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Manage and direct the operations, services and activities of the Engineering, Solid Waste and Support Services divisions. Develop and administer departmental goals, objectives and procedures, including 5-year plan. Assist in the development of divisional operating budgets and capital improvement programs.Respond to City Council requests, issues and concerns. Make oral presentations to staff, community groups, and the City Council. Represent divisions to all internal and external stakeholders. Ensure all customer service requests are resolved; respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner, resolve complaints in an effective and timely manner.Plan, lead, organize and direct the engineering function for the City of Olathe, including long-term goals and objectives, and development of policies and procedures, and merging cultures.Monitor and evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of the assigned divisions utilizing City provided tools.Provide highly responsible, professional administrative and managerial work assisting the Director.Coach/Lead, motivate, develop, engage and evaluate assigned personnel.

Olathe, Kansas, United States

Manage and direct the operations, services and activities of the Engineering, Facilities and Field Operations divisions.Develop and administer departmental goals, objectives and procedures, including 5-year plan.Assist in the development of divisional operating budgets and capital improvement programs.Respond to City Council requests, issues and concerns. Make oral presentations to staff, community groups, and the City Council. Represent divisions to all internal and external stakeholders. Ensure all customer service requests are resolved; respond to public inquiries in a courteous manner, resolve complaints in an effective and timely manner.Plan, lead, organize and direct the engineering function for the City of Olathe, including long-term goals and objectives, and development of policies and procedures, and merging cultures.Monitor and evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of the engineering division utilizing City provided tools.Provide highly responsible, professional administrative and managerial work assisting the Director.Coach/Lead, motivate, develop, engage and evaluate assigned personnel.Represent assigned Infrastructure functions to all internal and external stakeholders, including City Council.Assist with the development of five-year Capital Improvements Program for transportation, water/sewer and stormwater projects.Plan, direct, and coordinate subordinate sections of the Engineering division including the CIP project management, project inspection, development, storm water and in-house design.

Supervise, plan, prioritize and assign the work of staff responsible for development review, traffic studies, transportation planning, and traffic engineering operations.Utilize leadership development to define and prioritize goals for traffic operations and traffic engineering which are measurable. Celebrate success and improvement.Lead a variety of special engineering studies including the completion of the 2016 Transportation Master Plan and TIGER grant applications.Facilitate and negotiate activities and partnerships with the Kansas Department of Transportation including the K-7 Turnover, access for development, response to leadership requests and concerns.Prepare documentation for City Council and attend meetings to answer questions and concerns.

Statewide coordination of a comprehensive maintenance program for the entire state of Missouri encompassing a 33,700-mile transportation system.Initiated development of Transportation Asset Management Plan to investigate transportation assets beyond pavement and bridges including ITS systems, ADA needs, drainage systems and fleet.Established and implemented a pavement management system including individual district pavement plans.Coordinated and negotiated statewide change in roadside management policy, personal safety equipment use, major road pavement plans and assistant maintenance supervision allocation.Implemented first Performance Based Maintenance contract on state system for maintenance of Rest Areas, Welcome Centers and Truck Parking areas.Coordinated damage assessment and recovery of federal assistance for damage to state and local federal highway system.

Provided district leadership and direction for MoDOT’s St. Joseph and Kansas City regions. This included all facets within the twenty counties of northwest and west central Missouri. Managed district staffs between 450 and 810 personnel.Developed and maintained relationships with adjoining states, cities, county commissions, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs).Leader and facilitator of strategic selection of regional priorities and projects competing for statewide funding available due to Amendment 3 and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Advocate for regional projects competing for TIGER Grant funding such as KCATA MAX expansion on Troost.Partner in facilitating Kansas City, Missouri enhancements of downtown transportation facilities due to the development of the Sprint Center, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts and the Power and Light District.Informed and responded to state and federal legislators, as well as local and national media.Prepared and delivered speaking presentations and engagements with civic groups such as Kansas City Civic Council, local Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs and others interested in transportation issues and direction.Delivered construction programs ranging from $187 million to $448 million per fiscal year within 0.6% to -12.1% of programmed amount. Percent of change for finalized contracts for FY 2010 at -1.0%. Percent change for finalized contracts for FY 2011 at +1.4%.Implemented Cost Share projects with City of Lee’s Summit for I-470 and US 50 Interchange improvements to Summit Woods and Summit Fair; City of Riverside improvements to I-635 and New Horizons Parkway Interchange; City of Harrisonville improvements to US 71 and MO 291 Interchange; Cities of Raymore and Belton new US 71 at North Cass Parkway Interchange; Botts Road Interchange to MO 150.

Kansas City, Jefferson City, Joplin

Progressive positions within the Missouri Department of Transportation in the areas of construction/materials management, ITS, traffic, and maintenance.

Bachelor Of Science, Civil Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Geology