January 12th Meeting

The prayer will be led by Mike Sowers

The Pledge and 4-Way Test will be led by Daniel Spann

This week, our speaker will be Bob Murphy.  Bob is the President of RPM Transportation Consultants, where he has been a visionary leader of this innovative, award winning firm for over twenty years.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee.  Bob is a Senior Professional Engineer and registered in five states.  He is a certified as a Professional Traffic Operations Engineer and is a Registered Land Surveyor in Tennessee.  Since forming RPM, Bob has provided leadership for the firm on a wide range of traffic engineering and transportation planning projects for public, private and institutional clients.  Bob is an accomplished engineer with a diversity of experience that includes traffic impact studies, traffic signal warrant studies, transportation master plans, traffic safety and accident analysis, parking studies, ITS planning and design plans, traffic signal optimization studies, traffic signal design plans, traffic signal system analysis, capacity analysis, traffic calming, roundabout design, roadway geometric design, and intersection design. Bob has a longstanding commitment to multi-modal transportation solutions and sustainable design and he is well known for his expertise in bicycle and pedestrian planning and design.  One of Bob’s strengths is helping clients successfully deal with complex permitting and approval processes and he has extensive experience facilitating public meetings and making presentations as an expert witness.

 
Bob has authored several papers on transportation planning and traffic engineering subjects, has served as an adjunct professor teaching traffic engineering, and is a frequent presenter at professional conferences throughout the country.  Throughout his career Bob has been actively involved in committees and the leadership of numerous professional and civic organizations.  He has been received the following awards for his professional and civic activities.

·               Southern District ITE, Marble J. Hensley Individual Activity Award, 1996

·               Tennessee Section ITE, Outstanding Individual Activity Award, 2000

·               Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, Volunteer Award for Transportation, 2001

·               Tennessee Section ITE, Volunteer Distinguished Service Award, 2008

·               Nashville Business Journal, Williamson County Impact Award, 2008