Guest Speaker
Carlos A. Ortiz
Come to hear more on Thursday, May 24, 2015 at 12 PM in Building 17 Room 2646 (Transportation Lab)
Recap of Meetings & News
5/14/2015
Tim Haile, WTS CPP Adviser
Amber Hoffmann, WTS CPP President
WTS Cal Poly Pomona
Tim Haile, WTS CPP Adviser
- Join WTS, it isn't just for women, but for the encouragement of education in transportation for all.
- Tim is a transportation manager at RBF Consulting, mainly working with roads and bridges.
- Transportation engineering includes a wide variety of modes from airplanes to bikes planning and managing them is the exciting challenge transportation engineers have to accomplish.
- Engineering isn't just drawings and technical aspects, but also includes dinners, lunches, golf games, socials, and networking with clients and other professionals.
- A great way to network is to be involved in organizations not just for yourself, but for the projects you work on. Public awareness is a huge aspect of each design development.
- WTS is one way Tim creates exposure for himself and he is able to meet and create a relationship with high profile people that have decision making power within transportation. WTS encourages women to become involved in the transportation industry.
- WTS International, Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and the newly created WTS Cal Poly Pomona: with Tim being the faculty adviser
- SANBAG - San Bernadino Associated Governments
- TRB - Transportation Research Board
Amber Hoffmann, WTS CPP President
- Become a WTS CPP member:
- Student Chapter membership is FREE
- Must sign up for WTS International member, first year is free for students, $30/year there after
- Resume
- Provides job and networking opportunities
WTS Cal Poly Pomona
- Guest Speakers
- Tech Tours
- Workshops
- Activities
- Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner
- Scholarships
- Mentorship Programs
- Softball Tournament
4/2/2015
Zaki Mustafa, P.E.
Bundy & Mayfield Project
Zaki Mustafa, P.E.
- Zaki started ITECPP as a more active campus organization. Then he went along to become involved at every level of ITE. Before he graduated at Cal Poly Pomona he had four job offers from his networking through ITE.
- Zaki changed Cal Trans' negative view of Cal Poly Pomona to a positive and trusting understanding of Cal Poly Pomona's skills. Cal Trans has since hired 500+ students from Cal Poly Pomona.
- His goal in life was to get his own office door within 5 years. He later accomplished that with his career choices and showing his hard work ethic and dedication to his job.
- Zaki Emphases the importance of a first impression and a professional resume. Click here for help on your job search.
Bundy & Mayfield Project
- Residence couldn't safely cross street asked for a stop sign.
- LADOT put in stop sign and the result increased traffic conditions on S Bundy Dr.
- Zaki proposed a traffic circle to resolve the issue.
- Had in house and consulting firm draft up options: Remove stop signs, All-way stop signs, Rectangular flashing beacons, Mini roundabout, or traffic signal.
- The roundabout provided the best pros and least cons
- Studies show that roundabouts have been proven to be effective and increase safety.
- Cal Poly Pomona students went out to study this intersection of volume and delays.
"Together we are the BEST!"
3/5/2015
Josh McNeill, RBF Consulting
Benefits of ITE
ITE CPP is a part of the Western District and So Cal ITE
So Cal Traffic Bowl: Jepordy style compeition
Western District Conference in Las Vegas
Ball Road TSSP Project
The signals in Anaheim included fire truck GPS sensors in order to provide them with a green light. Also a big part of traffic signal timing is optimizing it between the green, yellow, and red timing. Time- Space diagram is created and used to find the best green band for major traffic corridors.
There is the engineering side of a project and the Project manager side. It is necessary to think from both sides to create a smooth process.
Josh McNeill, RBF Consulting
Benefits of ITE
ITE CPP is a part of the Western District and So Cal ITE
So Cal Traffic Bowl: Jepordy style compeition
Western District Conference in Las Vegas
- Competitions
- Workshops
- Networking
- Vendor Exhibitions
- MiteY Race
- Engineering, Development, Intelligence and technology solutions
- There are currently job opportunities, check their website for more info
- Fun outside of work as well, softball group, bicycling, etc.
Ball Road TSSP Project
- Teamed with a consultant
- 11 miles
- Traffic signaling
- Controller upgrades
- Traffic Management system
- Corridor Before & After study
- 2 years of continued signal timing support
- Bicycle lane & pedestrian safety
- Field Review
The signals in Anaheim included fire truck GPS sensors in order to provide them with a green light. Also a big part of traffic signal timing is optimizing it between the green, yellow, and red timing. Time- Space diagram is created and used to find the best green band for major traffic corridors.
There is the engineering side of a project and the Project manager side. It is necessary to think from both sides to create a smooth process.
