne Heller is a Senior Associate with experience as a planner, economist, data analyst, and project manager. Her/their project highlights include the Colorado Energy Office's EV Equity Study, a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, supporting the nation's first-ever environmental justice analysis for the New York City congestion toll, and helping the state of Colorado with the Community Access Enterprise Ten-Year Plan.
In her free time, Adrienne is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Denver Association of Business Economists (DABE). She is a big believer in journaling. Adrienne loves to read and cook.
Senior Associate - Analyst Team Lead
Danny Shopf is an Associate with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. He has experience in long range policy planning and safety planning. Danny provides support for the development and implementation of Florida's statewide long range plan, the Florida Transportation Plan (FTP) and Florida high-priority transportation network with the Strategic Intermodal System (SIS) Policy Plan. Danny has also developed Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs) for multiple states and currently supports multiple traffic safety coalitions focused on SHSP implementation. Danny is also the Team Leader for Florida's Analyst support team.
Principal
Sheldon is a Principal at Cambridge Systematics in the Tallahassee Office, where he has contributed to the planning and modeling practice for over 17 years. He has over 21 years of experience developing, calibrating and working with Regional, MPO and Statewide travel demand models, He has used models in support of freight analysis, air quality analysis, corridor plans, long range transportation planning, rail planning, among others. He is well versed in data analytics and is also an experienced project manager, having managed projects from FDOT, GDOT, the ARC and others. He has an MPO background, having worked with the Siouxland Regional Metropolitan Planning Council (SIMPCO) in Sioux City, IA where he assisted with their planning and modeling requirements for several years following graduation from Iowa State University with an MSc. degree in Transportation.
In his free time, Sheldon likes to travel to new areas, especially via rail where applicable. He also likes spend time with the old hobby of model railroading and aims to continue working towards developing his own mini empire showcasing his artistic and technical creativity. He also likes cycling and making home-made ice cream that has been enjoyed by colleagues on several occasions.
Senior Associate
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Mr. Klitzsch has more than 15 years of experience in transportation safety planning, including eight years serving as the Director of Traffic Safety at the Indiana Highway Safety Office. As a Senior Associate of Cambridge Systematics he has leveraged his practical highway safety office expertise in data and performance management with states to develop and implement Highway Safety Plans, Traffic Records Strategic Plans, Strategic Highway Safety Plans, planning strategies for emerging technologies, bicycle and pedestrian plans for nearly a dozen states, and metropolitan planning organizations.
Ryan lives in Indianapolis with his wife, two sons, and two cats. When he isn't chauffeuring his kids around to various athletic events or doing laundry he enjoys bicycling, running, snowboarding, and socializing with friends. Ryan also serves as Board President of a local non-profit that works to remove the stigma of addiction and provide those at risk the proper care and access to treatment through education, advocacy, and support.
Permit Specialist Agent
Senior Project Manager
Senior Associate - Transportation Safety Engineer
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Mr. Hopwood is a Traffic Safety Engineer of Cambridge Systematics with over 11 years of experience in transportation safety analysis and planning. He is experienced in managing a variety of teams and projects driven by safety data analyses, including Strategic Highway Safety Plans and Local Road Safety Plans. Mr. Hopwood is adept at utilizing safety data and predictive analysis to guide these planning efforts towards outcomes with quantifiable benefits that support safety investments and decisions. These outcomes are supported by strategies and implementation plans he developed for Vision Zero and Toward Zero Deaths initiatives, as well as HSIP Implementation Plans, Highway Safety Plans, Long Range Transportation Plans, and Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Action Plans.
In his free time, Cory enjoys exploring all NYC has to offer. He lives in Manhattan, is a major foodie, and always loves being asked for a good dinner recommendation, as well as receiving them!
Principal, Senior Analyst
Dan is a senior freight project manager with 20 years of experience in transportation planning and 18 years in public relations, outreach, and marketing. In addition to managing regional and state freight plans, recently he has led numerous truck parking studies. Dan has also served as PM or planning lead for long-range planning studies; multi-state corridor studies and coalitions; bicycle and pedestrian master plans; and other transportation planning projects. He has a bachelor's degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University, and master’s degree in Environmental Management and Policy from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Dan is assigned to our Los Angeles office but works from his home in Henderson, NV.
Dan's loves playing with his grandkids, canyoneering, and researching his family's history. Don't ask him about any of these unless you have time to spare.
Creative Document Specialist
Analyst
Senior Systems Engineer
As Chief Talent Officer, Leanne provides leadership and guidance in the development, implementation and administration of the firm’s talent acquisition activities, employee performance and development initiatives, total rewards package, and diversity, equity and inclusion strategies. As a member of the executive leadership team, she develops policies and programs that foster an employee-focused, high-performance culture that supports the overall business strategy and objectives.
Outside of work, Leanne loves to travel and spend time with family, friends and their rescue dog, Bowie.
Raphael has over a decade of cross-functional experience in transportation and transit, in both public and private transportation organizations. At CS, he helps guide strategy for mobility information software and serves as a project manager for engagements involving customer-facing real-time data and multimodal trip planning.
Data Engineer
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Ms. Lee is a Data Engineer on the Digital Transformations team who brings expertise in behavioral modeling, transportation data analytics and transportation policy. She is experienced in data analysis tools and technologies including Python, Tableau and SQL. She also holds a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and M.S. in Transportation Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
In her free time, when not playing or coaching Ultimate Frisbee, Janelle also enjoys starting other short-lived hobbies. Most recently, she has tried sewing and playing video games. Originally from Singapore, she now lives in the much cooler San Francisco Bay Area.
Analyst
Principal
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Mr. Beagan is a Principal of Cambridge Systematics (CS) with more than 21 years of experience in transportation, traffic analysis, and planning in the public and private sectors, and is a recognized expert on freight forecasting.
Mr. Beagan enjoys all forms of Pop Culture, especially animation and old movies and TV. Mr. Beagan is an avid sports fan, particularly of baseball and has visited almost all of the major league baseball parks, and and most of the minor league parks in the East Coast States. Mr. Beagan is a Disney expert and has been to the Disney theme parks in Florida and California many times.
Associate, Onsite Project Manager at NYSDOT
Nearly 20 years experience with the unique permits and processes of the New York State Department of Transportation. Significant expertise in the laws, rules and regulations governing Divisible Load Overweight Permits and the specific vehicle requirements. Experience in bringing the online permitting system to implementation.
John enjoys cycling with his mountain bike and his fat tire bike as well as maintaining a high level of overall fitness. He enjoys spending time with his wife, 4 dogs, maintaining his home and yard.
Quality Assurance Lead
Steve has spent the bulk of his career working to use technology to improve commercial vehicle safety and mobility. He has helped over two dozen states plan and/or implement their Intelligent Transportation Systems programs and has worked extensively with USDOT. While still working with some clients, Steve now spends most of this time overseeing CS' Operations as our Chief Operating Officer.
In his free time, Steve loves to spend time with his family and enjoys traveling. He anxiously awaits his family's annual vacation to Cape Cod (Cape Week!) and spends most long weekends during the summer with family on Saratoga Lake in upstate New York. An avid sports fan, Steve loves all New England sports teams and can often be heard talking about the latest results from his daughter's swim meets. Regardless of the time, you are apt to find Steve with a Cold Brew Nitro in hand as he looks to take on the next challenge of the day.
Economist
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Flora Castillo has over 20 years of experience as an accomplished and nationally recognized healthcare executive and a mobility and public transportation thought leader. Castillo is the President of Pivot Strategies, LLC, a consulting firm serving the infrastructure, aviation, healthcare and insurance industries. Her executive leadership in healthcare has led to transformative customer engagement, acquisition and health promotion strategies for the nation’s leading healthcare companies, including UnitedHealthcare and AmeriHealth Caritas. As former Vice President of Transportation for UnitedHealth Group, Castillo led innovative pilots to address social determinants of health barriers and spearheaded a medical transportation services program. Castillo also brings decades of experience as a former member of the board for multiple non-profit equity, transit and media organizations including National Urban Fellows, Rail-Volution, WHYY and others. In addition, Castillo was the first Latina and sixth woman elected chair to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). In this role, Castillo represented APTA as an industry spokesperson in the U.S., Canada and other international associations. Serving as a senior policymaker and board member of New Jersey Transit between 1999 and 2019, Castillo was a champion for equity and affordability for transit-dependent riders and an advocate for service expansions and emerging technologies. Castillo holds a B.S. in Management Business Administration from Long Island University.
Transportation Analyst
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Ms. Sharmin joined Cambridge Systematics (CS) as a Transportation Analyst with specialization in Transportation Planning and Land-use Planning. She has more than three years of working experience in transportation safety planning, transportation policy planning, regional transit planning, and transportation and land use planning interaction.
Senior Project Manager
Sarah has over 17 years of experience in statewide planning, regional and urban transportation planning, and financial project management.
A lifelong Floridian, Sarah lives in Tallahassee with her son. Outside of work, Sarah is reliving Kindergarten again with her six-year-old son as he learns to read. She also enjoys doing art and Legos with her son, working in the yard, and reading.
