CV – PHILLIP JORDAN ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING SPECIALIST
CURRICULUM VITAE - PHILLIP JORDAN NAME:
Phillip Wayne Jordan
PROFESSION:
DATE OF BIRTH:
12 March 1952
NATIONALITY:
Australian
Road Safety Engineer
YEARS EXPERIENCE:
40 years
POSITION IN FIRM:
Managing Director and Principal Consultant
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Institute of Transportation Engineers Phillip Jordan has over forty years’ experience in road safety engineering (audits and blackspots), traffic management, public transport and legislation – 32 years with the Victorian road authority (VicRoads) and 8 years in consulting roles to governments, universities and road agencies. He has undertaken consulting work in 31 countries to date. KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: •
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Great Britain - 1982/83, and 1990/91 - senior engineer on secondment to two local authorities in Britain (traffic engineering, accident blackspot investigations, road safety audit implementation); In 2003 - keynote speaker and Chair at International Road Safety Audit Forum, London New Zealand - 1992 & 1993 - consultant to TRANSIT New Zealand on the implementation of road safety audit throughout New Zealand. South Africa - 1998 - principal road safety and traffic engineering consultant to Project Asiphephe of the Department of Transport, Kwa Zulu Natal Province, Republic of South Africa (development of a road safety strategy, implementation of the road safety audit process, accident investigations (blackspots), leading technical training workshops) Canada - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2004 - lead presenter for several organisations, including the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC), and the Quebec Ministry of Transport, at road safety audit workshops. Consultant to ICBC and the Quebec Ministry of Transport on implementation strategies for the introduction of road safety audit into the Province. Singapore -1999, 2000, and 2003 - lead presenter for three organisations, including the Land Transport Authority, for 3-day training workshops on road safety audit. In 2009 and 2010 - road safety auditor of several road projects including traffic diversions at Expo MRT station and Changi Coast Road, preliminary design stage audit of Sentosa Gateway Road and Tunnel, detailed design stage audits of Sentosa Gateway Road and Tunnel (Contract ER295), the Marina Coastal Expressway (Contract 4821), and Yio Chu Kang/Buangkok Green junction. United States of America - 1999 and 2000 - lead presenter at road safety audit training workshops in Maryland (2), Kansas (2), Pennsylvania, Missouri and Nevada. Thailand - 2000 – invited speaker at Chulalongkorn University on road safety engineering matters, and keynote speaker at the first Thai Road Safety Audit Summit, Bangkok. Hong Kong - 2000 (February/March) - principal consultant to the Transport Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the implementation of road safety audit. India - 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2013 - Road safety engineering specialist in Government of Mizoram (PWD) State Roads Project (WB funded). International specialist adviser to the Central Road Research Institute during the road safety audit of the upgrading of National Highway 2. Team Leader, NHAI Road Safety Audit of Western Transport Corridor (760km) in Rajasthan. Short term consultant to the World Bank advising on the updating of Indian Roads Congress codes of practice dealing with road safety engineering. Road Safety Specialist in the Capacity Building for Karnataka State Road Sector (ADB funded). Short term consultant to World Bank reviewing the IRC road safety Codes of Practice. Road Safety Auditor of State Highways in Gujarat for the World Bank
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CV – PHILLIP JORDAN ROAD SAFETY ENGINEERING SPECIALIST
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Eritrea - 2002 - road safety specialist - undertaking audits of 950 km of the primary road network, training locals in accident blackspot investigations, assisting with a national road safety strategy and preparing a national road safety engineering manual (EC Funded) Pakistan - 2005 - Road Safety Specialist - preparing the Request for Proposal and Terms of Reference for the ADB funded Road Safety Improvement Component of the North West Frontier Province Road Development Sector and Regional Connectivity Project. United Arab Emirates - 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 - preparation of the Road Safety Audit Manual for Dubai for the RTA, including the training of young engineers in the road safety audit process. Road safety