Summary
Hannah Carson is a Senior Transportation Planner specializing in travel demand modeling and activity-based models, with eight years of experience applying data-driven methods to transit, bike/ped, and roadway safety projects. Based in Mountain View, she blends Python programming, data science, and data visualization to translate complex model outputs into actionable infrastructure and policy insights. Her background in experimental high-energy physics and Monte Carlo analysis informs a rigorous, quantitative approach to uncertainty and sensitivity in transportation forecasting. Comfortable in cross-functional teams and GitHub-centric workflows, she has moved from analyst roles to senior planner positions at RSG and VTA, delivering creative solutions like road diet and new-tech evaluations. Known for turning detailed model results into compelling visual narratives, she also brings uncommon lab-to-field experience—having developed data-analysis tools and electronics work during her physics research.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Presbyterian College
English, French