Analyst
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Pearl graduated from UCLA Master of Urban and Regional Planning in June 2023. During her graduate studies, she worked with various public transportation agencies on environmental planning for transportation projects and active transportation projects. Pearl completed her Master program with the awarded capstone project on addressing gender-based violence on public transit.
In her free time, Pearl enjoys traveling and exploring different cultures. She's a regular at the reformer pilate workout classes!
Project Accountant
Data Analyst
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Kathie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Tongji University and recently earned a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Before joining CS, Kathie worked as a Product Manager at Tencent Company as well as a Data Analyst at Metrodata Company.
In her spare time, she enjoys jazz music and recently taught herself guitar. You can catch her road tripping with friends or hiking at Turkey Run State Park.
Analyst
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Sha’Von R. Terrell is an Analyst Jr. II (Senior Professional) with Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) who holds seven years of industry experience and a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Morgan State University. Sha’Von has technical skills in project management, fundraising, grant-writing, geographic information systems (GIS), and public speaking and presentations. Sha’Von also brings a variety of competencies such as fostering community partnerships, creating engaging alliances within the historically marginalized communities as well as building and preserving relationships across sectors of nonprofit, Government, and faith institutions.
Sha'Von enjoys gardening, exploring local trails, and traveling.
Marketing Manager (Principal)
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Latasha has 20+ years of marketing experience, serving in various roles such as customer loyalty marketing manager, marketing coordinator, and bid analyst. In these roles, Latasha led or co-led conference and event planning; participated in tradeshows around the country; crafted marketing communication, including company newsletters, mailers, brochures, and website content; and partnered with numerous sales teams in the coordination and development of proposals. At CS, Latasha leverages her extensive proposal experience as Marketing Manager, leading a team of high-performing proposal specialists who partner with consultant teams for the pursuit of new business.
Latasha lives in metropolitan Atlanta with her husband and son, and enjoys reading, theater, the arts, and attending outdoor events. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and is a member of APMP, the Association for Proposal Management Professionals.
Transportation Analyst
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Navnit Sourirajan is an Analyst Jr. I (Professional) at Cambridge Systematics Inc. (CS) with 3 years of experience in transport planning. His expertise lies in Transit Oriented Development and Freight planning and feasibility. At Cambridge Systematics (CS), Navnit works on quantitative and qualitative analysis for transport projects.
Navnit enjoys outdoor / cityscape photography and is addicted to satellite imagery. Check out https://thelargerperspective.editorx.io/mysite
Accounting Clerk
Associate Vice President
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As an Associate Vice President at Cambridge Systematics, Dan Haake guides CS’s transit and shared mobility, safety, and technology practices. Before assuming this role, he served as the company’s first-ever Director of Project Delivery, where he reduced project overruns by 50% while enhancing client outcomes.
A national freight planning leader, Dan has worked with clients in 30 states and 4 countries to improve economic competitiveness and quality of life. Active professionally, Dan chaired two TRB freight committees and ITE’s Urban Goods Movement committee. He has written over 30 transportation-related articles, most recently a chapter in the textbook “Handbook on City Logistics and Urban Freight.”
Transportation Analyst
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Jack Glodek is an Associate at Cambridge Systematics and has experience in multiple transportation-related areas including safety, freight, project prioritization, transit, and more. Before serving as a transportation planner, Mr. Glodek worked at Jacobs Engineering Group as a traffic and roadway engineer and received a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). His current role at CS allows him to utilize both his planner background and his engineering background, especially in safety- and freight-related projects.
Jack grew up in Philadelphia and is a passionate supporter of its sports teams. In his free time, Jack enjoys watching film, commuting by bicycle, and playing board games and puzzles.
Senior Associate
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David focuses on transportation funding & finance and transit planning. Other areas include transportation economics, tolling/pricing studies, intercity rail, asset management, and freight. He is a staff manager for the Planning & Policy group in New England.
David has two young kids, enjoys camping, and is an award-winning home brewer. He is primarily a bike commuter and lives in Medford, MA.
Transportation Analyst
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Michael holds a Master's Degree in City Planning and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, with previous degrees in Urban Studies and Landscape Design and Planning from the University of Minnesota. He has worked on and has interest in multimodal transportation, equitable and sustainable transportation systems, and data and geospatial analysis.
In his free time, Michael enjoys exploring the city of Chicago, whether by biking its streets, trying new restaurants, enjoying its parks, or attending its concerts and movies.
Business Development Specialist
Senior Associate
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27 years of experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and travel demand modeling. I currently work onsite at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, where I provide a wide range of support and assistance to the technical group as well as to the planning, application and survey units.
Listen to fusion music and read books!
Travel Demand Modeler
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Greta joined CS in 2022 after three years of modeling experience for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. She brings experience in model calibration & validation, survey analysis, statistics, network editing, and GIS.
In her free time, Greta likes exploring the restaurant scene of Oakland (thanks to AC buses and the BART), reading sci-fi & fantasy novels, hiking, and traveling with her partner, Peter.
Data Analyst
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Ray holds a PhD degree majoring in Transportation Engineering and minoring in Computer Science from the University of Arizona. Prior to joining CS, Ray worked as a Graduate Research Assistant where he developed Dynamic Traffic Assignment simulation models, crafted multi-modal trip planners, and designed travel demand management strategies.
Outside work, he is a cat person with two adorable cats; he loves woodworking, once converted a SUV into a camper and took it on a road trip; he loves dad jokes. He is also an adventurer, if you’re ever looking for some companion on new experience, he’s your guy.
Transportation Analyst
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Jyoti works as a Transportation Analyst Jr I and supports Florida DOT District 4 contracts held by CS, including Level of Service reporting for the Planning office and transit corridor analysis for the Modal Development office as well as resilience projects across Florida.
In his spare time, Jyoti likes to play soccer, and tennis. Jyoti also enjoys hiking, watching movies, and trying different cuisines.
Analyst Jr.
Ms. Charly Gutierrez is a Junior Associate of Cambridge Systematics (CS) with 2 years of experience in transportation safety planning, transportation policy planning, regional multimodal transportation and transit planning, urban planning, land use planning. Charly also has experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software and its applications to perform spatial analysis, data manipulation, and map production.
In her free time, Charly enjoys boating, biking, and making homemade pasta. She lives in Tampa, Florida with her high energetic Australian Shepherd name Zara.
Senior Economist
Mr. Stock is a economist, researcher and quantitative analyst experienced in developing and executing innovative methods to collect and analyze information to support client research goals. His clients have included the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and Transport Canada, as well as many regional, state and metropolitan agencies. His 40 years of experience includes regional economic impact assessment, benefit/cost analysis, operations analysis, policy analysis, business case development, grant writing, and research design and management. His focus for the past 27 years has been on determining impacts of programmatic, technological and infrastructure improvements on the profitability, efficiency, safety and security of transportation systems.
Travel Demand Modeler
Nick Caccamo is a Principal of Cambridge Systematics. With more than 10 years of experience, Nick has served as Director of Contracts since 2017 and Corporate Counsel since 2019. As Director of Contracts, Nick is responsible for oversight and management of the Cambridge Systematics Contracts Group functions. This includes reviewing and negotiating contracts with public and private sector teaming partners and clients; providing guidance on contractual issues and risk assessment; providing assistance with the RFP and proposal process; and contractual, legal, and regulatory compliance. As Corporate Counsel, Nick is responsible for the renewal and maintenance of CS’ corporate insurance policies; administration, compliance, and enforcement of CS' Ethics and Business Practices Policy; general risk management; and providing legal advice and guidance to corporate leadership and staff as needed. Nick has a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Rhetoric from University of Illinois.
In his free time, Nick enjoys writing, running, and attending as many concerts and Cubs games as possible. Nick lives in the Chicago area with his wife and two kids.
Business Development Specialist
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Accountant
Transportation Planner, Senior Associate, Team Lead
Transportation Planner, Senior Associate, Team Lead
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Dr. Rachel Chiquoine is a Senior Associate and Analyst Team Lead with eight years of experience in transportation safety and strategic planning. Her work centers on project management, stakeholder coordination and engagement, and technical writing. Dr. Chiquoine champions safety across long-range, strategic, and implementation action plans from the local to state levels. Dr. Chiquoine has created transportation safety plans in Alaska, Boston (Massachusetts), California, Ohio, and Tennessee. She has also helped to create statewide long-range transportation plans for Massachusetts, Maine, New Jersey, and North Dakota. Dr. Chiquoine has a Master degree in Transportation Engineering and a Doctoral degree in Disaster Science and Management from the University of Delaware, during which time she was an FHWA Eisenhower Transportation Fellow.
Rachel's hobbies include cooking, crochet, reading and listening to books, watching movies, and being outdoors.
Senior Associate
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Sogand Karbalaieali is a Senior Associate with our Bethesda Office, MD. Sogand holds a Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering from Louisiana State University; Sogand brings over eight years of extensive experience in research, transportation engineering, and planning to the team. Having actively contributed to numerous projects focusing on multimodal transportation, traffic safety, transit, and pedestrian and cyclist transportation both in the Washington Metropolitan Area and nationwide, Sogand's expertise is an asset. At Cambridge Systematic, Sogand will support projects within our Safety and T&SM Practices, including initiatives like the NVTA BRT Plan and the SS4A Program. Additionally, she will be involved in NCHRP work and contribute to business development efforts in transit, safety, operations, and active transportation.
