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Nasser (Jack) Hejazi​

Founder, Civil Engineer

Nov. 1933 - Aug. 2024

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Jack Hejazi was a civil engineer and architect with a passion for building businesses from the ground up. He established a Digital Engineering brand in Iran. Against all odds, he moved his family to the U.S. after the Islamic Revolution and continued his business, which has thrived and served various clients both nationally and internationally.

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Farhad (Fred) Hejazi​

Software Engineer,

Chief Executive Officer and Founder

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Fred Hejazi is a programmer and software engineer with over 25 years of experience in systems design, application development, and information systems consulting for various governmental agencies. His portfolio of projects includes work with more than 40 state legislatures, multiple DOTs, the US Army, the US Census Bureau, Elections Canada, Occidental Petroleum Corp., and several county and local government offices. Before founding Citygate, Mr. Hejazi served as the CIO at Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, one of the largest engineering and transportation consulting firms in the Eastern US. Mr. Hejazi holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland and is a professional land surveyor registered in the State of Maryland.

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PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:

  • Civil Engineering

  •  BS Civil Engineering, University of Maryland

  • Professional Land Surveyor, (Maryland Registration Number 10947)

  • ESRI Spatial Data Engine (SDE) Management and Programming

  • ESRI ArcGIS Training

  • ORACLE Database Administration Certification

  • SUN Systems Administration Certification 

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AFFILIATIONS:

  • ESRI and ARCGIS communities 

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INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

  • Intelligence

  • Transportation 

  • Census and Elections

  • Data Conflation as related to military map data

  • School Planning and Bus Routing

  • Water and Wastewater

  • Emergency Management and Law Enforcement

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Farokh (Faro) Hejazi, R.A.​

Architect, Planner, Urban Designer, Complexity Scientist

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Faro Hejazi is a registered architect in Washington, DC, a long-range planner, and an urban designer with over 35 years of professional experience. His association with engineers began at an early age, as Faro initially learned the principles of civil engineering under his father's training and was later self-taught.

 

In June 2015, after two years of research, Faro completed his master's thesis in City and Regional Planning by finalizing a Traffic Network Optimization program. His unique model minimizes CO2 emissions, maximizes throughput, and provides criteria for designing complex intersections using directionality and traffic flow modeling.

 

Our aim at Digital is to collaborate with mayors, governors, and public officials to provide economic development plans that utilize scientific research and corrective transportation planning and engineering methods. Our goal is to simplify and clarify urban complexities.

 

Our mission has a triple bottom line effect, providing economic, environmental, and social benefits by reducing CO2 emissions while enhancing safety and efficiency at urban, suburban, and regional scales.

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PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:

  • M.S. in City and Regional Planning – Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, 05/2016 focused on Transportation Planning, Urban Design, and Landscape Architecture

  • B.S. in Architecture – University of Maryland, College Park, School of Architecture and Planning, 05/1988

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AFFILIATIONS:

  • Six Sigma Professional

  • Lenses Facilitator

 

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE​

  • DOJ, EOUSA

  • DOD, the Pentagon

  • DOL, the Job Corps Program

  • NASA, Kennedy Space Center

  • USSF, Buckley

  • EPA, Headquarters

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Jake Hejazi,​

GIS Specialist,

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Jake Hejazi is Digital's GIS and mapping expert, and supporting data mining and mapping on a part-time basis. 

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​​PROFESSIONAL DEGREES:

  • Jake is currently attending the University of Maryland.

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