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Thomas H. Jacobs, Director Maryland Transportation Technology Transfer Center Technology Ventures Building, Suite 2200 University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 301-405-7328 Fax: 301-405-5959 Email: tjacobs@umd.edu |
Background Information
Mr. Jacobs has over 34 years of professional experience in the areas of program and project management, traffic engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and Management and Operations. He has been with the Center of Advanced Transportation Technology since 1999 and in that time has led the Capital Wireless Information Net (CapWIN) Program, overseen development of the Center for Advanced Transportation Technology Transportation Lab, provided ongoing assistance to various Maryland State Highway Administration CHART Program initiatives, and participated in numerous National Cooperative Highway Research projects. Mr. Jacobs’ areas of interest include traffic incident management, regional information systems, systems engineering, mobile data communications, performance measures, integrated corridor management, commercial vehicle operations, distance learning, technology transfer, and planning for operations.
Prior to beginning his work at the University, Mr. Jacobs worked in various capacities as a transportation management engineer with the Federal Highway Administration. He worked on a number of state, local, and National ITS initiatives such as: providing Federal oversight of transportation management system deployment projects, regulatory reviews and guidance, integration of ITS and planning, ITS Architecture, and National Highway Institute course development and delivery.
Mr. Jacobs received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of South Carolina and Master of Science (emphasis in Transportation Engineering) from the University of Maryland.
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Carly Keane, Program Manager Maryland Transportation Technology Transfer Center Technology Ventures Building, Suite 2200 University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Phone: 240-304-9627 Fax: 301-405-5959 Email: ckeane@umd.edu |
Background Information
Mrs. Keane has over 20 years of professional experience in the areas of public affairs, technical writing, website design, website editing, and program management. She has been with the Center of Advanced Transportation Technology since 2007 and in that time has worked with all the programs under the CATT umbrella. She also provides support to the Project Management Center for Excellence and the Project Management Symposium as well as The Eastern Transportation Coalition (TETC).
Prior to her work at the University, Mrs. Keane worked for a Department of Defense contractor and another University. Mrs. Keane received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Marketing from Salisbury University (2003) and a Master of Business from the University of Maryland (2010).