Outside of work, Sogand enjoys indoor rock climbing. She is committed to replacing SUV trips with her E Cargo Bike in her day-to-day trips. And at home, she finds joy in the company of her trio of dogs.
Transportation Analyst (Senior Professional)
I work in traffic operations and I have been with CS for over three and half years. My work areas include transportation system management and operations (TSMO), intelligent transportation systems (ITS), traffic signal design and analysis, travel time analysis, traffic safety studies and transportation data analysis. I have been involved in diverse projects focused on areas such as integrated corridor management, managed lanes operations, connected and autonomous vehicles, DTA simulations etc. My simulation/intersection analysis skills include AIMSUN, VISSIM, TransModeler, VISTRO and SYNCHRO, spatial analysis skills include QGIS and ArcGIS, and my programming and analytical skills include Python, MATLAB, R Studio, Tableau and JMP.
My hobbies include playing and watching cricket and soccer; photography; watching movies; and travelling. I am a fun loving person and I like to make new friends.
Clay Barnes is a trusted expert in the intersection of freight and equity. She is currently working on the District of Columbia (DDOT) 2024 Freight Plan, and helped develop equity analysis for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) 2023 Freight Plan. Her strength is in advising agencies on actionable paths in developing goals, strategies, actions, and analysis in considering overburdened and underserved communities. With her graduate degree in transportation planning concurrent with professional experience in digital communications and facilitation, Ms. Barnes is skilled at distilling complex technical analysis across all audiences.
Clay loves hiking with her family. She is learning ASL. She is also a long-time fan of Yoga with Adriene on YouTube. In her spare time, she helps marginalized people find their voice and communicate more effectively across in-person and across digital platforms.
Senior Associate
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Katie has over 10 years of experience in planning, research, and outreach focused on Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO), Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV), and emerging technologies. She has worked with states across the country, as well as Federal agencies, to advance plans and programs that leverage new technologies to achieve agency goals. She is passionate about helping clients communicate complex issues in easy-to-understand ways, and she brings a strong background in project management, outreach, industry research, and technical writing to her work.
Katie enjoys drawing, painting, and taking hikes with her family. As a mom to two little boys, her time outside of work is often focused on transportation as well. She spends her weekends observing big trucks around town, lining up toy cars and trains, and watching any and all kid TV programming related to vehicles.
Senior Designer
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Ms. Valenti has more than 17 years of experience and serves as a Senior Designer and Section 508 Specialist. At Cambridge Systematics (CS), she conceives and creates a full range of design products, including infographics, logos, product overviews, brochures, print ads, posters, and cards—integrating new design concepts and themes to meet the unique requirements of individual clients. She edits documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and overall consistency according to the firm’s style sheet or client guidelines. She creates special formats and templates from client specifications and proofreads documents for revision quality and correct formatting. Ms. Valenti is well versed in Section 508 requirements, including WCAG 2.0 Level AA; develops templates with fonts, color palettes, graphics, and tables that meet these requirements; and prepares final deliverables in both 508-compliant HTML and accessible PDFs. In addition, she has written internal and client-facing guidebooks on how to prepare deliverables with accessibility in mind and has delivered multiple educational presentations on this topic, focusing on the importance of accessibility. She also has provided voiceover for a range of efforts, including training materials for the National Highway Institute. Ms. Valenti is an effective communicator and collaborator and is able to advise clients on best practices in design and 508 accessibility. She is fluent in Spanish.
In her free time, Angela enjoys cooking, travel, and going for walks. In the summer she spends as many days as she can at the beach.
Contracts Administrator
Director of Information Technology
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Joey brings over 23 years of experience working in the IT space, managing all aspects of IT strategy for various high-growth, multi-location on-prem and fully-remote companies. He takes a human/user-centric approach to IT, evaluating the benefits of technology to corporate goals, but also focusing on how the user experience can be improved, improving productivity as well as comfort for those interacting with technology.
In his free time, Joey is a songwriter and pianist. He is also an avid bowler, and is one strike away from a perfect 300.
Regional Manager
GIS Specialist
Associate
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Alan is an Associate Planner with Cambridge Systematics. He holds a master's in Urban and Regional Planning form Florida State University. He supports Florida’s Traffic Safety Coalitions and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) State Safety Office through the coordination, facilitation, and documentation of the Traffic Records, Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, and Teen Safe Driving Coalitions while providing support to the development and update of each coalition’s strategic plan. Alan supports the development and update of Florida’s Highway Safety Plan (HSP) and Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Implementation Plan.
While not working, Alan maximizes his time outdoors by cycling, camping, hammocking, hiking, rock climbing, and playing ultimate frisbee. He also enjoys attending live music performances and reading about history and current events. He regularly travels across the country to play in hardcourt bike polo tournaments and vacations in the Appalachian Mountains. He lives in Tallahassee, FL with his cat and his growing collection of bicycles.
Senior Project Manager (Senior Associate)
Senior Project Manager (Senior Associate)
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Sam has over 12 year of experience within the transportation field working in both the private and public sector. He is an experience project manager focused on providing clients community driven and actionable plans to help improve communities.
Team Lead
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Sarah Windmiller is a Senior Associate with over 11 years of experience in transportation planning and data-driven decision making. At CS, Sarah is the Team Lead of the Midwest Planning and Management analysts and leader of the GIS Working Group. She has specialized expertise in data analytics and visualization, including GIS analysis and mapping, performance-based planning, project prioritization, scenario planning, transit planning, and long-range planning.
Outside of work, Sarah enjoys exploring National Parks with her husband and cheering on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. She is also an avid follower of Formula 1 and college football. Sarah lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Team Lead
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Along with project management and team leadership skills, Nicole is also talented in fostering collaborative relationships, identifying client needs with effective resources to resolve them, and organizing meetings and forums. Proficient in performing both qualitative and quantitative research, prior to joining CS, she managed planning research and technical assistance at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG). She serves as the Vice Chair of the Regional and Intergovernmental Planning Division for the American Planning Association.
Outside her professional interests, Nicole is active in her community and volunteers for the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes, Holden Forests and Gardens, and as a Master Gardener for Cuyahoga County. She was appointed to the City of Shaker Heights Tree Advisory Board.
Associate
Christian is an Associate specializing in the development of freight & rail plans. Key focuses include the intersection of freight & resiliency, as well as infrastructure system needs. Additional areas of specialization include rural public transportation planning & climate resiliency.
Chris's specialty areas include transportation air quality, energy, and greenhouse gas analysis; transportation and land use; and economic and cost-benefit analysis. His recent work has focused on clean energy and GHG reduction strategy development and scenario analysis, including electrification. He has also led work on active transportation, travel demand management, alternative finance mechanisms, and transportation and health. His work bridges the gap between research and practice and translates technical findings into policy-relevant conclusions. His clients include the Federal Highway and Transit Administrations, National Highway Cooperative Research Program, State Departments of Transportation, and local transportation agencies throughout the country.
Chris enjoys hiking, biking, outdoor/landscape photography (see: http://cdptrans.jalbum.net/), and playing the organ.
Software Engineer
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Mitchell graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2018 with a degree in computer science and engineering. Since then he has worked as a software engineer for State Street and Boston Children's Hospital.
Mitch lives in Queens where he enjoys rock climbing and ultimate disc. However, his real passion is karaoke! Just don't ask him to sing because he is really shy.
Chief Financial Officer
Holly brings over 15 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, forecasting, business analysis, financial modeling, pricing, contract management, and contract compliance. Prior to joining CS, Holly served as the Director of Finance with Beth Israel Lahey Health where she led the Finance team for the Pharmacy company overseeing the Accounting, Revenue Cycle, and Financial Planning & Analysis teams. She also has experience working in the public consulting sector, previously working as the Director of Finance at Public Consulting Group.
Outside of work, Holly is a lover of fitness—you can often find her running, on her Peloton, or taking yoga and barre classes. When not working or working out, she volunteers for a local animal rescue and enjoys spending time with her husband, young daughter, and rescue pup Bella.
Senior Associate
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Matt Miller works in the transportation planning and policy arena with a focus on transportation systems, management, and operations (TSM&O), resilience, knowledge management/strategic planning, and emerging technologies. He applies 16 years of experience in research, program management, project management, and stakeholder engagement in support of these transportation policy and planning arenas and associated focus areas. Matt conducts multimodal research at the national level with the NCHRP, ACRP, and TCRP programs, and follows a career path that tracks across research and planning programs at Cambridge Systematics, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and within the TRB SHRP 2 program.
In his free time (when he has it!), Matt has a growing portfolio of over 600 songs, recordings, and participates in live music events through multiple "band/projects". He also volunteers with the Austin Chapter of the Project Management Institute.
Associate
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Lauren has over eight years of experience overseeing and administering transportation planning programs. Prior to joining CS, Lauren was a Senior Planner at a mid-sized MPO in New York, creating and analyzing data to support sustainable transportation and land use policies. She specializes in data analysis, public engagement, and multimodal planning.
Lauren loves reading, staying active, and exploring new places. She lives with her husband and two dogs in the Mid-Hudson Valley.
Senior Associate
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Russ has over 15 years of experience in traffic safety, public policy, advocacy, communications, strategic planning, and association program, meeting, training management, and traffic records. He assists CS clients in developing and implementing impactful traffic safety programs on the National, State, regional, and local levels, including Strategic Highway Safety Plans (SHSPs), Highway Safety Improvement Programs (HSIP), Triennial Highway Safety Plan (THSPs), Vision Zero and Safe Streets and Roads for All Safety Plans, as well as research initiatives for the National Cooperative Highway Safety Research Program (NCHRP) and Behavioral Traffic Safety Research Program (BTSCRP). He is a national expert on behavioral aspects of traffic safety. Prior to joining CS, Russ was Senior Director of Policy and Government Relations at the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), where he represented GHSA's state and territorial highway safety office members on the national level and supported the implementation of impactful state and local traffic safety programs. Russ also served at AAA National where he helped AAA's network of motor clubs advocate to improve state traffic safety laws and initiatives. Throughout his career, Russ has partnered with a constellation of policymakers, advocates, government agencies, insurers, automakers, tech companies, criminal justice and public health authorities, researchers, engineers, and other stakeholders to improve transportation for all and prevent crashes, deaths and injuries on our roads.
Russ lives in Northern Virginia and enjoys listening to and making music, visiting bookstores, cooking at home, and spending time with family.
Travel Demand Modeler
Principal
Director of Business Analytics
Michael has fundamentally transformed CS’ business processes to inform our forward-looking strategy. His analyses have allowed CS to critically assess our business structures and systems, so our staff can focus on producing great work for our clients. Michael pushes CS to be our best through his willingness to be inquisitive and challenge the status quo. He leads us to new ways of thinking about our business by analyzing problems from unique perspectives. He brings a strong commitment to our growth and success, demonstrated through his contributions and his efforts to support and elevate the work of his colleagues.
IT Support Specialist
Marlene has 30 years of experience in transportation management and planning. She blends private and public sector experience with an intense personal commitment to improving transportation policy. She was previously the chief executive officer of the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority in Springfield, MA where she directed numerous changes in service delivery, consolidated the fixed route and paratransit services programs, and implemented a systematic financial improvement process that improved efficiency while enhancing mobility. Following her time at PVTA, Marlene was a Director of Planning at CDM Smith and at Urbitran Associates. In 2015, Marlene launched her own consulting business (Marlene Connor Associates, LLC) which works primarily with public sector clients to improve public transportation and mobility.
Her experience includes a wide range of public transportation planning projects in modes from ADA paratransit to Bus Rapid Transit as well as studies that include operations, policy development, management and organization, IT, and financial analysis and review. Marlene is Past Chair of the American Public Transportation Association’s Mobility Management Committee and also Chair’s the Legislative Committee’s Intergovernmental Issues Subcommittee, and the Access Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Technology committees. Marlene is also a member of the TRB Study Committee on the Role of Transit and Mobility Management
Travel Demand Modeler
Transportation Analyst
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Natalie recently graduated from Florida State University with her Masters in Urban and Regional Planning and previously worked as a Transportation Planning Intern at Hall Planning and Engineering.
In her free time, Natalie enjoys playing ultimate frisbee and other sports.
Executive Vice President
Associate
Brad is the President & CEO of Cambridge Systematics, Inc. Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2011, he founded and led several CS business lines focused on technology planning in transportation, freight transportation, and developing and implementing software solutions for our clients. Before joining CS, Brad worked for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and in Civil Engineering Group at United Parcel Service. He has a B.S., in Business Management from Northeastern University.
Brad lives outside of Boston with his wife and three sons. In his free time Brad enjoys playing golf and watching his kids play football, hockey and lacrosse. He also enjoys spending time on Long Island, Maine, where he is a member of the Civic Association's Board of Directors.
Freight and Economics Team Lead
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Chris has 15 years of experience in multi-state, statewide, and urban freight and rail planning. He has led the development of regional and state freight plans and studies in urban and rural states and regions. He has assisted economic development organizations with identifying transportation investments, public policy, and other strategies to promote industry retention and economic development. Chris has worked with public and private stakeholders to gather data and analyze supply chain performance across multiple modes and geographies. He has led research on integrating freight into community planning and last-mile delivery trends and issues. Chris is the Director of our New York office and manages our mid-level and senior Freight and Economics staff in the Eastern U.S.
Chris spends his free time cycling, gardening, and serving on the board of his local community association in Jersey City, NJ.
Principal, VP Federal Market and Transportation Policy
As the VP for our Federal Market, Susan brings her "insider's" understanding of government to her CS clients based on her interdisciplinary skills and customer perspective developed during a unique public service career at USDOT, the US House of Representatives, the US Senate, and OMB. She broke the glass ceiling as the first woman to lead an FHWA field office as Division Administrator — giving her insights into strategic management, program delivery and problem solving that are valuable to her wide range of clients and national network. Her focus on funding and financing, performance-based needs analysis, legislation, and transportation policy analysis have been successfully applied in an eclectic portfolio of national and state clients such as TRB's Interstate Futures Study, applying her knowledge of "needs analyses" to national investment decisions for both the highway and transit portions of the Conditions and Performance Report, exploration of road user charging domestically and abroad, and addressing approached to increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal program delivery.
During the pandemic, she returned to her creative hobbies, needlepointing, knitting, and crocheting up a storm. She's now taking up weaving and turning to her stained glass and quilting projects. All will help decorate the house that she, and her husband Michael, are restoring at the beach.
Permit Specialist
Chief Growth Officer
As the Chief Growth Officer, Sarah plays a critical role in developing strategies for long-term growth at Cambridge Systematics. With more than 16 years of experience in transportation software marketing and business development, Sarah has built relationships with agencies, teaming partners, thought leaders and national organizations that focus on empowering people with intelligent mobility. Sarah is passionate about pushing the transportation industry forward to drive more equitable, accessible and efficient transportation systems for providers and riders. Sarah serves as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, and oversees the business development and marketing and communications teams at CS.
In her free time, Sarah enjoys cooking, gardening and hiking!
Analyst
Senior Designer
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Ms. Wakeman has more than 10 years of experience and serves as a Senior Designer. At Cambridge Systematics (CS), she conceives and creates a full range of design products, including infographics, logos, product overviews, brochures, print ads, posters, and cards—integrating new design concepts and themes to meet unique requirements of individual clients. She edits documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and overall consistency according to the firm’s style sheet or client guidelines. She creates special formats and templates from client specifications and proofreads completed hard copies of documents for revision quality and correct formatting. She is trained in ArcGIS and has developed a range of maps for project deliverables. In addition, she has extensive experience in Section 508 compliance.
In her free time she enjoys playing ultimate frisbee, hiking, and cooking new dishes.
Travel Demand Modeler
Principal Software Engineer
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Scott Meeks has more than 30 years of software experience and has served as Architect, Technical Lead, and Principal Engineer on a wide variety of software projects for transportation agencies.
In his free time, Scott enjoys reading, playing board games, camping, hiking, and attending science fiction conventions.
Associate
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Rafael is an associate at CS with a background in data analytics, performance management, and data governance. He has hands-on knowledge with various data sources, such as vendor probe speed data, Weigh in Motion data, crash data, HPMS, and State DOT Linear Referencing Systems. He has several years of experience facilitating stakeholder outreach to coordinate the acquisition of data sources and internal and external collaboration. He has also explored and documented data sharing partnerships, data standards, and governance structures to help agencies improve their data management and governance activities.
Rafael enjoys the company of people, good food, music, and films.
Analyst Jr II, Sr Professional
Analyst Jr II, Sr Professional
Ibukun Titiloye is an Analyst Jr II at the Planning Office in Tallahassee, recently joining CS. He has expertise in transportation research, planning, data analysis, econometric modeling, traffic analysis, and simulation. At CS, Ibukun primarily supports the FDOT Systems Forecasting and Trends Office by delivering analytical tools and solutions to aid in policy planning decision-making.
Prior to joining CS, Ibukun completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Florida International University (FIU) in December 2023. He has a passion for transportation research and travel behavior analysis, with several published journal articles covering topics such as the effects of ICT (e.g., e-commerce) on travel behavior and traffic simulation models, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel patterns, etc.
Outside of work, he enjoys socializing with family and friends, watching soccer and thriller movies, and engaging in good-natured thought-provoking debates. He is also an avid table tennis player.
Senior Business Development Specialist
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Wendy has more than 19 years of experience coordinating and developing strategic proposals for state and local transportation agencies. She supports the firm's new business activities in the Western region.
In her free time, Wendy coaches her daughters softball team and enjoys watching her kids play baseball, hockey, soccer, and softball.
