John Whittier, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Richland, Wa, Us

Richland, Washington, United States

-Serve as a lead reviewer for Right-of-Way Permit applications for Commercial, Residential, and Subdivision Permits - Evaluate water, sewer, and storm utilities on all permit requests for accuracy and compliance with federal, state, and local standards- Perform ADA ramp checks for compliance and provide technical guidance for unique situations and designs that fall out of compliance- Evaluate streetlight plans for new commercial and subdivision permits based on established City of Richland Standards- Analyze Traffic Control Plans prior to construction activities for compliance with City of Richland and MUTCD Standards- Assist with conceptual roadway and intersection evaluations prior to approval by City Council- Generate Transportation Impact Fees for new developments on an established per trip rate based on ITE Trip Generation standards- Perform customer intake for any questions or concerns related to Right-of-Way Permit generation or evaluation- Assist the City Traffic Engineer on evaluations and studies on an as-needed basis

Richmond, Virginia Area

- Served as the traffic engineering lead during the preliminary engineering phase for roadway and sidewalk design projects for both state and locality-managed projects. - Reviewed conceptual layout, maintenance of traffic (MOT), signage, pavement markings, and signal plans. - Provided plan markups for MOT, signage, and pavement marking plans for in-house design projects.- Developed Operational Analyses for MOT impacts during project construction and for innovative intersection and interchange designs (Roundabout, Restricted Crossing U-Turn, etc.).- Performed guardrail field evaluations to develop proposed guardrail design improvements for both guardrail hits and substandard sections of existing guardrail.-Conducted safety, speed limit, sight distance, and thru truck restriction studies based on citizen work order requests.-Generated highway capacity evaluations for lane closure hour requests on Interstate, Primary, and Secondary Routes, as well as Freeway Ramps.-Managed and provided technical guidance on the collection of yearly secondary traffic counts of various routes in 15 counties in the Richmond, Virginia region.-Performed trip generation estimates for single family dwelling units on secondary routes.-Designed custom warning and guide signs using both Federal and Virginia Standards.

Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States

-Conducted constructability reviews, issued Notices to Proceed (NTP), provided technical guidance, managed the propagation of work, responded for Requests for Information (RFI) and performed project closeouts for several on-call task orders for signal construction, signal modification, and intelligence transportation system (ITS) improvements for new designs and existing upgrades.

Richmond, Virginia Area

- Rotated within various sections of VDOT to learn about the organization, gain exposure to several different engineering and business functions, and develop skills as an Associate Engineer in the following disciplines:- Residency Maintenance Office (work orders, contract management, site and subdivision plan review) - Environmental Policy and Contracts (NEPA contracts, environmental quality field inspections) - Program and Investment Management (federal and state financial budgeting and funding allocations)- Construction Field Inspection (roadway realignment project, bridge construction project)- Materials (field, plan, and lab applications)- Structure and Bridge (field inspection, maintenance project development)- Traffic Engineering (traffic engineering studies, preliminary plan review) -Location and Design (basic roadway design, project management overview)

Richmond, Virginia

I was a summer intern for the Structure and Bridge division in the Lynchburg District, where I assisted with the following tasks: bridge safety inspections, basic bridge design, and Microsoft Access database management.I also worked at the Virginia Transportation Research Center (VTRC) as an undergrad researcher in the Materials division.

Bachelor Of Science, Civil Engineering, Graduate

Activities and Societies: Wesley Foundation at UVA (former Student President), University Programs Council - Cinematheque Committee.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Student Activities Board, New Student Orientation Assistant

9-12

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Colonel Service Club, Varsity Boys' Soccer, Varsity Golf, Hi-Y