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Wenck <br />James A. Benshoof, PE <br />Principal <br />EDUCATION: <br />REGISTRATION: <br />University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, M.S. Professional Engineer, CA, IA, MN, ND, SD <br />Traffic Engineering, 1969 <br />Northwestern University, M.S. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: <br />Transportation Engineering, 1968 <br />University of Minnesota, B.S. Institute of Transportation Engineers <br />Civil Engineering, 1966 <br />EXPERIENCE <br />2006 - Present — Principal with Wenck Associates, Inc. Overall responsibility for traffic <br />engineering and transportation planning services. Has substantial experience in transportation <br />planning studies, traffic engineering analyses and traffic operations design projects. <br />Understands current traffic engineering design principles. Has managed transportation <br />projects for the University of Minnesota, Minnesota and South Dakota Departments of <br />Transportation, 20 communities in the State of Minnesota, several communities in the States <br />of Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and for numerous private organizations. <br />1982 -2006 — President of Benshoof & Associates, Inc., which provided traffic engineering and <br />transportation planning services for public and private organizations. <br />1981 to 1982 — Principal with Strgar - Roscoe, Inc., Minneapolis. Responsible for all traffic <br />engineering, transportation planning, and transit planning projects performed by the firm. <br />1980 to 1981 — Vice- President with Westwood Planning & Engineering Company, <br />Minneapolis. Responsible for all transportation services provided by the fine. <br />1971 to 1980 — Project Manager and Associate with BRW, Inc., Minneapolis. Responsible for <br />a variety of transportation projects. <br />1969 to 1971 — Traffic Engineer with Alan M. Voorhees and Assoc., Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. <br />Participated in various transportation projects. <br />PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES <br />"Traffic and Parking for Downtown Areas," Missouri Downtown Conference, November <br />1996 and Iowa Downtown Conference, August 1995 <br />Transportation Elements for Mall of America," Institute of Transportation Engineers <br />District 4 Meeting, June 1993 <br />"Municipal Traffic Engineering and Planning," Third Annual Municipal Engineering <br />Conference, University of Minnesota, March 1988 <br />