CARLOS ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ-CALDERÓN

CARLOS ALBERTO GONZÁLEZ-CALDERÓN Citizenships: United States - Colombia Permanent Address: 4 25TH ST. APT 5. Troy, NY 12180, USA Email: gonzac8@rpi.edu, cagonza@gmail.com Mobile: (518) 605-8908 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS 1. Strong theoretical foundation and practical experience in transportation engineering: freight transportation modeling and economics, transportation planning, geographic information systems, public transportation, and sustainable transportation systems. 2. Research experience on freight transportation engineering, acquired through research projects with the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE- SUFS); the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; the Department of Civil Engineering of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and the Universidad de Antioquia at Medellin, Colombia. 3. Teaching experience as Assistant Professor at the Universidad de Antioquia; and experience as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 4. Consultancy experience in transportation engineering, acquired through projects developed with the Department of Civil Engineering (School of Mines) of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin. 5. Recipient of multiple academic distinctions and honors EDUCATION Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, May 2014 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI, Troy, NY, USA Dissertation: Multiclass Equilibrium Demand Synthesis Advisor: Dr. José Holguín-Veras Master of Engineering Transportation, May 2010 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI, Troy, NY, USA Advisor: Dr. José Holguín-Veras Master of Science Infrastructure and Transportation Systems, December 2007 Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellín, Colombia Thesis: Trip Distribution Modeling at Aburrá Valley 2005 Advisor: Dr. Iván Sarmiento Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, December 2004 Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellín, Colombia Thesis: Fare Strategies and Awareness to Drivers Through Peak and Plate Measure for not Using Private Vehicles in Medellin Advisor: Dr. Iván Sarmiento PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Professional Engineering License: Fundamentals of Engineering: Civil. Taken on 10/26/2013 (Pass) Postdoctoral Research Associate (June 2014 to present) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA Assisted The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE-SUFS) and The Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE) on transportation projects: - Recommendations to the Design of an Urban Freight Mobility Policy in Colombia - Analyses of Freight Patterns in Medellin, Colombia - NCFRP 44 Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shifts - NCFRP 38 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas Graduate Research Assistant (January 2009 to May 2014) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA Assisted The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems (CoE-SUFS) and The Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment (CITE) on transportation projects: - NCFRP 44 Impacts of Policy-Induced Freight Modal Shifts 1

- NCFRP 38 Improving Freight System Performance in Metropolitan Areas - NCFRP 26 Freight Cost Data Estimation - Freight Demand Estimation from Secondary Sources - Feasibility Study for Freight Data Collection - NYC Integrative Freight Demand Management (USDOT Off-Peak Hour Deliveries) - NYC Park and Ride Study Teaching Assistant (January 2009 to May 2014) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA - Invited lecturer: Transportation System Planning CIVL 6250. Fall 2009-2013 - Invited lecturer: Engineering Economics-ENGR 4760. Spring 2011-2013 - Taught, assessed and guided students in these courses: Transportation System Planning, Highway Engineering, Capstone Design, AutoCAD, and Introduction to Engineering Analysis. Consultant Assistant (August 2011 to August 2012) Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Medellín, Colombia - Advised Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin in the freight and passenger origin-destination survey in the Medellin Metropolitan Area. Consultant Assistant (March 2011 to July 2011) The World Bank, Washington, D.C. - Collected transit data in South America cities including Bogota and Medellin in Colombia. - Analyzed collected data and case study reports for the Public Transport Capacity Analysis Procedures for Developing Cities manual. Assistant Professor (March 2006 to January 2009) Universidad de Antioquia - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Medellin, Colombia - Taught