James Beattie Morison, P.Eng.

E-mail: james_b_morison@hotmail.com

Employment History:

1979 to present: City of Calgary

Transportation Engineer in the Transportation Planning Business Unit.

•          Played a major role in the development of the 1981 and 1991 versions of City’s Regional Transportation Model. I had primary responsibility for maintenance of 1981 model. I have acted in a similar role with the 1991 model.

•          Have worked on all aspects of transportation surveys for the City, including project leader, planning, supervision of data collection, analysis of data and preparation of reports. Surveys include: Transit Onboard Surveys, Travel to Work Surveys (as part of the Civic Census) and various travel behaviour surveys undertaken for the development of the Regional Transportation Model.

•        Project leader for the conversion of the City’s Transportation model from UTPS to EMME/2. Personal advocacy led to the introduction of EMME/2 to Calgary.

•          Currently responsible for the Transportation Plan Monitoring Program.

1978 to 1979: W.L.Wardrop Associates. Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Transportation Engineer.

•          Responsible for the transportation component of the Selkirk and District Development Plan Municipal Services Study.

•          Prepared several traffic impact studies in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

1976 to 1978: - The University of Manitoba, Department of Civil Engineering.

Research and teaching assistant. Assisted with courses in transportation and water resources, and undertook research in Air Travel Demand.

1975: - City of Winnipeg, Traffic Operations.

Traffic Operations Technician.

 

•          Worked on traffic accident analysis

•          Developed a simulation model of a 4-way stop.

•          Analysed several parking studies.

•          Prepared several traffic operations studies.

Education:

•          1978 M.Sc. University of Manitoba, course work included courses from the departments of Civil Engineering, Economics, Statistics and the MBA program.

•          1976 B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) - University of Manitoba

•          Individual courses in Anthropology, Archaeology, Management, Computer Systems, Conflict Resolution, Film Making and Transit Planning.

Demonstrated Skills:

•          Writing.

•          Creative problem solving.

•          Statistical analysis.

•          Operational research.

•          Transportation demand modelling.

•          Design, supervision and analysis of transportation surveys.

Published Articles:

"Forecasting Demand for Demand Forecasting" Coauthored with Yuhan Fung. ITE District 7 Annual Conference Victoria B.C. 1991 April 21-24.

"Equilibrium Concepts in Modal Split Modelling" -ASCE Transportation Engineering Journal, Vol. 108, No. TE5, September, 1982. page 457. - This paper was based on my Master’s thesis.

Professional Affiliations:

•          Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta - Professional Engineer

•          The Institute of Transportation Engineers(ITE) - Associate Member

           •          Secretary of the Calgary section of the ITE (1981 to 1983)

•          Transportation Association of Canada

           •          Transportation Planning Committee (1985 to 1997)

•          The Canadian Operations Research Society(CORS) - Associate Member

           •          Secretary of the Calgary section of CORS (1987 to 1990)

           •          Meeting host for the Calgary section of CORS (1987 to 1999)

Selected other Activities:

 

•          Independent film maker

•          Founded the $100 Film Festival, which now in its 15^th year.

•          Completed films have been exhibited at Film Festivals in New York City, Oklahoma, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Toronto.

•          http://members.attcanada.ca/~jmorison/My_Films.htm

•          The Alberta Skeptics

•          The Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities