How To Work For A City Of Columbus Project Management Company

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1 4633 Stoneworth Drive Hilliard, Ohio (614) (cell) CAREER SUMMARY I am an experienced transportation engineer with over 25 years in private practice and over three years in the government sector. With having experience in both private and government, I have unique perspectives in client relationships and project management. I began my career in the Washington, DC area and in addition to Columbus, I spent a brief period in Dallas, TX working on the George Bush Turnpike. I have managed and designed all types of roadway projects including interstates and interchanges, urban and rural arterials, residential streets, railroads and bikeways. I have experience with public speaking and public meetings. I have trained staff in geometrics, drainage and right of way. I also have extensive experience and training in marketing including writing the winning proposals for numerous City of Columbus and the Ohio Department of Transportation projects. OVERVIEW My goal is to find a position that I can use my interpersonal skills and engineering experience to market services and direct design to produce an end product that meets the client s requirements and needs and provides a necessary service to your company. EXPERIENCE Senior Highway Engineer, E.P. Ferris & Associates Columbus, OH, (March 2013 to October 2013) Responsible for the preparation of City of Columbus Transportation proposals for Sidewalk Improvements and a General Engineering Contract for signal and pedestrian improvements Responsible for preparing the company s ODOT June programmatic submission Worked with Landscape Architecture firm to provide technical scope and manhour projections as a team member for Upper Arlington and Worthington Provided design work for a 20 waterline in New Albany Project engineer for a 300 alley reconstruction that borders Columbus and Grandview. Prebid Coordinator, Ohio Department of Transportation, Division of Construction Management, Columbus, OH, (December 2010 to March 2013) Maintained ODOT Prebid website with contractors questions and answers Received contractors questions by and telephone Problem solved and coordinated answers to contractors questions with District Project Managers and construction personnel Wrote and reviewed project addenda, including project delays and deferrals Page 1

2 Project Manager, Resource International, Inc., Columbus, OH, ( ) Project manager for two City of Columbus Transportation projects which included a general engineering contract and a brick street rehabilitation. Wrote the winning proposals for the above two projects which were the company s first transportation projects under the current City Administration. Marketed numerous Villages by making cold calls and visits. Prepared grant applications for area villages for state and federal funding. Responsible for managing civil site projects for two hotels and two Huntington Bank locations. Responsible for preparing technical proposals for roadway and civil projects for ODOT, TIDs and the City of Columbus. Senior Highway Engineer, PRIME Engineering and Architecture, Inc. Columbus, OH, ( ) Responsible for the management and review of all cost estimates prepared for the Northwest Corridor Study in Columbus, Ohio as a subconsulant to Burgess & Niple. Directed the drainage design of a MDDOT highway project in Columbus while work was performed by technicians in Baltimore. Represented the company in Baltimore at monthly progress meetings as the subconsultant to a larger firm. Prepared price and technical proposals for highway design projects. Partner/Transportation Division Manager, Jones-Stuckey, Ltd. Columbus, OH, ( ) Responsible for overall marketing of the Transportation Division including meeting with existing and potential clients, preparing letters of interest, technical and price proposals for roadway and bikeway projects. Won over $2 million dollars in design fees in first six months of employment including the company s first City of Columbus roadway project. Responsible for managing highway final design and preliminary development projects for the ODOT, City of Columbus and other municipalities. Responsible for staffing, scheduling, and reviewing projects. Project Manager, Jacobs Engineering/Sverdrup Engineering Columbus, OH, ( ) Managed the final design of a four-lane urban arterial in Fairfax, VA. Won the Company's first project with City of Columbus, Public Service Department: The Downtown Bikeway project, working with our St. Louis office. Responsible for preparing letters of interest, technical and cost proposals for roadway and bridge projects for the Ohio Department of Transportation and various municipalities. Responsible for directing design team and performing employee evaluations upon project completion. Provided design checking for the US 33 Athens to Darwin Stage One plan Set up meetings with potential clients to introduce the company Page 2

