Education:
1967 – B. of Science, Civil Engineer, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
1973 – M. of Science,Transportation Engineering,Northwestern Univ, Evanston, Illinois.
1983 – Graduate, Executive Management for Professional Engineers, Israel Mgmt Inst.
Registrations and Professional Affiliations:
Civil and Traffic Engineer Registration.
Professional Experience:
Founding Partner – AmAv Transportation 1990-present.
The company provides wide ranging planning and consulting services for traffic, transit and all forms of alternative transportation modes (bike, walk etc.). The work includes planning on all levels from master plans to detailed design for construction. Projects include area wide plans, plans for neighborhood design, industrial zones, parking facilities and transit facilities.
Founding Partner – Jerusalem Transport Systems, 1993-present.
The company provides planning and consulting services for public transit systems including bus routes, light rail lines and all traffic and transit related functions.
Transportation Consultant – Institute of Planning and Transportation Research, 1987-88.
Five-year Plan for Public Transport, City of Panama, for UNDP and USAID.
Deputy City Engineer – City of Jerusalem, 1983-1990.
Administered planning and plan authorization activities for city of 500,000 residents.
Supervision of staff of 100 professional planners prepare and review urban design schemes
Director, Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team – Jerusalem Region, 1978-1990
This was a team, jointly set up by the Ministry of Transportation and the Jerusalem municipality in 1967 to plan and coordinate the public transit plans in the greater Jerusalem area.
Principal Engineer for System Planning – Ayalon Highways, 1973-1990.
Responsible for traffic and transportation plans in the metropolitan Tel Aviv area as related to the establishment of the Netivei Ayalon Highway.
Transportation Engineer – Jack E Leisch Associates, Evanston, IL, USA, 1971-73.
Transportation Engineer – Transportation Master Plan Jerusalem Region, 1968-71.
