Meet the Instructor
Ryan Avery
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist, WSP USA
Ryan Avery is a geographic information systems (GIS) specialist at WSP USA, where he works with large data sets to improve our understanding of multimodal transport systems. He’s an expert in GIS, data analysis and management with years of experience working with massive transportation data sets, such as tolling data and transit fare card data.
He previously worked as a senior research engineer at the Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC) at the University of Washington and as a consultant planner and data scientist. Avery has broad multimodal experience working with local agencies in the Puget Sound region, including Sound Transit, WSDOT, King County Metro, Community Transit, Washington State Ferries and the City of Seattle.
Avery also has international experience working in the UAE on the Dubai Integrated Rail Transit Master Plan and the Abu Dhabi Regional Rail Study. He also was a researcher at the Centre for Traffic Research in Stockholm, Sweden. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Washington.