Posting Travel Times on Dynamic Message Signs & 3rd Party Data… best practices & lessons learned

Moderator & Speaker Bios…

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 11:00a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) 

ModeratorBob KoeberleinMobility Services EngineerIdaho Transportation Department

Special Guest Speakers● Jennifer PortanovaState ITS Operations EngineerNorth Carolina Department of Transportation ---● Jeff GalasTraffic Systems Center ManagerIllinois Department of Transportation---● Richard DyeCHART Systems Administrator Maryland State Highway Administration---

Bob earned his Bachelors degree in civil engineering at the University of California, and his Masters degree in Engineering Science from the University of Santa Clara. He joined the Idaho Transportation Department in 2001. His group is responsible for ITS, 511, Winter Maintenance, Signal Operations and Emergency Management. Bob is a Registered Professional Engineer in California and Idaho.

Bob Koeberlein PEBob Koeberlein PEMobility Services EngineerMobility Services EngineerIdaho Transportation DepartmentIdaho Transportation Department

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Prior to joining ITD he spent 15 years with the Federal Government, at the Voice of America, managing design and construction of radio relay stations throughout the VOA worldwide telecommunications network. He completed international projects in Botswana, Kuwait, and Saipan, plus domestic projects in California and Ohio. He also spent several years in the consulting engineering world, in California, Florida, South Carolina and Massachusetts.

Jennifer Portanova is the State ITS Operations Engineer for NC Department of Transportation. Jennifer has BS degree in Civil Engineering from NC State University, is a registered Professional Engineer in NC, and a NC Certified Public Manager. She manages the NC 511, Traveler Information Management System, Smartlink, Statewide Transportation Operations Center (STOC) and various other ITS Operations initiatives.

Jennifer Portanova Jennifer Portanova State ITS Operations Engineer State ITS Operations Engineer North Carolina Department of TransportationNorth Carolina Department of Transportation

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Jennifer began her career with the Department over 8 years ago after working in the private sector. She has worked in various traffic engineering related areas, most recently in work zone traffic control.

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Jeff GalasJeff GalasTraffic Systems Center ManagerTraffic Systems Center ManagerIllinois Department of TransportationIllinois Department of Transportation

Jeff Galas is the manager of the Illinois Department of Transportation Traffic Systems Center.  Jeff has been involved in operations of the Chicago metropolitan expressway system for over 35 years developing various communication and ITS systems. 

He was instrumental in the automated Highway Advisory Radio broadcasting  real time congestion and travel time information for 25 years, automation of the I94 Kennedy expressway reversible lane control, and currently the ATMS collecting traffic data used to operate the Dynamic Message Signs, ramp metering, and traffic feeds to the media.  He is a member of various traffic management and incident response committees.

Mr. Dye is the Statewide Systems Administrator for the Maryland Advanced Transportation Management System (ATMS) known as CHART. This includes a Statewide Operations Center, multiple, connected, Traffic Operations Centers and associated Variable Message Signs (VMS), speed detectors, closed-circuit cameras (CCTV) and highway advisory radio (HAR) systems.

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Richard DyeRichard DyeCHART Systems Administrator CHART Systems Administrator Maryland State Highway AdministrationMaryland State Highway Administration

Previously, Rick served in a similar role as the Program Manager for Lockheed Martin Transportation Systems in Denver, Colorado assigned to a multi-year year, $25 million program for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) responsible for the development, integration, operations and maintenance of the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Statewide Colorado Transportation Management System.

Before that, Rick was the Systems Administrator for the Texas Department of Transportation’s municipal ATMS known as TransGuide. Rick commanded an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile flight in the United States Air Force and has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the Florida State University.