Multidisciplinary Background and Experience In Implementing Data Science Tools And Data Analytics In Transportation Systems R&D And Consulting Services.
I am a data-driven scientist with over 9 years of research and industry experience working with transportation and travel demand data to bring innovations to the field.
Work experience
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MODELER & DATA SPECIALIST
C&M Associates Arlington, VA - (Aug2019 - Present)
Model design, data analysis and scripting, development and evaluation of forecasts, and technical work documentation. More specifically, modeling activities include specification and estimation of models, data analysis, scripting, model implementation, software development, and calibrating and validating model components.
Data development, management, and analysis using standard databases and GIS and statistical analysis and programming to support the development and application of travel forecasting models.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
George Mason University Civil Engineering Department Fairfax, VA - (Aug2017 - Present)
Develop and conduct research projects for various transportation agencies(VDOT, USDOT, FHWA). This Includes analysis and cleaning data, maintaining data pipelines, and prepare dashboards and visualizations of data for the model developments.
ASSOCIATE GEOSPATIAL DATA SCIENTIST
City78, Washington, DC - (JAN2019 – Aug2019)
Solution owner of a supplemental solution for the main product of the company "URBAN PERFORMANCE TOOLKIT", This was managing a group of interns to develop a clustering algorithm to group census tracks based on their characteristics for marketing the main product.
Education
Ph.D. in Transportation Systems
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - Expected: Fall 2021
MSc in Data Analytics Engineering
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - May 2019
MSc in Transportation Engineering
Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey - May 2015
BSc in Civil Engineering
Tabriz Azad University, Tabriz, Iran- May 2009