Savant Group, Inc. provides professional engineering services in the specialty areas of traffic engineering, transportation planning, transit priority and intelligent transportation systems. Our Principal engineers have nearly thirty years of experience in both public and private sector positions and have been recognized by both the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) for their outstanding engineering achievements. We apply our extensive experience to each client's individual project challenges along with the knowledge and wisdom gained through projects successfully completed across the nation. We work closely with each of our clients to find cost-effective solutions to their individual transportation challenges. Our involvement in ITE, ASCE and TRB keeps our engineers up to date with the latest technology and techniques being applied throughout the industry.
Susan Langdon PE, PTOE
As President, Ms. Langdon leads the efforts of Savant Group Inc. based on more than 19 years of experience in traffic signal design and operations, signal system timing and implementation, traffic engineering analysis, traffic system modeling and simulation, transit priority applications, and Intelligent Transportation Systems applications. Her experience includes 10 years in the public sector where she served as Signal Operations Engineer for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and nine years in private practice. She has developed signal timing for more that 1,500 traffic signals in her career and has hands-on experience with most traffic signal controllers on the market. Ms. Langdon is actively involved in the profession, serving the Institute of Transportation Engineers as Chair or Co-Chair on several traffic signal related committees. She also continues to find new approaches to traffic signal challenges through her role on the Transportation Research Board Signal Systems committee.
Jennifer Butcher PE, PTOE
Ms. Butcher’s experience includes traffic signal design, traffic signal timing, traffic impact studies, access studies, signing and pavement marking, and traffic control plan development. Ms. Butcher’s experience includes projects in Georgia and Texas for state Departments of Transportation, cities, counties, regional planning commissions, regional international airports, and private developers. Ms. Butcher has designed and/or managed over 60 traffic signal designs, signal modifications, and communications plans and has developed and deployed signal timing plans for more than 700 intersections.
Rhett Dollins PE, PTOE
Mr. Dollins’ experience includes traffic signal design, traffic signal timing, signing and pavement marking design, traffic control plan development, communication network design, and ITS system design and operation. Mr. Dollins spent the first six years of his professional career with the traffic engineering department in the City of Lubbock, Texas. He has designed or modified over 50 traffic signals and created timing plans for over 400 traffic signals. While in Lubbock, Mr. Dollins served as the first Traffic Management Center engineer of the City of Lubbock/TxDOT Transview joint TMC.
Carl LaFerney, EIT
Mr. LaFerney's experience includes traffic signal design, traffic signal timing, traffic control plan development, and traffic impact analysis. His experience includes projects in Georgia and Texas for state Departments of Transportation, cities, counties, regional planning commissions, regional international airports, and private developers. He has designed or modified over 20 traffic signals and has developed and deployed timing plans for over 135 traffic signals.