2205 Engineering Hall
1415 Engineering Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1691
Tel: 608/890-1218
Fax: 608/262-5199
E-mail: prafferty@wisc.edu
Program Affiliations
Duties and Responsibilities
- Program Manager with the Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory
- Primary responsibility is to direct deployment of the Wisconsin 511 Traveler Information Program
Selected Awards, Honors and Societies
- M.S. Transportation Planning and Economics, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Department of Civil Engineering, GAANN Fellow
- Graduate Certificate in Transportation Studies, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Center for Transportation Studies
- B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers Distinguised Service Award
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- American Planning Association
Professional Credentials and Experience
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Wisconsin and Minnesota
- Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
- Joined the TOPS Lab in April 2006
- Nine years consulting experience in Tennessee, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
- Prior to that with the Washington State DOT Traffic Systems Management Center in Seattle