Business Development Manager
Vice President, Planning Business Line
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Roan Bennett, a Vice President of Cambridge Systematics, has over 20 years of experience leading public-sector transportation agencies and providing value-added consulting services to clients. Roan has designed, implemented, and/or executed statewide and agency-level performance-based planning programs to ensure that customers are receiving the services that they need, agency priorities are being met and aligned with state-wide and federal goals, objectives and priorities, and public funds are being maximized. Roan also has been personally engaged in outreach and engagement activities to ensure that his agencies fully appreciate the needs of its customers. An experienced consultant, Roan’s areas of expertise includes: capital program management for large state agencies; performance measures and management; outreach and engagement; capital planning; strategic planning, multimodal transportation planning; operations management analysis; and standards oversight.
In my free time I love to travel with my family, attending all my kids extra curricular activities, playing golf and rooting for all my favorite New England sports teams.
National Planning Lead for Transit and Shared Mobility
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Dalia has 19 years of experience planning for the future of multimodal mobility. Her work focuses on transit planning and analysis, travel demand forecasting, and performance-based planning. Dalia has been involved in exciting planning work around the country, particularly in her hometown - the Washington DC metropolitan region. In her projects, Dalia uses her unique expertise to combine the technical areas of modeling, planning, and engineering to distill highly technical analysis to decision-makers and the public in a way that is understandable and useful.
Dalia lives in Washington, DC and enjoys exploring restaurants and theaters in and around the District. She is currently planning more trips than she will ever actually get to take.
IT Support Analyst
Senior Associate
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Lia improves transportation systems and communities through detail-oriented, thoughtful, and equity-focused planning. She has a broad background in planning that spans the private and public sectors, and includes operations (e.g., TSMO and ATMS), ITS and transportation technology, safety studies, grant writing, public involvement, and more.
Lia is an avid reader, loves to cook and bake (and eat), and enjoys traveling. She volunteers frequently in her community. Lia is happiest when spending time with her husband, cats, and friends.
Software Developer
Facilities Manager
Over 20 years of experience in facilities and office services management. Has worked in various industries including banking, financial services and retail technology.
Enjoys live music, traveling, exercising, horror movies/shows and Persian culture/language/foods.
Associate
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Mathew Trostle is an Associate at Cambridge Systematics with experience in travel model development and application, data analysis, GIS analysis, and transportation safety planning. Mr. Trostle has experience in trip-based and activity-based travel demand model development, calibration, and application. He has also made contributions in data validation, network coding, data visualization, and alternatives analysis for numerous travel-demand forecasting projects from statewide model development to subarea modeling and corridor studies.
Mr. Trostle received a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado Denver and a Bachelor’s degree in Aviation Technology from the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Mat enjoys skiing, biking, running, and hiking with his wife and their dogs in his home state of Colorado or anywhere else their travels might take them.
Transportation Analyst
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Mae Lewis-Workman is a Junior Analyst with experience in transport policy and economics. Before joining CS, she was an economist at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center, where she gained experience analyzing travel behavior and assessing transportation project and policy impacts using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Mae holds a Master's of Public Administration from Columbia University, and degrees in Economics and Mathematics from Barnard College.
Mae lives in Manhattan and enjoys spending her free time exploring new places, taking long walks, and discovering great food.
Associate Analyst
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Lily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Texas State University in San Marcos, TX as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to joining CS, Lily worked as a Management and Program Analyst Student Trainee with the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General where she supported the Procurement & Acquisitions auditing team. Prior to this, Lily managed the Alamo Commutes transportation demand management program at the Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization in San Antonio, TX.
In her spare time, she enjoys all things food - eating it, reviewing it, cooking it, watching it, reading about it, and talking about it. She lives in Ithaca, NY with her fiancé and rescue dog.
Analyst
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Gui has over 4 years of experience of experience as a transportation analyst. He has worked on a variety of transit-related projects, including helping to develop the transit asset management program for MTA Maryland, as well as modernizing data flows at the agency at their Office of Performance Management. Gui comes from an economics and statistics background and is intimately familiar with analytical tools like Excel Power Query, R, and Python as well as visualization/enterprise tools like Power BI and Tableau.
An avid hobbyist, Gui loves to rock climb, snowboard, play soccer, and travel. Recently he's been getting into disc golfing and making kombucha. An ardent advocate of toe socks.
Business Development Specialist
West Market Lead | Senior PM
Kaveh is a recognized national expert in freight modeling and data with experience across 25 U.S. states and internationally (Canada and Australia) in developing national, statewide, and urban freight forecasting models. Kaveh is an active member of the TRB’s Freight Transportation Data (AED70), Freight Transportation Planning (AT015), and Freight Modeling (AT015-1) committees. He has led national, statewide, and regional freight modeling projects with various agencies such as Federal (FHWA, TRB), State DOTs (such as California, Utah, Florida, New York, Michigan, and Oregon), and regional (such as SANDAG, SCAG, CMAP, and SEMCOG). Kaveh has pioneered innovative methods in big data processing and expansion, truck classification analysis, and commodity flow data fusion. He has published an ACRP Report (2017) which synthesizes and estimates truck trip generation rates for airport air cargo activities. He has also published an FHWA Report (2019) which evaluates the handful of behavioral/agent-based supply chain freight models in the U.S.
Kaveh works from his home office in San Diego, California and enjoys outdoor activities and playing competitive sports (soccer, volleyball, table tennis, foosball, chess, etc.) all year round. He loves palying games, eating Persian food, and traveling with his wife in his free time.
Business Development Specialist
Kirk T. Steudle is an independent senior executive advisor and President of the Steudle Executive Group, LLC focused on advancing national transportation policy, executive coaching, and integrating technology into transportation. His current clients include public agencies, private businesses, and academic institutions. He is a noted expert in surface transportation and a nationally recognized leader in the integration of technology into transportation and the development of connected vehicle technology.
During his 32-year public employee career, he served as Director of the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) from 2006-2018 directly serving both Democrat Governor Jennifer Granholm and Republican Governor Rick Snyder. Aside from his political, executive and management experience, he is a registered engineer in Michigan and had extensive experience in construction project management with his Civil Engineering degree focused on Construction Engineering. Kirk worked in every aspect of the DOT from Design and Maintenance to Permitting and Operations. He was instrumental in the significant development of the CAV ecosystem in Michigan.
Kirk, recently retired as Sr Vice President from Econolite Systems, an international traffic management and software company headquartered in California, where he ran the software, ITS integration, and field services businesses as well as the consulting services business.
He has led and contributed to significant research work with NCHRP, many with Cambridge Systematics, most recently completing Phase 1 of the National Vision for Transportation and currently starting Phase 2. Previously he was the Principal Investigator for the development of the AASHTO Strategic plan and numerous asset management and ITS projects.
Mr. Steudle has extensive industry and business contacts developed over his 4-decade career. He served as president to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AASHTO, chaired the Transportation Research Board, TRB, executive committee and chaired for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, ITSA, Board of Directors. He is the current President of the Engineering Society of Detroit, a Board Trustee of Lawrence Technological University, serves on the Texas Technology Task Force and previously was a Board member of the Center for Automotive Research and an elected City Council member for the City of Essexville, Michigan.
Creative Document Specialist
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Ms. Kilkelly recently joined Cambridge Systematics (CS) as a Creative Document Specialist, where she is responsible for inputting, revising, formatting, and combining materials to produce proposals, reports, forms, numerical data and tabular information, and other correspondence. Ms. Kilkelly edits documents for grammar, spelling, punctuation, format, and overall consistency according to the CS style guide and other Creative Services guidelines. She also edits special formats and templates from client specifications and proofreads completed hard copies of documents for revision quality and correct formatting.
Prior to joining CS, Josué served as a Senior Corporate Accountant, where he managed general ledger operations, handled month-end close, revenue recognition, invoicing, and led process improvement efforts including ERP implementation and automation. He’s worked closely with cross-functional teams to improve reporting processes and enhance overall financial operations. At CS, Josué will be responsible for support within the Accounting department in areas such as financial accounting and reporting, accounts payable, month end journal entries, account reconciliation, expense report processing, and general ledger support.
Outside of work, Josué enjoys staying active—whether he's training for marathons, or going fishing when he gets the chance. He’s also into photography and always has a DIY project in the works. When he’s not tackling something hands-on, he’s likely spending time with loved ones.
Principal, Practice Area Lead for Ports, Rail, Airports, Corridors and Terminals
Principal, Practice Area Lead for Ports, Rail, Airports, Corridors and Terminals
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Michael has over 30 years of experience in freight and intermodal planning, seaport planning, commercial vehicle operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), freight technology applications, and transportation planning. He has helped clients develop and implement freight programs, and has led national research designed to document best practices and provide guidelines for establishing successful freight programs. His work has included regional and state freight plans, truck parking studies, economic impacts of freight, seaport access and seaport planning, preparation of discretionary grant applications, freight technology testing and evaluation, commodity flow analysis, public and private section stakeholder engagement strategies and more. Throughout his career he has helped his clients tackle an every changing and evolving set of freight transportation challenges.
