Christopher Parker

• Supervised the Traffic Operations Projects unit, overseeing staff functions, performance management, and work delegation.
• Managed the development and implementation of Traffic Operations applications and dashboards, including ATMS, CADS, STAR app, Early warning detection dashboard, Straight Line Diagram dashboard, Deer Dashboard, HAAS alerts project, and Maintenance operations dashboard.
• Led the ITS program ensuring compliance with ITS standards and coordinating with engineering projects.
• Managed Traffic Operations projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Developed over 23 dashboards for traffic operations at the Turnpike.
• Developed RFPs for the procurement of traffic operations contracts and served on technical committees for vendor selection.
• Served as a 24/7 on-call commander and area commander during emergency activations.
• Supervised the development and evaluation of mobility-related performance measures and coordinated the use of mobility analytical software tools.
• Developed funding requests and project descriptions for federally funded projects.

Senior Traffic Operations Manager

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Middletown, PA

· Leads lower-level engineers involved in TM&O projects and provides project supervision and guidance to external consultants and contractors.

· Leads and performs duties in the planning, location, design, and construction of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) other engineering projects or systems integration. Coordinates, develops, and reviews plans, specifications, and details for TM&O construction projects. Leads the implementation and maintenance of the ITS device asset management program.

· Leads the development and evaluation of mobility related performance measures and coordinates the use of IT mobility analytical software tools. Communicates system performance issues and mobility needs to superiors and cross departmental entities.

· Coordinates and communicates the development, implementation, and evaluation of the application of congestion mitigating strategies and highway operations during planned and unplanned events, incidents, and emergencies.

· Leads the development of, and reviews, transportation management, traffic control, transportation operations and other plans that involve traffic closures, detour routes, evacuations, accidents and other special situations.

· Serves as a Planning Section Chief during emergency activations.

· Serves on innovation council.

· Serves Co-chair of Traffic Information Services for Eastern Transportation Coalition

· Develops and manages and worked with multiple departments for several traffic/IT projects.

· Implemented and developed the STAR app which is the first internal mobile application for the PTC.

· Serves as project manager for over 26 different dashboards and applications for Traffic Operations.

· Implemented the CAAR program to promote situational awareness across the Turnpike.

Leads the implementation and sharing of all third-party navigation applications for the Turnpike

· Provided guidance and technical assistance to State Agencies, consultants, municipalities in the development and implementation of programs focusing on reducing crashes that result from unsafe driving behaviors.

· Managed, directed, and reviewed the work of Transportation Planning Specialist Supervisors and Transportation Planning Specialist staff.

· Served as IT liaison project manager for the Program Center.

· Implemented and developed Open Data portal for PennDOT IT.

· Implemented IT Projects website for all construction projects

· Implemented PennDOT IT one map applications for a GIS One stop shop for PennDOT business areas.

· Implemented Transportation Improvement Plan mapping application for Statewide TIP program.

· Implemented IT Oracle decision making software to score and prioritize statewide transportation projects.

Directed the Statewide Bridge program for the STIP (State Transportation Improvement Program)