Our Team
Gorove Slade approaches all projects with an internal team of specialists focused on the needs of the client and the assignment. In addition to our consulting team, we have a dynamic team of subject matter experts in our core services department that help support the culture, finances and operations of the company.

University of Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Transportation Engineering
University of Cincinnati
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Jordon University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Mohammad is a newly graduated Ph.D. student in Transportation Engineering from the University of Maryland, with approximately five years of research-focused experience in transportation data analytics. His work has centered on critical topics such as complete streets, pedestrian safety, travel demand modeling, synthetic population generation, and data record linkage techniques.
Mohammad was honored with the Lieutenant General John W. Morris II Graduate Fellowship for academic excellence in Civil and Environmental Engineering during the 2022–2023 academic year. Recently, he was selected as the 2025 University Transportation Centers (UTC) Outstanding Student of the Year, awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation. He has contributed to peer-reviewed publications in top-tier journals such as Transportation Research Part A and presented findings at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting.
In his free time, Mohammad enjoys long walks and playing pickleball with his wife. He also loves playing soccer games with his friends. When not active, he enjoys relaxing at home and spending quality time with family.

University of Florida
Master’s in Engineering, Transportation Engineering
PES University, India
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Shashwat joined Gorove Slade in 2021, where he specializes in traffic impact analysis reports, signal justification reports, design waivers, AM-E requests, and traffic operations within Prince William County and the Piedmont region. His technical proficiency encompasses tools such as Synchro, SimTraffic, Vistro, ArcGIS, HCS, and AutoCAD. Additionally, he contributes to projects in Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Shashwat is an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.
Originally from India, he finds joy in various activities including working out, hiking, reading, watching cricket, and listening to classic rock. He is currently mastering the guitar and keyboard. Shashwat values the diversity and rich culture fostered within Gorove Slade.

George Mason University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Victor joined Gorove Slade in 2023 as a Project Transportation Designer. He has previous experience providing civil engineering services to land development projects in Loudoun, Fairfax, and Prince William Counties. He has worked on private and public developments, residential, commercial, mixed-use, data centers, and roadway projects.
Outside of work, Victor is passionate about traveling, fitness, and cooking

University of Virginia
Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning
Lauren is based in our Bethesda office, working mainly on projects in Prince George’s County. She is a recent University of Virginia graduate (wahoowa!), bringing a strong knowledge of core urban planning concepts and her experience working on mobility planning. Lauren works on traffic impact studies, data analysis, and more throughout Maryland.
Lauren has a passion for urban planning and how transportation relates to and affects social and economic factors in people’s lives. On her days off, she enjoys roller skating, starting (and not finishing) all kinds of creative projects, and spending time outdoors.

George Mason University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Maribel works on projects in the District and Maryland out of the Washington, DC office. She has significant transportation engineering experience, including traffic impact studies, traffic simulation, site access and circulation planning, parking demand studies, loading dock analysis, field data collection and analysis, Transportation Demand Management (TDM) planning and analysis. Maribel’s project experience covers the full spectrum of land-use.
Outside of the office, Maribel spends most of her time taking care of her dog Dobby. She also enjoys yoga, rock climbing, and baking. She even brings her homemade vegan baked goods into the office to share with her coworkers!

George Mason University
Bachelor of Science, Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Professional Engineer – Virginia, Maryland, DC
Omran is an experienced transportation engineer and designer with experience in Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Prince William County, Bristol District, Staunton District Virginia; Montgomery County, Maryland; and Washington, DC. He has over 9 years of design experience, specializing in serving the public sector with working knowledge of VDOT, SHA, MCDOT and DDOT. He has led a wide range of urban, sub-urban, rural and interstate projects. Omran’s experience includes design of traffic signal design, maintenance of traffic plans, signing and pavement marking plans, bike/pedestrian improvement plans, guardrail design, concept roadway planning, and cost estimating. Omran works out of the Fairfax, VA office but lends his expertise to design projects throughout all of Virginia, Maryland, and DC. He is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE).
Outside of the office, he most enjoys spending time with his wife and kids. He is a Fairfax County native and enjoys serving at his church, playing basketball, eating Thai food, playing golf, watching all sports, and meeting new people. Omran is known as an unofficial tv show/movie critic and he often shares recommendations with his colleagues!