2/19/2015
Dennis Ralls, Public Works Program Manager at City of Corona
Amber Hoffmann joins Dennis as a Guest Speaker
Dennis Ralls:
Ciry of Corona:
Public Works is everything that has to do with the city from curb to curb.
Control all traffic signage and lighting within Corona
Also address all resident concerns regarding transportation
Projects:
Corona's Advanced Traffic Management System
Internship Responsibilities:
Dennis Ralls, Public Works Program Manager at City of Corona
Amber Hoffmann joins Dennis as a Guest Speaker
Dennis Ralls:
- 17 years with Corona
- Worked his way up from an intern
- Traffic Engineering for 12 years
- Cal Poly Alumn
Ciry of Corona:
- Pop: 160,000
- Circle City
- Grand Blvd used to be used for racing
- Monster and Fender are located there
- Mostly Orange groves back in history
- 195 traffic signals in Corona
- 56 PTZ Traffic Monitoring Cameras
- 8 Dynamic Message Signs
- Advanced Traffic Management System
Public Works is everything that has to do with the city from curb to curb.
Control all traffic signage and lighting within Corona
Also address all resident concerns regarding transportation
Projects:
Corona's Advanced Traffic Management System
- 3 Phases
- Over $8 Million
- $1.2 Billion
- 2 HOT lanes added
Internship Responsibilities:
- Calls for Service
- Some Incident Management
- Meeting
- Work Orders
- Warrant Analysis: analyzing if stop signs & traffic signals need to be implemented
- Design with traffic control, signals
- Planning
2/5/2015
Trevor Briggs, EIT, Civil Analyst at Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Our President met Trevor at the 2013 Western District ITE Annual Meeting. Shows you how ITE really helps in your networking possibilities.
Buenos Aires, Argentina has the largest road in the world, with 7 main lanes and 2 additional lanes each way at a 400 ft total width.
Mr. Briggs
Projects
San Gabriel Hyatt Place Hotel
Apply Online at: Kimley-Horn & Associates' website
Trevor Briggs, EIT, Civil Analyst at Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Our President met Trevor at the 2013 Western District ITE Annual Meeting. Shows you how ITE really helps in your networking possibilities.
Buenos Aires, Argentina has the largest road in the world, with 7 main lanes and 2 additional lanes each way at a 400 ft total width.
Mr. Briggs
- Graduated from BYU with his BS in Civil Engineering and participated in ASCE and ITE.
- Interned with Horrocks Engineers
- Full-time engineer with Horrocks Engineers
- Joined Kimley-Horn in 2014
- About 70% in the office, 30% in the field
- Many offices across the country, but a single firm united as a team.
- Not the typical firm
- Have VP's of FUN! Encourage activities to grow with co-workers and team work.
- Multi-disciplinary from Architects to Engineers to Planners
- Practice Builder- run a sub-business within Kimley-Horn
- Offers a Technical training program over a 2 year span to improve engineers' abilities
- As an intern you don't do grunt work, but what your hired to do
- Young Professionals Program to mentor young engineers within the company
- Over 2,300 employees, and about 80 employees at the Orange location
Projects
San Gabriel Hyatt Place Hotel
Apply Online at: Kimley-Horn & Associates' website
1/22/15
Rhonda Craft, Director at Office of Traffic Safety & Karen Coyle, Regional Coordinator for Los Angeles County
Rhonda came to speak with us and brought a surprise guest, Karen Coyle, to share their experiences.
Dr. Jia & Dr Cheng provide our guests with a highly esteemed introduction. They are both hard workers and know Dr. Cheng & Dr. Jia personally and from their professional backgrounds.
Rhonda Craft
Background
Governor's Traffic Safety Corespondent
Every year the office creates a Highway Traffic Safety Plan
2015 Highway Traffic Safety Plan
San Francisco has created a group named "Vision Zero" aimed to improve pedestrian safety.
SWITERS is a state wide traffic collision database for CA
Wants to see an improvement in emergency response with traffic collisions
National Highway Safety Act
OTE doesn't use the word "accident" since "crashes" are usually avoidable.
Public Service Announcements
Karen Coyle
Job at OTS is to look at all funding options and where the funds should go.
Has been working with OTS for 13 years.
OTS Collision Ranking System: Look to see how your city compares
Empirical Bayesian (EB) Method improve the system by only having a single ranking for the OTS Collision Raking.
Ms. Coyle works with Dr. Jia and Dr. Cheng on the ranking system and make it as accurate as possible, with continued research.
OTS Website
OTS Regional Coordinators for CA
Rhonda Craft, Director at Office of Traffic Safety & Karen Coyle, Regional Coordinator for Los Angeles County
Rhonda came to speak with us and brought a surprise guest, Karen Coyle, to share their experiences.