courses of: Introduction to Civil Engineering, Topography-Surveying, Geoinformatics, and Highway Geometric Design. - Member of the Civil Engineering Program Committee (Transportation Engineering). - P.I. "Modelación reparto modal de viajes: caso Universidad de Antioquia" - Co-P.I. "Modelación de la demanda de viajes en las sedes de la Universidad de Antioquia en Medellín. Consultant Assistant (July 2005 to March 2006) Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellín, Colombia Assisted the Universidad Nacional de Colombia on transportation projects: - Origin-Destination survey in the metropolitan area of Aburra Valley 2005 - Demand analysis on transit (buses) in Medellin - Study for the demand of public transportation in rural areas - Study of Metro de Medellin routes and its shuttle buses - Research Assistant in these projects: "Modelación de la demanda de viajes en el Valle de Aburrá 2005 and "Estrategias tarifarias y/o racionamiento del uso del vehículo particular, caso Envigado Resident Assistant (January 2005 to July 2005) Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. - ISA. Medellín, Colombia - Assisted project manager on the elaboration of the manual for supervision of construction process of electric substations. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Peer reviewer for journal paper (2010 to present): Network and Spatial Economics, Transportation Research Record, DYNA, Journal Facultad de Ingeniería UdeA, Journal UIS Ingenierías, and Journal EIA. Peer reviewer for conference papers (2010 to present): World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR), Transportation Research Board (TRB), Pan-American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering (PANAM); Colombian Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering; International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals. Co-Advisor for Master Thesis (2012-2013): Tour-Based transportation demand modeling at the Aburrá Valley Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin. Committee member for Master Thesis (2012): Modeling of the mode choice of two air terminals Universidad Nacional de Colombia at Medellin. 2

HONORS - AWARDS Recognition of Nomination for USDOT Student of the Year 2013 by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University Transportation Research Center. NY. Awarded November 19, 2013 Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Study Visit Grant. 2013 Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden Winter-School on Models for Freight Transport, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 2013 Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics. Breda, The Netherlands. TRB Doctoral Session in Transportation Modeling. 2013 Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. USA Recipient of Colfuturo and Enlazamundos Scholarship-Loan. 2012 Colfuturo and Enlazamundos. Medellin, Colombia T&DI Young Member Roundtable. 2011 Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI) - ASCE. Amarillo, TX Recipient of Research and Teaching Assistantship Award. 2009-2014 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy. NY. USA. Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship Colombia, for doctoral studies in Transportation Engineering. 2007 Note: I had to decline it because I was granted Permanent Residency in the US. Recipient of Scholarship for Graduate Studies 2006-2007 "Outstanding Graduate Students" Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia Winner of Public Excellence Contest Commemorating 200 Years of Universidad de Antioquia 2005 Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia Recipient of Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies 1999-2004 "Special Admissions Program for Undergraduate - Best High School Students" Dean's List for best class GPA on the semester 2001 1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia Mention for Best Class GPA 1997-1998 San Ignacio High School, Medellin, Colombia GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences INFORMS (Since 2013) Young Members Council at the Transportation Research Board TRB (Since 2013) Student Affiliate of the Transportation Research Board TRB (Since 2009) Institute of Transportation Engineers ITE (Since 2011) American Society of Civil Engineers ASCE (Since 2011) Engineers Without Borders, USA EWB (Since 2011) Member of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chapter Transportation and Development Institute T&DI (Since 2011) Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers SHPE (Since 2010) Transforming Transportation Embarq, World Bank (Since 2010) SKILLS Languages: English (Proficient), Spanish (Native) Software: TransCAD, Synchro, Vissim, Limdep, GAMS, STATA, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and ArcGIS. OTHER ACTIVITIES CPR AED Certified by the American Heart Association American Red Cross Volunteer (Disaster Action Team) 3

