Reviewed training needs assessment for district engineers. Assisted in advisory services on tender evaluation and preparation of tender and contract documents. Prepared training programmes for labour-based and machine-based road work contractors.
June 1999-September 1999 MINISTRY OF WORKS, Tanzania
Structural Engineer Trainee (Internship)
Assisted in the structural design of the four-storey UNHCR building. Prepared contract documents, bills of materials, and estimates for UNHCR building.
June 1998-September 1998 KONOIKE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Tanzania
Civil Engineer Trainee (Internship)
Assisted in the supervision of road work, which include material and work scheduling, setting out of roadway alignment, structural concrete and pavement works.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Florida State University, Traffic Engineering Lab, Tallahassee, FL, 20XX- to date
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Renatus Mussa.
Assisted in preparation of the course notes, homework, term design projects, tutoring students
Causes assisted: TTE 3004-Transportation Engineering, TTE5305-Traffic Engineering, TTE 5805-Highway Geometric Design, TTE 5256-Traffic Operations
RELEVANT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS:
• Evaluation of the relevance of minimum speed limit on Interstate highways in Florida (2002-04)
• Geometric design of Orange Avenue Extension(2002)
• Geometric design of Blair Stone NE extension. (20XX)
• Operational and safety evaluation of Tennessee/Capital Circle Intersection (2002)
• Operational and safety evaluation of Railroad/ Gaines Intersection(20XX)
• Corridor analysis of Gaines street (20XX)
• Traffic warranty study at Bellevue/Lipona Intersection(20XX)
COMPUTER SKILLS
Statistical Packages: SAS, STATA, S-Plus
Traffic Simulation Packages: SYNCHRO PRO, CORSIM, HCS, VISSIM, TRANSYT 7F
GIS Packages: ArcView, ArcGIS
CAD Packages: AutoCAD, Microstation
Highway Design Packages: Autodesk Land Desktop Development, Eagle Point, Inroads/GEOPAK.
Urban Transportation Modeling Packages: Cube Voyager
Data Management Packages: MS ACCESS, MS EXCEL
Programming Languages: C++, Java, Paschal, Prolog, Matlab, SQL, HTML
Other Applications packages: MS office XP, Macromedia, Lindo, MS Project, MS Publisher, Front Page
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Muchuruza, V., Mussa, R., and Thuo, G. Estimating the Likelihood of Traffic Conflicts and Crashes Using Cellular-Based Micro-simulation, submitted for review at Journal of Transportation Research Board.
Muchuruza, V., Thuo,G., and Mussa, R.. Simulation and Evaluation of Cellular-Based Traffic Model. Submitted for review at The Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Journal.
Muchuruza, V and Mussa, R. Cellular Based Traffic Micro-Simulation: Kinematical Approach. Submitted for review at ASCE Journal of Transportation.
Mussa R, and Muchuruza, V. “Safety Analysis of Florida Rural Interstate Freeway Travel in Relation to the 40 MPH Minimum Speed Regulation” ASCE Journal of Transportation (Article in Press, 20XX).
Muchuruza, V. and Mussa, R. Nationwide Survey on the Posting of Minimum Speed Limit Signs on Interstate Freeways. Journal ofTransportation Research Part A, Vol. 40., No. 9, November 20XX. Mussa, R., and Muchuruza, V. “Improving Cellular Automata Modeling of High Speed Traffic Flow.” In Proceedings of the Joint International Conference on Computing and Decision Making in Civil and Building Engineering to be held in Montreal, Canada, on June 14-16, 20XX. Muchuruza,V., and Mussa, R. “Cell Based Micro-Simulation: An Alternative Approach”. In Proceedings of 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 06-0781, Washington, D.C., January, 20XX. Muchuruza, V and Mussa, R. “Operational and Safety Evaluation of Freeways with Posted Minimum Speed Limit” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Vol. 44, No. 3, Fall 20XX. Muchuruza, V and Mussa, R. “Traffic Operation and Safety Analyses of Minimum Speed Limit on Florida Rural Interstate Highways” In Proceedings of the 20XX Mid-Continent Transportation Research Symposium, Iowa. August18-19, 20XX Muchuruza, V and Mussa, R. “Operational and Safety Evaluation of Freeways with Posted Minimum Speed Limit” Journal of Transportation Research Forum, Fall 20XX. Muchuruza, V and Mussa, R. “Speed on Rural Interstate Highways Relative to Posting the 40 mph Minimum Speed Limit”. Journal of Transportation and Statistics Vol 7 No2/3 20XX. Mussa, R. and Muchuruza, V. “Quantifying Effects of 40 MPH Minimum Speed Limits on Interstate Freeways in Florida .” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Florida Section, Sarasota, FL, March, 20XX. Muchuruza,V and Mussa, R. “Evaluating the Relevance of 40 MPH Minimum Speed Limit on Interstate Freeways”. In Proceedings of 83rd Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Paper No. 2595, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 20XX Muchuruza, V. “Mobile Communication Technologies for Disseminating Real-Time Information to Motorists”. ORMS Tomorrow, Fall 2002 Mussa, R., Sando, T., and Muchuruza, V. “Laboratory Evaluation of Adhesives Used in Installation of Piezoelectric Sensors.” Poster presentation at the North American Travel Monitoring Exhibition & Conference, Orlando, FL, May 12-16, 2002. AWARDS The Dissertation Research Grant. Awarded by the Florida State University Office of Graduate Studies to assist the research of my dissertation, February 20XX. LISTINGS AFFILIATIONS
The Book Scholarship Award. Awarded by the Big Bend Florida Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineering(ITE), December 20XX.
Who's Who in the Chancellor's list, 20XX-20XX
Associate Member: Institution of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
Member: Tau Beta Pi, Engineering honor society.