Clemson University
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Anushree has completed projects for public and private sector clients for over ten years. Her experience includes all facets of traffic engineering and transportation planning – traffic and simulation analysis for intersection studies and corridor studies, signal justification reports, roundabout analysis, speed studies, signal optimization, data collection, and crosswalk studies. Anushree primarily works on projects in Loudoun County but has experience in traffic engineering studies for projects in Fairfax County and Prince William County as well.
Anushree is also a certified Pastry Chef and loves hosting and decorating for parties, traveling with her family, yoga and playing badminton.

North Carolina State University
Master of Science, Transportation Systems
Manipal Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Sreekanth joined Gorove Slade in 2021, working out of the Fairfax office. He works on TIAs, scoping documents, parking studies, and traffic simulations on Prince William County and Fairfax County projects. He is interested in microsimulation, optimization, and big data analysis. Sreekanth completed and defended a thesis on signal coordination from NCSU titled “Multi-Cycle Semi-Actuated Signal Coordination.”
He was a national-level swimmer for India and continues to swim in his free time. In addition to swimming, Sreekanth enjoys watching live sports. He has enjoyed Gorove Slade’s trivia nights and office potluck lunches.

Purdue University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Blake is based in the DC office and has two years of experience at various transportation engineering consulting firms. He works on traffic engineering and transportation planning projects in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Blake is skilled with analysis software such as Synchro, and his work experience includes traffic impact studies, transportation modeling, site access and circulation evaluations, transportation demand management, traffic calming design, and bicycle master planning. Blake is a member of the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT).
Blake has lived in Chicago and Atlanta but is now happily settled in DC. Blake enjoys exploring DC’s various neighborhoods and volunteers with Mt. Pleasant’s Lantern Walk. He enjoys playing board games, collecting hats, and going to festivals.

University of Southern California
Master of Science, Civil Engineering – Transportation Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer
Jake is a transportation professional with over five years of experience in multi-modal transportation planning and engineering. His background includes experience in transit planning, multi-modal corridor studies, campus transit planning, traffic impact studies, parking studies, transit center plans, and station access plans. Jake has been involved with various types of clients, including transit agencies, planning organizations, private developers, and city and county governments. Jake takes an interest in using data to inform our understanding of transportation challenges and finding ways to present technical information to diverse audiences.
A Northern Virginia native, Jake relocated back to the DC Area after working in California for five years. Before joining Gorove Slade in 2021, Jake spent six months traveling around US national parks, visiting 22 parks across 21 states. Outside of the office he enjoys reading, hiking, playing soccer, watching RuPaul’s Drag Race, and cheering on his USC Trojans.

University of Kentucky
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
I recently joined Gorove Slade as a new grad from the University of Kentucky and I currently have almost 1 year of experience as a transportation engineer. In my first few months here, I worked in the Fairfax County and Prince William County markets. Currently, I work in the Alexandria office serving the City of Alexandria and Arlington County markets. I have worked on a variety of projects which include Traffic Impact Studies, Multimodal Transportation Assessments, Turn Lane Warrants, DCSM waivers, Signal Justification reports, Access Management exceptions and Transportation Demand Management plans. I have also done scoping for a variety of projects here in the Northern Virginia area. I am skilled in analysis software such as Synchro and Vistro, and also in ArcGIS.
Outside of the office, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and exploring the DC area as I have recently just moved to the area. I also enjoy watching limited tv series and reading books from time to time.

UC Berkeley
Master of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professional Engineer – Virginia
Ariel is a project manager in the Fairfax office and her work is concentrated in Fairfax County and the Cities and Towns within. She has experience with traffic engineering and transportation planning concepts, including transportation impact studies, traffic modeling, design waiver and AM-E requests, signal justification reports, parking adjustments, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) services. She has worked on a variety of projects including high density, mixed-use, and multi-modal developments.
Originally from Maryland, Ariel is now a Virginia resident with her cats Tippy and Mo. Outside of work she enjoys gymnastics and going to concerts.

Texas A&M University
Master of Engineering, Civil Engineering
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer in Training
Sumedh is a Project Transportation Engineer in the Fairfax office with 3 years of experience working on traffic impact studies, transportation due diligence reports, signal justification reports, and access management assessments, amongst other transportation engineering assignments in Northern Virginia. He is involved in Young Professionals in Transportation, ASCE, ITE, and TRB and finds it enriching to have the latest know-how on anything and everything transportation.
Sumedh is an avid runner, with his favorite running spots being the Fairfax County Parkway and W&OD trail, which are close to his home. Being a budding guitar player, Sumedh is generally a fan of every type of music with the electric guitar – some of his favorite groups are Pink Floyd, Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Sumedh also likes to cheer on the Boilermakers and the Aggies.

George Mason University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Mike works on projects for Gorove Slade from the Alexandria, VA office and his work is concentrated in Alexandria and Arlington County. He has skills in Synchro and AutoCAD and enjoys working on traffic impact analyses and signalized intersection designs. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Outside of the office, Mike enjoys reading comic books and is involved in rec league sports.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Aedan joined Gorove Slade in 2024 and works out of the Alexandria office. Aedan specializes in multimodal transportation assessments, VISSIM modelling, traffic impact analysis reports, and traffic operations within Arlington County and the City of Alexandria. His technical background encompasses both analysis and design, being proficient in VISSIM, Synchro, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, HCS, AutoTurn, traffic signal design, and estimating. With prior experience in Hampton Roads, he has contributed to projects across all of Virginia.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Aedan enjoys going to the beach, riding his bikes, playing sports, reading, and learning more about the world. He is a proud Virginia Tech alum and enjoys watching sports almost as much as playing them.

Virginia Tech
Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Transportation Infrastructure and Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Sasha works out of the Alexandria office on projects throughout Northern Virginia and in DC. She has experience working on mixed-use developments, office developments, multi-family residential developments, commercial and retail developments, and K-12 schools. She specializes in multimodal transportation impact studies, traffic analysis (Synchro and SimTraffic), big data, parking demand studies, shared parking analysis, and school studies.
Sasha loves spending time with her dog Sonic (who makes guest appearances on team calls). A Hokies fan year round, she especially follows college football and basketball seasons.

Arizona State University
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Portia is a project transportation engineer based in the Fairfax office. She holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Arizona State University and serves clients in the Loudoun County market, addressing their transportation needs through data-driven analysis and strategic solutions.
In her role, Portia specializes in traffic impact analyses, operational studies, and applying industry-standard methodologies to evaluate transportation systems. She utilizes Synchro, Sidra, and Vistro software to analyze traffic flow, capacity, and multimodal interactions. She also prepares transportation studies, parking demand analyses, and intersection performance evaluations to support development and infrastructure projects. Additionally, Portia has expertise in traffic signal timings for new traffic signals and signal modifications, ensuring optimal intersection performance and improved traffic operations. She works closely with signal design plans to develop signal timing submissions for VDOT review and approval.
Portia is an Engineer in Training (EIT) and an active member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). In her free time, she enjoys cooking, reading, going for walks, going on road trips, and listening to music.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
Mary joined Gorove Slade with 8 years of experience working on a wide range of traffic and transportation projects for private and public sector clients throughout the United States. She is experienced in completing transportation impact studies, interchange studies, design waiver and AM-E requests, signal justification reports, corridor studies, alternative intersection control evaluations, multiway stop analyses, signal timings plans, and parking & circulation studies. She is also experienced with traffic modeling and simulation using Synchro, Sidra, SimTraffic, and Transmodeler.
Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, checking out local festivals, kayaking, board games, and any activity that includes a free t-shirt.

Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Science, Public Policy and Management
National Taiwan University
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Erin is based in the DC office and primarily serves the DC and Northern Virginia markets. With three years of experience in transportation engineering and planning projects, her work includes campus master planning, traffic impact analysis, and multimodal transportation studies. Erin is skilled in ArcGIS and has a strong passion for geospatial data science and visualizations.
Outside of work, Erin enjoys spending time at home relaxing on her couch watching reality shows. She balances her homebody lifestyle with a love for weight training and aims to achieve the goal of doing 10 pull-ups in a row one day!

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Jason, based in our Fairfax office, has 3 years of experience in the Transportation Industry which includes 2 years as a Roadway Design Engineer and 1 year in Traffic Analysis. Primarily serving Prince William County and the Piedmont region, Jason works on traffic impact studies and various other traffic related items. He enjoys music, food, and conversing with colleagues about new food and restaurants they’ve tried!

Virginia Tech
Master’s of Science, Civil Engineering
Vasavi College of Engineering, India
Bachelor’s of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Anila joined Gorove Slade in 2021 working out of the Bethesda office. Her project work includes transportation impact studies, campus transportation planning, parking demand analysis, parking management plans, and scoping documents on projects in DC, Arlington, Alexandria, and Maryland. She has experience working with Synchro, VISSIM, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and AutoTurn.
Anila was born in India and now lives in Maryland. She loves reading mythology books, playing badminton, and binge-watching television shows.

University of Pittsburgh
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Kelsey is based out of the DC office and brings two and a half years of prior transportation engineering experience to the DC and Fairfax teams. She has worked in both the public and private sectors on analysis and design projects throughout Virginia, including traffic impact studies, interchange access, safety analysis, and bike lane design.
Kelsey is from Silver Spring and is happy to be back in the DMV area after living in Richmond for close to three years. She enjoys sewing, knitting, and other fiber arts, as well as thrifting items to decorate her apartment and gardening on her balcony.

University of South Alabama
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Tribhuvan University
Bachelor of Enginering, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Pratik Neupane recently earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus on Transportation Engineering from the University of South Alabama in May 2025. During his graduate studies, he worked as a Graduate Research Assistant, where he gained foundational experience in transportation systems and roadway safety through academic research and project-based learning. Mr. Neupane is FE Civil certified and an active ITE Student Member, and he is committed to applying his technical training to real-world challenges in the transportation field.
Outside of engineering, Pratik enjoys both playing and watching soccer. He’s always up for a casual game with friends. He also likes hiking, which gives him a chance to explore nature.

The University of Texas at Austin
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
The University of Florida
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer – Virginia and Maryland
Professional Traffic Operations Engineer
Adam has more than 5 years of transportation consulting experience. He leads Gorove Slade’s transportation modeling group – contributing to and leading projects throughout the D.C. metro area. Adam is based out of the Alexandria office and his experience includes many facets of transportation engineering and planning including multimodal traffic operational analysis in VISSIM and Synchro, traffic impact studies, master planning, traffic forecasting, and safety analysis.
Adam has been actively involved with ITE since his time as a student. Since then, he served on committees at the section, district, and international levels, and was selected to be a member of the 2024 class of LeadershipITE. As a member of the Chesapeake and Potomac Section of ITE (CAPSITE), he assists on the STEM and Simulation and Capacity (SimCap) committees.
As somewhat of a native to the D.C. region, Adam enjoys acting as tour guide to visitors and exploring the area to find hidden gems. He is a regular at trivia nights, board game hangouts, and the occasional awards show watch party. On a nice day, you may find him running or hiking a local trail with his husband and dog. On a not so nice day, Adam is probably playing a city builder video game.

