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Portland, OR, US

United States

Helping develop and deliver real estate service strategy for the benefit of PGE, and our valued customers and community.

United States

Senior Technical Program Manager responsible for developing Public Safety Power Shutoff capabilities in support of PGE's wildfire mitigation strategy.

• Project & Program Management
• Business Transformation & Process Improvement
• Risk Assessment & Management
• Public Agency Experience: BPA, TriMet, ODOT, WSDOT, FTA, DoS, DoD, UN (MFO)
• International Experience: Africa, Middle East, SE Asia, Central America

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Managed the efforts among the real estate developer, architect, contractor, public utilities and medical operations teams for construction of a $100M, 80,000 SF new medical clinic. Also, led and advised twelve departmental work groups during the transition into the new facility while concurrently transforming business systems into a world-class operation.

Portland, Oregon

• Reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, applied Agile methods to manage an enterprise program for transforming the way Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) conducts business planning, executes on strategy and.
• Designed a performance management framework then planned and coordinated efforts to operationalize business strategy while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Trained, advised and coached staff on best management practices while helping them better… Show more Reporting to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, applied Agile methods to manage an enterprise program for.
• Trained, advised and coached staff on best management practices while helping them better understand complex internal service requirements and organizational relationships. Show less

Portland, Oregon

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer (acting GM), led and/or coordinated several senior-level groups responsible for service excellence, supporting and delivering capital projects, process improvements and other strategic initiatives.

Portland, OR

• Construction Manager helping renovate the $34 million LEED certified Center Street office building including TriMet’s Operations Command Center (OCC) and central data center.
• Negotiated five intergovernmental agreements for the $1.5 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail (PMLR) extension project.
• Coordinated commissioning and start-up activities for the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project.

Vancouver, WA

The Columbia River Crossing (CRC) was a $3.6 billion, multi-modal Columbia River bridge development mega-project in Vancouver, WA. Assigned by TriMet as the Program Manager for the $800 million light rail component of the CRC project. Led a team of engineers, designers, urban planners and communications specialists throughout project development.

Mill Valley, CA

• GFI is an engineer-design consulting firm with an office in San Francisco, CA. Project Management Oversight Contractor responsible for coordinating regulatory compliance and project performance reviews of Federal.
• $950M Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Commuter Rail Project, Sonoma Counties, CA
• $50M Altamont Commuter Express, New Rail Maintenance Facility, Stockton, CA
• $270M… Show more GFI is an engineer-design consulting firm with an office in San Francisco, CA. Project Management Oversight Contractor responsible for coordinating regulatory compliance and project performance reviews.
• $270M Sacramento South Corridor Light Rail Extension, Sacramento, CA
• $4.7B Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority, Milpitas, CA Show less

Cairo, Egypt

• Sponsored by the United Nations, the MFO is the world's largest peacekeeping operation located on the Egyptian-Israeli border.
• Managed the Project Management Office, Facilities Maintenance and Forward Observation Base & Physical Security (FOB-PS) departments comprised of a 30-person cross-cultural technical staff from 12 different countries.
• Responsible for asset management, the capital improvement program and a 400-person service contractor (AECOM) for two active military bases… Show more Sponsored by the United Nations, the MFO is the world's largest.
• Responsible for asset management, the capital improvement program and a 400-person service contractor (AECOM) for two active military bases, two airfields, one naval station and 28 FOBs operated by nearly 2,000.

Cairo, Egypt

U.S. Embassy Security Upgrade Project, Cairo, Egypt, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The Embassy project was a $20 million project to build seven new access-control facilities at three different sites and install new physical and technical security systems.

Vancouver, WA

$28 Million I-5/S.R. 502 Interchange Project, Vancouver, WA, Washington State Department of Transportation. Constructed a prestressed girder bridge, 2 miles of road, 2 on-/off-ramps, 4 structural earth walls, a fish passage culvert, 9 detention ponds, street amenities, and landscaping and erosion control. Project finished on schedule and under budget.

Eugene, OR

The Sacred Heart Medical Center Project in Springfield, OR was a $350 million, 1.3 million square foot building complex on a 160-acre job site with an average of 500 tradesmen per day.$10 Million RiverBend Public Improvement Plan. Civil Superintendent for this project that included the installation of underground utilities, road construction, landscaping.

Algiers, Algeria

New $67 Million U.S. Embassy Complex, Algiers, Algeria, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations (OBO) built by U.S. construction managers and a Turkish general contractor with Algerian subcontractors.

Tacoma, WA

The $39 Million Pierce County Terminal Wharf Retrofit project included the demolition of an existing structure; construction of concrete piling and deck; and erection of container cranes.

Panama, Korea, Thailand, Vanuatu, Kuwait, Iraq

As a member of a US Army Special Forces (Green Beret) A-team served as Combat Engineer (18CV), Supply Sergeant, Assistant Intelligence Officer, and Sniper for the 9/11 National Call to Duty, Operation Iraqi Freedom. Performed combat operations in Iraq in 2003, and recon and security missions in Kuwait in 2002. Conducted humanitarian assistance and foreign.

Master Of Science (M.S.) In Engineering Management, Concentration In Project, Risk And Quality Management.

Activities and Societies: Omega Rho Honors Society, Taekwondo, Boxing

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) In Management And Marketing, Minor In Geology

Activities and Societies: Taekwondo, Boxing, Whitewater Kayaking

Engineer

Activities and Societies: Taekwondo, Boxing

Certificate, Strategic Organizational Management