I am the Assistant Transit Manager at Yakima Transit. I oversee dozens of supervisors and drivers. I am also in charge of planning and securing grant funds.

•Managed all contractor candidate interviews, wrote contracts, and coordinated construction workflow.•Strategically planned projects to meet all deadlines while staying on or under budget. •Preformed budget research, preparation, and monitoring, making adjustments as needed without compromising the design or safety integrity of the project.•Researched, implemented, and ensured compliance with Federal, State, and local building regulations while maintaining safety standards and practices.•Resolved operational and personal issues as required.

•Managed coach drivers for A&A Motor Coach division in Yakima and Wenatchee. Trained, coached and conducted performance appraisals including recommendations for improvement. Administer corrective actions to include letters of reprimand.•Effectively planned, organized, and assigned drivers in daily duties and requirements. •Resolved customer and employee personal issues.•Trained, assessed and audited employees on proper equipment usage and administrative actions while promoting company methods, goals, and priorities. •Participated in driver interviews hiring process, and recommended hiring selections.•Provided transit representation and perspective to various groups, agencies, and boards.•Developed work schedule for multiple clients and assign drivers and coaches on a daily basis. Build itineraries for drivers, ensure logistics to include bookings and hotels are in place and relevant information is available.•Directed multiple drives and staff during large events ensuring clients objectives were met in an efficient and timely manner.•Constructed a complete database of company fleet assets, individual client requirements, and unique employee attributes. Handled confidential client and employee information with tact and discretion.•Drafted, edited, and composed reports for management and drivers on daily occurrences, problems and solutions.

•Analyzed database utilizing Microsoft Excel to extract data from multiple colleges and their programs for integration to new software, called “Portal Project”•Monitored the implementation of new software programs and assisted in the program review process.•Drafted, edited, and finalized the User Manual for the database system, needed to meet department objectives.•Reviewed, analyzed, and processed reports on data performance and standards.•Utilized computer systems to process, disseminate, edit, input and retrieve information from automated database.•Critically evaluated the data system for accuracy and efficiency, recommending changes to provide greater public service or to comply with Federal and State requirements.•Relayed information in a positive and professional manner between the developers, project sponsors, program staff, and agencies by phone, in person, and in writing.

•Enforced City Code, ensuring residential and commercial buildings complied with safety and civil codes and regulations.•Completed data analysis for public service projects utilizing data from the US Census and other projects.•Extensively used Microsoft Excel, Word, Access and Power Point, ESRI ArcGIS 9.3, 10, and ArcPad 10 •Drafted, edited, and finalized written presentations, visual materials, correspondence, information packets, and technical reports for elected officials, Planning Commission, agencies, various boards and committees, and community members, ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements.•Conducted detailed reviewed of development applications, building and site plans, storm water systems, boundary line adjustments, and other technical reports, suggesting alterations to comply with Federal, State, and local requirements.•Performed and oversaw strategic planning in both short and long range infrastructure facilities.•Researched, prepared, oversaw and managed State and Federal grants in accordance with applicable regulations.

Seasonal study of migrating salmon traveling over Wanapum Dam near Vantage Washington. Our job was to find and track radio RF tags imbedded in salmon. As the fish would travel over the dam we would track their tags and see which route they took. This was to better help engineers and biologists build more efficient salmon runs to help the fish get over the dam.

Seasonal job driving up to 65 guests at a time around north central Alaska. My job was to generate field tours to give to guests on drive tours that could last up to 6 or 7 hours. I was in charge of guests safety, welfare, and well being making sure they had all they needed to have a safe, fun and relaxing vacation. I was in charge of large expensive equipment and had a very good safety record. This was a seasonal job over the summers of 2005 and 2006.