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Kristin Borntrager

Acting Director of Volpe Financial Management

Kristin Borntrager is a federal financial leader with more than 26 years of experience dedicated to driving financial excellence, integrity, and the responsible stewardship of taxpayer funds. Borntrager currently serves as the acting director of Volpe...

Robin Downs, PhD

Principal Technical Advisor for Advanced Aeroacoustics 

Robin Downs, PhD serves as the principal technical advisor for advanced aeroacoustics at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. Since joining Volpe’s Environmental Measurement and Modeling Division in 2016, Downs has applied her expertise in...

Hadi Wassaf, PhD

Principal Technical Advisor for Perception and Resilient PNT in Intelligent and Automated Transportation 

Hadi Wassaf, PhD is a principal technical advisor at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center leading the research and development of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solutions for intelligent...

Erika A. Sudderth, PhD

Erika Sudderth is a principal technical advisor for sustainable federal operations and facility resilience at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.

Raymond Resendes

Biography of Raymond Resendes, the Principal Technical Advisor for Cybersecurity and an electronics engineer at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.