auditor of the designs of 6 interchanges for the Waterfront project in Dubai. The Philippines - 2003 - road safety engineering specialist, preparing a national road safety audit manual, preparing train the trainer notes and leading introductory workshops in this field. Laos - 2003 - leader of the first national road safety engineering workshop (SIDA funded). Spain - 2003 - lead presenter at three major road safety audit workshops, and adviser to government agencies on the implementation of road safety audit. Albania - 2004 and 2005 - road safety audit specialist on the Albanian Road Safety Project for the Government of Albania (WB funded). Provided advice on traffic calming for local villages. Islamic Republic of Iran - 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008 – Team Leader of the Iran Road Safety Project (WB originated); international consultant to a local consortium during the preparation of the Iranian road safety audit manual and the implementation of road safety audit in Iran. Lead presenter of two technical road safety audit workshops for IRTO and RMTO in Esfahan and Tehran, plus international advisor to a local audit team auditing the new By-Pass near Rasht. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 2004 and 2009 - lead presenter at the first road safety audit workshop (Riyadh) and presenter at Saudi Traffic 2004 Conference; lead presenter at the IRF road safety engineering workshop (Riyadh). Bangladesh – 2005 and 2013 - lead presenter at the BUET National Road Safety Workshop, Dhaka. Senior road safety auditor of SRTP Package 1 NH4 – 60km of proposed duplicated national highway (ADB funded). Indonesia – 2005 - 2013 - road safety engineer undertaking the audit of the Tohpati-Kusamba By-Pass (Eastern Bali) for the Directorate General of Highways (DGH) funded by World Bank. Lead presenter of two 5-day road safety engineering workshops in Jakarta for DGH. Blackspot engineer responsible for investigating blackspots on the Cipularang Toll Way, Eastern Java for DGH and BPJT. (WB funded). Road safety audit specialist to EINRIP (AusAid funded) 2007 and 2008. IndII Program Road Safety Audit specialist to DGH assisting with the establishment of a road safety engineering unit and the implementation of road safety audit in Indonesia (2009 onwards). Leading a team of engineers writing 3 road safety engineering manuals and matching DVD’s for the DGH (2011). Leading training workshops on Traffic Control during Construction. Investigating blackspots for DGH and IndII. Auditor of 9 EINRIP projects at the construction stage (2013). Mauritius - 2007 - invited road safety expert at the First Global Road Safety Week, and invited presenter on road safety engineering at a seminar for the Traffic Management and Road Safety section of the Ministry of Infrastructure. Azerbaijan – 2008, 2009 – Road Safety Specialist responsible for auditing the designs for the Southern Motorway and the Ganja-Qazak Highway (ADB funded) China – 2009 – advisor to the World Bank and the Jiangxi Provincial Communications Scientific Research Institute (JPCSRI) about roadside hazard management in the Third Jiangxi Expressway project. Invited lecturer at the Hubei Road Safety Training College, Wuhan. Armenia – 2010 – consultant road safety engineer for the preparation of the Road Safety Audit Manual for Armenia; auditor of Lifeline roads; providing technical assistance in the Safe Village project.(World Bank funded). Kiribati – 2010 – consultant road safety auditor to the World Bank, undertaking a road safety audit of, and advising on road safety matters related to, the proposed reconstruction of 30km of the main road along Tarawa Island, Kiribati (Micronesia) Samoa – 2011 - consultant road safety auditor to the World Bank, undertaking a road safety audit of, and advising on road safety matters related to, the reconstruction of the Main West Coast Road, Upolo Island, Samoa.
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Vietnam - 2011 – road safety engineer responsible for the preliminary design stage audit of the proposed $300million Hai Phong By-Pass Road for use by heavy vehicles (GoV and WB funded). Road safety auditor during the detailed design stage of the duplication of NH 91, Can Tho. Timor Leste – 2012 and 2013 - consultant road safety auditor to the World Bank, undertaking a road safety audit of, and advising on road safety matters related to, the proposed reconstruction of 110km of the Dili- Ainaro road. Consultant to the ADB preparing the first National Road Safety Action Plan for Timor Leste. Tajikistan – 2012 – International Road Safety Engineering Specialist for the rehabilitation of the Dushanbe – Uzbekistan Border Highway (CAREC 3) for the Ministry of Transport and ADB.
