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r <br />Gary F. Rylander, RE. <br />Chief Transportation Engineer <br />Education <br />Unhersity of Wisconsin-Madison: <br />♦ Master of Science, Civil Engineering-1977 <br />- Major Transportation Engineering <br />• Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering—1975 <br />Experience <br />1989 to Present: Bonestroo, Rosene, Andcrlik <br />and Associates, Inc. <br />1986 to 1989: Strgar-Roscoe-Fausch, Inc. <br />Senior Transportation Engineer <br />1984 to 1986; Hennepin County, Minnesota <br />TrafGc Operations and Safety Engineer <br />1981 to 1984: City of Kenosha, Wisconsin <br />City TralHc Engineer <br />1977 to 1981; City of Madison, Wisconsin <br />TrafDc Engineer <br />Mr. Ryiander heads BRA’s Transportation <br />Group. He is responsible for directing, <br />managing, and providing technical support for a <br />wide variety of transportation, traffic, and <br />roadway study and design projects. Gary's <br />expertise covers a wide range of city, county, and <br />state transportation needs in the areas of: <br />* Geometric street/highway design <br />* Traffic signal design and operation <br />* Traffic operations/safety analyses <br />Work zone traffic control <br />^ Roadway lighting design <br />* Site impact traffic evaluation <br />* Transportation planning <br />While employed by a previous firm, projects he <br />worked on included: <br />* Dakota County Road 42 traffic forecasts and <br />roadway design; Burnsville <br />* Shepard Road corridor study; St Paul <br />* I-35W corridor study and EIS; <br />Minneapolis-Bums^le <br />* Review or prepare site impact traffic studies <br />for numerous development proposals <br />* Traffic control plans and sign inventories <br />* Traffic signal Justification studies and reports <br />As a public servant, Gary had charge of such <br />activities as: <br />* Traffic planning and operations <br />* Geometric design of streets and highways <br />* Traffic studies of all types <br />* Roadway capacity analyses <br />* Traffic count programs and field investigations <br />* Traffic signal and street lighting planning and <br />design; preparation of plans and specifications <br />* Lighting design for roadways, parking <br />facilities, and parks <br />* Traffic and parking signing; pavement <br />markings <br />* Traffic control plans for construction projects <br />* Computerized and conventional analysis of <br />signal and signal network operation <br />* Accident data analyses and safety <br />improvement programs <br />For his Masters Degree independent study <br />project, Gary applied the TRANSYT computer <br />model to optimize the timing of Madison, <br />Wisconsin's 21-signal Capitol Square traffic <br />signal network. The City implemented the study <br />results and recommendations. <br />Professional Organizations <br />• 1990 District 4 Chairman, 1989 North Central Section <br />President -Institute of Transportation Engineers <br />(ITEO; various other past offices and committees <br />• District 4 Director-ITE Urban Traffic Engineers <br />CouncU a983-1986) <br />• Instructor for transportation engineering seminars and <br />workshops—Mn/DOT, University’ of Wisconsin, and <br />ITE-sponsored <br />Current Registration <br />♦ Minnesota <br />• Wisconsin