TrafficTower, LLC -- ITS, telematics, and traffic data software solutions
Robert Stack
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
robert.stack ~at~ traffictower ~dot~ com
Summary:
Experienced senior software engineer focused on high profile maps, traffic, OpenStreetMap (OSM),
and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects using a variety of technologies. Served in
many roles including technical team leadership, Agile delivery, project management, consulting,
marketing, design, development (Java, C, SQL, Linux, more), integration, and documentation.
Experience:
Staff Software Engineer, 2011-Present
Telenav, Sunnyvale, CA; www.telenav.com
Serving as technical lead for a highly talented US/EU/China based team, driving OpenStreetMap
(OSM) data and service integration development for Telenav mobile navigation apps and additional
use cases
Providing hands on direction for many Telenav OSM focused projects, such as navigation focused
data editing, automated high frequency map data integrity checks, GPS probe data processing for map
enhancements, and map data quality assessment
Scrum master for a 10+ developer and QA on- and off-shore Agile team through the multi-year
Telenav Scout OSM implementation, integration, and delivery; coordinated many aspects of this
project with a wide range of stakeholders
The rollout of OSM maps for the Scout mobile navigation app in 2014 was a great success for
Telenav and complemented the navigation apps built by acquired EU based Skobbler; quality and
service performance are on par with and much fresher than the replaced commercial map data
Designed, developed, and delivered Telenav Traffic Locations, the world’s first commercial grade
deployment of OSM traffic location segmentation for incidents and real time/historical traffic flow
Telenav Traffic Locations serve navigation and map display use cases; built in Java by analyzing
the topology and attribution of the OSM road network and integrated with frequent automated map
data deliveries
Presented Telenav OSM initiatives at two State of the Map (SOTM) US conferences; hosted OSM map
editing Mapathons in Los Angeles and Phoenix
Software Consultant, 2004-2011
TrafficTower, LLC, Tempe, AZ
Served 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), developed a Java application with
XSL and CSS to create frequent HTML roadwork and event reports integrated from online XML and RSS
sources; improved traffic management center operations
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 24x7
monitoring 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
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
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
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
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