Senior Associate
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Ken White is a Senior Associate with expertise in strategic planning, finance, grant writing, program delivery, and transit operations. An experienced leader of complex plans and programs, Ken has led complex planning projects across the country for state, regional, and local clients across Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, and more. His work has included the development of two asset management plans, three Statewide Transportation Improvement Programs (STIPs), Safety Action Plans, financial analyses, and more than 20 successful Federal grants winning over $700 million. Prior to joining CS, Ken led RIDOT’s Office of Transit and Capital Programming where he managed the state's $9 Billion STIP, coordinated the programming and analysis of Rhode Island’s Federal funds and programs, oversaw the state’s asset management efforts, and represented RIDOT on the Northeast Corridor Commission (NECC). He received a Special Achievement in GIS Award in 2023 for his work developing map-based transportation planning tools. Ken holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Brown University, where his research focused on the organizational and institutional drivers of sustainable redevelopment strategies leveraged through transportation projects, and dual Bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Economics, summa cum laude, from Union College.
Ken enjoys cooking, gardening, basketball, and exploring new restaurants with his wife, Allison, and their dog, Franklin.
Senior Professional
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Prashanth is an Analyst within our Planning team. He is interested in services for people with disabilities, especially regulatory proceedings about ride-hailing and autonomous mobility. As a former postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Davis, Institute of Transportation Studies, Prashanth supervised graduate students and led grant-funded projects about the travel behavior of people with disabilities and groups vulnerable to road collisions. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.
Prashanth enjoys reading, hanging out with friends & family, and traveling the Northeast.
Business Development Assistant
Principal, Freight Planning Practice Lead
Principal, Freight Planning Practice Lead
Lisa Destro is the Freight Planning Practice Lead and a Principal of CS. She has 15 years of experience in freight and rail planning and operations projects. She has successfully delivered, led technical tasks, or advised in numerus State and Regional freight and rail studies. She has served as project manager or senior advisor in over a dozen IIJA-compliant state freight plans and PRIIA-compliant state rail plans, including in West Virginia, Maine, Vermont, Louisiana, and Illinois. She specializes in freight flow analyses, development of trends and forecasting, market assessment, needs assessment, development of performance measures and targets, benefit-cost analysis, stakeholder engagement, grant applications, and development and prioritization of recommendations for freight, rail and economics planning studies.
Lisa lives in Connecticut with her family. She enjoys cooking with her husband, hiking and being outdoors with their dog, puzzles, a good movie or book, traveling and exploring new and old destinations, and visiting her native Dominican Republic family, friends and beaches.
Associate
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Antoinette is an Associate dedicated to resilience and sustainability planning at CS. She brings strong expertise in research, policy and climate adaptation planning, environmental analysis, and risk assessment to a variety of national, statewide, and MPO studies and long-range plans. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering with a Sustainability focus from Cornell University.
Outside of work, Antoinette is a huge dog lover who enjoys sewing, cooking, and playing tennis.
Senior Associate
Travel Demand Modeler
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Kate recently graduated with her Masters in Transportation Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
In her free time, Kate enjoys taking her paddle board out on Lady Bird Lake in Austin, TX.
Principal
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Scott focuses on market and operations analysis of transit and mobility systems around the US. He is motivated by historic inequity, a changing climate, and the need to build strong and resilient communities. Pulling together cutting-edge data analytics and context-sensitive stakeholder engagement into a cohesive and innovative planning approach, Scott works with his colleagues to help clients plan, fund, and operate the next generation of transportation.
Originally from North Carolina, Scott resides in Austin, TX where he rides his bicycle, plays steel guitar in an alt-country band, and survives on a steady diet of pollo asado and Lone Star Light.
Associate Vice President (Principal)
Associate Vice President (Principal)
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Danena Gaines, Ph.D. brings 18 years of experience in transportation safety planning, data collection and analysis, long range transportation planning, and transportation safety research. She manages a portfolio of federal, state, and regional transportation projects, leads CS’ Planning Business Line Analyst Support Team, a national team of analysts, and has served as the CS Atlanta Office Director since 2013. Since joining CS in 2007, Danena has been instrumental in many facets of CS’ mission to serve clients across the United States on a range of multimodal transportation planning and policy activities, including high-profile Federal, state, and regional efforts. She is also a key subject matter expert within the CS safety practice area, leading and contributing to the practice’s business development strategy and delivering Strategic Highway Safety Plan and Transportation Safety Planning projects.
In her free time, Danena enjoys gardening and working out. She lives in Smyrna with her husband and two children.
David Ferreira has more than 30 years of corporate and consulting experience across a wide range of industries, companies and business cycles. He has held senior positions at GE, KPMG, and Beneficial; founded Back Bay Consulting; and most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer for Abt Associates. His primary focus has been helping companies grow and improve performance through roles in business strategy and planning, organizational assessment and talent management. Earlier in his career Mr. Ferreira worked as a Prosecutor for the Massachusetts Attorney General and a Public Defender for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Social Venture Partners and is a past board member of the Harvard Medical School Bio-Medical Science Career Program, the American Financial Services Association, and the Somerville New Jersey Home for Temporarily Displaced Children. Mr. Ferreira received a Master’s of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, a Master’s in Law from the University of Amsterdam, a Juris Doctorate from New England Law, and a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University.
Accountant I
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Transportation Analyst + Planner
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Tory holds a Master's Degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), where she sharpened her skills in community engagement, graphic design, and planning. She has interests in equitable development, shared mobility, universal design, and community based economics. Prior to her return to school and the United States, she worked as an English teacher in Southeast Asia for three years, gaining experiences in community building and cultural collaboration.
In her free time, Tory enjoys scuba diving, photography, traveling, and volunteering as a member of the Associate's Board of Special Olympics Chicago.
Team Lead
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Zeina is a Senior Associate of CS with more than ten years of experience developing and applying travel demand models. Some of her clients include the Alamo Area and El Paso MPOs in Texas, the San Bernardino County and Orange County Transportation Authorities, and the Colorado Department of Transportation. Her model application work includes metropolitan transportation plans, corridor studies, and freight plans. She is also a team lead, investing in the professional development of eight very talented CSers.
In her free time, Zeina enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.
Senior Software Engineer (Principal)
Associate
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Karl Reinhardt is an Associate with Cambridge Systematics with more than five years of experience in sustainable transportation policy and planning. He possesses a variety of skills relevant to regional transportation planning including demographic and data analysis, survey development and evaluation, and GIS visualization and assessment. His project experience includes planning for alternative transportation fuels and electrification, transit planning and service analysis, grant development, DOT performance management, and resilience planning. Karl holds degrees from Bowdoin College in Maine and the University of California, Berkeley.
While not supporting transportation planning and research projects across the country, Karl enjoys staying active by swimming or biking, connecting with plants and other nature, and traveling to new cities and exploring their public transportation systems.
Baird Bream is a Senior Associate at Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) team with a specialization in human services transportation planning, regulatory compliance and performance management. He has experience applying regulatory standards to operational environments, organizational frameworks, and planning processes to ensure compliance with Federal and state program standards and to encourage the adoption of best practices. He has developed project prioritization and policy analysis frameworks to support long-range planning efforts for transportation departments and transit agencies across the country, with a focus area on emerging mobility solutions for non-traditional transit markets and populations.
In his free time, Baird enjoys running, cooking, exploring neighborhoods, and cheering for the Memphis Grizzlies. He lives in Chicago.
Senior Client Lead (Sr Associate)
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Christina has nearly 20 years of experience in training, technical assistance, strategic collaboration, policy implementation and leadership to advance transportation planning, programming, and decision-making across program areas. Christina holds a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism (Minor in Marketing and Public Relations) as well as a Master's Degree in Community and Regional Planning, both from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to joining CS, Christina served as a Transportation Industry Analyst for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), where she worked on the Corridor Identification Program and Railroad Crossing Elimination Program (RCE). Prior to this she worked at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) where she led truck parking and freight workshops, developed training for transportation performance management and reviewed State Freight Plans.
Christina loves traveling with her family, has just taken up running (slowly) and almost always is reading a good mystery or thriller book.
Talent and Culture Manager
Talent and Culture Manager
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Sam has over eight years of HR experience working in the professional services and healthcare industries. Her areas of expertise include: Onboarding, Benefits Management, Employee Engagement, Compliance, Employee Relations, Performance Management and HRIS.
On the weekends, you'll catch Sam trying out all the best local brunch spots in Boston. She enjoys meeting up with friends for their monthly book club session and riding to her favorite artists on the Peloton. Sam is a huge Harry Potter fan (Team Gryffindor)!
Associate Vice President of Multimodal Planning
Associate Vice President of Multimodal Planning
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Hannah Santiago has experience in both the public and private sectors managing long-range plans, short-term strategic frameworks, and innovative mobility assessments. Ms. Santiago helps communities articulate their vision for mobility in a relatable and actionable way. She works with communities to understand transportation barriers from both the user and the operator perspectives to find innovative solutions and partnerships.
In her free time, Hannah enjoys playing tennis and cooking new recipes with her family. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Talent & Culture Manager
Talent & Culture Manager
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Mikayla is a certified Professional in Human Resources who has more than six years of recruitment experience in the Staffing & Recruiting and Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industries. Mikayla leads and manages Recruitment, Talent Acquisition and Immigration processes for the firm. Driven by a positive candidate and employee experience, Mikayla is committed to supporting and guiding people through different talent and culture initiatives.
