The AZTech Executive Committee comprises of public and private agency leaders representing transportation, emergency management, public safety, and public information interests. Co-chairing the committee are the Deputy State Engineer of the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) and the Director of Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT).
In exercising its leadership role, the Committee adopts policy guidelines for AZTech Committees and staff, seeks to develop constituencies to help promote AZTech to the public, and serves as a forum to highlight discussions on ITS research, new technology, and operational issues.
Jennifer Toth, P.E., Director/County Engineer, Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Brent Cain, PE, Transportation Systems Management and Operations, Director, Arizona Department of Transportation
The AZTech Strategic Steering Committee (ASSC) was chartered in 2015 and serves as the liaison between the AZTech Executive Committee and all other AZTech committees and working groups. The ASSC is comprised of public agency Intelligent Transportation Systems leaders representing transportation and public safety interests. In exercising a strategic operations implementation role, the Committee was originally formed as a strategy task force to facilitate the realization of the strategic priorities identified in the 2009 Arizona Operations Action Plan for the Phoenix metropolitan area. AZTech is placing more emphasis on Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSM&O) initiatives requiring a committee to facilitate consistent development and implementation of TSM&O strategies in the region by collaboration among AZTech public partner agencies.
Chair: Allan Galicia, ITS Network/Communication Administrator, City of Mesa
Vice Chair: Vacant
The AZTech Operations Committee is a traffic operations coordinating group comprised of traffic management specialists drawn from the public agency members of AZTech. This group coordinates and seeks to attain consensus on traffic operations and management issues that span agency boundaries in the region. Some of these issues involve cross-jurisdictional signal timing, emergency response activities, and the funding, installation, operation, and maintenance of Intelligent Transportation System equipment in the region.
Chair: Simon Ramos, Field Services Superintendent, City of Phoenix
Vice Chair: Micah Henry, Senior Transportation Engineer, City of Mesa
A multi-disciplinary partnership established in 2010 that includes state and local police, fire, EMS, towing companies, transportation agencies and metropolitan planning organizations. The committee shares ideas, knowledge, lessons learned and best practices resulting in safer and more efficient management of incidents occurring on, or significantly impacting, the region's roadways.
Captain John Paul Cartier, Arizona State Troopers, Highway Patrol Division
The AZTech TMC Operators Working Group is a coordinating group of traffic management center operators representing transportation, public safety, and public information interests. The purpose of the group is to improve the working relationships among local Traffic Management Centers (TMC) in Maricopa County by taking tours of each facility, obtaining a better understanding of the capabilities of each center, and becoming familiar with the procedures, equipment capabilities, locations and hours of operation of each center to enhance traffic management regionally.
Mark Delugt, Dispatch Manager, Traffic Operations Center, Arizona Department of Transportation
Anthony Johnson, Traffic Management Specialist, Maricopa County Department of Transportation
The Media & Communications Task Force is made up of public information officers from AZTech partners and news media representatives to improve the quality, accessibility and timeliness of the traveler information offered to the public in order to increase safety and mobility in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Doug Nick, Assistant Communications Director for Public Information, Arizona Department of Transportation
Traci Ruth, Strategic Communication and Outreach Division Manager, Maricopa County Department of Transportation
The AZTech ITS & Signal Technicians Committee (AISTC) is comprised of partnered regional public agency representatives that specialize in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) infrastructure operations, maintenance and traffic signal timing. This Committee is focused on promoting technical collaboration, regional knowledge sharing and developing best practices for providing the traveling public with a safe and efficient transportation system through ITS initiatives.
Chair: Simon Ramos, Field Services Superintendent, City of Phoenix
Vice Chair: Stin Weber, ITS Supervisor, City of Glendale