Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Framework

Document Link: https://cav.mdot.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Maryland-CAV-Strategic-Framework.pdf 

Project Manager and co-author for the Maryland Connected and Automated Vehicle Strategic Framework, which established the first ever statewide plan for multi-agency coordination and strategic vision for the State. Ms. Delion worked alongside an on-boarded consultant to perform:

• stakeholder engagement, both internal and external (over 600 responses over various entities)
• writing of the strategic framework (wrote approximately half of the framework)
• creating consensus and finalizing approval at the state leadership level
• ensuring all final associated documents were published

The work occurred over approximately 6 months while Ms. Delion was an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Document Link: https://cav.mdot.maryland.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Connected-and-Automated-Vehicle-Toolkit-for-Maryland-Local-Jurisdictions_June-2021.pdf

Project Manager and author of the Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Toolkit for Maryland Local Jurisdictions, which helped local jurisdictions prepare for integration of CAV within their local plans. The toolkit provides realistic and clear recommendations for integration of innovation and further was developed in coordination with the Maryland Department of Planning. Ms. Delion performed:

• state of the practice reviews / research
• stakeholder engagement, both internal and external
• wrote the entirety of the document
• collected edits/comments and created consensus for a final document
• shepherded the document through final approvals from Maryland Department of Planning and Maryland Department of Planning leadership

The work was performed over 4 months while Ms. Delion was an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Document Link: https://www.roads.maryland.gov/OTMO/2021-2025_MDOTSHA_CAVImplementationPlan_Final.pdf

Ms. Delion acted as the primary program manager of the Connected and Automated Vehicle program for the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA), which led to the creation of the 2021-2025 Implementation Plan. Ms. Delion performed:

• stakeholder engagement
• consensus building from stakeholder inputs
• writing of the majority of the report
• oversight of the consultant who finalized the report
• final leadership approvals and publication

Within two years of the 5-year plan's release, Ms. Delion had successfully completed or initiated nearly half of the 35 recommended actions. The work was performed over 3 to 4 months while Ms. Delion was an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

Project manager and technical subject matter expert for the deployment of a pilot V2X technology awarded via a STIC grant aimed at detecting vulnerable roadway users at a signalized intersection and broadcasting their presence over DSRC and CV2X spectrum channels. Ms Delion performed:

• systems engineering report that led to the engineering design for the deployment
• reviewed engineering designs (developed by a consultant) for the deployment of the units 
• helped to submit FCC licenses
• supported in-the-field deployment of the devices (RSU and cameras) 
• provided project management from start to finish and wrote the final report submitted to FHWA
• created presentation and leadership briefs
• monitored device health/performance once the pilot was considered "complete" 

The work occurred over two years, with down periods during the wait for the FCC to accept licenses. Ms. Delion performed the work while an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration.

USDOT Project Link: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61218

Project manager and subject matter expert in vehicle "big data", for a US Department of Transportation Safety Data Initiate grant awarded to Maryland to create a vulnerable roadway user density exposure dashboard with probe data and crash information to aid in engineering decision making. The University of Maryland's Transportation Institute was the consultant and Ms. Delion acted as the state-side project manager, overseeing budget, contract language, review of technical work, policy guidance for project progress, and briefing executive leadership on project progress and findings.

Ms. Delion acted as an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration during the entirety of the grant project.

Project Manager and subject matter expert in the fields of ITS, data governance, and connected vehicles, in the development of a data exchange systems requirements report, which documented in detail how the data exchange would be structured and how systems would operate across offices. The on-boarded consultant performed technical analysis and reported findings from interviews while Ms. Delion acted as the project manager, technical review of systems architecture adherence, data governance viability, and ensuring the appropriate stakeholders were engaged throughout the development of the report. The work occurred over approximately 8 months while Ms. Delion was an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration. 

Project manager and author of a feasibility study of where and how many electric vehicle charging stations could be installed at State Highway Administration District Office locations to support future fleet use. Ms. Delion engaged stakeholders for input on potential uses by each District, locations where electric power might be best pulled and available, how many stations and what types (levels 2 and DCFC), and cost of installations and cost of powering the stations. The work was summarized in a feasibility report available for internal use. The work occurred over approximately 3 months while Ms. Delion was an employee of the Maryland State Highway Administration.