David Gerstle Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Fundraising and funding organization for Peabody Elementary, Cambridge Public Schools.

Boston, Ma, Us

I use the modern principles of research, design, and technology to make the transit system easier for all riders to use with in-house software development. We provide real-time rider information about the transit system, serve that information in the right place at the right time, and enroll riders in the right fare program for them.• Lead Technology Innovation Department, the premier North American transit agency digital & software development team, building and maintaining products to make the system easier for riders to use by using the modern principles of research, design, and technology https://ctd.mbta.com/ • Building first-party mobile app for trip making and trip making; building digital-first, user-driven reduced fare applications for eligibility and enrollment including new income-eligible reduced fare program• Started Innovation Expo where 35+ teams presented posters sharing their innovations toward building a culture that values trying new things and continuous improvement• Led Enterprise Information & Technology Strategy, taking a human-centric, business outcomes approach• Tripled impact & capabilities by strategically prioritizing, positioning, and communicating how specific product benefit the overall authority; moved half of team from capital to operating budget• Prioritize people and diversity, equity, and inclusion by establishing department policy, career levels, structured interview processes, advancement, and leadership opportunities• Department won 2020 StateScoop “Local IT Innovation of the Year” Award and, in partnership with other Departments, won TransitCenter’s “Best COVID Service Redistribution Plan” Award; 2022 won Government Technology magazine Citizens Innovation Award for Youth Pass online applications

Mclean, Va, Us

• Responsible for delivery, staffing, client relationships, task prioritization, continuous process improvement, and strategy• Operate and improve business processes as systems integrator to synchronize insurance enrollment data across consumers, health insurance companies, and the federal government• Seek problems and break abstract challenges into concrete, tangible, feasible steps: prioritize high-return on investment changes to fix degradation of data integrity; build coalitions and use understanding change approval processes to accelerate change

Newton, Ma, Us

• Designed, developed, and tested new and old features of Caliper’s proprietary transportation GIS software• Managed and supported innovative consulting projects, using data science methods on big data for statistically rigorous decision support and alternatives analysis• Represented Caliper at conferences, professional meetings, and sales meetings as primary face of the Transmodeler microsimulation product• Led training and support for the TransModeler microsimulation product

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Studied human mobility and networks with Marta Gonzalez’s Human Mobility and Networks Lab (HuMNeT).• Designed and built system to archive Boston bus geospatial locations from publicly available real-time data• Analyzed the performance and dynamics of the Boston bus network to explore human mobility

Us

• Managed teams on four data analysis projects; managed the firm’s relationship with clients and data vendors • Led statistics in Market Structure Analysis for Pipeline Products with strategy for products 2–3 years from launch

Bs, Physics

Master Of Science - Ms, Transportation/Mobility Management