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B <br />O <br />O <br />STAFFING <br />RESUMES TRAF TECH <br />Joaquin E. Vargas, P.E. Traf Tech <br />Transportation Engineer <br />ENGINEERING. INC. <br />Destin Harbor Parking Master Plan: Mr. Vargas served as project manager on a comprehensive parking study for <br />the Destin harbor area. The study area was approximately one and one -half miles in length by one -half mile in width <br />and included numerous marinas, hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, banks, offices, and specialty retail shops. <br />The master plan consisted of a thorough evaluation of existing conditions, determined the current and future parking <br />needs of the study area, identified and evaluated parking improvement alternatives, and recommended an action <br />plan for the Destin harbor. A parking utilization study, including surveys and turnover data, was performed as part of <br />this study. The Destin Harbor Parking Master Plan project also included an extensive public involvement campaign <br />including numerous public workshops and a public hearing. Mr. Vargas also led the public involvement campaign for <br />this project. <br />Flex -Zone Modifications in Coconut Creek: Traf Tech Engineering, Inc. conducted a traffic study in connection with <br />proposed flexibility zone modifications within the City of Coconut Creek. The study addresses the existing roadway <br />conditions within the affected areas, and future operating conditions with and without the proposed flexibility zone <br />modifications (including the reserve units). The City of Coconut Creek proposed to assign 706 flexibility units to specific <br />areas within the city. These areas were designated as "Receiving Areas ". The majority of the "Receiving Areas" were <br />located along Hillsboro Boulevard, Wiles Road, Sample Road, and portions of Coconut Creek Parkway, Atlantic <br />Boulevard, Lyons Road, and State Road 7. Since the 706 residential units were accounted for in Broward County's <br />FSUTMS model, and these residential units remained within the City of Coconut Creek (with a concentration of the <br />flexibility units proposed along the corridors mentioned above), the traffic impacts associated with this modification <br />was determined to be minimal. <br />Traffic Engineer for the Sistrunk Boulevard Streetscape Project: Mr. Vargas served as traffic engineer on one of <br />Fort Lauderdale's most challenging traffic calming projects... Sistrunk Boulevard. Opposed by high -level Broward <br />County professionals, this CRA project consisted of reducing the number of through lanes on Sistrunk Boulevard from <br />four to two. Mr. Vargas had the difficult task of ensuring that due to the reduction in vehicular capacity, neighborhood <br />traffic intrusion was not going to be a problem. Several creative traffic engineering tactics were recommended in order <br />to eliminate this political concern. <br />Project Manager and Senior Traffic Engineer for the FDOT: Between 1996 and 2006, Mr. Vargas served as <br />traffic operations and safety consultant to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). During this period, he <br />conducted over 200 traffic engineering assignments for the FDOT, including the Florida Keys Hurricane Evacuation <br />Study completed in 2001. He has continuously provided hurricane evacuation assistance to the FDOT to the present <br />(2013). <br />CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES I RFO NO. 14-07-02 <br />108 <br />