Jeff Gooch

Experience

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  Scozio's Giant Eagle

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2011

  Front End Supervisor

  Supervises cashiers and baggers, acts as customer service representative, counted registers

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  Penn State Commons Desk

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2012

  Commons Desk Clerk

  Monitors the commons desk and cash register, distributes mail, packages, and equipment

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  PennDOT

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Engineering Scientific Technical Intern

  Worked as a construction inspector throughout Centre and Clinton Counties on numerous roadway projects. These projects included paving, ranging from small farm roads such as SR 192, to large busy roads such as Atherton St. (SR 3014). Also worked on updating ADA sidewalk ramps to current specifications, as well as a bridge betterment project.

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  Penn State Department of Civil Engineering

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Teaching Intern

  Helped the teaching of Highway Engineering with Dr. Martin Pietrucha.

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  Parsons Brinckerhoff

  May 2013 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Intern 1

  Inspector on the Warrington Avenue Rehabilitation Project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The project was a multi-phase rehabilitation of a concrete roadway with embedded LRV track. I assisted the Resident Engineer with various construction management activities including inspection, scheduling, pay estimates, etc...

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  Penn State University

  Aug 2013 - May 2015

  Graduate Assistant

  Worked as both a teaching assistant and a research assistant. As a teaching assistant, I taught the labs for the introductory and capstone highway design courses. As a research assistant, I worked on numerous safety and design related projects, including the PennDOT Two Lane Rural Road Safety Performance Function project and the Montana DOT Speed Limits Set Lower than Engineering Recommendation project.

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  WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

  Engineer I

  Highway engineering and design, including line/grade, roadside, drainage, and quantities for all types of projects in all stages, from alternatives analysis to final design. Development of roadway, drainage, and E&S plans. Responsibility also includes performing traffic safety analyses for various projects as needed.

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  VHB

  Dec 2016 - now

  Traffic safety engineer focusing on using roadway, traffic, and crash data to evaluate the safety performance of roadways. Roles include providing support for MassDOT HSIP, FHWA's Data-Driven Safety Analysis initiative, and Virginia DOT's SmartScale program. Using crash, roadway, and traffic data to gain insights into roadway safety, from both a site-specific and systemic point-of-view. Project experience includes both research and application. Traffic safety analyst focusing on using roadway, traffic, and crash data to evaluate the safety performance of roadways. Roles include providing support for MassDOT HSIP, FHWA's Data-Driven Safety Analysis initiative, and Virginia DOT's SmartScale program. Using crash, roadway, and traffic data to gain insights into roadway safety, from both a site-specific and systemic point-of-view. Project experience includes both research and application.

  • Transportation Safety Engineer

    Dec 2016 - now

  • Transportation Safety Analyst

    Dec 2016 - Dec 2018