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Optibus

Optibus is a startup that develops public transportation and bus scheduling software using advanced optimization algorithms and machine learning to better run mass-transportation.

My role and ownership

Product Designer for Optibus On-Schedule & On-Time desktop apps (B2B). Collaborating with CEO, product managers and developers, in an agile environment.

The challenge

  • Controllers needed immediate visibility into service disruptions across entire networks
  • Transit planners needed to balance hundreds of constraints while optimizing for multiple objectives

Solution

  • Designed priority-based alert system surfacing critical issues while filtering noise
  • Created unified timeline showing vehicle, driver, and schedule status
  • Built scenario comparison views enabling planners to evaluate trade-offs

Optibus On-Time

A real time solution that empowers public transportation operators to address problems that trigger bus delays, before they impact passengers.

On-Time real-time monitoring
On-Time delay analysis

On-Schedule — Adding Features

On-Schedule is a vehicle and crew planning and scheduling for better operation and lower costs.

On-Schedule planning interface
On-Schedule feature additions

Rostering Feature

Rostering is the final step of the scheduling process, combining daily driver duties to create weekly "packages" of daily driver duties. Requirement: Adding Rostering feature (based on the Gantt view) in order to minimize labor costs while maintaining high driver satisfaction. Increase efficiency for crew and vehicle scheduling.

Weekly schedule rostering