WATERTOWN, MA — VHB is expanding its smart communities services to leverage the full potential of technology-enabled and data-informed consulting. The company announces that Curt Ostrodka, AICP, LEED AP, will lead the practice as Director of Smart Communities. In this new role, Ostrodka will be instrumental in helping public and private organizations leverage smart city initiatives to address pressing issues of sustainability, social equity, and resiliency that are unique to their communities.

“The U.S. is in a transformative season of change, and we must seize this opportunity to help clients and communities. Curt excels at partnering with cities and organizations to identify innovations in technology that can strengthen their communities,” said Dave Mulholland, Chief Technology Officer. “Our clients trust Curt as a future-focused leader who transforms great ideas into actions that positively impact our most vulnerable populations and infrastructure.”

Ostrodka previously served as Director of Community Planning and led collaborative teams that addressed complex community and mobility planning issues, including comprehensive stakeholder engagement, redevelopment planning, and VHB’s innovative Healthy Mobility Model.

Ostrodka is a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design accredited professional by the U.S. Green Building Council and a speaker on smart community planning and design at conferences across the U.S. He is an active member of the Urban Planning Institute and the American Planning Association. He holds a Master of Science in urban and environmental planning from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in natural resources and environmental sciences with honors from the University of Illinois.