ERIC CHRISTIAN BRUUN, Ph.D.

AREAS of SPECIAL COMPETENCE

Transit/Paratransit Network Design and Operations

Transit System Performance and Investment Evaluation

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Continuing Education

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Consultant.  1995 to Present. (Selected relevant projects)

·         Wrote Requests for Proposals for transit agency ITS procurements and evaluated same, including route-deviation system for Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation  Commission

·         Columnist for Urban Transport International, English language magazine from France.

·         Performed case study analysis of unversity/transit system cooperation for the city of New Haven, Connecticut.

·         Researched Bus Rapid Transit vehicle technology and wrote chapter for forthcoming Transit Cooperative Research Program report.

·         Analyzed scheduling and operating plan options for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) network upon opening of the West Bay Extensions. Reviewed operational efficiency of existing network including marginal cost estimates. Recommended measures for improvement to the centralized control system, with Vukan R.Vuchic.

Assistant Director. 1997 to July 2000.

National Transit Institute, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Postdoctoral Research Fellow.  1992 to 1995.

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Research Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate  1988 to 1992. (selected projects)

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Project Engineer.  1984-1987.

Nybro-Bjerck Consulting Engineers, Inc., Sandvika, Norway.

Consulting Mechanical Engineer.  1983-1984.

DLI Engineering Corporation, Bainbridge Island, Washington.

 Cooperative Education Intern through Lead Mechanical Engineer.  1976-1982. 

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington.

  EDUCATION

·         Doctor of Philosophy.  Systems Engineering (concentration in transportation). August 1992.

·         Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. August 1983. (GPA 3.6/40)

Course work included solid mechanics, acoustics and vibrations.

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

·         Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. 

June 1978.  GPA 3.0/4.0  (3.7/4.0 in last 2 years).

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

                                                                                                                                            ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, State of Washington

Member, Committee on Motorcycles and Mopeds, Transportation Research Board

Member, Committee on Paratransit, Transportation Research Board

Member, Sierra Club National Transportation Committee