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Omaha, Ne, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Greater Denver Area

Operations planning and rail simulation for rail transit clients in the US and Canada, comprising new and existing transit corridors, working with small to large systems.Projects include streetcar, light rail, subway, and commuter rail technology and involve analyzing efficiencies of existing systems, planning operations for new corridors, and integration of extensions and capital improvements with legacy networks.Proficient use of in-house TrainOps rail simulation software, production of tech memos and reports for operations and environmental documents, and development of presentations for meetings with clients.Major projects include:Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority Regional Connector, 2018-2021: provided estimate of operator requirements and developed 12 operating plan alternatives to analyze in rail simulation model, refined operating plan to meet overnight work window needs.New York City Transit A Division CBTC and Utica Ave Extension, 2019-2020: developed high-growth operating plans for A-Division, with 30 transit per hour during peak periods, including simulation of revenue and non-revenue moves and multiple infrastructure improvements.RTD North Metro, 2016-2019: coordination of operations planning for new commuter rail line including service plan, operator rostering, and rail simulation analysis including yard moves.Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Future of FrontRunner Strategic Planning Study, 2018: developed operating plans and rail simulations for four growth scenarios including extensions and upgrading to electric power.San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) CBTC simulation modeling, 2018: systemwide simulation modeling to test 30, 33, and 36 trains per hour for future service through downtown San Francisco.

Greater Denver Area

Responsible for RTD light rail and commuter rail service proposals that involved a gradually increasing annual operating budget of over $90 million.Supervised Service Development Rail Team to complete projects and service change processes and supported interns to provide mentoring and career path guidance.Extensive experience in developing and analyzing rail transit operations alternatives and improvements including presenting to the RTD board of directors.Coordination with long-range capital construction program efforts for new high-capacity transit corridors, including collaboration with internal and external colleagues.Proficient in operator runcutting and rostering within collective bargaining requirements and multiple scheduling software systems.Execution of field studies and public meetings for existing and proposed service changes to determine operating and environmental conditions and recommendation and implementation of new or modified service based on public stakeholder feedback.Major projects include:RTD L Line, 2016-2018: managed implementation of light rail line that split the existing D Line service into a separate route to improve reliability and vehicle resources. Involved neighborhood outreach, coordination with city traffic, and adjustments to rail signaling.RTD I-225 Rail Line, 2014-2017: operations planning for new light rail corridor, including development of operations budget, writing service plan, community outreach, coordination with alternative transit modes, rail simulation analysis, and assessment of vehicle requirement. Managed implementation of operations and schedule adjustments after opening.RTD Eagle P3 (East and Gold Lines), 2007-2017: multimodal operations planning, new commuter rail vehicle fleet analysis, and coordination with private design-build-operate-maintain contractor on service planning to follow adopted concessionaire agreement.

Greater Denver Area

Transit operations planning, including financial analysis, rail simulation, and service development, for medium and long range projects.Major projects include:RTD Central Rail Extension Mobility Study, 2013-2014: planning project management and oversight including running test trains and traffic simulation coordination for extension of an RTD light rail line northeast of downtown Denver, introduced solutions to operational challenges.US 36 Corridor BRT, 2013-2014: service plan to increase and streamline service in compliance with FasTracks budget.

Greater Denver Area

Rail and bus service planning, including budget forecasting, transit design and scheduling, operations planning, and runcutting for regional transit service.Major projects include:RTD West Corridor Service Plan, 2012: service planning for new light rail line and multiple bus routes to fit a revenue neutral service change and coordinated public hearings to provide community support and feedback in the final plan.RTD West Line light rail operations planning and draft schedule, 2011-2012: developed the draft W-Line service within policy standards and operational budget, including blocking runs and runcutting to prevent implementation issues.RTD 4-car Train Study, 2010-2011: rescheduled the entire RTD light rail system to sync with the new 90-second downtown signal cycles.RTD Gold Line EIS: operations planning and analysis for rail and bus transit service for commuter rail corridor.City of Golden Transit Study, 2008-2010: transit planning for service to connect with new light rail terminal station and downtown Golden.

Greater Denver Area

Regional transit service planning and scheduling for bus and rail service.Major projects include:West Corridor EIS, 2006-2007: operations planning for federally funded corridor including bus network planning and rail transit service planning in a corridor with constraints including single-track segment.Southeast Rail Line, 2006: service planning and scheduling for rail and bus network adjustments in concert with opening four new light rail lines and responding to increased ridership demand in high-capacity rail transit corridor.

Greater Denver Area

Transit operations, transportation and land use planning, and station/facility planning and design for bus and rail projects throughout the western United States.Consulted on medium and large transit projects including environmental document preparation, report writing, transportation impact analysis, corridor studies, public involvement, and proposal development.Major projects include:Denton County Transportation Authority EIS, 2005-2006: Commuter Rail operations and schedule planning and station and maintenance facility planning for new commuter rail line.Capital Metro Transportation Authority Commuter Rail Project, Austin, TX, 2005-2006: planning and design for maintenance shop and facility, rail vehicle technology evaluation, and operations and scheduling planning for new commuter rail line.RTD US 36 EIS, 2004-2006: operations planning for bus and rail transit corridor and central commuter rail maintenance facility planning for RTD commuter rail system.

Master Of Urban And Regional Planning, Urban And Regional Planning

Specialized in Physical Planning, Graduated in December, 2005.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science, Geography, Community & Regional Planning

Double major in Political Science and Geography. Certificate in Public Policy Analysis. Minor in Community and Regional Planning..