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  • Picture of Brenda LantzBrenda Lantz - Program Director
    brenda.lantz@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0070

    Brenda is responsible for the leadership and management of the Transportation Safety Systems Center. She has over 15 years of research experience, primarily in the areas of commercial vehicle safety systems and analysis, business logistics, and intelligent transportation systems for commercial vehicle operations. Brenda holds a Masters degree in Statistics from North Dakota State University, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration, Supply Chain and Information Systems, from the Pennsylvania State University. UGPTI Staff Bio
  • Picture of Gary TalpersGary Talpers - Technical Lead/Senior Software Engineer
    gary.talpers@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0071

    Gary has been a software engineer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 1998. He is the Technical Lead for the software development staff, and is primarily responsible for the Aspen and ISS software. He also works on the COMPASS Program to design and develop portlets within the new FMCSA Portal.
  • Picture of Joan LobatoJoan Lobato - Project Coordinator
    joan.lobato@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0076

    Joan has over 20 years of experience in the research, analysis, system design and quality assurance areas of software development. Within the TSSC organization, her primary focus is Project Coordination, which includes developing project plans, tracking project status and issues, as well as documenting new requirements. She is also responsible for providing quality assurance objectives and performing software testing for investigative software applications developed by TSSC.
  • Picture of Carl AlyeaCarl Alyea - Senior Software Engineer
    carl.alyea@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0075

    Carl has been a software engineer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 1997, and is primarily responsible for the ProVu, UFA, and CDLIS Access software.
  • Picture of Timothy BrownTimothy Brown - Senior Software Engineer
    timothy.brown@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0077

    Tim has been a software engineer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 1998, and is primarily responsible for the CAPRI and CaseRite software.
  • Daniel Carroll - Senior Software Engineer
    daniel.carroll@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0078

    Dan has more than 16 years of experience in the information technologies field as an analyst and developer in web based applications and legacy environments. Dan's primary responsibility with TSSC is working on the COMPASS Program to design and develop portlets within the new FMCSA Portal.
  • Picture of Dottie WestDottie West - Senior Software Engineer
    dorothy.west@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0073

    Dottie has been a software engineer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 1999, and is primarily responsible for the Query Central web application, the FMCSA Query Central / U.S. Customs ITDS Automated Commercial Environment interface project, Web Services and communications development, and the PIQ software.
  • Picture of Kathy ShortKathy Short - Web Developer/Production Artist
    kathy.short@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0080

    Kathy has been a web developer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 1999. She is primarily responsible for the FMCSA Information Systems (InfoSys) website and the Third Party Developer's Partnership (3pDP) website, as well as 508 compliance for Internet applications.
  • Picture of Peggy Kaiser-MahardyPeggy Kaiser-Mahardy - Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineer
    peggy.kaiser.mahardy@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0082

    Peggy has been a software quality assurance and test engineer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 2000, and is responsible for the quality assurance and testing of all the Center's inspection applications.
  • Picture of Sue RobertsSue Roberts - Senior Technical Writer and Test Engineer
    susan.roberts@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0081

    Sue has been a technical writer with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 2005, and is primarily responsible for the eFOTM software application and documentation of all the Center's applications. She is also responsible for internal requirements documentation and testing the Center's web-based applications.
  • Picture of Paul MillerPaul Miller - Systems Administrator
    paul.j.miller.1@ndsu.edu
    (720)238-0079

    Paul has been an IT Administrator with the Transportation Safety Systems Center since 2006, and is primarily responsible for network design, setup, security and administration. He is also responsible for the hardware specification documentation.