GEORGE A. ELJABBOUR · PRINCIPAL

George A. Eljabbour has performed transportation engineering tasks since 1987 in the Central Florida Area. He is responsible for the management of the data collection for VTD. He also performs analysis of the data, as well as quality control and assurance procedures.

Mr. Eljabbour has extensive experience in various data collection activities, including:

• Roadway Segment/Approach Counts
• Classification Counts
• Turning Movement Counts
• Travel Time and Delay Studies
• Parking Surveys
• Origin & Destination Surveys
• Vehicle Occupancy Studies
• Speed Studies
• Stop Sign Delay Studies
• License Tag Surveys
• Queueing Studies

He has been responsible for data collection throughout the state of Florida, including Central Florida, South Florida, North Florida, Treasure Coast, Gulf Coast, and in the panhandle.

Mr. Eljabbour’s experience with traffic analysis goes beyond the data collection realm. He has worked to produce traffic studies for over 200 developments, including concurrency studies, impact fee studies and Development of Regional Impact (DRI) analyses; design traffic analyses, roadway corridor studies, and systems plans for Florida DOT, FHWA, and various Cities and Counties. Mr. Eljabbour also has been responsible for the development of traffic signal system timings.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering, University of Central Florida, 1986

Key Expertise

• Traffic Data Collection and Analysis
• Parking Analysis
• Traffic Signal Systems Analysis

Activities / Memberships

• Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Florida Planning & Zoning Association

Experience

• 24 Years Total
• 13 Years with VTD

Relevant Project Experience

• Seminole County Travel Time & Delay Studies
• FDOT District-wide Data Collection
• I-75 Corridor Study
• City Of Apopka Traffic Counts
• City Of Palm Coast Traffic Counts
• City Of Boca Raton Traffic Counts
• Florida DOT Dist. 5 Road Functional Classification
• City Of Oviedo Traffic Data Analysis

PAUL H RHOADS, AICP – SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

Paul H Rhoads has over twenty-seven years of experience in transportation planning and engineering. His areas of expertise include Travel Demand Modeling for Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) analysis and monitoring, impact fee analysis, concurrency studies. He has extensive experience in modeling and traffic analysis for Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, and Walt Disney World Master Planning. He has also been involved in development and operation of various regional transportation models throughout the state.

He has been involved in various data collection activities, including the reduction and analysis of traffic data. Mr. Rhoads was involved in the testing phase and later the use of travel time & delay software. He has participated in the data collection and reduction of travel characteristics and origin/ destination surveys as part of numerous studies for systems planning projects.

Mr. Rhoads has experience with software development. He has developed programs and systems for analysis of sub-area models, management of area-wide count databases, crash database analysis and various utilities. These programs have had interoperability with GIS and CADD systems, transportation models, Google Maps and various other file formats/systems. He is experienced in GIS data and graphic systems.

Professional Experience

• OOCEA & Florida’s Turnpike Design and Revenue Traffic Projections
• Walt Disney World Master Plan
• Martin County-Wide Signal Retiming
• International Corporate Park DRI – Orange County
• International Drive Light Rail Transit Design (intersection design)
• Innovation Way Multi-Modal Transportation District
• Lynx Regional Intermodal Center Simulation and Analysis
• I-4 Master Plan Simulation and Analysis
• Orange County Annual Count Program
• Western Beltway Part A Origin/Destination Study
• Seminole County Travel Time & Delay and Annual Count Program
• Alafaya Trail Widening Design Traffic Projections
• Florida State Highway System Transit Safety Study

Key Expertise

• Travel Demand Modeling
• Traffic Impact Analysis
• Project Master Planning
• Traffic Data Collection and Analysis

Certification

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)

Professional Affiliations

• American Planning Association
• Florida Planning & Zoning Association

Experience

• 27 Years Total
• 7 Years with VTD

CARLOS MEDINA – SENIOR DATA COLLECTION TECHNICIAN

Carlos Medina has 20 years of experience in traffic data collection. He performs a wide variety of data collection tasks, as well as assisting with the management of the other technicians.

He has been responsible for data collection throughout the state of Florida, including Central Florida, South Florida, North Florida, Treasure Coast, Gulf Coast, and in the panhandle.

Mr. Medina has experience with various data collection hardware and software; including MetroCount PTC, Peek ADR and 241 Counters, Jamar Technologies counters, Pico Counters, camera-based observation methods, TDP, PC-Travel, and TOPS. He has also compiled experience using the GeoLogger Global Positioning Satellite receiver. Additional activities include:

• Roadway Segment/approach Counts
• Classification Counts
• Turning Movement Counts
• Pedestrian And Bicycle Observations And Counts
• Camera-based Observation Methods
• Observing Signal Cycle Timing
• Travel Time And Delay Studies
• Parking Surveys
• Origin And Destination Surveys
• Vehicle Occupancy Studies
• Gap Studies
• Speed Studies (spot And Roadway Segment)
• Stop Sign Delay Studies
• License Tag Surveys
• Queuing Studies
• Roadway Conditions Inventory
• Passing Zone Evaluation
• Loop Stations & Piezos

Areas of Expertise

• Traffic Data Collection and Analysis
• Parking Analysis
• Traffic Signal Systems Analysis
• Certified FDOT Approved TTC

Professional Experience

• Seminole County Travel Time & Delay Studies
• Orange County Annual Count Program
• FDOT District 5 Data Collection
• Orlando International Airport Traffic Counts
• City of Apopka Concurrency Management
• Orange County Signing/Pavement Marking Inventory
• Lake/Sumter MPO Annual Traffic Counts
• Alternative Impact Fee Origin / Destination Studies
• Travel Time Isochrones Data Collection