B.E., Magna Cum Laude, 1969, Youngstown State University
M.S., 1971, Carnegie-Mellon University
Ph.D., 1974, Carnegie-Mellon University

Honors and Awards:

• ASCE Youngstown Branch - Cleveland Chapter: Outstanding Civil Engineering Graduate, 1969
• Graduate Fellowship, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1969
• Graduate Research Scholarships, Urban Mass Transportation Administration, 1970-1973
• Outstanding Faculty Member Award, ASCE Student Chapter, University of Hawai'i, Spring 1990
• Oustanding Faculty Award in Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hawai'i, 1990
• Honorable Mention: Excellence in Writing-Intensive Instruction, University of Hawai'i, 1990
• Certificate of Community Service, Hoa 'Aina o Makaha, 1993
• Honor Societies
  • Sigma Tau
  • Sigma Xi
  • Phi Kappa Phi
• Best Paper Award, Committee A1F04, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, 1996
• Commendation for Significant Contribution, Office of Motor Carriers, Federal Highway Administration, U. S. Department of Transportation, 1996
• Public Involvement Commendation, Policy Committee, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, 1997
• Recognition of Significant Achievement, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii (1997)
• Outstanding Faculty Member in Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Hawaii, 1997-1998
• Recognition of Professional Merit, National Association of County Engineers, August 1998
• Recognition for Significant Contribution to Engineering, Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies, 1999
• Certificate of Appreciation for Commitment and Dedication to the Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2001
• Resolution of Recognition of Dedication and Commitment to Enhancing Public Participation, Policy Committee, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2002

Teaching/Research Areas:

Instruction and Research areas include:

• traffic operations
• driver behavior
• traffic simulation
• air transportation
• traffic safety
• transportation noise
• Geographic Information Systems
• mass transit
• transportation and infrastructure planning
• intelligent transportation systems
• air quality and energy

Agency Adviser

Past or current agency adviser to (among others):

• City of Mission Viejo, California
• Dallas Department of Public Works and Transportation
• Dames & Moore, Hawaii
• Federal Highway Administration
• Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs, Belgium
• Federal Transit Administration
• Hawaii Department of Transportation
• Hawaii Department of Budget and Finance
• Hawaii Interactive Television System (HITS)
• Hawaii Legislature
• Hawaii Local Transportation Assistance Program (LTAP)
• Honolulu City Council
• Honolulu Department of Transportation Services
• Honolulu Traffic Control Center
• Lyon Associates, Inc.
• M&E Pacific, Inc.
• Mariposa County Planning Department, California
• Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
• Ohio Department of Transportation
• Office of Council Services, Honolulu
• Office of Motor Vehicle Safety, Hawaii
• Road Research Board, Australia
• San Diego County Superior Court
• Traffic Divisions, Hawaii County Police Departments
  • City & County of Honolulu
  • County of Maui
  • County of Kauai
  • County of Hawaii
• Transport Planning & Research Institute, Ministry of Communications, China
• United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan
• University of Hawaii Environmental Center
• Washington State Department of Transportation

Selected Activities:

• Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii Procurement Institute (2006- )
• Director, Engineers and Architects Association of Hawaii (2006- )
• Member, Panel of Judges, Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award, ASCE (2001, 2006)
• Director, Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program (1998-present)
• Director, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Hawaii (2000-2001)
• Member, National Transportation Technology Transfer Council (1998-present)
• Principal and Director, Real Time Traffic Surveillance Laboratory (1996-present)
• Technical Director, Land Use and Travel Demand Model Development, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (1995-2001)
• Columnist, Wiliki o Hawaii, Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies (1995-present)
• Web Site Developer and Webmaster
  • Traffic Information Center (1996-)
  • Aloha Stadium Parking and Traffic(2001-2003)
  • Institute of Transportation Engineers, Hawaii Section (1995-2003)
  • Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (1995-2002)
  • Transportation Library, University of Hawaii (1997-)
  • H-3 Freeway Cameras (1999-)
  • Honolulu's Traffic Camera System (1996-2001)
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (1995-1999)
  • Federal Highway Administration, Office of Motor Carriers (1995-1997)
• Editor and Contributor, Hawaiian Connections, Hawaii LTAP
• Member, Hawaii Geographic Information Coordination Council (1998-present)
• Cooperating Faculty Member, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii (1974-present)
• Chair, Civil Engineering Graduate Program (1988-1992)
• President, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii Section (1992-1993)
• President, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Hawaii Section (1999-2000)
• Principal and Director, Civil Engineering Transportation Library (1996-2001; function transferred to the Hawaii Local Technical Assistance Program, HLTAP)
• Chair, Committee on History and Heritage, American Society of Civil Engineers, Hawaii Section (1996-1999)
• Chair, Technical Committee on Transportation, ASCE-Hawaii (1996-98)
• Faculty Advisor, American Society of Civil Engineers, University of Hawaii Student Chapter (1997)
• Institute of Transportation Engineers, Hawaii
  • Founding Director (1994-1995)
  • Vice President (1998-1999)
  • President (1999-2000)
  • Director, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Hawaii (2000-2001)
  • Transportation Education Council Member (National)
  • Transportation Planning Council Member (National)
• Chair, Engineering Track, Traffic Safety Forum, Hawaii DOT (1999, 2001)
• Chair, Task Force on Modelling and Geographic Information Systems, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (1993)
• Member, Task Force on the Development of the Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Architecture, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (2001 - 2003)
• Member (ex officio), Technical Advisory Committee, Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (2002-)
• Board Member and Secretary, Hawaii Council of Engineering Societies
• Member, Inaugural Manoa Writing Program Board (1987-88)
• Principal Agent, Establishment of Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (1988-92)
• Visiting Scholar, University of Virginia and Virginia Highway and Transportation Council (1981-82)
• University Representative, Transportation Research Board, National Reseach Council (1978-86)
• Chair, UH Depatment of Civil Engineering Committees:
  • Strategic Planning
  • Graduate Program
  • Curriculum
  • Equipment
  • Personnel
  • Faculty Search
  • Accreditation
• Member, University of Hawaii Faculty Senate Chairs Council
• Member, Manoa Program Review and Evaluation Committee
• Member, UH President's Committee on Patents and Copywrights
• Member, Manoa Faculty Senate Committees:
  • Academic Policy and Planning
  • Administration and Budget
  • Faculty Service
• Member, UH College of Engineering Faculty Senate
• Principal Agent, Establishment of Official Student Internship Programs (1975)
  • Hawaii Department of Transportation
  • Honolulu Department of Transportation Services
• Co-Director (1977) and Director (1978-1980), Civil Engineering Transportation Program (UMTA-funded)
• Member, Oahu Development Conference
• Member, University of Hawaii Honors Council (1975-1976)
• Member, College of Engineering Senate Executive Committee (1975-1976)
• Coordinator, College of Engineering Honors Program (1975-1977)
• Faculty Core Group Member, Hawaii Environmental Simulation Laboratory, University of Hawaii: RANN-NSF (1974-77)
• Committee Member, Transportation Research Board, National Reseach Council
• Committee Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
• Committee Member: Institute of Transportation Engineers
• Member, Manoa Faculty Senate, University of Hawaii (several terms)
• Newspaper Columnist,The Jambar, Youngstown State University (1967-69)
• Vice President, International Student Organization, Youngstown State University (1967-68)
• Member, Student Council, Youngstown State University (1967-68)
• Student Intern, Traffic Engineering, City of Youngstown, Ohio (1968)

Book Authorship:

• Author, Regional Energy Self-Sufficiency: Some Public Policy Implications, United Nations Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya, Japan (1983)
• Editor, Energy Systems for the 21st Century, American Society of Civil Engineers (1987)
• Author, Fundamentals of Transportation Engineering, Prentice-Hall (1987)
• Senior Author, Transportation Engineering and Planning
  • Second Edition, Prentice-Hall (1993)
  • Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2000)
• Author and/or co-author, More than 150 papers, technical reports and articles