SAEEDEH ( Soha ) FIROOZEH

6 years of experience in transportation engineering services throughout DC, MD, VA, including traffic signal and street lighting design, maintenance of traffic (MOT) plans, and cost estimation. Expertise in theoretical and analytical applications of highway capacity analysis, traffic simulation, urban planning, and micro-simulation modeling evaluations in both team and independent settings. Creative, solution-oriented thinker with strong communication skills.

Task Lead / Project Manager Support, City of Falls Church –VA
West Annandale Rd & Gundry Dr – Led stop compliance study and developed traffic calming alternatives, including mini-roundabout concept.
Grove Ave & W&OD Trail – Conducted safety review and crash analysis; recommended signage and stop control improvements.
Oak St – Developed school walking zone safety improvements and traffic calming measures.
Hillwood Ave – Designed parking lane modifications, curb hatching, driveway adjustments, and proposed RRFB and speed radar for safety improvements.
Douglas Ave – Evaluated and developed parking regulation and signage improvements for residential permit parking.
Modera Falls Church area – Assessed 2-hour parking request and developed signage and parking management recommendations.
Lincoln Ave Corridor (Greening of Lincoln) – Designed pavement marking revisions, bike lane modifications, and curb reallocation improvements.
East Columbia St – Developed curb extension and striping plans for traffic calming

Crash Data Analysis – Isle of Wight County SS4A Safety Action Plan, VA
Analyzed crash trends, collision types, and injury severity patterns across 15 prioritized roadway locations using 5 years of Virginia police-reported traffic data.

Traffic Signal Design, Chesapeake Intersection Improvement, Chesapeake, VA

Developed traffic signal plans, including signal phasing, equipment layout, and plan production for the Chesapeake intersection project.

Roadway Lighting Design, Neabsco Road, Virginia,

Conducted AGi32 lighting analysis and designed roadway lighting layouts, conduit routing, and electrical infrastructure for the Neabsco Road project.

Traffic Engineering Design, Fontaine Avenue Streetscape & Interchange/Roundabout, Virginia, Developed traffic engineering design plans for the Fontaine Avenue Streetscape and interchange/roundabout, including signing, pavement marking, lighting, and signalization components in accordance with MUTCD and VDOT standards.

I-64 and I-464 Interchange Improvement, Virginia, Worked on the I-64/I-464 Interchange project from initial design through final delivery, providing ITS, signage, and lighting improvements to VDOT.

VA Route 419 (Electric Road), Virginia, Worked on Route 419 upgrades to reduce congestion, add bike lanes, improve access, and support future transit with a Thru-Cut Intersection.

DDOT traffic signal design, Washington, DC, Signal phasing and timing, East Campus of St Elizabeths, Washington, DC. Install new traffic signal designs for newly constructed intersections and upgrade the existing traffic signals.

• DDOT Street Lighting Design – Wheeler Road, McMillan Drive, 13th Street, Union Station Area, Washington, DC 

Develop new streetlight plans. Perform photometric calculations for existing and proposed street lighting systems.

• MDOT Street Lighting Design – Fenton Street & Amherst Avenue, Maryland
Performed street lighting design and supporting engineering calculations.

DDOT Aspen Street, N.W. Rehabilitation, Washington, DC,

Project included design of street lighting and traffic signals, traffic calming, multi-use bicycle and pedestrian trail, stormwater management, utility relocation, historic preservation, public involvement, and other engineering and design tasks.

Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Streetscape Improvements, Washington, DC,

Project enhanced bicycle and pedestrian safety and accessibility along Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

DDOT Traffic Signal Design – East Campus, St. Elizabeths, Washington, DC
Developed signal phasing and timing plans for newly constructed intersections and upgrades to existing traffic signals.
• DDOT Street Lighting Design – Wheeler Road, McMillan Drive, 13th Street, Union Station Area, Washington, DC
Developed new street lighting plans, performed photometric and voltage drop calculations, and prepared cost estimates for lighting systems.
• MDOT Street Lighting Design – Fenton Street & Amherst Avenue, Maryland
Performed street lighting design and supporting engineering calculations.
• Trail and Street Lighting Design – Suitland Parkway Trail, SE Washington, DC
Developed lighting design for trail and roadway segments, including tree trimming coordination, photometric analysis, and evaluation of existing and proposed lighting conditions.
• VDOT Guardrail Improvements – Richmond District, Virginia
Designed guardrail improvements and supported Traffic Operations Division programs, including Strategic Guardrail Management and ADA curb ramp coordination.
• Safety and Mobility Design – Colorado Avenue, Washington, DC
Developed signing and pavement marking plans, including installation, relocation, and removal of traffic and parking restriction signs. Prepared cost estimates.
• DDOT Aspen Street NW Rehabilitation – Washington, DC
Designed street lighting, traffic signals, traffic calming, and multimodal bicycle/pedestrian facilities. Developed preliminary design plans in compliance with DDOT standards, coordinated utility relocation and stormwater considerations, and resolved potential design conflicts through utility research and field review.
• DDOT Pennsylvania Avenue NW Streetscape Improvements – Washington, DC
Enhanced bicycle and pedestrian safety and accessibility through traffic signal and pavement marking design. Developed bicycle signal plans and phasing strategies in accordance with DDOT policies.
• Evaluation of Road Diet Design – New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC
Analyzed conversion of a four-lane two-way roadway to a two-lane two-way configuration with parking lanes. Conducted before-and-after evaluations using Synchro 11 and empirical Bayes safety analysis across six intersections.
• DDOT DC PLUG Feeder Civil Construction Design & CEI Services – Washington, DC
Supported underground utility design for Pepco feeders, including MOT/TCP development. Coordinated utility mapping for water, sewer, gas, and communications, and worked with DC PLUG stakeholders on manhole, taphole, and transformer placement.
• DDOT Traffic Safety Engineering Support Services (TSES) – Washington, DC
Performed complete street studies, crash analysis, traffic engineering studies, and multimodal design concepts. Developed signal timing, phasing, signage, and pavement marking improvements, and evaluated safety countermeasures including RRFBs and HAWK signals.
• DDOT Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) – Washington, DC
Conducted safety studies including field data collection, crash diagram development, traffic analysis, and design of countermeasures to improve roadway safety.
• DDOT Citywide Traffic Engineering Design – Washington, DC
Performed traffic engineering studies and developed safety improvements including lane reconfiguration, signal upgrades, pedestrian improvements, and RRFB installations.
• Traffic Microsimulation Framework – New Jersey Avenue, NJ
Analyzed multimodal curb management strategies including parking reallocation, loading zones, and queue jumps to improve transit, TNC, and delivery operations.
• Bike Sharing System Analysis for Sustainable Transportation – Washington, DC
Used GIS-based analysis to evaluate bike-sharing demand and identify socioeconomic and geographic factors influencing ridership.
• Active Traffic Management Study – I-80, NJ
Evaluated impacts of variable speed limits (VSL), hard shoulder running (HSR), and combined strategies on travel time under varying traffic conditions.