•Traction Power Manager for BART Berryesa Project (7 Years)•Responsibility for engineering design development and construction implementation of civil and systems projects.•Program-wide implementation of project standards/criteria and engineering design requirements, including the design integration review tasks for the engineering (civil & system) interfaces. •Started and developed a team of 25 System Engineers for VTA's System Department.•Actively manage VTA $3B worth of… Show more •Traction Power Manager for BART Berryesa Project (7 Years)•Responsibility for engineering design development and construction implementation of civil and systems projects.•Program-wide implementation of project standards/criteria and engineering design requirements, including the design integration review tasks for the engineering (civil & system) interfaces. •Started and developed a team of 25 System Engineers for VTA's System Department.•Actively manage VTA $3B worth of capital projects including the development of the design-build package for SVRT.•Engineering design development processes•Configuration management task(s) •Manage projects that range widely in level of complexity, involving management of VTA staff, contracted professional engineers, multiple professional engineering agreements, materials and equipment procurement, civil and systems construction contracts, and coordination of assigned activities with other departments and outside vendors. Show less

•Participated in the review and preparation of the final specifications and plans for the Air Train•Performed extensive evaluation of the Operating System proposals received from bidders•Train control (flexi block) technology, Operations, maintenance, safety, and reliability.•St. Clair County Light Rail Project and Salt Lake City Rail Projects: Engineer of Record on the 18.3 mile traction power and signaling design project which included installation, testing, commissioning… Show more •Participated in the review and preparation of the final specifications and plans for the Air Train•Performed extensive evaluation of the Operating System proposals received from bidders•Train control (flexi block) technology, Operations, maintenance, safety, and reliability.•St. Clair County Light Rail Project and Salt Lake City Rail Projects: Engineer of Record on the 18.3 mile traction power and signaling design project which included installation, testing, commissioning, operations, maintenance, safety, availability and reliability elements. •Managed a staff of 10 people during implementation of this project in all areas including technical, administration, financial, and co-ordination with stakeholders.•Actively managed Client's budget, schedule and program, for the Communication Base Train Control (CBTC) System on the $30 million SanFrancisco Airtran Project•Managed design staff of 25 engineers•Delivered the the project on-time and on-budget Show less

•Dockland Light Rail Project, London England.•As a special consultant, performed safety audit on the hardware and software functions of the critical signaling elements of the project. This included checking the project safety critical functions related to upgrade of vehicles such as emergency braking, vital circuit integrity, propulsion interface with automatic train control, and vehicle door control functions.•Performed the safety audit of specialized hardware and software functions

•13 years of people mover experience covering all phases from design, testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.•Worked as the project engineer promoted to senior systems engineer and then to promoted to manager of Systems engineering.•Responsible for operation and maintenance of the Detroit People Mover System. •Managed engineers, consultants, and system suppliers•Preparation of project schedules, cost estimates, and reports on progress, recommendations, and… Show more •13 years of people mover experience covering all phases from design, testing, commissioning, operations, and maintenance.•Worked as the project engineer promoted to senior systems engineer and then to promoted to manager of Systems engineering.•Responsible for operation and maintenance of the Detroit People Mover System. •Managed engineers, consultants, and system suppliers•Preparation of project schedules, cost estimates, and reports on progress, recommendations, and policies.•As the project progressed, assigned as Senior Systems engineer with Turner Construction Company with responsibilities for performing operational, safety and security reviews of stations, other facilities, vehicle operations and overall system operations•Manage procurement, installation and testing of the overall systems operations•Manage specifications; developing technical subsystem training programs for operations and maintenance.•As manager of Systems engineering with Detroit Transit Corporation responsible for the overall operations and maintenance of the Detroit People Mover System. Responsibilities included the management of the operation and maintenance personnel: development of capital and operating budgeted; co-ordination with outside agencies; assuring that training, operations, and maintenance programs were of the highest quality standards to achieve optimum performance with the highest availability and safety standards.•Developed and nurtured Key Client relationship and served as one of the primary company contacts on rail transit projects total dollar value of 25 millions Show less