PUBLICATIONS Freight Transportation Modeling and Logistics Jaller, M. González-Calderón, C., Yushimito, W. and Sánchez-Díaz, I. (2014) An Investigation of the Effects of Critical Infrastructure on Urban Mobility in the City of Medellin. International Journal of Critical Infrastructures (in press) Holguín-Veras, J., González-Calderón, C., Sánchez-Díaz, I., Jaller-Martelo, M., and Campbell, S. (2014) Vehicle- Trip estimation models in Modelling Freight Transport (pp. 143-162). Edited by L.Tavasszy and G. De Jong. Elsevier Insights, London. ISBN: 978-0-12-410400-6 Holguín-Veras, J., Thorson, E., Wang, Q., Ning, X., González-Calderón, C., Sánchez-Díaz, I., and Mitchel, J. (2013) Urban freight tour models: state of the art and practice in Freight Transport Modelling (pp. 341-357). Edited by M. Ben-Akiva, H. Meersman and E. Van de Voorde. Emerald, Belgium. ISBN 978-178-1902-85-1 Holguín-Veras, J., J. Wojtowicz, C. Wang, M. Jaller, J. Ban, F. Aros-Vera, S. Campbell, X. Yang, I. Sanchez-Diaz, J. Amaya, C. González-Calderón, R. Marquis, S. D. Hodge, T. Maguire, M. Marsico, S. Zhang, S. Rothbard, K. Ozbay, E. Morgul, S. Iyer, K. Xie and E. Ozguven (2013). Integrative freight demand management in the New York City Metropolitan Area: Implementation Phase. Final Report. United States Department of Transportation. pp. 459 Holguín-Veras, J., Wojtowicz, J., González-Calderón, C., Lawrence, M., Skolnik, J., Brooks, B., Zhang, S., Strauss- Wieder, A. and Tavasszy, L. (2013) Freight Data Cost Elements. National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCFRP Report 22. Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC. pp. 130 Holguín-Veras, J., Sánchez-Díaz, I., and González-Calderón, C. (2013) Freight demand estimation from secondary sources. Case study: Manhattan. DYNA, 80, N. 182, pp. 200-209. González-Calderón, C., Sánchez-Díaz, I., and Holguín-Veras, J. (2012). An empirical investigation of the impacts of spatial and temporal aggregation on empty trips models. Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia. Vol. 64. pp. 150-164. Holguín-Veras, J., Sanchez-Diaz, I., González-Calderón, C. and Brom, M. (2012) Freight Demand Estimation from Secondary Sources. Final Report. University Transportation Research Center. New York City. pp. 27 Holguín-Veras, J., I. Sánchez, C. González-Calderón, I. Sarmiento, and E. Thorson (2011). "Time-Dependent Effects on Parameters of Freight Demand Models: An Empirical Investigation" Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board. 2224, pp. 42-50 Holguín-Veras, J., Sarmiento, I., and González-Calderón, C (2011). Parameter stability in freight generation and distribution demand models in Colombia. DYNA, 78, N. 166, pp. 17-26. Passenger Transportation Modeling Sarmiento, I., González-Calderón, C., Córdoba, J. and Díaz, C. (2014) Important aspects to be considered in household travel surveys in developing countries. Transportation Research Record: Journal of Transportation Research Board. 2394, pp. 128-136. González-Calderón, C. and Sarmiento, I. (2012) Analysis of trip distribution modeling for different socioeconomic categories at the Valle de Aburrá. Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia. Vol. 64. pp. 115-125. González-Calderón, C., Moreno, D., and Velasquez, S. (2012) Analysis of university campus mobility. Case Study: Universidad de Antioquia Revista Politécnica, 7, N. 12, pp. 49-58. González-Calderón, C., González-Calderón, G., and Posada, J. (2011) Solving the traffic assignment problem using real data for a segment of Medellin s transportation network. Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia. Vol 59. pp. 47-58. Posada, J., Farbiarz, V., and González-Calderón, C. (2011) "Analysis of Pico y Placa as vehicular circulation restriction in Medellin Based on traffic volumes. DYNA, 78, N. 165, pp. 112-121. González-Calderón, C. and Sarmiento, I. (2009). "Trip distribution modeling at Aburrá Valley using the gravity model. DYNA. 76, N. 158, pp. 199-208. Transportation Economics and Discrete Choice Models Posada, J., and González-Calderón, C. (2013) Fuel consumption on vehicles for highway transportation - predictive models Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín, vol. 12, No. 23 pp. 35-46 González-Calderón, C., Posada, J., and Sánchez-Díaz, I. (2012) The need for congestion pricing in Medellin: an economic perspective DYNA, 79, N. 171, pp. 123-131. 4

