Safety & Design Team

Fred Ranck Safety Design Engineer
4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443 Ph: (708) 283-3545 FAX: (708) 283-3501 fred.ranck@dot.gov

Education •    Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois •    Masters of Science, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois

Expertise/Specialty

•    Safety MUTCD Overall •    Safety Design Geometric Design •    Safety Intersection •    Highway Safety Manual

Licenses and Registrations

•    Professional Traffic Operations Engineer •    Professional Engineer •    Signal Technician - Level II •    ATSSEA Worksite Supervisor

Professional Associations

•    Institute of Transportation Engineers, Fellow •    International Municipal Signal Association, Member •    American Traffic Safety Services Association, Member

Professional Highlights

•    Safety/Geometrics Engineer for the Federal Highway Administration Midwestern Resource Center providing technical support to FHWA division offices and states across the country •    Member of FHWA MUTCD Team with responsibility for Parts 2 and 5; member of the FHWA Intersection Safety Team •    Deputy City Engineer and City Traffic Engineer Naperville, for 4th largest municipality in Illinois and 7th fastest growing city in nation for 12 years; named 4th best city to live in America in 2004 •    Manager of Highway Traffic Safety Department for the National Safety Council for 6 years, County Traffic engineer for DuPage County, 2nd largest County in Illinois for 12 years. •    Principal Investigator for the development of the WALK ALERT Pedestrian Safety Program for FHWA/NHTSA. National Director for the Operation Lifesaver Grade Crossing Safety Public Information Program. •    Fellow of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, member of the ITE delegation to the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (1984-2001) •    Chairman for Part VII for the new MUTCD and technical member for the rewrite of portions of Parts 2B and 2C •    Member of the Regulatory and Warning Signs Technical Committee of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for 18 years •    IMSA Traffic Signal Technician Level II Certification, and ATTSEA Work Site Supervisor Certification. •    Awards and recognitions include: 1973 CC Wiley Engineer Award to the top graduate in Highway Engineering, University of Illinois; •    ITE Outstanding Traffic Engineering Council Project, 1998, for development of the Recommended Practice of the Institute entitled Design and Safety of Pedestrian Facilities; •    Reviewer for the 2001 Traffic Control Devices Handbook published by ITE; 2008 ITE; •    2008 recipient of the ITE Transportation Safety Council Edmund R. Ricker Award for Individuals; •    2005 FHWA Team Award of Engineering Excellence for Roundabouts; •    The FHWA Administrator Award for Superior Achievement

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