Rebecca J. Heywood rheywood@mit.edu - (720) 878-5664 rebeccaheywood.wordpress.com EDUCATION Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Expected 2016 Master of Science in Transportation Master of City Planning Relevant Coursework: Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning, Negotiation, Management in a Development Context, Transportation Systems: Performance and Optimization, Transportation Systems: Demand and Economics GPA: 5.0/5.0 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Concentration in Urban Studies and Planning
June 2012 GPA: 4.7/5.0
EXPERIENCE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationales Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Frankfurt, Germany May 2014 – Present Sustainable Urban Mobility Intern • Developing guidelines for local practitioners on the incremental improvement of informal minibus taxis • Supporting work of sustainable urban mobility team MIT High-Speed Rail and Regional Transportation Group, Cambridge, MA September 2013-Present Graduate Research Assistant • Researching technical, institutional and socioeconomic issues associated with connecting high-speed rail systems with local urban transport systems using Penn Station, NYC as a case study (Supervisor: Prof. Joe Sussman) Logit Consultoria, São Paulo, Brazil March 2013-August 2013 Transportation Planner • Created analysis framework for data from household transportation survey of 4,000 households in Sorocaba, Brazil • Developed TransCAD models for major redesign of bike lanes and highways for long-term transport plan for 6,000 ha area of São Paulo • Developed statistical model for income level proxies for 4,000 household origin-destination survey in Sorocaba, Brazil and taught methodology to 8 colleagues EMBARQ India, WRI Center for Sustainable Transportation, Mumbai, India July 2012-December 2012 Research Assistant • Led development of an industry-first literature review on the role of motorized two-wheelers in urban contexts and demographics and motivations of users in the developing world • Developed and conducted survey of 1,000 people on demographics and motivations of motorcycle users in Pune, India Kittelson and Associates, Inc., Bend, OR May 2011-August 2011 Transportation Intern • Developed model to predict future parking demand on the campus of the University of Washington • Conducted traffic impact assessments (TIA) for a variety of developments in urban, suburban and rural areas ACTIVITIES AND LEADERSHIP President, MIT Transportation Student Group Young Professionals in Transportation AFS Youth Exchange Volunteer
December 2013-Present January 2012- Present August 2008- Present
SKILLS Languages: Professionally proficient in Portuguese and German; Conversationally fluent in Spanish and Czech Computer: Microsoft Office Programs, SPSS, TransCAD, MATLAB, Synchro, Sidra, AutoCAD, basic SketchUp, Java HONORS AND AWARDS The MIT Leo (Class of 1924) and Mary Grossman Award for Academic Excellence and Interest in Transportation, Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, Thomas J. Watson Memorial Scholarship, Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, National Merit Scholar