Córdoba, J. González-Calderón, C., and Posada, J. (2011) The selection of a mode of urban transportation: integrating psychological variables to discrete choice models DYNA, 78, N. 170, pp. 98-105. Moreno, D., Sarmiento, and I. González-Calderón, C. (2011). Policies to influence on the modal choice of the private vehicle users in universities: study case: Universidad de Antioquia DYNA, 78, N. 165, pp. 101-111. González-Calderón, C. (2009). "Fare strategies and awareness to drivers through Pico y Placa measure for not using private vehicles in Medellin, Colombia". Revista Ingenierías Universidad de Medellín. Vol. 8, N. 14, pp. 95-110. Public Transportation and Intelligent Transportation Systems Jaramillo, G., González-Calderón, C., González-Calderón, G. (2013) Route optimization of urban public transportation minimizing transfers. DYNA, 80, N. 180, pp. 41-49. González-Calderón, C., Jaller-Martelo, M. and Sánchez-Díaz, I. (2012) Innovative use of technologies for parking management at university campuses in Innovative ways of knowledge representation and management. (pp. 123-137). Medellin: Ed. Universidad de Medellín, Colombia. ISBN 978-958-8692-85-2 Posada, J. and González-Calderón, C. (2010) "Methodology for the study for the demand of public transportation in rural areas Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia. Vol 53. pp. 106-118. Other González-Calderón, C., Posada, J., and Cordoba, J. (2012) Civil Engineering in the School of Mines: 100 Years of Excellence DYNA, 79, N. 175 E., pp. 4-13. Refereed Journal Papers (Being Reviewed): González-Calderón, C., Holguín-Veras, J., and Ban, X. (2014) Entropy-Based multiclass equilibrium demand Synthesis. González-Calderón, C. and Holguín-Veras, J. (2014) Freight tour synthesis and the influence of sampling procedures. Holguín-Veras, J., Jaller, M., J., Amaya, J., Wang, C., González-Calderón, C., Sanchez-Diaz, I., Browne, Wojtowicz, J., Hodge, S., M., Rhodes, S. and Haake, D. (2014) Public sector freight interventions in metropolitan areas I: Governance, supply side, and traffic operations. Holguín-Veras, J., Amaya, J., Jaller, M., Wang, C., Wojtowicz, J., González-Calderón, C., Sanchez-Diaz, I., Hodge, S., Browne, M., Rhodes, S. and Haake, D. (2014) Public sector freight interventions in metropolitan areas II: Pricing, logistics, and demand management. Refereed Conference Proceedings: 1. González-Calderón, C. and Holguín-Veras, J. (2014) Freight tour synthesis and the influence of sampling procedures. In Proceedings of the 93rd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington. D.C., USA. 2. González-Calderón, C., Holguín-Veras, J. and Ban, X. (2013) Tour-Based Freight Origin-Destination Synthesis Considering Congestion. In Proceedings of the 13 th World Conference on Transport Research. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 3. Jaller, M., González-Calderón, C., Yushimito, W., Sánchez-Díaz, I. (2013) An investigation of the effects of critical infrastructure on urban mobility in the city of Medellin. In Proceedings of the 13 th World Conference on Transport Research. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 4. Sarmiento, I., Holguín-Veras, J., González-Calderón, C. and Sanchez-Diaz, I. (2013) Freight Origin-Destination Survey Analysis for the Medellin Metropolitan Area (Colombia) In Proceedings of the 2013 METRANS International Urban Freight Conference. Long Beach, CA 5. Holguín-Veras, Jaller, M., J., Amaya, J., Wang, C., González-Calderón, C., Sanchez-Diaz, I., Browne, Wojtowicz, J., Hodge, S., M., Rhodes, S. and Haake, D. (2013) Improving Freight Systems Performance in Metropolitan Areas. In Proceedings of the 2013 METRANS International Urban Freight Conference. Long Beach, CA 6. Holguín-Veras, J., Aros-Vera, F., Yushimito, W. and González-Calderón, C. (2013) Statistical Approximation Model for Estimation of Catchment Areas of Park-and-Ride Systems In Proceedings of the 92nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington. D.C., USA. 7. Sarmiento, I., González-Calderón, C., Córdoba, J., and Díaz, C. (2013) Important Aspects to be Considered in Household Travel Surveys in Developing Countries In Proceedings of the 92nd Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington. D.C., USA. 8. González-Calderón, C., Holguín-Veras, J., and Ban, X. (2012). Tour-Based Freight Origin-Destination Synthesis. In Proceedings of the 40 th European Transport Conference. Glasgow, Scotland. 5

