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USDOT ICM Core Team

Meet the USDOT ICM Team!

The ICM Initiative is truly an integrated initiative. This philosophy is reflected in the joint management of the initiative shared by senior representatives from the Research and Innovative Technology Administration's (RITA) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office (JPO), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA). In addition to proactively involving stakeholders in the development of everything from the initial concept of the initiative to the strategic plan for ICM outreach and knowledge and technology transfer, the ICM Initiative is jointly directed by a "Core Team" of USDOT leaders:

Mr. Brian Cronin, P.E., serves as the RITA/JPO ICM Program Manager and has been working in the area of transportation and intelligent transportation systems for 13 years. He is the Congestion Program Coordinator for the ITS JPO and serves as technical representative for the Montgomery County, MD, and San Antonio, TX, Pioneer Sites. Brian first worked in a consulting company where he planned and designed traffic management control systems for the public sector. Brian worked at the FTA for 7 years prior to joining the ITS JPO in 2005. While at the FTA, Brian managed projects on traveler information systems, vehicle safety systems, standards and system management. Brian is also the JPO's lead representative to the Department's Congestion Initiative. You can reach Brian at brian.cronin@dot.gov.

Mr. Steve Mortensen serves as the FTA ICM Program Manager. Steve is the technical representative for the Dallas, TX, and San Diego and Oakland, CA Pioneer Sites.  He joined FTA in May 2007 and is a senior ITS engineer with the FTA Office of Research, Demonstration and Innovation. In addition to supporting the USDOT ICM Initiative, Steve currently supports the Urban Partnership Agreement Program, Transit Operations Decisions Support System Demonstration, and other transit ITS projects. For the past 12 years, Steve has managed and conducted technical research in the areas of advanced traveler information systems for transit, rural transit ITS and human services transportation coordination, electronic fare collection, and rail and transit ITS evaluations. Before working in the field of ITS, Steve spent 7 years in the aerospace and defense industry, performing thermodynamic analyses and tests on missile guidance system components and the Space Shuttle Discovery. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. You can reach Steve at steven.mortensen@dot.gov.

Mr. Dale Thompson is a Transportation Research Specialist in the FHWA's Office of Operations. As FHWA's Research and Development ICM Research Coordinator, Dale is responsible for leading and coordinating the research activities in the Phase 1 ICM Analysis, Simulation and Modeling and Phase 3 Technical Integration efforts. He is also the technical representative for the Minneapolis, MN, Houston, TX, and Seattle, WA, Pioneer Sites. In addition to supporting the FHWA Operations and ITS programs for the past 10 years, his experience includes serving as the AZTECH and ITS Program Manager for Maricopa County in Phoenix, AZ, and serving as a Systems Integration and Interoperability Officer in the United States Air Force. You can reach Dale at dale.thompson@dot.gov.

Updated October 9, 2008 4:12 PM