Cara Abts

Cara Abts

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Work Zone Traffic Control/LCS Engineer at Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  • Education

    • Lincoln High School

      1995 - 1998
    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      2004 - 2006
      MS Civil and Environmental Engineering

      Activities and Societies: UWiTS (transportation society) Graduate research assistant. Projects included intersection crash analysis, deer crash analysis and statistical crash analysis.Thesis: Investigation of Older Driver Crashes at High-Speed Multi-Lane Intersections

    • University of Wisconsin-Madison

      1998 - 2002
      BS Mechanical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Pi Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honorary society, SWE, Formula SAE

  • Experience

    • Ford Motor Company

      Feb 2003 - May 2004
      Engineer

      Squeak & Rattle testing organization and coordination

    • Strand Associates

      May 2006 - Sept 2011
      Project Engineer

      Traffic impact analysis, traffic modeling, and data collection; Signal design; Crash analysis; Traffic congestion analysis and mitigation

    • KL Engineering, Inc.

      Sept 2011 - Jun 2014
      Project Engineer

      Project engineer with a focus on crash analysis, traffic studies, transportation planning studies, TIAs, and traffic signal layout.

    • Wisconsin Department of Transportation

      Jun 2014 - now
      Work Zone Traffic Control/LCS Engineer

      Traffic improvement engineer providing crash analysis, work zone and traffic management plan reviews, and traffic reviews for design projects; providing input and reviews to projects during construction. Lane closure coordinator for the North Central Region.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)

      Transportation Professional Certification Board Inc.
      Aug 2014
    • Professional Engineer

      State of Wisconsin
      Jun 2012