Today was a banner day, capping off 15 months of pursuit of a DBE certification. We are super excited here at the firm, but more importantly, we want to share why this is important for our clients and teaming partners.

Trans Associates has been in business since 1989 offering transportation engineering services. That’s a good long time. Long enough to see the industry change from designing roadways for maximum throughput of the automobile, to now thoughtfully considering the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists and other citizens previously excluded from the priorities of regional transportation initiatives.

Throughout this time, Trans Associates has continued to adapt and grow, assisting clients  with transportation studies and design plans that are of the highest technical quality. Our staff, many of whom have been here for more than 20 years, is experienced and eager to apply their experience to new transportation challenges. For our clients and teaming partners, this means they have the benefit of working with the “A” team. Our team is responsive and nimble, with  experience they can apply to a variety of transportation issues. Contact us today to learn more!

Key staff include:

Cynthia A. (Cindy)  Jampole, PE, Principal/CEO – Cindy is responsible for the overall management of the firm. She is active in a hands-on approach with projects, performing engineering tasks and overseeing project delivery. She is widely recognized for her expertise in performing Transportation Impact Studies (TIS) and parking studies required by the City of Pittsburgh for development/redevelopment project approval.

Robert E. (Bob) Goetz, PE, Principal been with the firm since the doors opened. Bob continues to manage a broad portfolio of transportation projects ranging from municipal reviews and transportation studies to design plans for trails and roadway projects. He  has  PennDOT open end experience and performed various studies for the PA Turnpike including the Point of Access Stud for the recently completed Southern Beltway project.

Terence V. (Terry) Olesniewicz, PE, Principal/Design Services has 23 years of experience with the firm and is responsible for oversight of the design engineering staff and project management. Terry is highly experienced with PennDOT’s HOP process and project development process which is important for  private and public clients and teaming partners as well.

Nicholas J. (Nick) Schaefer, PE, PTOE, Principal/Transportation Services has 20 years of experience serving public and private clients in Central PA. Nick specializes in traffic engineering and transportation planning.

Clifford D. (Cliff) Eich, PE, Principal/Traffic Design has twelve years of experience in transportation engineering, specializing in traffic design. His project experience includes traffic signal and signal system design, streetscape/complete street design, traffic control plans, signing and pavement marking plans for local, state and private clients.

Trans Associates is thrilled to announce that the firm has been certified a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) firm through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the US. This is a terrific accomplishment for CEO, Cindy Jampole, P.E., who worked her way up to this position over the course of her career here at TA.

We recognize the commitment to supplier diversity that is embraced by corporations and government agencies today, and we can add diversity to your supply chain. Trans Associates is eager to apply its many years of transportation engineering experience in serving our clients’ diversity goals.

Trans Associates became certified this month as a WBE firm with the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA). The URA requires that all contractors, vendors, redevelopers, and borrowers demonstrate a good faith effort to obtain the participation of MBEs and WBEs in work to be performed in connection with the URA for projects of $250,000 and greater.

Trans Associates is experienced with the City of Pittsburgh’s permitting process and can assist redevelopers with the requisite traffic, parking and loading studies as required by the City.

Construction services include traffic and pedestrian control plans, traffic signal design, driveway, ADA curb cuts and parking design.

Senior Engineer, Cliff Eich, P.E., has been promoted to Project Manager for Trans Associates. Cliff will be responsible for managing traffic design projects including signal and signal system design, streetscape/complete street design, traffic control, signing and pavement marking plans. 

Cliff has performed admirably in work tasks of ever-increasing complexity since joining the firm in 2008.  His areas of expertise include analysis, signal design, drainage analysis and design, construction cost estimates, plans preparation and construction consulting.  Cliff’s experience has provided a solid foundation in transportation engineering and an understanding of the regulatory processes of PennDOT.

Cliff graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.  He currently holds a P.E. license in Pennsylvania.

Trans Associates welcomes Ann Kline, EIT, to the firm. Ann will be working in Pittsburgh assisting with traffic studies, data analysis and other tasks related to traffic, parking and safety assessments for public and private clients. Ann has seven years of experience in the transportation field with five of those years spent at PennDOT in Western PA.  Her experience includes construction inspection, state and local permitting, civil design, and project engineering/project management. Ann received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology from Point Park University and is currently working toward her PE licensure.