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
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.
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
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
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
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Ruby Award, You Matter at ICF, 2024
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Tennessee Section Institute of Transportation Engineers (TSITE) William L. Moore, Jr. Scholarship, 2022
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Second Place in Annual Student Paper Competition, TSITE, 2022
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TSITE Annual Student Paper Competition – First Position, 2021
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SDITE Student Paper Competition – Second Position, 2021
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McClure Scholarship, 2021
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Dr. Marva Rudolph Scholarship, 2021
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Graduate Advancement Training and Education (GATE) Fellow, 2020
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TSITE T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship, 2020
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Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Scholarship, 2020
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Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholars Scholarship, 2019
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TSITE 2019 Traffic Bowl Champions, 2019
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University of Tennessee Professional Development Travel Award, 2018
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Tribhuvan University College Fellowship, 2011-2015
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Institute of Engineering Scholarship, 2011-2015
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