Session 7A: Technology Applications to Improve Roadway Safety
Session Description: Using advanced technology applications to improve roadway safety.
Moderator: Bradley DiCola, Dawood Engineering
- I-79 Roll Over Detection System, Kathryn E. Power, PE, Western Regional Traffic Management Center Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Engineering District 11-0
- Diagnostic Driving — Assess-Coach-Improve, Venk Kandadai, MPH, Co-Founder, CEO, Diagnostic Driving, Inc
- PennDOT’s Color DMS Test Plan, Andrew Horgan, PE, PTOE, “ITS/Traffic Engineer, Drive Engineering”
Speaker Bios:
Kathryn Power is the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Western Regional Traffic Management Center (WRTMC) manager. She manages 24/7 traffic management operations and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) assets and contracts. Kathryn has 12 years of experience working at District 11 in various traffic engineering capacities. Prior to becoming the WRTMC Manager, Kathryn was the District 11 safety engineer. She is a graduate of the University Of Pittsburgh School Of Engineering. Kathryn teaches PE review classes at Penn State Beaver. She is past president for the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) Pittsburgh Section and is the current Northeast Region president.
Venk Kandadai is an experienced statistician, project manager, and product development manager. Venk’s research at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been focused on driving safety and driver assessment. He recently left his position at Children’s Hospital to form a new company called Diagnostic Driving. Diagnostic Driving uses scientifically-validated technologies to assess drivers for crash risk and coach them to be safer on the road.
Drew Horgan, PE, PTOE graduated from Villanova University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering along with a master’s degree in transportation engineering. Drew currently works at Drive Engineering in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Since joining Drive Engineering, he has worked on ITS and traffic engineering projects throughout Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, and the City of Philadelphia.
