Hi Everyone - I am just passing along a wonderful opportunity at USDOT in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. As it states below, the "position reports to the BTS' Deputy Director" who is Rolf Schmitt. Rolf's past work includes working on the predecessor to the CTPP, called the UTPP (Urban Transportation Planning Package) and he has continued to work on behalf of USDOT on justification of the journey to work questions in the ACS. Elaine Murakami FHWA Office of Planning --------------------------------------------------- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) seeks a Director of the Office of Spatial Analysis and Visualization within the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). BTS is a principal federal statistical agency that develops key information on the extent, use, and consequences of all forms of transportation. BTS is responsible for leading the development of high quality transportation data and statistics, including geospatial data and information; and advancing their effective uses in both public and private decision making. This position reports to the BTS' Deputy Director, and oversees the staff responsible for compilation, quality assurance, publication, and development of tools for access and analysis of geospatial data in the National Transportation Atlas Database; supports the BTS Director's strategic management of transportation layer of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure; coordinates the development of transportation geospatial data standards, compiling intermodal geospatial data, and collecting geospatial data that is not being collected by other entities; conducts visual analytics and spatial and network analyses to support BTS programs; prepares maps and other visualizations for BTS publications and departmental initiatives; and provides leadership in advancing the state-of-the-practice in spatial analysis and visualization tools. To succeed in this leadership position, candidates must have experience formulating, planning, developing, and implementing methods for methods of geographic data compilation and integration, spatial analysis, network analysis, and visualization. The position requires strong technical competence and innovative, strategic vision in the development of geographic data products and the analysis and presentation of spatial data to support transportation decision making. If you or someone you know has outstanding leadership qualities and a demonstrable record of proven results, I encourage you or them to apply for this Washington D.C.-based position. We are looking for a diverse pool of qualified candidates. The announcement is posted to the Public and to Merit Promotion eligible applicants on http://www.usajobs.gov/. Please know that Merit Promotion announcements are the vehicle through which Federal employees generally apply for Federal positions. Application deadline: July 1, 2015 Supervisory Transportation Specialist Merit Promotion: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407603000 Public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407602800 Supervisory Geographer Merit Promotion: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407599700 Public: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/407600400 Please direct all questions to Linda Riggins, OST-R HQ Human Resources, at 202-366-0277.