DKS Associates
Haruka Ichikawa, EIT, is a Transportation Engineer in Training currently employed at DKS Associates since June 2021. Previously, Haruka served as a Graduate Student Instructor in the UC Berkeley Physics Department, teaching introductory physics and creating educational materials. Haruka gained research experience as an Undergraduate Student Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, contributing to transportation studies and producing writing for academic reports. Additionally, as a Research Intern with the Transportation Sustainability Research Center, Haruka focused on shared mobility systems and authored technical documents for federally funded projects. Earlier internships included roles at AECOM, where design tasks and technical writing for Bay Area transportation projects were performed. Haruka also contributed as an Orientation Mentor for UC Berkeley, fostering leadership skills among orientation leaders and assisting in welcoming new students. Haruka holds a Master of Science in Transportation Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
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DKS Associates
Founded in 1979, DKS Associates is a national, employee-owned transportation planning and transportation engineering firm providing state-of-the-art consulting services for all modes of ground transportation. Cutting-Edge Planning and Design Services. DKS performs planning and design services for automobiles, buses, light rail, streetcars, bus rapid transit, commuter rail, freight, bicycles, pedestrians, and all transportation ground access. Our planners and designers use cutting-edge techniques to take transportation projects from conceptual planning and alternatives analysis to environmental approvals and funding feasibility, design and construction, testing, and operations and management, completing a full life cycle of project development. This involves application of state-of-the-art expertise in performance measures, operational simulation, travel demand forecast models, traffic control devices, traffic signal systems, transportation communication technologies, and intelligent transportation systems (ITS). Advanced ITS and Communications Capabilities. DKS is a national leader in the planning and implementation of ITS. Our staff members have developed some of the first ITS deployment plans, fully deployed active traffic management systems, designed traffic management centers, and have led the way in developing successful transit signal priority systems and ITS architectures in the United States. Specialized Team of Experts. DKS professionals work with clients in the private and public sectors and at the local, regional, state, and federal levels. Virtually all of our technical staff members are registered professional engineers, professional traffic operations engineers, professional transportation planners, or certified by the American Institute of Certified Planners or other transportation services. Approximately two-thirds hold advanced degrees.