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Curriculum Vitae Curriculum Vitae Fabian Cevallos, Ph.D. Transit Program Director (305) 348-3144 (Tel) Associate Research Professor (954) 234-4183 (Cell) Lehman Center for Transportation Research (305) 348-2802 (Fax) Florida International University Email: [email protected] 10555 W. Flagler Street, EC 3609 LCTR: http://lctr.eng.fiu.edu Miami, FL 33174 Areas of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (APTS), ITS, Transit Planning and Operations, Interest Traffic Safety, Driving Simulation, Transportation for Special Populations, Data Analysis, Statistics, Database Systems, Evolutionary Algorithms, Business Intelligence, Data Mining, and Information Technology. Education Ph.D. Civil Engineering (Transportation), December 2006 Florida International University, Miami, FL Postgraduate Studies in Transportation Engineering University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (1993-1994) M.S. Civil Engineering (Transportation), May 1993 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA B.S. Civil Engineering, November 1985 Guayaquil State University, Ecuador Experience Transit Program Director, Associate Research Professor Lehman Center for Transportation Research, Miami, FL 7/06 – Present Establish a transit program for the Lehman Center for Transportation Research (LCTR) at Florida International University (FIU). Write proposals and seek funding for research projects, manage program budget, develop innovative ideas that use transit strategies and technology to help improve transit efficiencies, participate in national research groups, and oversee researchers, consultants, and graduate students. Project sponsors include the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR), Miami-Dade Transit (MDT), and Miami-Dade County Public Works. Co-Director of the Driving Simulation Lab to conduct multidisciplinary research and supported by the College of Engineering and Computing, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and the Division of Research. The Lab facilitates research in the areas of transportation safety, driving performance, driver behavior, mobility, vehicle technologies and their effect on driving, congestion, and individual and public safety. FIU representative to the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) Consortium. NCTR is one of the 22 national University Transportation Centers (UTCs) designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The goal is to advance research and education programs that address critical transportation challenges facing the nation. It supports the priorities of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the participating universities are a critical part of the national transportation strategy. Senior Research Associate Center for Urban Transportation Research, Tampa, FL 10/02 – 7/06 Provide technical assistance to several transit agencies in Florida. Principal Investigator of the RAPTS (Resource for APTS) program sponsored by FDOT Central Office, Public Transit Office. Assist Florida International University in the development of an Automated Bus Stop Inventory. Projects include Automatic Passenger Counters (APCs), Electronic Fare Collection Systems, Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL), Bus Stop Inventory, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Real-Time Information Systems, APTS and IT/ITS master plans, Web Development, Database Programming, Database Management, Data Analysis, and Data Mining. Senior Planner Broward County Mass Transit, Pompano Beach, FL 12/97 – 10/02 Supervise and train Service Development staff in the areas of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and transit databases. Database and System management of existing transit applications, including the GFI farebox, the Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL), the Bus Stop Inventory, Ridership database, Customer Complaints, and data analysis for most of the agencies’ databases. Involved in Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) projects as well as in the Advanced Public Transportation System (APTS). Agency representative for the Broward County APTS Master Plan. Oversee the SmartTrack System (AVL) and prepare documentation for the procurement of new technology Automatic Passenger Counters (APCs), Real-Time Information Systems, and updating the existing AVL System. Assistant Planner Broward County Mass Transit, Pompano Beach, FL 3/96 - 12/97 Responsible for creation and maintenance of Transit Databases, in particular the Bus Stop Inventory which includes almost 5,000 bus stops within Broward County. Field inspection of bus stops to ensure proper location and compliance with ADA. Data collection and analysis of Transit Statistics, including the National Transit Database (NTD), which is the basis for the Federal Government’s