Dave Kirschner, P.E.

Team Leader – Operations and Safety

Dave is a Professional Engineer with 17 years of engineering and project management experience in transportation engineering and planning in multiple areas, including traffic operations and safety, multimodal roadway and intersection design, traffic control device design and application, and multimodal transportation planning. His experience is in both the public and private sector, working for various agencies from consulting firms to local and federal government. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Civil and Transportation Engineering from the University of Florida. Throughout his career, Mr. Kirschner has facilitated coordination between various stakeholders, whether as part of capital projects including multiple levels of jurisdiction and government agencies, or between governments and the public, with a focus on communicating the important points of transportation engineering and design to non-engineering audiences.

Q&A

What is your dream vacation?

Patagonia

If you could live anywhere, where would it be?

South Coast, New South Wales, Australia

What was your dream job as a child?

I was unaware that “wizard” isn’t actually a job

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?

Hiking or biking out in the woods

Who or what inspires you in your career?

My goal in my work is that everyone should be able travel safely and efficiently, no matter their limitations or how they choose to get around.