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I am a Transportation Data Specialist with over 6 years of experience bridging transportation planning, policy, and engineering in emerging mobility technologies. I have experience implementing advanced data analysis and visualization techniques, including GIS, statistical modeling, Big Data, and Machine Learning, to empower data-driven transportation planning and policy decisions. I bring a diverse background in professional and research experience related to emerging transportation systems, including shared micromobility, innovative transit systems, and Connected and Automated Vehicles.
 


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Hello! I'm Nitesh

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RESEARCH

PROJECTS

At ICF, I bring my multidisciplinary engineering and social science background to manage projects and lead tasks, helping clients make data-driven decisions. Leveraging my expertise in a holistic approach to planning, engineering, policy, and data analysis, I provide solutions to transportation agencies in the evolving landscape at federal, state, and local levels. My project clients include the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI) in Virginia.

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EXPERTISE

EXPERTISE

I'M AN ENGINEER

with technical and analytical skills, including sustainable transportation, transportation economics & policies, transit design, and road design.

I'M A DATA GEEK

with skills to support data-driven solutions in transportation, including data engineering, machine learning, statistical modeling, and visualization.

I'M A CRITICAL THINKER

with a multidisciplinary background to approach transportation problems from the perspective of engineering, planning, and policy. 

EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE

2023 - Present

Senior Transportation Data Specalist

ICF, VA

I manage projects and lead tasks to develop data-driven insights and evidence-based decision-making for various federal, state, and local transportation agencies.

2023

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

UNC HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER (HSRC), NC 

I supported highway safety research through Connected and Autonomous Vehicles simulations, data collection, and literature review on crash modification factors.

2020-2022

Research Fellow

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL), TN

Using unprecedented high-resolution micromobility data, I evaluated the safety, demand-supply dynamics, energy, and emissions impact of shared e-scooters, resulting in five published research articles.

2018-2020

Graduate Research Assistant

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, TN

I researched best practices and provided recommendations for the establishment of a statewide nonmotorized vehicle count program to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), resulting in first authorship of an 80-page report. 

2019

New Urban Mobility Alliance (NUMO) Intern

WORLD RESOURCES INSITITUTE, DC

I researched technology disruption in urban mobility and developed a toolkit mapping vehicle features to policy needs, cited in the 2020 ITF Safe Micromobility report.

2016-2018

Civil Engineer

FULL BRIGHT CONSULTANCY, NEPAL

I coordinated engineering drawings of 60+ high-speed railway bridges (total of 34 km) and supported the engineering analysis of feasibility studies. 

EDUCATION

EDUCATION

2020-2022

Ph.D.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, TN

Program: Transportation Engineering

Dissertation Title: Evaluating Impacts of Shared E-scooters from the Lens of Sustainable Transportation

2018-2020

Master's Degree

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, TN

Program: Transportation Engineering

Thesis Title: Big Data and Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach to Understand Why People Ride E-Scooter in Nashville, Tennessee

2011-2015

Bachelor's Degree

TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, NEPAL

Program: Civil Engineering

Capstone Project: Feasibility Study of Modi Khola Hydropower Plant

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Ruby Award, You Matter at ICF, 2024

  • Tennessee Section Institute of Transportation Engineers (TSITE) William L. Moore, Jr. Scholarship,  2022

  • Second Place in Annual Student Paper Competition, TSITE, 2022

  • TSITE Annual Student Paper Competition – First Position, 2021

  • SDITE Student Paper Competition – Second Position, 2021

  • McClure Scholarship, 2021

  • Dr. Marva Rudolph Scholarship, 2021

  • Graduate Advancement Training and Education (GATE) Fellow, 2020

  • TSITE T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship,  2020

  • Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Scholarship, 2020

  • Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Scholarship, 2019

  • TSITE 2019 Traffic Bowl Champions, 2019

  • University of Tennessee Professional Development Travel Award, 2018

  • Tribhuvan University College Fellowship, 2011-2015

  • Institute of Engineering Scholarship, 2011-2015

CONTACT

CONTACT ME

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