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Jeffrey David Miles, P.E.

Assistant Research Engineer
Signs and Markings Program - CE/TTI, Room 303C
Texas Transportation Institute
The Texas A&M University System
3135 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3135
ph. (979) 845-9880 · fax (979) 845-6006
jeff-m@tamu.edu

Short Biography

Jeff Miles has worked in the transportation field since 2001, and is currently an Associate Transportation Researcher with the Operations and Design Division of the Texas Transportation Institute. Mr. Miles received his Bachelors and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is registered Engineer-in-Training in the State of Texas.

Mr. Miles started in the transportation field in research while at TTI under the direct guidance of Dr. Gene Hawkins and Dr. Paul Carlson. He has gained practical field experience regarding transportation safety and operational performance issues by participating on several research studies for the Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration. His research experience includes traffic control devices (TCDs) and access management, and he has experience with retrospective, observational and experimental research studies.

With respect to TCDs, Mr. Miles also has experience in testing materials both in the field and the lab for durability and retroreflectivity performance. He is knowledgeable on various types of data collection equipment and techniques, and in particular, he has experience with devices that measure:

retroreflectivity (i.e., MX-30, LTL-X, Laserlux, RetroSign, 930B);

luminance/illuminance (i.e., CS-100, T-10, PM-1600);

color (i.e., color-guide, LTL-Y, PR-650);

traffic volumes/vehicle classifier (ADR2000, TRAX III Plus); and

lateral vehicle position (TRAX III Plus).

Currently, Mr. Miles is an active member of the Brazos Valley Chapter of the Texas Section of Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). He is also an active member in the Texas Section of ITE, and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). He has presented and published several papers through TRB and is an active friend of the Traffic Control Devices, Signs and Markings, Visibility, and Low Volume Roads Committees.

Professional Interests

Traffic control devices

ITS (Intelligent transportation systems)

Disasters and emergency operations

Safety engineering

Safety devices

Education

M.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University, 2004.

B.S., Texas A & M University, 2002.

Experience

Assistant Research Engineer, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2009 - Present.

Associate Transportation Researcher, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2007 - February 2009.

Assistant Transportation Researcher, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, February 2005 - January 2007.

Engineering Research Associate, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, September 2004 - October 2004.

Graduate Student Worker, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, June 2004 - August 2004.

Graduate Assistant Research, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2003 - May 2004.

Student Worker IV, Signs and Markings Program, Texas Transportation Institute, July 2001 - December 2002.

Student Worker III, Traffic Operations Program, Texas Transportation Institute, January 2001 - July 2001.

File Clark, United States Attorneys Office, Dallas, Texas, August 1998 - July 1999.

Mess Specialist, United States Navy, August 1994 - August 1998.

Consulting

Epsilon Engineering, Inc., College Station, Texas, October 2004 - January 2005.

Affiliations

Member, Brazos Valley Section of ITE, 2004 - Present.

Friend, Transportation Research Board, Committee AND40 (Visibility), January 2007 - Present.

Friend, Transportation Research Board, Committee AHB50 (Traffic Control Devices), August 2005 - Present.

Friend, Transportation Research Board, Committee AHD55 (Signing and Marking Materials), August 2005 - Present.

Friend, Transportation Research Board, Committee ABE40 (Critical Transportation Infrastructures Protection), January 2004 - Present.

Honors/Awards

Southwest Region University Transportation Center Master's Student Award, 2003.

Advanced Institute Fellowship, 2003.

TTI's Reagan Houston Distinguished Research Assistantship, 2003.

TexITE Outstanding Student Chapter Award, 2003.

TexITE Outstanding Student Chapter Member Award, 2003.

Engineer-in-Training, Texas, 2003.

Selected Publications

J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson, B.R. Ullman, N.D. Trout. Red Retroreflective Raised Pavement Markings: Driver Understanding of Their Purpose. Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2056, 2008, pp. 34-42.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Development of Guidelines for Establishing Effective Curve Advisory Speeds. Research Report. 0-5439-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Horizontal Curve Signing Handbook. Research Report. 0-5439-P1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2007.

P.J. Carlson, J.D. Miles, A.M. Pike, E. Park. Evaluation of Wet-Weather and Contrast Pavement Marking Applications: Final Report. Research Report. 0-5008-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2007.

J.A. Bonneson, M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Identifying and Testing Effective Advisory Speed Setting Procedures. PSR. 0-5439-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2007.

P.J. Carlson, J.D. Miles, A.M. Pike, E. Park, M.P. Pratt. Evaluation of Wet-Weather and Contrast Pavement Marking Applications. Research Report. 0-5008-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. February 2007.

J.D. Miles, M.P. Pratt, P.J. Carlson. Daytime High-Speed Passing Maneuvers Observed on Rural Two-Lane, Two-Way Highway. Transportation Research Record, No. 1961, 2006, pp. 9-15.

J.D. Miles, M.P. Pratt, P.J. Carlson. Evaluation of Erratic Maneuvers Associated with Installation of Rumble Strips. Transportation Research Record, No. 1973, 2006, pp. 73-79.

M.P. Pratt, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. Evaluation of Operational Impacts on Installations of Centerline and Edge Line Rumble Strips. Transportation Research Record, No. 1973, 2006, pp. 80-89.

P.J. Carlson, J.D. Miles. Driver Understanding of Red Reflective Raised Pavement Markers. FHWA-CFL/TD-06-008. Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Lakewood, CO. November 2006.

M.D. Finley, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. An Assessment of Various Pavement Marking Applications and Rumble Strip Designs. PSR. 0-4728-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. December 2005.

M.D. Finley, J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson. An Assessment of Various Rumble Strip Designs and Pavement Marking Applications for Crosswalks and Work Zones. Technical Report. 0-4728-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. October 2005.

P.J. Carlson, J.D. Miles, M.P. Pratt, A.M. Pike. Evaluation of Wet-Weather Pavement Markings: First Year Report. Technical Report. 0-5008-1. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. September 2005.

P.J. Carlson, J.D. Miles. Research Recommendations for Uniform Rumble Strip Applications in Texas. PSR. 0-4472-S. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. August 2005.

J.D. Miles, P.J. Carlson, M.P. Pratt, T.D. Thompson. Traffic Operational Impacts of Transverse, Centerline, and Edgeline Rumble Strips. Technical Report. 0-4472-2. Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, TX. March 2005.

Selected Presentations

Evaluation of Factors that Impact the Effectiveness of Rumble Strip Design, Presented at Transportation Research Board 84th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2007.

Does the Installation fo Rumble Strips Induce Erratic Maneuvers?, Presented at Transportation Research Board, 3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, Washington, DC, January 2006.

Findings and Implications from Daytime High-Speed Passing Maneuvers Observed on a Rural Two-Lane, Two-Way Highway, Presented at Transportation Research Board, 3rd International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, Chicago, Illinois, July 2005.

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