9. González-Calderón, C., Sánchez-Díaz, I., and Holguín-Veras, J. (2012). An empirical investigation of the impacts of spatial and temporal aggregation on empty trips models. In Proceedings of the 40 th European Transport Conference. Glasgow, Scotland., 10. González-Calderón, C., Posada, J. and Sánchez-Díaz, I. (2012) Congestion pricing in Medellin: an economic perspective. In Proceedings of the XVII Pan American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Logistics. Santiago, Chile. 11. Posada, J., Farbiarz, V., and González-Calderón, C. (2012) Evaluación del pico y placa con base en conteors vehiculares- Caso Medellín (Colombia). In Proceedings of the XVII Pan American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Logistics. Santiago, Chile. 12. Holguín-Veras, J., I. Sánchez, C. González-Calderón, I. Sarmiento, and E. Thorson (2011). "Time-Dependent Effects on Parameters of Freight Demand Models: An Empirical Investigation." In Proceedings of the 90th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington. D.C., USA. 13. Moreno, D., González-Calderón C. and Aldana, C., (2011) Modelación de la demanda de viajes en las sedes de la Universidad de Antioquia. In Proceedings of the IX Congreso de Ingeniería de Transporte - CIT. Madrid, Spain 14. González-Calderón, C., Posada, J., and Córdoba, J. (2011) 100 años de Ingeniería Civil: Desde la Escuela Nacional de Minas hasta la Facultad de Minas. In Proceedings of the X Colombian Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Medellin, Colombia. 15. Córdoba, J., González-Calderón, C., and Posada, J. (2010) Elección de un modo de transporte urbano integrando variables latentes psicológicas. In Proceedings of the XVI Pan American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering and Logistics. Lisbon. Portugal. 16. Holguín-Veras, J., Sarmiento, I., González-Calderón, C. Thorson, E., and Sánchez, I. (2010). Short-Medium term parameter stability in a National freight demand model: an empirical investigation. In Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Transport Research. Lisbon, Portugal. 17. Velásquez, S., González-Calderón, C., and Moreno, D. (2010) Modelación de la generación de viajes en la sede central de la Universidad de Antioquia In Proceedings of the XVI Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Público y Urbano. Ciudad de México. México. 18. Posada, J., González-Calderón, C., and Farbiarz, V. (2010). The policy on highway geometric design in Colombia. In Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design. Transportation Research Board. Valencia, Spain. 19. Brom, M., González-Calderón, C., Holguín-Veras, J., and Collura, J. (2009). Are ports the one to blame for urban congestion? In proceedings of the 3 rd National Urban Freight Conference, Long Beach, CA. 20. González-Calderón, C. and Posada, J, (2009) Principales aspectos a considerar para modelar la demanda de transporte de carga. In Proceedings of the IX Colombian Symposium of Transit and Transportation Engineering. Villa de Leyva, Colombia. 21. Farbiarz, V., Posada, J., and González-Calderón, C. (2009) Medidas para la restricción a la circulación vehicular en Medellín: causas y efectos. In Proceedings of the XV Latin-American Congress of Public and Urban Transportation CLATPU. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 22. Moreno, D., González-Calderón C., and Velásquez, S. (2008) Estudio del reparto modal de viajes en la Universidad de Antioquia. In Proceedings of the XV Pan American Conference of Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Cartagena. Colombia. 23. Velásquez, S., González-Calderón C., and Moreno, D. (2008) Ordenamiento del tránsito en la Universidad de Antioquia. In Proceedings of the VIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Transporte - CIT. A Coruña, Spain. 24. González-Calderón, C. and Sarmiento, I. (2008) Modelación de la distribución de viajes en el Valle de Aburrá. In Proceedings of the VIII Congreso de Ingeniería de Transporte CIT. A Coruña, Spain. 25. Sarmiento, I., González-Calderón, C., Ospina, F., and Mejía, A. (2007) Modelación de las decisiones de viaje en el Poblado ante la presencia de pico y placa. In Proceedings of the XIV Congreso Latinoamericano de Transporte Público y Urbano CLATPU. Río de Janeiro. Brazil 26. Posada, J. and González-Calderón, C. (2007) Estudio de demanda insatisfecha en transporte rural- estudio de caso: Municipio de Guarne. In Proceedings of the VIII Colombian Symposium of Transit and Transportation Engineering. Popayan. Colombia. 27. Sarmiento, I., González-Calderón, C., and Ospina, F. (2007) Evaluación de la medida de pico y placa en Medellín. In Proceedings of the VIII Colombian Symposium of Transit and Transportation Engineering. Popayan. Colombia. 28. Jaramillo, G., Sarmiento, I. González-Calderón, C., and Cardona, N. (2006) Optimización de frecuencias en las rutas de buses de Medellín. In Proceedings of the XIV Panamerican Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 29. Sarmiento, I., Mejia, A., González-Calderón, C., and Ospina, F. (2005) Estimación de los impactos de la medida de restricción de pico y placa en Medellín. In Proceedings of the VII Simposio de Ingeniería de Tránsito y Transporte. Bogotá. Colombia. 6