3 Project Manager, Stantec (formerly R.D. Zande & Associates) Columbus, OH, ( ) Responsible for managing a range of highway projects from a 3.5 mile of fourlane divided rural expressway for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to minor intersection improvements for the City of Columbus. Responsible for the preliminary design of a new Huntington Mall Interchange for the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT). Managed a full-time design staff of four engineers, technicians and CAD operators. Responsible for establishing project budgets, preparing technical and price proposals and interacting with clients. Columbus Paving the Way Coordinator, City of Columbus, Public Service Department Columbus, OH, ( ) Responsible for coordinating regional transportation management program. Duties included administering communications and planning activities associated with freeway construction projects in the Central Ohio area. Responsible for developing a three year work program, monitoring construction projects, preparing press releases, making presentations and media appearances and supervising one full-time employee. Reviewed maintenance of traffic plans prepared by consultants and those prepared in-house. Project Engineer, Burgess & Niple Columbus, OH, ( ) Designed and was responsible for the roadway plans for the Broad Street Bridge Replacement in downtown Columbus, including plan & profile, typical sections, right of way, and storm sewer. Responsible for the design of several intersection widening projects for ODOT District 8. The widening work was required for either a proposed signal or an upgrade to an existing signal. Burgess & Niple had a District wide traffic contact. Responsible for completing the design of a one-mile residential street improvement project for the City of Westerville. Other experience included establishing alternate segments of scenic parkway, preparing project narrative and cost estimates for 88 segments of scenic parkway for the West Virginia Department of Transportation. Project Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff Columbus, OH, ( ) Responsible for the design of traffic maintenance plans for twin interstate bridge rehabilitation project for ODOT District 12. Other tasks included computing and reviewing drainage and roadway details on various bridge replacement projects for ODOT. Prepared cost proposals and negotiated proposals with other subconsultants. Page 3

4 Highway Design Engineer, Dewberry Fairfax, VA, ( ) Assisted project managers in all phases of roadway design projects from concept through construction. Design features include: horizontal and vertical alignment, interchange layout, storm drainage design, sediment control plan preparation and site inspection during construction. Coordinated designs with various regional agencies, utilities and other concurrent projects. Performed construction observation on Montgomery County Highway, including concrete slump tests, taking temperature of asphalt both upon delivery and upon placement and other duties as assigned. Student Intern, West Virginia Department of Transportation Clarksburg, WV, ( ) Provided designs for highway maintenance and construction projects for a nine county district. Performed feasibility and hydraulic studies, coordinated bid proposals and investigated citizen complaints. EDUCATION Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, December 1984, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. Graduate Coursework in Traffic Engineering, , University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Graduate Coursework towards an MBA, , The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. REGISTRATION Registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and West Virginia. Registered Professional Surveyor in West Virginia. Inactive Registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, Indiana and Florida HONORS & ACTIVITIES 1991 Young Engineer of the Year-OSPE FCC Past National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Past Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) OSPE Franklin County Chapter (FCC)-Past Vice President, Young Engineer Trustee, Engineer for a Day Chair, MathCounts Chair and Membership Chair American Society of Highway Engineers, (ASHE) Program Chair Past Director, ASHE Past Treasurer, ASHE (3 years) Past Treasurer, ASHE 1992 National Convention Corporate Partner Chair, Past Membership Chair, Past Secretary and Director, Women s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Page 4

5 Past Junior and Senior Trustee, Engineers Club of Columbus Past Transportation Committee, American Council of Engineering Companies CERTIFICATIONS & ADDITIONAL TRAINING ODOT Complex Roadway ODOT Non-complex Roadway ODOT s Categorical Exclusion (CE) Training Class ODOT s Managing the Environmental and Transportation Development Process -Repeated course in 2013; initially took course in ODOT & ORDC s Traffic Academy: Railroad Preempted Traffic Signal Training, 2009 ODOT s Traffic Academy: Signing & Markings Course ODOT s Traffic Academy: Maintenance of Traffic Course ODOT s Traffic Academy: Safety Studies Course ODOT s Traffic Academy: Interchange Justification Studies Course ODOT s Preliminary Development Process Training ODOT s Purpose & Need Training ODOT s Section 4(f) Training Class ODOT s Section 106/National Register Eligibility Training Class 2011 Conaway Conference: Annual ODOT & Ohio Contactors Association ODOT Fraud & Ethics, 2011 FHWA-NHI Principles of Writing Highway Construction Specifications, 2012 DPIC s Continuing Education Program: Mediation in the Construction Industry CECO s Communication & Leadership Skills CECO s Marketing for Design Professionals CECO s Future Perfect-Ten Rules to Sustain Your Firm s Success OSPE s Quality Assurance, 2012 OSPE s Business Ethics Course OSPE s Business Communication Training OSPE s Technical Writing Training Certified Professional in Erosion & Sediment Control Exam Review Course Ohio LTAP Training in Highway Capacity Analysis ASHE s Design Build/P3 contracts: Maintaining Momentum for Ohio s Infrastructure, 2013 ASHE s Highway Design: Start to Finish, 2010 ASHE s Construction Issues in Highway Projects Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) s Low Impact Development (LID) Stormwater Practices, 2011 ASCE s Context Sensitive Highway Design Training Course 4 Day Hands-On Micro Station Training Course, 1999 WVDOT S Drainage II Training Course Page 5