Robert Stack
5331 S El Camino Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283, USA
rstack ~at~ rstack ~dot~ com

Summary:

Experienced senior software engineer with an extensive background in high profile Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) applications using a variety of technologies.  Many roles in analysis,
design, development, integration, documentation, project management, mentoring, customer
collaboration, and marketing.

Skills:

* Software development in Java, C, C++, Perl, and expert systems on Linux, Windows, and OpenVMS
* Systems integration using SQL and XML with Oracle, Sybase, and real-time high performance databases
* Requirements analysis, design, prototype, development, test, and deployment lifecycle experience
* Experience with a variety of ITS standards such as TMDD (Traffic Management Data Dictionary)
* Long term ITS, telematics, and traffic data industry technology and marketplace vision and expertise
* Customer focused, team driven software project management, leadership, and mentoring
* Technical systems and services marketing and negotiation with current and new customers
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills to support a wide variety of interactive roles

Experience:

Software Consultant, 2004-Present
TrafficTower, LLC, Tempe, AZ; www.traffictower.com

Serving in a variety of roles from oversight to integration to software development in the ITS
and traffic data arena for public and private sector clients
* For the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) (www.dot.state.mn.us), developing a Java
application with XSL and CSS to create frequent HTML roadwork and event reports integrated from
online XML and RSS sources; improving traffic management center operations
* For MnDOT, developing a Java application to calculate and disseminate real-time arterial corridor
travel times based on intersection controller data; delivering content for variable message signs
and web displays
* For the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) (www.massdot.state.ma.us), served as
technical liason to direct, design, prototype, and release software changes for the Boston Central
Artery/Tunnel traffic management system
* For MassDOT, developed multiple testing and integration strategies to verify OpenVMS Itanium
hardware and software upgrades for the operational Boston Central Artery/Tunnel traffic management
system
* For MassDOT, configured and refined enhanced life safety focused real-time tunnel ventilation
control software; developed and led operator training resulting in enhanced 24x7monitoring and
emergency response
* For NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com), developed a prototype real-time metropolitan area XML traffic flow
data feed in Java using Apache Axis (SOAP) interfacing to an ITS standards based web service

Software Consultant, 2001-2004
Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Columbia, MD; www.honeywell.com

Enhanced and expanded traffic management center software functionality and operator interfaces
for the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel project
Upgraded operational control system software using C, X/Motif, and Sybase to maintain
consistent reliability and performance during system expansions
Provided software test and operations support during high intensity system transitions
supporting major Central Artery/Tunnel roadway opening deadlines
Shared extensive strategy, project, and system expertise with a large team responsible for
delivering many new subsystems under tight schedule constraints
Created and directed system design, support, and operations documentation within a DOD 2167A
submittal process framework

Senior Engineer, 2000-2001
TrafficStation, Los Angeles, CA

Created new traffic data acquisition software in Java and Oracle for the relaunch of a real-time
commercial traveler information service covering 30 markets
* Developed a real-time traffic data collection system in Java which retrieved data from many
online sources and normalized it into an Oracle database
* Built JavaBeans to cache Oracle based highway network information used in shortest path 
customer route generation algorithm and JSP page displays
* Focused on a team relaunch of traffic information products using all new JSP, Java, and
Oracle software on Win2K and Sun servers; went live in 6 months

Transportation Systems Manager; Senior Software Engineer; Software Engineer; Applications
Engineer, 1994-2000
Transdyn Controls, Inc., Pleasanton, California; www.transdyn.com

Developed traffic incident detection and management software for the Boston Central
Artery/Tunnel project; led enhancements for additional customers
* Analyzed, designed, developed, and integrated new traffic management software in C,
X/Motif, and Gensym G2, an object oriented expert system
* Designed, developed, and maintained a highway traffic simulation suite in C to test
incident detection software performance
* Recruited, led, and mentored new transportation software team of 4 members to meet
company's increasing ITS market presence
* Published and presented paper for IEEE transportation conference on Boston Central
Artery/Tunnel project software
* Assisted in development, pricing, presentation, and demonstration for low bid and
evaluative $1M-$20M ITS proposals

Research Assistant, 1992-1994
Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Irvine, California; www.its.uci.edu

Developed and delivered an expert system using Gensym G2 for Caltrans to guide traffic
management center operators responding to traffic incidents

Project Assistant, 1989-1991
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico; www.lanl.gov

Developed software for the Department of Energy Center for Computer Security in UNIX, MS-DOS, VMS,
and Macintosh environments

Education:

M. S., Transportation Engineering, University of California, Irvine, March 1994; www.uci.edu
Thesis:  "A Real-Time Expert System for Freeway Incident Management"
B. S., Computer Science, minor Mathematics, University of New Mexico, December 1990; www.unm.edu