Trends Summer 2019 | Page 31

Force, Complete Streets Council Executive Committee, and the Traffic Bowl
Committee. Voigt recently helped develop ITE’s new Strategic Initiatives
Plan, the updated Professional Transportation Planner Certification exam,
and ITE’s new Diversity Scholars scholarship program.
Supervisor earns road safety certification
John Davis , supervisor of traffic engineering services,
has passed the examination to be certified as a Level
1 Road Safety Professional (RSP) by the Transportation
Professional Certification Board. Taken in October 2018,
this was the inaugural exam for this new certification.
Davis is based in the Waukesha, Wisconsin, office
and serves clients around the nation. The goal of the
certification is to provide a means for road safety
experts to prove their requisite knowledge, with which they protect the
lives of the traveling public through their multidisciplinary safety approach.
In related news, February 2019 marked the 20-year anniversary of the first
exam given for the Professional Traffic Operations Engineer certification.
Davis is on the short list of those to pass the exam in 1999 and still hold the
certification today.
GIS specialist earns elite certification
GIS specialist Michael Seidel of Ayres’ aerial mapping
group recently became one of fewer than 60 certified
mapping scientists in GIS/LIS – and the first in
Wisconsin – according to the professionals directory of
the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS), which administers the certification.
CMS-GIS/LIS certification holders are involved in
geographic information system/land information system design and/or the
application of database management and computer programs to facilitate
the use of spatially referenced databases for analysis. They are responsible
for bringing together various spatial systems of different origins, allowing
otherwise incompatible data sets to work together in solving clients’ data
needs.
Seidel’s GIS work is informed by extensive formal training. He handles
highly complex GIS-related projects. Seidel provides extensive support
for energy and telecommunications utility clients’ projects, and he assists
with transportation planning efforts, including performing GIS analysis
and producing GIS maps showing population, employment, and travel
forecasting data. He assists on traffic analysis projects, handling data for
projects including traffic impact analyses and interchange ramp design.
AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY
3433 Oakwood Hills Parkway
Eau Claire, WI 54701
715.834.3161
www.AyresAssociates.com
Editorial Staff: Jennifer Schmidt, Wendy Kinderman,
Tom Paquin, and Tawny Quast
Graphic Designer: Sarah Howe Gamroth
Director – Marketing: Susan Leith
©2019 Ayres Associates Inc
Fort Collins, Colorado
970.223.5556
Cape Coral, Florida
813.558.3323
Tampa, Florida – Benjamin Center
813.290.8899
Tampa, Florida – Hidden River
813.978.8688
Titusville, Florida
321.747.0066
Green Bay, Wisconsin
920.498.1200
Madison, Wisconsin
608.443.1200
River Falls, Wisconsin
715.426.4908
Waukesha, Wisconsin
262.523.4488
Cheyenne, Wyoming
307.634.9888
Photography Credits:
River Prairie: TBOstudio.com, Cait K Photography,
and Ayres Associates staff
Bringing the Power: Ayres Associates staff
Cooling off and Celebrating Summer: Aerialscapes Inc.
and Ayres Associates staff
Making the Grade: Ayres Associates staff
Trending Topics: TBOstudio.com and Ayres
Associates staff
Perspectives: TBOstudio.com and Vantage Point
Aerial Photography
The Perspectives segment provides summaries of key new hires and staff
achievements at Ayres Associates. Find more company news at
AyresAssociates.com.
TRENDS
│17