Transportation planner

Cole
Hartford

I’m a transportation planner at CDM Smith, working primarily in traffic and revenue analysis. I enjoy working with data and using it to better understand traffic and tolling trends.

Based in Hartford, Connecticut.

Projects & current work

Traffic and revenue analysis

June 2026 to present

I analyze traffic volumes and roadway performance to support transportation planning and managed lane studies.

A lot of my work involves developing traffic profiles and checking large datasets in Excel.

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Summer 2025

Vulnerable road user safety surveys

At PVPC, I helped collect traffic data for pedestrian and cyclist safety studies. I also attended town meetings and made intersection diagrams in Excel to show traffic patterns and potential conflicts.

Excel · Field data collection

Sebago Town Office

Summer 2024

Sebago transfer station plan

During my internship in Sebago, I looked into the transfer station’s operating costs and billing practices. I gathered input from residents and wrote a report with recommendations, including adding a vehicle scale for construction and demolition waste.

Financial analysis · Community research

UMass Amherst

Econometrics project

Sleep quality and job satisfaction

For my econometrics final project, I used regression modeling in R to look at the relationship between sleep quality and job satisfaction. The relationship was modest, and other factors appeared to matter more.

R / RStudio · Regression modeling

Cole Hartford documenting roadway safety issues during a planning workshop
Road safety work at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.

About me

I graduated cum laude from UMass Amherst in May 2026 with a B.S. in Managerial Economics and a minor in Information Technology.

Before joining CDM Smith, I interned with the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and the Sebago Town Office.

I’m originally from Cumberland, Maine, and now live in Connecticut. Outside of work, I enjoy golf and hiking.

Experience

June 2026 to presentEast Hartford, CT

Transportation Planner I

CDM Smith

I work with traffic data to support traffic and revenue analysis, including managed lane studies.

June to August 2025Springfield, MA

Transportation Planning Intern

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

I collected and organized traffic counts. I also worked on road safety studies and used GIS for pavement assessments.

Summer 2024Sebago, ME

Research Intern

Sebago Town Office

I researched transfer station operations and gathered community feedback to develop recommendations for the town.

Skills & tools

Planning

  • Transportation planning
  • Traffic and pedestrian safety
  • Field data collection
  • Municipal research

Data & GIS

  • Excel
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • R / RStudio
  • Statistical modeling

Other skills

  • Technical writing
  • Stakeholder presentations
  • HTML
  • Python

Contact

Feel free to reach out.