TrafficTower, LLC -- ITS, telematics, and traffic data software solutions

Robert Stack
5331 S El Camino Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
robert.stack ~at~ traffictower ~dot~ com

Summary:

Experienced senior software engineer with an extensive background in high profile Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications using a variety of technologies. Many roles in analysis, design, development, integration, documentation, project management, mentoring, customer collaboration, and marketing.

Skills:

  • Software development in Java, C, C++, Perl, and expert systems on Linux, Windows, and OpenVMS
  • Systems integration using SQL and XML with Oracle, Sybase, and real-time high performance databases
  • Requirements analysis, design, prototype, development, test, and deployment lifecycle experience
  • Experience with a variety of ITS standards such as TMDD (Traffic Management Data Dictionary)
  • Long term ITS, telematics, and traffic data industry technology and marketplace vision and expertise
  • Customer focused, team driven software project management, leadership, and mentoring
  • Technical systems and services marketing and negotiation with current and new customers
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills to support a wide variety of interactive roles

    Experience:

    Software Consultant, 2004-Present
    TrafficTower, LLC, Tempe, AZ; www.traffictower.com
    Serving in a variety of roles from oversight to integration to software development in the ITS and traffic data arena for public and private sector clients

  • For the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) (www.dot.state.mn.us), developing a Java application with XSL and CSS to create frequent HTML roadwork and event reports integrated from online XML and RSS sources; improving traffic management center operations
  • For MnDOT, developing a Java application to calculate and disseminate real-time arterial corridor travel times based on intersection controller data; delivering content for variable message signs and web displays
  • For the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) (www.massdot.state.ma.us), served as technical liason to direct, design, prototype, and release software changes for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel traffic management system
  • For MassDOT, developed multiple testing and integration strategies to verify OpenVMS Itanium hardware and software upgrades for the operational Boston Central Artery/Tunnel traffic management system
  • For MassDOT, configured and refined enhanced life safety focused real-time tunnel ventilation control software; developed and led operator training resulting in enhanced 24x7 monitoring and emergency response
  • For NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com), developed a prototype real-time metropolitan area XML traffic flow data feed in Java using Apache Axis (SOAP) interfacing to an ITS standards based web service

    Software Consultant, 2001-2004
    Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, MD; www.honeywell.com
    Enhanced and expanded traffic management center software functionality and operator interfaces for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project

  • Upgraded operational control system software using C, X/Motif, and Sybase to maintain consistent reliability and performance during system expansions
  • Provided software test and operations support during high intensity system transitions supporting major Central Artery/Tunnel roadway opening deadlines
  • Shared extensive strategy, project, and system expertise with a large team responsible for delivering many new subsystems under tight schedule constraints
  • Created and directed system design, support, and operations documentation within a DOD 2167A submittal process framework

    Senior Engineer, 2000-2001
    TrafficStation, Los Angeles, CA
    Created new traffic data acquisition software in Java and Oracle for the relaunch of a real-time commercial traveler information service covering 30 markets

  • Developed a real-time traffic data collection system in Java which retrieved data from many online sources and normalized it into an Oracle database
  • Built JavaBeans to cache Oracle based highway network information used in shortest path customer route generation algorithm and JSP page displays
  • Focused on a team relaunch of traffic information products using all new JSP, Java, and Oracle software on Win2K and Sun servers; went live in 6 months

    Transportation Systems Manager; Senior Software Engineer; Software Engineer; Applications Engineer, 1994-2000
    Transdyn Controls, Inc., Pleasanton, California; www.transdyn.com
    Developed traffic incident detection and management software for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project; led enhancements for additional customers

  • Analyzed, designed, developed, and integrated new traffic management software in C, X/Motif, and Gensym G2, an object oriented expert system
  • Designed, developed, and maintained a highway traffic simulation suite in C to test incident detection software performance
  • Recruited, led, and mentored new transportation software team of 4 members to meet company's increasing ITS market presence
  • Published and presented paper for IEEE transportation conference on Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project software
  • Assisted in development, pricing, presentation, and demonstration for low bid and evaluative $1M-$20M ITS proposals

    Research Assistant, 1992-1994
    Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine, California; www.its.uci.edu
    Developed and delivered an expert system using Gensym G2 for Caltrans to guide traffic management center operators responding to traffic incidents

    Project Assistant, 1989-1991
    Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; www.lanl.gov
    Developed software for the Department of Energy Center for Computer Security in UNIX, MS-DOS, VMS, and Macintosh environments

    Education:

  • M. S., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Irvine, March 1994; www.uci.edu. Thesis: "A Real-Time Expert System for Freeway Incident Management"
  • B. S., Computer Science, minor Mathematics, University of New Mexico, December 1990; www.unm.edu
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