INDUSTRY WIDE TRANSFORMATION

TRAINING BEST PRACTICES PANEL

• ROBBY DOWNEY; NABCO ELECTRIC COMPANY

• ELAINA FARNSWORTH; CEO NEXT EDUCATION

• GIL PENA; VDOT TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERVISOR

• CARL SHAW; GRIDSMART SR VICE PRESIDENT

BIO – ROBBY DOWNEYNABCO ELECTRIC COMPANY

BIO – ELAINA FARNSWORTHCEO NEXT EDUCATION

BIO – GIL PENA VDOT TRAFFIC SIGNAL SUPERVISOR

• 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE IN THE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS FIELD

• ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN SR.

• TRAFFIC SIGNALS SUPERVISOR

• EXPERIENCED SENIOR TECHNICIAN WITH A DEMONSTRATED HISTORY OF WORKING IN THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY.

• SKILLED IN ELECTRONICS, MANAGEMENT, ELECTRONIC TROUBLESHOOTING, EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

• STRONG OPERATIONS PROFESSIONAL FOCUSING ON NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS FOR THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.

BIO – CARL SHAW; GRIDSMART SR VP

• Racal-Milgo; Senior Design Engineer

• Intel; Field Application EngineerArchitectural SpecialistApplication Manager

• LSI Logic; Director of NA Field ApplicationsStorageNetworking/CommunicationsDigital Imaging

INDUSTRY WIDE TRANSFORMATION• Migrating Data Center Technology to the Traffic Cabinet

PC Architecture Based SystemsNetworking – TCP/IP CommunicationsSecurity EthernetWi-FiFiber OpticsDigital ImagingIoT Devices

• Migrating from Analog to Digital Based Traffic Measurement and Control Systems

Increased Functions and CapabilitiesStringent Installation RequirementsNew Technical Support Skills

INDUSTRY WIDE TRANSFORMATION

• What difficulties are we seeing on the maintenance side of new technologies with the transforming to digital architecture with technicians?

• How can we ensure that the end users are getting quality installations and programming of equipment by contractors?

• What steps is the Virginia Department of Transportation taking with training for its technicians during the transition to digital from analog systems?

INDUSTRY WIDE TRANSFORMATION• What Are We Seeing Within ITS Industry As A Training Or Certification

Issue For Workers And Staff?

• Why Is Certification Of Workers So Important?

• What Can Companies Do To Ensure That Their People Are Properly Certified?

• Why Is Training More Important Now Than It Has Been In The Past?

• Why Are Certifications an Important Part Of Your Company’s Success?

SUMMARY• GRIDSMART Products are a Digital Based Traffic Measurement

and Control SystemsGS2 – PC based Digital Imaging NOT Video DetectionSTREETSMART – Wi-Fi Detection/Cloud ComputingISTI – Network Security

• Driving the Requirement for Digital Network Qualified Signal Technicians

• Dominating Staffing RequirementsHiringRetainingTraining