EDUCATION: • • •
Master of Engineering Science (Transportation), Monash University, 1981 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 1976 Diploma of Civil Engineering, Bendigo Institute of Technology, 1973
EMPLOYMENT RECORD: September 2005 - present Principal Consultant, Road Safety International Pty Ltd • • •
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Managing Director and Principal Consultant of Road Safety International Pty Ltd – a specialised road safety engineering consultancy. Providing specialist advice to government departments on road safety engineering matters. Undertaking road safety engineering projects within Victoria (Australia), in particular road safety audits for VicRoads, for Public Transport Victoria (bus safety), for municipalities, and for major companies (such as Nestle about truck safety in a major distribution centre). On total an average of 40 audits per annum are carried out by RSI Pty Ltd. Lead presenter of road safety engineering workshops for VicRoads – 4 weeks per annum. Internationally regarded in road safety audits, accident investigations, and road safety engineering (including writing technical manuals and presenting workshop). International projects: Singapore (2009, 2010), Iran (2005, 2007 and 2008), Pakistan (2005), NE India (2006), Indonesia (2005 onwards), Azerbaijan (2008/09), UAE (2006-2009), China (2009 and 2012), Armenia (2010), Kiribati (2010), Samoa (2011), Vietnam (2011), Timor Leste (2012 and 2013), Tajikistan (2012), India (2013), Bangladesh (2013).
February 1997 to August 2005 Road Safety Department, the Roads Corporation of Victoria (VicRoads) - Melbourne (full time) Principal Road Safety Engineer – Since 1999 Principal Consultant, RSI Pty Ltd (part time until September 2005, since then full-time) • •
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Project Manager of the AUSTROADS Road Safety Audit project, leading to the second edition of the AUSTROADS Road Safety Audit book (2002 edition). Road safety engineering consultant to government departments, universities and donor agencies (South Africa, Canada, USA, UAE, Singapore, Thailand, India, Eritrea, the Philippines, Spain, Laos, Albania, Iran, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Vietnam and Bangladesh) on road safety audits, road safety policies, preparing Terms of Reference, developing/leading training workshops on road safety audit and crash investigation. Initiator of, and lead presenter at, VicRoads 5–day Road Safety Engineering workshops. Responsible for the development of policies and guidelines on road safety engineering matters to be applied by VicRoads Regional and Project engineers, as well as public transport agencies, local government authorities and consultants throughout Victoria. VicRoads representative on the Rail Level Crossing Committee responsible for the annual program of upgrading railway level crossings across the State. Involved with the development and testing of a low cost level crossing warning device for rural areas.
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Project Manager, AUSTROADS Road Safety Engineering Training Course - a new, national training course to assist road authorities in the development of skills in road safety engineering especially accident blackspot investigation and countermeasure skills (for high accident frequency sites) and road safety audit. Responsible for providing quality advice on road safety matters for state and local government engineers, consultants and policy makers. Member, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) committee on Road Safety, Committee Chair of ITE Developing Programs in Road Safety Audit committee; member of the PIARC Working Group on Road Safety Audit in Committee C13.
December 1991 to January 1997 Traffic and Road Use Management Department, VicRoads - Melbourne Senior Traffic Engineer • • • • • •
Project Manager of the AUSTROADS Road Safety Audit project, leading to the preparation of the AUSTROADS Road Safety Audit book (1994 edition). Key initiator for the introduction of road safety audit in VicRoads. Initiator of, and lead presenter at, VicRoads Road Safety Engineering workshops. In charge of the preparation and revision of traffic and road safety engineering manuals within VicRoads; responsible for traffic and road safety engineering training within VicRoads. Responsible for providing expert advice on traffic and road safety engineering policies, practices and skills to regional officers, local Government, Police other State Road Authorities. VicRoads representative on Australian Standards Committee MS/12 (Road Signs and Traffic Signals). A total of 10 years was spent representing VicRoads on this national Committee.