The Pennsylvania State University
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Professional Engineer – Virginia and Florida
Ashley has nine years of experience working on transportation design, analysis, and planning projects and is based in the Washington, DC, office. After starting her career working on large-scale roadway design projects, Ashley has taken these experiences and transferred her knowledge of practical design and technical concepts to the world of traffic studies and simulation, transportation impact studies, signing and pavement marking design, site access and circulation planning, and parking planning. She is passionate about helping to create public spaces that are safe, accessible, and enjoyable for all modes of travel.
Ashley is an active Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) member and is the Chesapeake and Potomac Section of ITE’s Social Media Chair. She also heads the ITE Transportation Planning Council’s Multimodal TIA Case Studies Working Group.
Ashley, a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, loves to explore the DMV by foot, bicycle, bus, and Metro with her family. She enjoys snuggling up with a good book and a cup of coffee, traveling and exploring new cities, and spending time in the great outdoors.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
EIT (Engineer-in-Training)
Rob is a transportation engineer working out of Gorove Slade’s Richmond office. He has two years of experience primarily focused on traffic analysis, signal design, and traffic management plans (TMPs). His technical skill set includes Synchro, SimTraffic, and Microstation. He has an EIT designation, IMSA Traffic Signal Field Technician (Level 1) Certification, and a VDOT Advanced Work Zone certification. Rob is interested in intelligent infrastructure, sustainable development, and renewable energy.
In his free time, he enjoys hiking, going to concerts, and playing guitar and bass.

Purdue University
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
EIT (Engineer-in-Training)
Maria joined Gorove Slade in 2020 bringing with her prior experience in structural engineering. She has experience in project entitlement, parking studies, transportation and parking management plans, design work – including pavement markings and signage plans, truck maneuvering, and conceptual roadway design plans – throughout Alexandria, Arlington, and DC. As a student she participated in the ITE Student Leadership Summit and attended TRB in 2019 and 2020.
Outside of work, Maria loves going to the movies, spending time with family, and walking her three dogs. She also enjoys sports and plays tennis regularly.

Howard University
Master of Science, Civil Engineering, Specialization in Transportation
Khwopa College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Birat is a Transportation Engineer based in our Bethesda office. He is part of the Transportation Modeling team and is involved in a variety of projects around the DMV area, from traffic impact studies and parking studies to campus transportation plans. Birat has experience of using industry-standard tools like VISSIM and Synchro, helping him deliver reliable, data-driven insights for every project.
Originally from Nepal, Birat loves being outdoors whenever he’s not at work. You will probably find him playing some sport, hitting the road for a spontaneous trip, or just hanging out somewhere scenic if you catch him outside of work.

University of Virginia
Master of Engineering, Transportation Engineering
Longwood University
Bachelor of Science, Physics
David works on projects across Virginia for Gorove Slade from the Richmond, VA, office. David has experience with traffic engineering and is skilled with analysis software such as Sidra, VISTRO, Synchro, and SimTraffic. His work experience includes traffic impact studies, signal justification reports, parking studies, and AM-E requests.
David is a Fairfax County native but now lives in the Richmond area. He enjoys spending time with his fiancé, going on walks, and online gaming in his free time.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Lauren is a Senior Engineer in the Fairfax office, and her work is concentrated in Fairfax County and the surrounding towns and cities. She has experience with traffic engineering and transportation planning concepts, including transportation impact studies, traffic modeling, design waiver and access management exception requests, parking studies, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) services. She has been involved with various projects, including large mixed-use developments, transit-oriented developments, and multimodal projects throughout Fairfax County.
Lauren is a native of Northern Virginia and a proud Virginia Tech alum. Outside the office, she enjoys trying new restaurants, going on walks, and listening to Taylor Swift.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Master of Science, Civil / Transportation Engineering
Excelsior College
Bachelor of Science
Professional Engineer – Maryland
Sam, who works primarily out of our Bethesda office, has over 13 years of experience working in public and private sector traffic and transportation projects. Sam is a Senior Project Manager and leads the design team for the DC, Bethesda, and Alexandria offices. Sam has expertise in traffic signal design, roadway signing and striping plans, traffic control/maintenance of traffic plans, curbside management, loading analysis, field data collection and functional parking lot and garage design. His market practice areas include the District of Columbia; Arlington County and the City of Alexandria in Virginia; and all of Maryland. Sam also has significant experience working on a wide variety of VDOT projects throughout Virginia.
Sam is a member of the Society of Military Engineers and prior to his career as a transportation engineer, he served in the United States Army Infantry. He remains active in several veteran organizations.
Sam is a northern Virginia native and resides in Friendship Heights with his wife and daughter. Sam is a bike commuter and outside of work he is an avid runner, soccer player, and an enthusiastic DC sports fan. He can usually be found wandering around AU Park with his dogs, Rocket and Groot.

