Catalina Vargas

Consultant
Catalina supports transport modelling projects, applying her experience in traffic simulation, demand analysis and transport planning

Catalina Vargas is a civil engineer with a master’s degree in Urban Mobility through the EIT Urban Mobility Master School, having studied at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona and Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon. Her master’s thesis used microsimulation models to evaluate bus signal priority and bus stop strategies to increase bus commercial speed in Lisbon.

At VTM, Catalina contributes primarily to transport modelling projects. She has over four years of experience in transport consultancy. Her experience includes the development of projects for traffic impact studies, demand forecasting for public and private transport, strategic transport planning, road safety plans and car parking facility studies.

Her project experience spans Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Portugal and the United States.

Languages

Mother tongue Spanish, fluent in English, intermediate Portuguese

Key experiences

Microscopic traffic simulation

Transport data analysis and modelling

GIS and spatial data analysis

Field data collection planning and supervision

Joined VTM

Catalina joined VTM in 2026