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2008 Transportation Short Course:
For Chairs and Co-Chairs

Speaker Information and Needs

Session 5
Multimodal
Tuesday, October 14
Room: 212 MSC

Speaker: KariCampbell
Title: RAMP Grant Manager
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: RAMP Grant
Presentation Summary: Overview of the Routine Airport Maintenance Program Grant
Bio/Expertise Highlights: As a former county judge who had the responsibility of overseeing a small general aviation airport I became very familiar with the great opportunities the RAMP grant could afford local units of government in the maintenance of their airports. My background has also provided me with opportunities to develop skills instrumental to program development, implementation and oversight.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
Speaker: Jeffrey Arndt
Title: Research Scientist
Company: Texas Transportation Institute
Location: Houston, TX
Presentation Title: Troubleshooting Your Transit System
Presentation Summary: The presentation will provide goal-based and practical methods by which transit agencies may measure their performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop improvement options.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: I was employed by Houston METRO for 25 years in planning, finance and operations positions. I served 15 years in senior-staff level positions and was Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2005. Since Joining TTI, I have provided training and conducted individual site reviews related to perfomance measurement and enhancement.
A/V Needs: walk-around microphone, LCD projector
screen
Speaker: Robert Harrison
Title: Deputy Director
Company: Center for Transportation Research
Location: Austin, TX
Presentation Title: Impacts of Dray System along Ports, Intermodal Yards and Border Points of Entry
Presentation Summary: Results of TxDOT Research Project 0-5684.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: Robert Harrison is a Senior Research Scientist at the Center for Transportation Research (CTR), The University of Texas at Austin. As an economist, he has worked in the area of transportation planning for over 30 years and has undertaken a number of trade and transportation studies, including many focused on U.S. and Texas - Mexican NAFTA border issues. He has investigated truck safety at the border by examining data collected by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) at their border inspection sites. He was also the Research Supervisor on a Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Private Sector Office pilot evaluation for US-VISIT Land Border 2C Phase conducted at Port of Nogales, Arizona. Currently, he is the Research Supervisor on a Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) study evaluating the impacts of dray system at ports, intermodal yards and border ports of entry.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, LCD projector
Speaker: Gilbert Jordan
Title: District Maintenance Superintendent
Company: Texas Department of Transportation
Location: El Paso, TX
Presentation Title: Maintenance and Airports
Presentation Summary: The importance of Maintenance and Airports.
Bio/Expertise Highlights: As Maintenance Superintendent I forsee the need for the above subject.
A/V Needs: podium with microphone, Internet access, LCD projector

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