Mikayla enjoys touring the world (12 countries so far!) and experiencing new cultures and cuisines. When Mikayla isn’t traveling, she’s home with her spouse, Sean, and two dogs Letty and Lucy, watching Marvel movies or cycling with her Peloton community.
Raj is the CEO of Galatea Associates LLC, a boutique data management and software development consulting firm that specializes in financial services. Galatea’s clients are among the largest banking institutions in the United States, UK, Europe, and in Asia. The software and data management solutions built by Galatea help clients manage, monetize, and transact over fifty trillion dollars in assets each year.
Raj graduated with a Computer Science and Electrical Engineering degree from MIT in 2000 and has been with Galatea his entire career. During that time, he has been involved in all facets of the business from hands-on software development and design, to data monetization, project management, sales, strategy, and operations. He played a critical role in designing and developing software that transacted, managed and monetized petabyte scale data using both private and public cloud technologies.
Raj has an extensive network in software, data management, and financial services. He regularly advises senior industry leaders across the globe on how to best monetize their software and data investments. He is often at the cutting edge of industry trends.
Raj became CEO of Galatea in 2017 and has been focused on defining and executing on a sustainable growth strategy. That strategy has allowed Galatea to double revenues, increase margins, and improve recurring revenue, despite the economic turbulence of the past few years. Raj is most proud of being able to achieve those results while continuing to foster a culture centered on mutual respect, diversity, and open communication.
Senior Project Manager
Claudette is a Senior Project Manager that specializes in transit operations, regulatory compliance, program planning and grant administration.
Senior Associate
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Heath Lupton joined Cambridge Systematics as a Travel Demand Modeler with experience in data analytics and travel demand modeling practices. Heath also has experience in transportation planning and is proficient in QGIS, ArcGIS, R, and Python.
Senior Associate
Mr. Ullah brings experience in transportation planning, travel demand modeling, forecasting and simulation, and several modeling software packages, including TransCAD, Cube/VOYAGER, EMME, VISUM and TRANPLAN. He also has experience in transit planning, air quality analysis and integration between traffic and simulation models. He is experienced in statewide modeling and long-range transportation plan.
watching games, movies
Transportation Analyst (Senior Professional)
Transportation Analyst (Senior Professional)
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Taraneh Ardalan is a Transportation Analyst (Senior Professional) at Cambridge Systematics, Inc. (CS) with over eight years of transportation and engineering experience. Taraneh completed her doctorate degree in Civil and Environmental engineering and is a subject matter expert in traffic simulation modeling, intelligent transportation systems, and traffic signal control. She has a passion for advancing the field of transportation with innovative projects and customer engagement. Taraneh is a motivating and enthusiastic public speaker and has an active presence in scholarly circles with presentations and publications at renowned conferences. She is also a recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the International Women’s Transportation Seminar Helene Overly Memorial Scholarship, and the Intelligent Transportation Society of Pennsylvania Scholarship.
Besides her interest in transportation, Taraneh is passionate about traveling, hiking in nature, practicing Pilates, exploring conceptual photography, immersing herself in Persian poetry, and greeting all the dogs she meets.
Senior Professional
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Seema Singh is a Senior Professional in the Planning team at CS. Seema brings 10+ years of experience working at the research-policy-planning-and-education interfaces in sustainable development and transportation planning. She is a recent PhD in City and Regional Planning from Cornell where her research focused on mainstreaming gender and equity considerations into transportation policies and planning practices. Prior to that, Seema worked as a Research Associate at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) where she led several projects assessing the social, economic, and environmental impacts of transportation policies and programs. At CS, Seema is excited to bring her equity expertise to projects and clients across the US, and is currently supporting transit and research projects for NJDOT and CapMetro.
Outside work, Seema is an artist at heart and loves to paint. She also likes to travel and try different cuisines.
Freight and Economics Team Lead
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Dr. McKenzie is an experienced project manager, working with state and local clients across the nation on transportation plans, policy, programs, and implementation. Her work focuses on the intersection of goods movement, people, and communities. She has contributed to the national research on transportation planning, including the 2020 National Freight Strategic Plan, commercial vehicle (truck and bus) safety research, and freight and equity research. Dr. McKenzie has broad experience building coalitions of stakeholders to support both plan development and implementation of transportation projects, including the Chicago Regional Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program, a $4.5 billion multi-jurisdictional public-private investment program in the Chicago region.
A native of Illinois, Elaine has lived in various rural, urban, and suburban areas of the state. Her hobbies include aviation and sailing. On quiet days, she likes gardening and puzzles at home.
Christina graduated from Boston University with a B.S in Communication and a minor in Computer Science. She worked in a variety of roles before starting at Cambridge Systematics, including a marketing internship for a local food truck, a content creator for a local Boston food publication, and a community moderator on a site teaching kids to code.
In her free time, Christina likes staying active and eating delicious food. You can probably find Christina at the local YMCA or exploring the city for the next best bagel.
Senior Associate
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Mark is a Senior Assoicate at Cambridge Systematics with expertise in Travel Demand Model application and development, transit ridership forecasting, discrete choice models, and toll road studies. Mark has been involved in a wide variety of projects since he began his transporation planning career in 2005, many of them utilizing his background in applied math and statistics.
In his free time, Mark enjoys playing his electric and acoustic guitars, running, hiking, playing board games, and spending time with his 12-year-old daughter Allison (with two Ls) and his partner Alison (with one L).
Senior Professional
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Ms. Stockton is a Transportation Analyst with expertise in long-range multimodal transportation planning, active transportation planning and safety, public health, and report writing. With Masters degrees in city and regional planning and public health, in addition to professional experience, Ms. Stockton is skilled at analyzing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data.
In her free time, Emma enjoys reading and taking long walks in nature and around the city. She lives in Washington, D.C. with her husband and two orange cats.
Senior Associate
Dr. Serigos is an infrastructure management specialist using his expertise in statistical analysis and modeling asset performance and traffic data to support transportation asset management and system performance improvement. He has extensive experience developing databases and analyzing infrastructure asset data to develop performance models, interactive tools, and visualizations to conduct the scenario analyses for the performance target setting process and investment strategies development.
Accounting Manager
Accountant
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Talent & Culture Coordinator
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Victoria is a Talent & Culture Coordinator with over two years of experience in HR, recruiting, and onboarding employees. At CS, Victoria will support the recruitment, benefits administration and onboarding functions, maintain HR-related systems and serve as a resource to employees for various administrative and operational inquiries.
Victoria enjoys traveling with friends, spending time with family and going for walks with her puppy, Honey.
Data Analyst
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Ishraque is a transportation specialist with expertise in big data analytics, cloud computing, algorithm design, travel and freight demand modeling, network development, statistical modeling, and spatial analysis. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA.
In his free time, Ishraque enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, listening to music, and watching movies.
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Systems Administrator
Analyst
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Priya recently worked as a Transportation Analyst Intern with CS, where she was responsible for data analysis for the New Hampshire DOT.
Priya holds a Master's Degree in Data Science from Minnesota State University and a Master's Degree in Transportation Engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Hyderabad, IN. She is skilled in SQL, Python, R, and Power BI.
At CS, Priya will continue to support asset management analysis and research for the New Hampshire DOT and FHWA, as well as support work for INDOT and NYMTA.
Areas of interest - Data Analysis, Predictive modelling, Transportation planning
Outside of work, Priya enjoys exploring new places, cuisines, and cultures. She loves experimenting with new recipes in her kitchen and playing sports.
Internal Communications Specialist
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Vanessa manages internal communications and plays an integral role in driving strategic alignment across Cambridge Systematics’ various functions and groups. With over a decade of communications and marketing experience, she builds relationships across CS to keep employees informed and foster shared understanding, connections, and engagement. Vanessa is passionate about people-centric communication and advancing positive employee experiences and workplace culture.
In her spare time, Vanessa loves reading, cooking, trying new workouts and experiencing as much of the world as she can through travel.
Travel Demand Modeler
Creative Document Specialist
Principal
Krista L. Jeannotte, a Principal of Cambridge Systematics located in Saint Louis, Missouri, has more than 30 years of experience in transportation operations planning and evaluation, ITS/TSMO, port and freight technology planning, multi-modal performance-based planning and performance measures, analysis tools and methods, project/strategy prioritization, benefit-cost analysis, and grant preparation, review, implementation, reporting, and agency support.
Senior Project Manager
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I specialize in helping agencies and communities build climate resilient futures through data-driven planning and geospatial analysis. With over two decades of experience developing GIS-based decision-support tools and more than 12 years working at the intersection of transportation planning and climate vulnerability, I love turning complex data into meaningful insights that support smart, forward-looking infrastructure and policy decisions. My work has supported federal, state, and regional agencies—particularly in Florida—through the development of tools, data, and training to assess and mitigate risks from sea level rise, flooding, and other natural hazards. I’m passionate about collaboration, capacity building, and creating tools that make climate planning more accessible and actionable.
