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Servant leader with over 35 years of experience in transportation safety, people engagement, stakeholder collaboration, government relations, and public safety policy development and implementation. Demonstrated excellence in leading a geographically dispersed staff and grant partnerships transportation safety programs. With over 30-years of consistently exceeding expectations and setting a high bar on integrity and credibility to become a trusted and respected advisor to senior leaders on development and implementation of programs, policies, and resolutions to complex transportation safety challenges. Leveraged cross-functional teams in fostering innovative strategies and cutting-edge practices to strengthen operational controls on the stewardship public resources.LEADING CHANGEDeveloped and implemented organizational vision integrating key people, partner, and program goals, priorities, values, and other factors. Assessed and adjusted to changing situations, implementing innovative solutions to achieve operational improvements, ranging from incremental to major shifts in direction or approach. Balanced change and continuity to improve service and program performance; created a work environment that encouraged creative thinking, collaboration, and transparency; and maintained program focus, even under adversity.LEADING PEOPLEI led our team members, peers, and colleagues maximizing their potential; connected and motivated members in organization alignment horizontally and vertically; fostered high ethical standards in achieving our vision, mission, and goals; established an inclusive workplace for all members to achieve their full potential.BUILDING COALITIONSI engaged stakeholders to maximize input from the widest range and diversity for an open exchange of opinion, while strengthening a collaborative vision. I leveraged common interests and negotiated to mitigate areas of conflict in developing commitments to achieve a common within divided interests.RESULTS DRIVENI successfully led our members and teams in achieving measurable results, in both quantitative and qualitative metrics. I led our team in mitigating risks within the regulated community, as well as organizational vulnerabilities in delivering efficient and effective stewardship of our resources and financial assistance programs.