ITS Professional Capacity Building Program

T3 Webinars

Webinar Overview

Intended Audience

This T3 webinar is aimed primarily at ITS project managers and project staff, however the SE concepts described in the webinar would also be useful to transportation planners, system operators and maintainers, and other others involved in the Traditional Project Life Cycle for transportation projects.

Description

A systems engineering analysis is required for all Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects using Federal funds according to the Final Rule on Architecture and Standards Conformity. This T3 webinar presents an overview of the FHWA Systems Engineering (SE) Handbook. The SE Handbook was developed by the FHWA SE Deployment Team with input from Federal Field Staff to help transportation practioners integrate SE practices into their ITS projects. The Handbook defines the SE process and uses real-life examples to describe key SE concepts. The Handbook is available on CD and online at http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/seitsguide/index.htm.

Overview:

The following issues will be addressed in the webinar:

• Learning Goals/Outcomes
• New SE for ITS Guidance Document
• Why use SE?
• When to use SE?
• "V" Model
• Sections of the Handbook
• How to use the Handbook?
• Available SE training & resources

Learning Goals and Outcomes:

• Identify what is in the Handbook and how to use it
• Identify key content chapters in the Handbook including:
  • technical processes
  • project management processes
  • applying SE
• Identify scenarios that the Handbook can assist with

Host:

Mac Lister, ITS Specialist, FHWA Resource Center

Mac has over 35 years of experience in the field of information systems. Before joining FHWA ten years ago, he had worked as an IT manager for 25 years, the last 12 of which were for a public transit agency. His ITS areas of expertise are 511 technology/overall operations, the National ITS Architecture, ITS professional capacity building, and systems engineering.

Mac provides training, outreach and technical support for the National ITS Architecture and Systems Engineering programs. He is also the team leader for the FHWA's National Field Support team; the field co-chair for the FHWA Operations Council's architecture and systems engineering working groups; and a member of the 511 Deployment Coalition Working Group.

Mac is a certified instructor and a master trainer for NHI. He teaches courses in ITS Software Acquisition, Systems Engineering and National ITS Architecture. He has also been an independent consultant to ITS America. Mac is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Presenters:

Emiliano Lopez, ITS Specialist, FHWA Resource Center.

Emiliano is currently the ITS Deployment Program Manager for ITS Regional Architectures and Systems Engineering in Washington DC. Prior to his assignment in Headquarters, Emiliano worked in the FHWA Resource Center providing technical expertise and assistance on ITS project development, review, deployment and operations/maintenance. He also provided expertise and assistance on ITS Standards. Before joining FHWA Emiliano worked at both the state and local levels with agencies such as the Virginia Dept. of Transportation, and the Cities of San Diego and Anaheim. Combined public agency work Emliano brings 20 years of experience to the agency. He has a Masters in Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering and minor in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University.