GERARD CHARLES

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANT

 

Gerard F. Charles is a certified Traffic Engineering Technician. He received his certification from the University of California Irvine and Pasadena City College. Mr. Charles is presently a Traffic Engineering Technician for the City of Westminster. His duties include producing traffic plans, traffic engineering drawings, traffic studies, vehicle radar studies, technical maps, and preparing detailed reports in accordance with Federal Highway Administration, the Department of Transportation regulations, State of California (CalTrans) requirements, and City of Westminster standards.

Mr. Charles’ employment history includes working as a Technical Illustrator for Systems Engineering Technology Associate Corporation (SETAC) from 1978 to 1982, as an Engineering Aide/Traffic Engineer for the City of Huntington Beach from 1974 to 1980, and as a Traffic Engineering Technician for the City of Westminster from 1980 to present.

Mr. Charles is proficient in all areas of Traffic Engineering, Traffic Signal Design and Operations, Radar Operations, Surveying, Legal Liability Risk Management, Speed Zoning and Transportation Engineering, and the California Vehicle Code.

Mr. Charles is one of the senior members of California Traffic Specialists. He has provided Traffic Engineering expertise since 1997. Mr. Charles is a court recognized expert in all of the various disciplines of traffic engineering. He has given expert testimony in both criminal and civil cases in California Superior and Municipal courts. He is thoroughly familiar with court procedures and decorum.