July 1990 to December 1991 Road Safety Group, Oxfordshire County Council - Great Britain Senior Engineer Engaged by the County Engineer's Department as a Senior Engineer to: • Write the first road safety audit manual for the County, and implement road safety audit procedures for the County. • Introduce traffic calming at locations through villages, including on bus routes. • Train engineers, Police and others in road safety audit and accident investigation. • Assist with preparation of the County's first Road Safety Action Plan. • Provide advice to the Department on traffic and road safety engineering, including assisting Road Safety Officers with road safety education, publicity and training issues.
December 1986 to July 1990 Principal Traffic Engineers Department, VicRoads - Melbourne Senior Traffic Engineer •
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Responsible for providing expert advice on traffic engineering policies, practices and skills to Regional officers, senior management, local Government, Police, Public Transport Corporation engineers, other State Road Authorities and academic institutions. VicRoads representative on Australian Standards Committee MS/12 (Signs and Traffic Signals). Chairman of Working Group 1 of the Australian Standards Committee MS/12 (Signs and Traffic Signals), and Chairman of Working Group 4 - AS 1742.13 (Local Traffic Management). Responsible for the development of the annual Works Program, in particular, the Traffic Safety Program that identified and ranked "high accident frequency sites" for cost-effective treatment.
September 1984 to December 1986 Traffic Regulations and Special Projects, Road Traffic Authority - Melbourne Manager •
Adviser to the Minister for Transport during the Parliamentary Social Development Committee (SDC) Inquiry into Child Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety.
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Authority representative on Australian Standards (SAA) Committee MS/12. Responsible for the development of traffic design standards and research into traffic design and safety matters, including the development of new signals for use outside emergency stations.
August 1983 to August 1984 Accident Investigation Section, Road Traffic Authority - Melbourne Traffic Engineer •
Responsible for the selection, analysis and investigation of high accident frequency sites (blackspots) leading to the design of cost-effective countermeasures.
September 1982 to August 1983 Engineering Department, West Midlands County Council - Great Britain Exchange Traffic Engineer (on a 12 month exchange) • •
Carried out the preparation of layout designs and project supervision of five arterial intersection safety improvements; supervised low-cost traffic management improvements for many others. Completed the internationally recognised DTp/RoSPA training course on Accident Investigation and Prevention at Cardington – a 2 week live-in course (UK).
January 1974 to August 1982 Road Safety and Traffic Authority (RoSTA) - Melbourne Traffic Engineer •
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Undertook identification, analysis and investigation of blackspots, including the preparation of reports for Highway Authorities, discussions and site meetings with Police and local government representatives to resolve difficult safety problems. Responsible for the establishment and the management of the Environment Section - dealing with the analysis and investigation of environmental factors influencing road accidents. Responsible for the establishment and co-ordination of the School Crossing Supervisor Scheme involving liaison with Police, municipal, State Government, union and private industry representatives, as well as parents and school groups. Responsible for the development of traffic engineering strategies and techniques of traffic signal timing calculations and preparations of preliminary phasing plans. Responsible for the preparation of intersection and traffic signal hardware plans.
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS: Great Britain, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, United States of America, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, India, Laos, Spain, Eritrea, the Philippines, Albania, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mauritius, Azerbaijan, China, Armenia, Kiribati, Samoa, Vietnam, Timor Leste, Tajikistan.
LANGUAGES AND DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY: •
English – speaking, reading and writing – all excellent.
CERTIFICATION: I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the above information correctly describe myself, my qualifications and my professional experience.
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Date: 6 December 2013 Contact details: Phone/ Fax +61 3 98091681
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