Tamer BatainehTransportation Engineer, EIT

Texas EIT · Ph.D. (Dec. 2026) · M.S. · B.S.

Tamer Bataineh

Signal TimingTraffic SafetyVISSIM MicrosimulationGIS

Texas EIT with four years of experience in traffic signal timing and coordination, Synchro, VISSIM microsimulation, safety analysis using Highway Safety Manual (HSM) methods, and GIS. I have completed signal timing, restriping and corridor coordination studies for the TxDOT Fort Worth District and built crash analytics dashboards for four TxDOT districts.

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4

TxDOT districts with crash dashboards I built

15

signalized intersections modeled for corridor coordination

6

publications on traffic safety, simulation and LiDAR

4 yrs

of traffic engineering experience (since May 2022)

Areas of expertise

  • Signal Timing & Operations

    Signal timing and coordination, cycle length, offset and split optimization, and intersection delay and queue analysis in Synchro.

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  • Traffic Safety Analysis

    Highway Safety Manual methods, before-and-after studies, TxDOT CRIS crash analysis and surrogate safety measures.

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  • Microsimulation (PTV VISSIM)

    Building and calibrating VISSIM models to test operational and safety alternatives.

  • LiDAR & Trajectory Analytics

    Turning roadside LiDAR point clouds into vehicle trajectories and driving-behavior measures.

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  • Connected & Automated Vehicles

    Studying mixed traffic, where human-driven and automated vehicles share the road.

  • GIS & Data Analytics

    ArcGIS Pro analysis, ArcGIS Online crash dashboards, Traffic Analysis Zones and origin–destination data.

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Selected publications

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Experience

  1. May 2022 – Present

    Research Assistant

    Texas Tech University, Civil Engineering Department · Lubbock, Texas

    Supervisor: Dr. Hongchao Liu

    • Perform traffic signal design and coordination studies for TxDOT interagency contracts.
    • Build and calibrate PTV VISSIM microsimulation models.

  2. Jun. 2025 – Jan. 2026

    Geographic Information Systems Analyst Intern

    City of Lubbock · Lubbock, Texas

    • Refined Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZs) in ArcGIS for transportation planning and traffic modeling.
    • Supported a regional county-to-county origin–destination study across the 15-county SPAG region, in coordination with the Lubbock MPO Director.

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Let's work together

I'm looking for transportation and traffic engineering roles with consulting firms and public agencies. Email is the fastest way to reach me.