David Fullarton, Mpa Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

• Review and analyze monthly construction program disbursements to ensure spending is within budgets; arrange budget revisions as necessary.
• Provide regular (monthly, etc) updates to agency administrators on Capital project spending and chronological completion of active construction projects.
• Advise CTA consultants on issues and optimizations to the agency's Capital Project Management software.
• Compare contract financials with actual invoicing on completed Capital construction projects [Overhead Adjustment Reconciliation]. When necessary, assemble and route an approval package for projects which not only.
• Make field visits to public and non-public CTA facilities; record conditions and provide guidance and recommendations for future improvements based on current conditions and system needs.
• Assist with assembly of Capital grant application packages (Federal, State).

Arlington Heights, IL, US

• Develop digital material for the presentation of goals and operator performance.
• Utilize Trapeze software to monitor and analyze operator performance; maintain dialogue with Operator to ensure Paratransit trips are made, and fulfilled to specific on-time standards.
• Interact with paratransit riders in scheduling subscription-based paratransit service.
• Generate quarterly and annual reporting of financial and performance metrics.
• Work with Quality Assurance personnel to solve recurring issues with paratransit service.

Springfield, IL, US

• Work with other IDOT personnel and outside consultants to develop ranking criteria to be used to determine eligibility for statewide transit projects under consideration for Rebuild Illinois transit capital funding.
• Ensure that grantee-submitted capital grant documents are complete for internal processing.
• Secured execution of $6M+ in State and FTA capital (5309, 5339) agreements with transit districts and cities.
• Maintain accurate records of Federal awards & invoicing in state ERP systems as well as the FTA’s TRAMS portal.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to IDOT transit grantees for a variety of Capital projects, to ensure procured equipment and services are the best choice for their needs and operating environment.
• Assist transit grantees in selecting qualified contractors for construction, architecture, and engineering services.

Springfield, IL, US

• Provide technical assistance to 10+ transit operators throughout Northern Illinois in respect to their pass-through FTA 5311 and Downstate Operating Assistance Program (DOAP) funding administered by IDOT.
• Secured execution of $32M in Operating subsidy agreements with 24 City, County, and District-level grantees.
• Processed $10M in quarterly & monthly requisitions and reporting from both rural & urban transit providers for 5311, DOAP, and CARES (COVID-19) transit funding used for both operation and administrative purposes.
• Resolved conflicts in the FTA’s National Transit Database with urban & rural transit providers’ personnel to ensure federal compliance at the conclusion of each Federal Fiscal Year.

Springfield, IL, US

• Collected Illinois transportation [rail, air, marine, & transit] project programming data from internal sources; used this to produce IDOT’s annual Multimodal Multi-Year Improvement Program.
• Received requests and administered transfers of $133M in federal Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) funding to Illinois public transportation providers for use in Capital improvement projects.
• Received requests and administered distribution of $48M in Transportation Development Credits (TDCs) to Illinois transit providers for use as match funding offset on capital projects.
• Managed proposals & projects in IDOT’s State Planning & Research funding program; provided guidance to applicant organizations for future proposal revisions to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
• Provided feedback & guidance to consulting firms working on both IDOT’s Long-Range Transportation Plan and Public Transportation Plan.

Chicago, IL, US

• Using ESRI ArcGIS software, created shape files & a map for the Midwest High Speed Rail Association’s proposed CrossRail high-speed routes throughout Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
• Performed data collection, attended public meetings, and created maps as part of a UTC traffic study for the proposed locations in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s bid for the Obama Presidential Library.
• Created maps and utilized ArcGIS’s Network Analyst and GTFS data to explore possible transit routings of Cook County (IL) residents without automobiles to access Forest Preserve District facilities.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Using ArcGIS software, to scan & georeference 900+ large format prints of historic aerial imagery.
• Researched proposed regional developments to determine whether they were built, then updated CMAP's Northeastern Illinois Development Database with any new developments using GIS software.
• Updated agency systems with regional planning data from public and private sources while increasing data availability for both CMAP staff and the public as part of the CMAP Research and Analysis group.
• Entered metadata from 100+ datasets into a publicly accessible MS Access based interface.
• Collected and processed regional economic, health, political, and geographical data from web sources into standardized formats, such as.csv and.xlsx files, for use with ongoing regional planning projects and research.
• Created entries for a wide variety of regional indicators, such as unemployment figures and ACT scores, within CMAP's internal Wiki.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Using the US Census Bureau’s American Fact Finder, collect select tables of neighborhood census tract data and filter these to obtain select demographical data for 10+ neighborhoods in the southwest US.
• Compiled the above data into easy-to-read tables and charts to be presented to representatives of neighborhoods receiving US Dept of Housing & Urban Development’s Choice Neighborhoods grants.

Chicago, IL, US

• Provided administrative and research support to the university's ongoing Sustainability Strategic Thinking (SST) initiative in collaboration with seven Office of Sustainability staff.
• Developed a timeline detailing the tasks required for the final seven months of the SST process using Microsoft Project project management software.
• Scheduled, administered, and gathered stakeholder feedback during three "town hall" meetings on the SST process by providing paper surveys and time for open commentary.
• Summarized feedback into a 21-page final report documenting campus sustainability assets in coordination with five SST Committee members.
• Contacted 53 SST Committee members throughout the university via email and phone to secure and track their participation in the SST initiative and its associated meetings occurring every other month.
• Converted output file formats of campus tree locations recorded on a portable GPS device to common GIS file formats (.shp,.mdb) using ESRI ArcGIS.

Chicago, IL, US

• Developed policy documentation presented to the state of Kentucky to aid in the future development of Self-Direct and Opt-Out energy efficiency policies for heavy industrial electricity users as part of a term.
• Researched industrial energy efficiency policy, statutes, and cost effectiveness tests from eleven states using published legal statutes and policy documents.
• Produced a seven-page policy document to showcase varying state policies governing Self-Directed energy efficiency programs throughout the Midwest.
• Hosted a webinar on ongoing policy research for members of the KY Public Service Commission.
• Developed a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet that enabled direct comparison of Midwestern states' industrial Self-Directed energy efficiency program policies.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Audited $2MM worth of internal railcar billing monthly for integrity, cost effectiveness, and compliance with pricing and repair regulations set by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
• Identified $50K worth of monthly excessive or unjustified repair billing.

New York, NY, US

• Identified, researched, and fixed dimension, financial, and identification data discrepancies to correct conflicts that could potentially cause cars to be denied interchange between railroads.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Recorded traffic signal timing cycles at thirty intersections throughout the Chicago area.
• Conducted traffic counts throughout northeastern IL to document hourly usage information.
• Recorded locations of sidewalk infrastructure defects using GPS technology
• Rated pavement conditions when recording roadway data using classroom training on the Illinois Department of Transportation's Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS).

Champaign, IL, US

• Performed population analysis of potential HAZMAT shipping routes in the southeastern United States with ArcGIS mapping software for the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
• Created a theoretical Amtrak schedule of proposed service in the northwestern United States using available route and rolling stock performance data in coordination with three Graduate Students.

• Maintained municipal code records, documented meetings, and collected observations during field visits in support of day-to-day village government operations, including signage issues, commuter rail proposals, and.
• Collected local field data and comparable municipal codes from four other villages to prepare for a top-to-bottom revision of the village's municipal code exterior sign usage regulations.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public Management

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Urban Planning

Associates Degree, General Studies

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Analysis

Certificate, Shielded Metal Arc Welding