Senior Transportation Planner/ Engineer
City of Clearwater
Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months
o Develop the City of Clearwater long term transportation plans
o Develop the Citywide "Complete Streets" Policy. Strategies, and Implementation Plan
o Develop Citywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
o Review Traffic Impact Studies & Site Access Management Plans
o Manage day-to-day ad hoc City Transportation-related issues and tasks
o Represent the City of Clearwater, FL in regional and local agencies committees. Currently serving as member in the following committees:
Pinellas Suncost Transit Authority Planning Committee (PSTA)
Pinellas MPO Technical Coordination Committee (TCC)
Pinellas MPO Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
o Update and refine the City's transportation facilities design standards to be aligned with MPO & FDOT guidelines and standards
Establish transportation strategy, policies, and plans for Yanbu 2030 Master Plan
Manage the development of Yanbu Strategic Transportation Model (YSTM), a key evaluation tool for Yanbu 2030 transportation plans and transportation infrastructures
Evaluate RCY’s transportation infrastructure projects considering unsettledness of oil industry investments and funding availability.
Explore transportation alternatives for Yanbu 2030 considering socio-economic, emerging technologies, and environmental concerns
Work responsibilities:
• Management of Transport Model related work streams (Strategic Transport Modeling and Traffic Operational Modeling)
• Day to day management of about 10 member strong CPO Transport Modeling Team
• Day to day liaison acting as a single point of contact for CPO with the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning (MMUP) Traffic and Transport Modeling Team
• Technical Advisor to various Transport Modeling related work stream including working on the Qatar Strategic Transport Model
• Technically reviewing and approving transport modeling related deliverables.
• Preparation of Transport Studies User Manuals, Technical Notes and Reports.
Selected work experiences
Doha Metro Phase 1 & Phase 2 ridership Estimation
Doha Metro feeder bus system ridership Estimation
Doha Metro Stations’ feasibility assessment (ie., Al-Bustan, Sport Roundabout, Education City metro stations)
Meshireb Metro Station ridership benchmarking (using Dubai Metro)
Doha Metro PT station specification (concept designing for bus station: dropp-off laybys, taxi stands, bus stops, P&R facilities.
Doha Metro Park-and-Ride facilities study
Central Doha Operation Model (CDOM)
“Keep Doha Moving ” operational model development
A&B Ring Road Scheme Modeling
Qatar transportation projects master schedule
Qatar Transport Strategic Model (QSTM) update
Doha Expressways Program Re-profiling
Identification of Qatar 2022 Critical Transportation infrastructures (Expressway, Metro Stations. Etc..)
Al-Sharq Crossing landing points accesses modeling
Work responsibilities:
Maintain Kuwait New Traffic Model
Evaluate, review, and managed Kuwait Municipality transportation projects studies:
o Kuwait Regional Roads proposal
o Major infrastructures improvement approvals
o Kuwait Metro and public transportation projects
o Kuwait International Airport (KIA) new terminal
o Local area traffic management
o Kuwait sub-region master plan studies
o Kuwait City ITS studies
o Kuwait City traffic impact studies (TIS)
Attend progress meetings and comments on presentations
Coordinate and attend meeting with the external stakeholders, managers and consultant to evaluate projects progress and resolve conflicts
Review, advise, and provide approval for detour plans for temporary traffic management
Attend progress meetings and comments on presentations
Assist in writing and preparing various Urban Planning and Transportation projects “Term of References” for Kuwait Municipality
Provide training to Kuwait Municipality’s staff in:
o Transport modeling
o Traffic Engineering
o Statistical analysis
Assist in traffic impact studies.
Job title: Project Engineer
Responsibilities
• Assist in traffic impact studies and City Master plans.
• Review traffic studied reports.
• Conduct Geometric highway design
o Microstation: GeoPACK and INROAD
o AutoCAD
• Assist in Highway capacity analysis, corridor studies and
• Assist in traffic systems operation studies and various transportation related engineering projects
• Conduct traffic surveys; volumes, trip generation and trip distribution.
• Transportation facilities Capacity analysis
• Parking Analysis Studies
• Traffic Signal Justification Studies
• Traffic Signal Design
• Signal Timing and Coordination Plans
• Ramp Metering Design and Operation
• Pedestrians and Bicycles Facilities Design
• Road Signs, Control Devises & Pavement Marking Design (MUTCD)
• Local Area Traffic Management
• Traffic Modeling and Simulation
Ph.D. Dissertation “Development and application of Signal control Strategies in Oversaturated conditions” .This research is a part of a national project to develop a guideline for practitioners in U.S. to deal with congestion. The project was funded and administer by the National cooperative of Highway research program (NCHRP), USA”