University of Utah
Master of Science in Civil Engineering
Institute of Engineering, Pulchowk Campus
Bachelor of Engineering
Engineer-in-Training (EIT)
Sushant Tiwari is a Project Engineer & Project Planner in the Richmond office. He has experience with traffic impact analysis, traffic modeling, signal warrants, turn lanes warrants, parking studies, and signal design. His technical skill set includes Synchro, Simtraffic, Microstation, AutoCAD, PTV vistro, Revit, Navisworks, Q-GIS, ArcGIS, GAMS, Python, MatLAB, and R-Studio. He has EIT designation. Sushant is interested in the application of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) to optimize complex and deep transportation problems using machine learning, deep learning, image processing, and visualization.
In his free time, he loves to play and watch soccer. Additionally, he loves to read books and cook and enjoys hiking.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering
EIT (Engineer-in-Training)
Jake Tufts, located in the Fairfax office, has more than 4 years of experience within the traffic and transportation field within the greater DMV area, with projects ranging from traffic impact studies, signal justification reports, parking management plans, speed studies, transportation development plans, and others. His software proficiency includes Synchro, Vistro, SIDRA, HCM, TEAPAC, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Suite. He has worked on public, private, and institutional projects throughout the United States. His market practice area is within Fairfax County, Virginia and the surrounding regions. Jake is currently an Engineer in Training, with goals of obtaining his Professional Engineering license, and is a part of ASCE.
As a Navy brat, Jake traveled around the US and beyond as a child, and landed in northern Virginia after going to Virginia Tech for his Civil and Environmental Engineering degree. Outside of the office, he enjoys relaxing at the beach, hiking local trails, watching movies, and playing board games.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Transportation Planning and Logistics
Walker joined Gorove Slade in 2024 as a Transportation Planner in the DC office. He is a recent Virginia Tech graduate and plans to start his graduate studies in Urban and Regional Planning in their DC campus. He brought two years of experience surrounding the micro-mobility and community development aspect of transportation planning and engineering. He currently works on transportation studies, field data collection and analyses, and other transportation projects in the DC area. Walker is also a member of the DC Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation.
Walker is interested in how transportation can be designed to connect communities equitably and efficiently. In his free time, Walker enjoys playing volleyball, golf, and listening to new podcasts while biking around Northern Virginia and DC.

Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Salem is a recent Virginia Tech graduate and Northern Virginia native working out of the DC office. She has a year of experience working on multimodal transportation studies, field data collection and analyses, and traffic demand analyses throughout DC as well as parts of Maryland and Northern Virginia. She is a member of the DC Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation.
Salem’s interests lie in the socioeconomic and environmental benefits of multimodal transportation planning and engineering. Outside of work, you can find her curating playlists, walking around DC, and buying books she forgets to read.

University of Utah
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
As a Project Transportation Engineer at Gorove Slade’s Fairfax, VA office, Goli focuses on transportation studies within Fairfax County. Her expertise includes traffic impact analyses, transportation modeling, and parking studies, utilizing Synchro and PTV Vistro software. Beyond Goli’s professional role, she enjoys walking on local trails and playing with her cats.