Dan Cumbo, PE, Vice President, Wilmington Office Director

Dan Cumbo has over 20 years of wide-ranging experience in the field of transportation engineering including construction, maintenance, traffic engineering, and operations – in public and private sectors.  Sixteen of these years were spent with NCDOT where he held various positions including Sampson County Maintenance Engineer and Wilmington District Engineer.  Dan gained extensive knowledge and experience related to driveway permits, encroachments, and roadway design from his various positions of responsibility within multiple NCDOT Maintenance and District Offices.  He has been directly responsible for the approval of hundreds of driveway and encroachment permits, highway improvement projects, and subdivision roads to be added to the State system.  His last position with NCDOT was as the Division Traffic Engineer for Division 3 in Wilmington where his responsibilities included traffic impact analyses for various sizes of development ranging from small residential subdivisions to large mixed-use developments.  He also investigated and approved all new signal installations during his tenure as Division Traffic Engineer, and has performed numerous highway operational and safety investigations with problem-solving strategies.  He was involved with the design and installation of the first roundabouts on State roadways in Division 3.  Through this previous experience, Dan has formed invaluable relationships with NCDOT staff and other local governmental agencies in the Cape Fear Region and statewide. 

 

REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer (PE): North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

 

EDUCATION

B.S., Civil Engineering, NC State University - 1991

 

SPECIALTY SKILLS

  • Roadway Design

  • Driveway Permitting

  • Encroachment Permitting

  • Highway Improvement Projects

  • Traffic Impact Analyses

  • Signal Installations

  • Highway Operations & Safety

  • Traffic Calming

  • Transportation Planning

  • Corridor Studies

  • Traffic Engineering

  • Traffic Data Collection

  • Traffic Safety Studies

  • Traffic Signal Design

  • Congestion Management

  • Parking Studies/Parking

  • Pedestrian & Bicycle Planning