formula for funding to Broward County Mass Transit. Analyze Transit Ridership and forecast the effects of fare and service changes. Review, and provide recommendations on Transportation, Transit, Traffic, and Corridor studies. Agency representative for the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) project. Research and prepare reports on various issues related to Public Transportation. Represent Mass Transit in public meetings, participate on panels, and attend workshops. Training Transit Asset Management, STISIM Driving Simulator, Safe Mobility for Life Program: Preparing Our State for the Future. Fundamentals of Bus Collision Investigation, Complying with the FTA’s Policy on ITS Architecture Consistency, T-BEST, dBASE Developers' Conference, TransCAD Workshop, FTIS Workshop, ArcGIS 8.2, Oracle Fundamentals, SmartTrack, Hastus, HastInfo, GEO, Trapeze Plan, Windows 2000, Visual dBASE 7 Training, An introduction to Urban Transportation Planning, Supporting Microsoft Windows 95, Using Novel Groupwise, Information Technology Training, Transportation Hazardous Materials, Road Geometric Design, Project Management, Transportation Safety, Working Core Leadership Program, National Transit Database Data Collection. Computer STISIM, SQL Server, Visual Studio .Net, dBASE, HanDBase, Oracle, Sybase, Microsoft Skills Office, Filezilla, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server/7, Linux, Unix, MS IIS 6, Corel WordPerfect Suite, GroupWise, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Adobe Acrobat, LapLink, PC Anywhere, TransCAD, ArcGIS, ImageMapper, SAS, SPSS, Crystal Reports, Visio, PowerPoint, CORSIM, Macromedia, NetObjects Fusion, HTML, Apache Server, Javascript, OmmniPage, Inno Setup, InstallShield, SmartTrack (AVL), Trapeze, Hastus, HastInfo, GEO. Books 1. Cevallos, Fabian, “Optimization of Transit Transfer Times: A System -Wide Approach,” VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Germany, 2009. Refereed Papers 1. Llau A. F., Ahmed N., Khan H., Cevallos F., Pekovic V. (2015). The impact of red light cameras on crashes within Miami-Dade County. Traffic Injury Prevention. 2. Suksawang, N., P. Alluri, A. Gan, K. Meneses, F. Cevallos, K. Haleem, and D. Saha, “Use of Movable Bus Stop Loading Pads: Feasibility and Design Alternatives,” Journal of Public Transportation. Vol. 17. No. 4, pp. 57-73, 2014. 3. Suksawang, N., P. Alluri, A. Gan, K. Meneses, F. Cevallos, K. Haleem, and D. Saha, “Feasibility and Design of Movable Bus Stop Boarding and Alighting Pads,” Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 2014. 4. Cevallos, F., J. Skinner, A. Joslin, D. McCarthy, and A. Gan, “Marketing Fixed-Route Transit to Seniors: Challenges and Recommendations,” Accepted for Presentation at the 93rd TRB Annual Meeting, January 2014. 5. Suksawang, N., P. Alluri, A. Gan, K. Meneses, F. Cevallos, K. Haleem, D. Saha, “Feasibility and Design of Movable Bus Stop Boarding and Alighting Pads ,” Accepted for Presentation at the 93rd TRB Annual Meeting, January 2014. 6. Cevallos F. and X. Wang, and A. Gan, “Using a web-service to monitor transit on-time performance”, Proceedings of the 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, October 22-26, 2012. 7. Hillsman, E., F. Cevallos., and T. Sando, “Carbon Footprints for Public Transportation Agencies in Florida,” Transportation Research Record No. 2287, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2012, pp 80-88. 8. Cevallos, F., X. Wang, and A. Gan, “Monitoring Transit On-Time Performance Real Time Using a Web-Service Dataset”, Accepted for publication at the IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 2011. 9. Cevallos F., X. Wang, Z. Chen, and A. Gan, “Using AVL data for Improving Transit On-Time Performance”, Accepted for publication at the Journal of Public Transportation, 2011. 10. Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F. Cevallos, and L. D. Shen, “Selecting Bus Stops for Accessibility Improvements for Riders with Disabilities”, Journal of Public Transportation, 2011. 11. Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, and M. Hadi, “A Multi-Objective Optimization Model for Prioritizing Transit Stops for ADA Improvements,” ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, November 2010. 12. Cevallos F. and X. Wang, “Monitoring Transit On-Time Performance Real Time Using a Web- Service Dataset”, Proceedings of the 17th ITS World Congress, Busan, Korea, October 25-29, 2010. 13. Cevallos, F., X. Wang, Z.M. Chen, and A. Gan, “Improving Transit On-Time Performance with AVL Data: A Timetable Approach,” Presented at the 89th TRB Annual Meeting, January 2010. 14. Wu, W.Y., A. Gan, F, Cevallos, L.D. Shen, and M. Hadi, “A GIS-Aided Decision-Making Process for Selecting Bus Stops for ADA Improvements,” Presented at the 89th TRB Annual Meeting, January
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