Dr. Jia & Dr Cheng provide our guests with a highly esteemed introduction. They are both hard workers and know Dr. Cheng & Dr. Jia personally and from their professional backgrounds.
Rhonda Craft
Background
- Traffic Policy Creator
- Chief of Driver Safety Program at DMV
- Director of Office of Traffic Safety
- Applied after a recommendation from her boss in the DMV
- Later received a phone call from the governor's office, to her surprise opened a great door
Governor's Traffic Safety Corespondent
Every year the office creates a Highway Traffic Safety Plan
2015 Highway Traffic Safety Plan
San Francisco has created a group named "Vision Zero" aimed to improve pedestrian safety.
SWITERS is a state wide traffic collision database for CA
Wants to see an improvement in emergency response with traffic collisions
National Highway Safety Act
OTE doesn't use the word "accident" since "crashes" are usually avoidable.
Public Service Announcements
- Click It Or Ticket
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
- Don't be a distracted Zombie
- DDVIP App (Google Play) for your phone to promote driver safety in cooperation with restaurants
- DDVIP App ( Apple App Store) use it to find great restaurants and have a fun SAFE night
- Rite Approach - responsibility to drive safely
Karen Coyle
Job at OTS is to look at all funding options and where the funds should go.
Has been working with OTS for 13 years.
OTS Collision Ranking System: Look to see how your city compares
Empirical Bayesian (EB) Method improve the system by only having a single ranking for the OTS Collision Raking.
Ms. Coyle works with Dr. Jia and Dr. Cheng on the ranking system and make it as accurate as possible, with continued research.
- This ranking system improves OTS's ability to distribute funds.
- Cal Poly Pomona does receive some funding to help improve the ranking system and research.
OTS Website
OTS Regional Coordinators for CA
1/8/15
V&A, Inc.'s Steven Kats
Donated $8,000 to Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Department!
Firm designed around "Design Build" projects
Communication is the most important skill to perfect for success
Jose Valle, CEO still manages projects even with his packed schedule
Mr. Valle knows how to communicate to the multiple industries that work
on projects allowing accurate and clear understanding of the
multiple disciplines roles in a project.
Projects
Crenshaw/LAX Transit
I-405 Sepulveda pass corridor
Regional Connector
West side subway extension
Sixth street viaduct replacement
I-605 Hot Spots Intersection Improvements
General:
ITECPP shirts available for pick-up
V&A, Inc.'s Steven Kats
Donated $8,000 to Cal Poly Pomona Civil Engineering Department!
Firm designed around "Design Build" projects
Communication is the most important skill to perfect for success
Jose Valle, CEO still manages projects even with his packed schedule
Mr. Valle knows how to communicate to the multiple industries that work
on projects allowing accurate and clear understanding of the
multiple disciplines roles in a project.
Projects
Crenshaw/LAX Transit
I-405 Sepulveda pass corridor
Regional Connector
West side subway extension
Sixth street viaduct replacement
I-605 Hot Spots Intersection Improvements
General:
ITECPP shirts available for pick-up
11/13/14
RBF's Hector Salcedo and Daniel David
Projects
241 Toll Road 91 Express Lanes Connector Project
I-215/McCall Blvd Interchange, PSR-PDS Phase
When working on a project you develop a sense of ownership of the current project you are working on.
Red Lines- mistakes that need to be fixed
Stress is a part of the life but your have a team to support you.
Difference between Intern and Grad
Balance work and Life
Rookie Events sponsored by RBF
RBF's Hector Salcedo and Daniel David
Projects
241 Toll Road 91 Express Lanes Connector Project
I-215/McCall Blvd Interchange, PSR-PDS Phase
When working on a project you develop a sense of ownership of the current project you are working on.
Red Lines- mistakes that need to be fixed
Stress is a part of the life but your have a team to support you.
Difference between Intern and Grad
Balance work and Life
Rookie Events sponsored by RBF
10/30/14
Rick M. Meade
Explained his rise in engineering and the many projects Metro has underway. Especially the Exposition Corridor Phase II Project that he is in charge of.
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project
LA Metro Board Meetings - Available to public
Rick M. Meade
Explained his rise in engineering and the many projects Metro has underway. Especially the Exposition Corridor Phase II Project that he is in charge of.
Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension
Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project
LA Metro Board Meetings - Available to public
10/16/14
Neelam Dorman
Discussed about URS, ITE, how she achieved her current position in life, and a few of her current projects.
10/02/14
First meeting was great and hope to see all of you at the next meeting. Don't be the last to join ITE CPP.
Neelam Dorman
Discussed about URS, ITE, how she achieved her current position in life, and a few of her current projects.
10/02/14
First meeting was great and hope to see all of you at the next meeting. Don't be the last to join ITE CPP.