FIUShadows - Engineering/ Traffic Operations
FIUShadows: Engineering/Traffic Operations
Organization/Company Name: Florida Department of Transportation – Fort Lauderdale
Shadow Period March 12, 2019
Arrival Time: 9:00AM
Departure Time: 5:00PM
Address/Location: 1000 NW 111 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172
Parking Information: Free parking available at the District Six Office
Meal Information: There is a cafeteria that serves hot cook lunch.
Dress Code: Business Casual / Professional
Special Instructions and/or Waivers Needed: Participants will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement form prior to arrival at FDOT District Six Office
4 Students
Description of Shadowing Opportunity:
Unit Name: Traffic Operations
Manager/supervisor Name: Omar Meitin; District Traffic Operations Engineer
Description of Shadowing Provide a general overview of the District Traffic Operations Department
Opportunities
There are four major areas, which are:
- Studies - team conducts traffic studies, such as: traffic signal studies, left- turn warrant analysis and travel time and delay studies, etc
- Safety - responsible for carrying out the Highway Safety Plan.
- Transportation Systems Management Operations (TSM&O) - actively manages the multimodal transportation network and delivers positive safety and mobility outcomes.
- Production and Surveillance - implements push-button projects, directional signing and maintenance of traffic support.
Department can accommodae: 4 students; You will be rotating throughout the Traffic Operations Office’s four main sections. The shadows will be: Leonard Dornevil, Liana Borrego, Rodney Carrero- Vila and Cherie Rodriguez.
Agenda: This agenda is subject to change
8:30AM Arrival and introduction to Human Resource Generalist and Administrative Team
9:00AM Review of FDOT, Internship and hiring Process, Jobs oepening
4:30PM Exit Interview
5:00PM Departure
The FIU Panther Shadows program is a one day structured program that is designed to connect FIU students and alumni to Host Sites to observe and learn about professional roles related to majors and industries of interest.
The FIU Panther Shadows Hosts (FDOT) do not provide academic credit or monetary compensation; but instead provide an opportunity for participants to observe and network with professional staff.PM