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RYAN MARTINSON
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Current employment Stantec, Associate – Sustainable Transportation Education • University of Calgary, 2014, M.Eng. • University of Calgary, 2005, B.Sc. First job in transportation engineering Transportation Data Collection and Analysis Current city of residence Calgary, Alberta Family Wife: Jen, Abby (7) and Noah (5)
How long have you been involved with ITE? Since 2005 I've been a regular conference attendee, but my involvement increased notably after I presented for the first time at a CITE conference (Halifax 2011) and met Jim Gough. He got me involved with the Sustainability Standing Committee of ITE.
CITE INVOLVEMENT When did you first attend a CITE event? One of my first CITE memories is when I presented my fourth year project at the Student Paper Competition luncheon in Calgary. The reason this was such a memorable moment was because I met my future boss (Glen Pardoe) there and struck up a conversation about my presentation on Aggressive Driving. Shortly after that, I was helping with data collection at his firm and then offered my first engineering job a few months after. What is your CITE involvement (past and present)? I have been actively involved with the ITE for a number of years (since 2011). I have been able to contribute to the Canadian District through conference organization committees (Calgary 2013) and recently with the emerging members group (excite) and, through that position, sitting on the Technical Liaison Committee.
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Personal hobbies Reading, drawing, making comics and movies with the kids, camping, playing music, volunteering! What positions have you taken on as a member of ITE? excite Innovation Chair and member of the Technical Liaison Committee; Executive Member of the ITE Complete Streets Council; and Chair of the ITE Sustainability Standing Committee
My ITE involvement has me currently helping out with the ITE Complete Streets Council, co-developing, with my colleague Tyler Golly, a practitioner guide on protected bikeway design. I am also chairing the Sustainability Standing Committee where we are discussing ideas like Mobility Hubs, Resilience, Equity, and the State of the Practice with regards to Sustainable Transportation. What do you value most about your CITE membership? The opportunities to contribute to the advancement of our profession and the amazing people I meet at the yearly conferences. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENTS How would you describe your job to someone you just met at a party? I’m a transportation engineer who works on projects that are focused on walking and biking… usually that’s