Tim is Acting Director of DoT’s Forecasting and Evaluation team which maintains DoT’s strategic transport model – the Victorian Integrated Transport Model, and the more recently developed land use model – CityPlan. Tim has worked in the transport sector for 16 years in consulting firms and the Victorian Public sector, with roles spanning transport modelling, economics, transport planning and business case development.

Kate is a senior transport modeller with 20 years’ experience in the transport planning and modelling sector, specialising in the development and application of strategic transport modelling tools and best practice forecasting approaches. As manager of the Victorian Department of Transport’s in-house Modelling Development Team, she oversees the development and maintenance of the department's strategic transport model, Victorian Integrated Transport Model (VITM). Kate holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering and a Masters of Transport from Monash University.

James has 7+ years’ experience in the transport modelling industry with key expertise in model development, model calibration, model validation and strategic project & policy forecasting. James has a background in applied Mathematics’ and started his career as a consultant in Melbourne. He has been involved in the development of multiple strategic models across Australia and heavily involved in the development and application of the Victorian Integrated Transport Model (VITM), Victorian Landuse and Transport Interaction Model (VLUTI) and CityPlan. Recently James has updated the VITM to including a ‘Working from home’ module to assist in modelling the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward. James manages the ‘Transport Modelling and Forecasting’ team with the Department which oversees the application of the strategic transport model and the business case and policy testing that it may be used for.

Julian holds the title of Specialist Engineer (Traffic Modelling) at the Department of Transport, Victoria. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia as a Chartered Engineer and is listed on the National Engineering Register and the Victorian State register of Professional Engineers. Julian is also a member of the Planning Institute of Australia. Julian has twenty-five years in transportation with international experience across Europe, North America, South East Asia and Australia. In addition to the Geography and Engineering qualifications, Julian also holds a masters in Economics and an MBA.

As Director Networks and Planning, Peter plays a key role in the delivery of complex and expert advice across a range of infrastructure matters, including transport, land use and infrastructure planning. Peter has more than two decades’ experience working across the public and private sectors in the planning and design of infrastructure projects, mostly in the transport sector. This includes working interstate and internationally, in the United Kingdom, on several urban centre regeneration projects, with a focus on sustainable modes of transport. Peter holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), and has served as a volunteer on several organisations, including as AITPM WA State President and the National Chair of the Transport Modelling Network.