Outside of work, Crystal loves being with her family (husband, daughter, dog, and two cats) and friends, playing outside (hiking, biking, running, paddling), enjoying live music, playing games, traveling, and eating.
Associate
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Ray is an Associate of Cambridge Systematics with more than fifteen years of professional experience in transportation engineering field. He is skilled at travel demand modeling and its applications, transportation network design, programming, big data manipulation, statistical analysis of data, and traffic signal timing that supports pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit. He received education on various pedestrian-bicycle-transit topics from the national bicycling figure, Peter Furth. He is a two-time Best Paper Award winner from two different TRB Committees. Since 2016, Ray has worked on several federal and state DOT projects.
Ray bikes to work, likes to visit new places, and appreciates the beauty of nature. He is passionate about advocating for animals. In his free time, he watches soccer, plays chess, and hangs out with friends.
Business Development Specialist
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Richard is a Transportation Analyst and has been a member of the CS Team since 2018. He has experience nearly a decade of experience in transportation analysis and planning in both technical and non-technical capacities. Based in Colorado since 2021, he has grown his fields of expertise to include freight planning, resilience planning, safety analysis and planning, transit market analyses and asset management, grant procurement, and corridor assessments and planning. He specializes in data research and processing to inform planning and decision-making.
In his free time, Richard enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, biking, snowboarding, and recreational sports leagues. He is also a fan of professional sports including NFL football and NHL hockey, and enjoys rooting on local teams. You might find him across the globe enjoying any number of his favorite activities and immersing himself in international cultures.
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Transportation Engineer with experience in Transportation Asset Management, Economics, and Planning.
Contracts Administrator
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Associate
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Rachel Vierstra holds Master's degrees in Urban Planning and Design and Public Health from the University of Washington. Her transportation planning interests lie in transit and shared mobility, safety, and accessibility and their intersections with public health. She has worked on projects all over the country including successful grant applications in California, state Freight and Rail plans, fare policy analyses, transit agency customer satisfaction surveys, Vision Zero Action Plans, and more! Before beginning her career in transportation planning, Rachel helped manage farmer's markets in Seattle and worked on food access advocacy.
Outside of work you can find Rachel baking up a storm, biking around the Boston region (her preferred mode of transportation), reading, and picking up new hobbies. She also volunteers regularly at her local farmer's market - you can always ask her what's in season!
Senior Pricing Analyst & Negotiator
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Marisela Cruz is a Certified Federal Contract Manager who possesses a broad knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. She has more than eight years of experience providing advice and guidance on a wide range of contractual activities, serving as an expert in all matters involving the interpretation of contract requirements and company policies.
She has successfully negotiated and managed GSA, IDIQ, T&M, FFP, and CPFF contracts of products and professional services supporting the Department of Defense and the United States Forest Service.
She has exceptional track record in reviewing RFPs; assisting in preparation of cost proposals and budgets; developing competitive and profitable rates and overall pricing strategies; negotiating pricing and rates with government clients; and responding to pre-award/post-award audits.
In her spare time, you can catch Marisela tasting different cuisines with her friends at restaurants in downtown Chicago or hiking with her husband and Gunther, their basset hound/bloodhound mix. When Marisela isn’t dining or hiking, she’s solving Sudoku or watching one of her favorite TV shows, Game of Thrones (only up to the seventh season).
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Travel Demand Modeler (Sr Associate)
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Xinbo holds a bachelor’s degree in aeronautical engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University, as well as a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. Prior to joining CS, Xinbo served as a Senior Transportation Engineer at Evansville MPO, where he crafted travel demand model, microsimulation models and customized tools, while also conducting engineering and big data analyses. Here at CS, Xinbo will continue his commitment to developing effective, efficient, and user-friendly models.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Xinbo is an avid traveler, soccer enthusiast, and board game aficionado. He also shares his home with two beloved cats and tends to a thriving collection of koi fish. We're delighted to have Xinbo on board and look forward to his contributions to our team!
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Associate
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Amy is a transportation planner who uses code-based data analytics tools, GIS, and more than five years of public and private planning experience to advise on asset management, capital planning, and transit projects. She has worked closely with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Northeast Corridor Commission (NECC), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), as well as other state and local clients. In all aspects of her work, Amy is passionate about translating key issues for decision makers - including opportunities, constraints, and prioritization of goals - into a roadmap of implementable actions.
When she's away from her desk, Amy loves to visit museums and dance.
Practice Area Lead, Economics, Finance, and Grants
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Katie is a Senior Associate at CS, and works with state and local clients across the U.S. on a variety of multimodal transportation planning projects, specializing in freight and rail planning, goods movement policy, economic analysis, grant writing, and market and feasibility studies. Katie has led or supported state freight and/or rail plans in more than 10 states, and has held senior roles on projects focused on the Mississippi River System, including a statewide economic impact study of public ports in Missouri, the first-ever Port Master Plan for the Illinois International Port District, and a port feasibility study in Jefferson City, MO. Prior to pivoting to a career in transportation planning, Katie spent four years working in commodity trading operations at two major investment banks in the financial services industry.
Katie loves puzzles, podcasts, and taking brisk walks in and around her neighborhood. She is happiest reading a novel on a beach with a big bag of Snyder's honey mustard & onion pretzel pieces. She lives with her husband and young daughters in Pelham, NY.
Principal
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Rich has more than 22 years of experience in transportation planning at the Federal, state, and local levels. He provides strategic planning, policy analysis, and management advice to address complex transportation challenges, with a focus on metropolitan planning and performance-based planning and programming. He has worked with Metropolitan Planning Organizations and their planning partners across the country as staff, consultant, and association representative. He has expertise in developing and applying objective analytical methods to assess and select effective approaches to a range of transportation issue areas.
In his free time, Rich enjoys making cocktails for family and friends and spending time outdoors.
Principal
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Karen D. Nocito, CPA, serves as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cambridge Systematics. Ms. Nocito serves as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team of Cambridge Systematics. She devises and implements growth and profitability strategies, helps to further strengthen the firm’s internal accounting controls and processes, and identifies cost reduction strategies. She has more than 25 years of experience in accounting, including strategic planning and implementation; team leadership; stakeholder relations; government contracting; audits; forecasting and budgeting; compliance; business process improvement; and policies and procedures. Before her appointment as CFO in 2016, Ms. Nocito served for 19 years as CS’ Controller; in that capacity she led a comprehensive re-engineering of the CS Accounting department that elevated the Accounting team’s role as a partner to the firm’s business lines while optimally organizing it around the functional needs of the firm and its clients. Prior to joining Cambridge Systematics in 1997, Ms. Nocito held positions of increasing breadth and responsibility in the professional services and manufacturing sectors. She earned a bachelor of science in accounting from Fitchburg State College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Massachusetts.
Karen enjoys reading, cooking, gardening, and most importantly time with family. The best part of life is when all those line up together. Karen has participated in a book club with her sisters for the past several years. Some of those books are discovered by randomly picking a letter in the alphabet for an author's name and wandering the shelves of the local library for an interesting jacket cover. Favorite recipes at those meetings include those passed down through generations via old school recipe cards and new options with local, seasonal ingredients.
Senior Project Manager
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Stacy M. Cook is a Senior Project Manager (Sr. Associate) at Cambridge Systematics Inc. (CS) with over 15 years of experience in transportation and land-use planning, project management, and facilitation. She has led the development and approval of high-profile plans and reports. She helps federal, state, local, and transit agencies to develop and advance plans, policies, and programs. Ms. Cook provides expert advice on sustainable and resilient transportation planning by helping agencies identify, prioritize and promote land-use and transportation strategies and investments to achieve agency goals to reduce greenhouse gasses and congestion, improve multimodal network connectivity, safety, resiliency, and to drive better economic, and equitable outcomes. Ms. Cook’s work focuses on helping agencies to problem-solve and navigate change through application of data and developing plans and policies.
When not planning for transportation, Stacy likes to kayak, bike, learn Norwegian, and develop gardens for pollinators and other wildlife.
Throughout his career at CS, Joe Zissman has sought creative, innovative solutions to transportation problems. He takes pride in a track record of engaging products that are attractive, communicate with clarity, and reflect well on clients. He has substantial experience working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on a diverse slate of projects: asset management, capital planning, freight and multimodal planning, shared travel, and congestion management. He has supported public sector clients across the United States in all of these fields as well, and has been a substantial contributor to Federal research on performance, asset, and risk management, communication, and data visualization.
Joe has had the wonderful luck to apply his passion for Boston's urban and development history in so much of his professional work. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Vice President of Analytics (Principal)
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Rachel Copperman leads the Analytics group, which leverages planning, engineering, market research, statistical analysis, visualization, and product development techniques to provide insights into existing transportation conditions and problems, forecast alternative outcomes, and explain complex traveler behavior. Rachel also has expertise in developing regional and statewide travel demand models, with a focus on intercity rail and transit forecasting; and is a leading expert in incorporating uncertainty and risk analysis within the travel forecasting process.
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Chief of Staff, LOCUS
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President, LOCUS
