Golnaz Sarram, Ph.D., E.I.T Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

- Researched, analyzed, and prepared technical documents (qualitative and quantitative) for the following types of projects: Active Transportation Plans, Safety Action Plans (Vision Zero, LRSP, SS4A, etc.), Proposal Research and Writing, Safe Routes to School Plans, Tribal Long Range Transportation Projects- Prepared sections of reports, concept access/circulation improvement plans, and/or technical memorandums, inclusive of VMT assessments- Traffic Analysis Modeling tasks for long-range traffic and VMT forecasting- Assisted with the project teams on a wide range of transportation planning projects, including fieldwork (intersection documentation, measurements, photo documentation, and signal timing)- Intersection and roadway analyses, preparation of documents, tables/graphics and miscellaneous research in support of traffic impact studies and parking studies - Supported in traffic forecasting, service level calculations, impact evaluation, computerized traffic signal evaluations, as well as other related assignments

Nashville Metropolitan Area

- Evaluating forecasting program reviews conducted by monitors to verify conformity with procedural requirements.- Examining monitoring forecasting reports from multiple sources to ensure accuracy and completeness. * Presented at Tennessee Model User Group (TNMUG) on the Statewide Landuse Model Validation, Oct 2022. - Reviewing findings and recommendations provided by business partners for adherence to program standards. - Collecting, analyzing, and tracking forecasting data for program management.- Assisting in developing spreadsheets, presentations, publications, memos, database queries, and other systems.- Recommending creative solutions to unique problems as they raised.- Writing forecasting reports to document scenario analysis, transportation planning activities, and other necessary items to ensure accurate information is used in decision making.

- Provided draft written journal paper documenting analytic findings- Used visualization and analysis software such as encoder, Python Jupiter Notebook, and others to support new data analytics, and visualization- Analyzed Twitter neighborhood data sets, and other related data sets to conduct residential location decision studies- Conducted research and literature reviews to inform project development, methodologies, and assumptions

FHWA funded team collaboration between University of Memphis and Tennessee Department of Transportation:- Analysis of Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Regional Differences in TDOT Customer Satisfaction Survey Responses- Planning and online public Involvement (OPI): A case study of Tennessee residential satisfaction and performance measures on Twitter

Intermodal Freight Transportation Institue (Ifti)

- Complex networks and human dynamics - Data-Driven Innovation by Subjective Quantification: A case study of neighborhood livability and indicators on Twitter- Identifying a Customer Centered Approach for Urban Planning: Defining a Framework and Evaluating Potential in a Livability Context

Greater Los Angeles Area

- Used geospatial mapping and analysis software such as ArcGIS, Tableau, and others to support graphics development, data analytics, and visualization- Conducted analysis of socioeconomic data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and others to inform planning studies.- Analyzed freight data sets, traffic safety data, transit data, and other related data sets to inform planning studies - Conducted research and literature reviews to inform project development, methodologies, and assumptions- Draft written technical reports documenting analytic findings

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

- Assisted update the Statewide Freight Plan and Tennessee Statewide Travel Model in TransCAD and Transearch- Helped with the data collection in the Enhanced Transportation Roadway Information Management System (ETRIMS) - Assisted with public meetings and conferences- Student research on developing an efficiency-based decision-making approach

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Transportation And Highway Engineering

Master Of Science (Msc), Geotechnical And Geoenvironmental Engineering

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering