Who We Are
Modern Traffic Analytics
Founded in 2003, MS2 is a national leader in transportation data management and analysis and has the largest traffic count database in North America. More than 260 agencies in 33 US States, and Canada, including 25 state Departments of Transportation, are using MS2 software to manage their transportation data.
MS2 is a 100% American-owned and operated firm.
We pioneered the cloud-based Transportation Data Management System (TDMS) that is becoming the standard for traffic data analysis and management in the US. Providing a secure, scalable enterprise solution integrated with ArcGIS Server, Google Maps, and many other data providers, MS2 software includes multiple modules for managing transportation data ranging from traffic count, turning movement, weigh-in-motion, travel time, traffic crash, road sign, work order, asset management, and performance measurement.
The success of our business is based on our transportation planning and traffic engineering knowledge, our database and GIS expertise, and our ability to quickly implement our cloud-based off-the-shelf application for new clients.
Our History
Leadership Team
Ben Chen, PE, PTOE
Principal Partner | Founder
Ben Chen has 30 years of experience in traffic engineering, providing public sector clients with traffic data analysis and management software applications. He authored the original version of the Traffic Count Database System (TCDS) in 1997 and founded MS2 in 2003. Ben oversees more than 270 implementations of MS2 software, and successfully adopted new transportation engineering methodologies and modern technologies for all 23 of MS2’s state DOT clients. Ben holds a Master of Science in civil engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a licensed Professional Engineer and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. Ben is one of the traffic data industry’s leading experts, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).
Steve Wiggins
Senior Partner | Director of Information Technology
Steve Wiggins serves as MS2’s Director of IT and contributes more than 25 years of experience in Software Engineering, systems design, and systems maintenance. As a software expert at MS2, he makes high-level design choices and defines coding standards, tools, and platforms to enhance software development processes. Steve previously served as MS2’s Software Architect, responsible for developing continuous integration and unit testing practices, significantly improving software quality. Prior to MS2, Steve served as a Lead Developer on contract at Ford Motor Company and as an Independent Contractor.
Jason Breault, PE
Senior Partner | Director of Client Success
Jason Breault is a registered Professional Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the field of transportation engineering at state and local government levels. He currently serves as Senior Project Manager and Senior Transportation Engineer at MS2, where he contributes a variety of transportation engineering and planning services using the agile software development methodology. Jason holds a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Michigan State University and is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and Project Management Institute (PMI).
William J (BJ) Tomiko
Senior Partner | Director of Technical Support
William J (BJ) Tomiko has over 18 years of experience developing and implementing geographic and management information systems for public and private sector clients. He has extensive knowledge of GIS and Network Analyst applications utilized by more than 200 agencies in 32 states and Canada. BJ’s engineering applications are widely used to analyze over 10 million crashes and signals along 8,000 miles of major corridors. Additionally, he also developed innovative algorithms to geocode GPS data, intersections, and links to GIS and Google Map applications. BJ has a Bachelor of Science in computer science from Michigan Technological University. Before his current role, BJ served in Developer roles for The Gale Group and System Administration Services.
Kimberly R. Durliat
Partner | Director of Finance
Kim brings over 25 years in financial management, including over 20 years leading the finance and accounting departments in controllership roles. She specializes in full-cycle accounting management and financial and managerial reporting, primarily for middle-market and emerging-market companies. Kim is a Certified Public Accountant registered in the State of Michigan and holds a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Jeffrey Rice
Partner | Director of Sales
Jeffrey Rice has over 25 years of progressive sales experience in leadership positions. Most recently, he spent 8 years with Kistler Instrument Corporation, as their Sales Manager Traffic Solutions for North America. In this role, he was the personnel and operational leader for a highly skilled and efficient sales and service team focused on increased market share and revenue growth in the traffic sector. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of Sales for LTS Scale Company for 8 years, where he was responsible for the management and execution of the multi-million-dollar North American sales operation. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science in public relations from Kent State University. Jeffrey is one of the traffic data industry’s leading business development experts and will be fully responsible for sales management and expansion of MS2’s customer base.