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Executive Leadership

Division Director

Reporting directly to VTTI's Executive Director, the Director of the Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety (DHVY) at VTTI is a critical senior leadership role that directly impacts VTTI's mission of “saving lives, enhancing efficiency, and protecting the environment to improve transportation through research and development, education, and helping implement solutions”. With responsibility for managing approximately 25% of VTTI's research portfolio, the Director of DHVY will lead a team that solves complex and impactful heavy-vehicle challenges through deployment, testing, analysis, education and outreach.

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Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety

Human Factors Transportation Researcher

The Division of Freight, Transit, and Heavy Vehicle Safety (DHVY), a research-focused group within VTTI, seeks qualified and ambitious engineering, human factors or traffic safety professionals with a strong background in psychology, safety, and/or vehicle technology.

Senior Human Factors Transportation Researcher

This position seeks candidates who demonstrate significant project leadership and management experience in transportation research or related fields. They have an aptitude for solving complex problems through the application of advanced research and development techniques, and conducting research and publishing results in an ethical manner.

Sharing the Road Regional Team Member

Help put VTTI's research to practice by delivering in class presentations and hands-on demonstrations to teach the importance of sharing the road with heavy vehicles. Our institute seeks Regional Team Members to take our program on the road to states across the country to educate novice drivers and community stakeholders.


Division of Technology Implementation

Smart Mobility Engineer

Reporting directly to the Director of the Division for Technology Implementation (DTI), the Smart Mobility Engineer is a crucial position that will directly impact VTTI's mission of “saving lives, enhancing efficiency, and protecting the environment to improve transportation through research and development, education, and helping implement solutions”.


Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety

Mechanical Systems Engineer

VTTI seeks a qualified, ambitious Mechanical Systems Engineer interested in answering complex questions surrounding automated vehicle systems. The candidate should be an experienced engineer capable of working independently and with multidisciplinary teams to conduct and support cutting-edge research.

Why VTTI?

VTTI consists of more than 300 employees dedicated to saving lives, time, and money and protecting the environment. In all endeavors, the VTTI community is charged with finding solutions to the greatest transportation challenges facing our world.

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Whitney Baynes

Whitney Baynes

Project Manager

Division of Data & Analytics
Michael Buckley

Michael Buckley

Technical Writer/Editor

Administration
Neal Feierabend

Neal Feierabend

Senior Research Associate

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Bill Freeman

Bill Freeman

Senior Research Associate

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Mario Jones

Mario Jones

Research Associate

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Andrew Krum

Andrew Krum

Group Leader, Human Factors & Advanced System Testing

Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety
Mac McCall

Mac McCall

Senior Research Associate

Division of Data & Analytics
Matthew Palmer

Matthew Palmer

Senior Research Associate

Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety
Sharmin Quesenberry

Sharmin Quesenberry

Senior Fiscal Technician

Administration
Joshua Radlbeck

Joshua Radlbeck

Lab & Research Specialist

Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety
David Taylor

David Taylor

Electronics Technician

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Reg Viray

Reg Viray

Technology Implementation Program Manager

Division of Technology Implementation

Matt Camden

Matt Camden

Group Leader, Research-to-Practice & Outreach

Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety
Samer Katicha

Samer Katicha

Research Scientist

Center for Sustainable & Resilient Infrastructure
Angie Parvin

Angie Parvin

Post Award & Fiscal Associate

Administration
Loren Stowe

Loren Stowe

Senior Research Associate

Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety
Brian Wotring

Brian Wotring

Research Associate

Division of Vehicle, Driver, & System Safety

Kyoungho Ahn

Kyoungho Ahn

Research Scientist

Center for Sustainable Mobility
Zeb Bowden

Zeb Bowden

Director

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Carl Cospel

Carl Cospel

Hardware Engineering Lab Director

Division of Technology Development & Deployment
Zac Doerzaph

Zac Doerzaph

Executive Director

Administration
Ihab El-Shawarby

Ihab El-Shawarby

Research Scientist

Center for Sustainable Mobility
Chad Graham

Chad Graham

IT Specialist

Division of Technology Development & Deployment

Christine Absher

Christine Absher

Chief Finance Officer

Administration
Jared Bryson

Jared Bryson

Director

Facilities & Operations

Lisa Eichelberger

Lisa Eichelberger

Human Resources Manager

Administration