Transportation Professional

A multifaceted transportation professional enthused and, capable of handling multiple projects safely, while providing an excellent service to our citizens. With my prior knowledge as a transportation planner with the Councils of Government assisting with evaluating existing and future transportation corridors for facility and capacity improvements as part of the continuing, coordinated, and comprehensive transportation planning program for Williamsburg, Georgetown, and Horry County should allow me to be a favorable candidate. My leadership abilities allow me work independently and take initiative, but I also have a passion for assisting others.

Experience

Confidential

Transportation Planner,

Coordinate rural transportation and transit activities among units of local government and other agencies providing transportation services. Responsible for collection and analysis of traffic and land use data Conduct data analyses in MS Excel using model outputs Prepare summary tables, charts, and exhibits for inclusion in project reports the facilitation of meetings with the general public and appointed/elected officials the preparation and presentation of technical reports and studies and the coordination of rural transportation or transit efforts with other programs and agencies within the region. In addition to rural transportation and transit responsibilities, I also provide assistance for Grand Strand Area Transportation Study MPO, as well as GIS services.

Achievements:

• Manages the Rural Long Rang Transportation Plan, Transit Planning and Freight Planning.
• Manages the Rural Transportation budget of 3.1 million annually.
• Develop and disseminate the Rural Quarterly report and Rural Planning Work Program to SCDOT.
• Primary Transportation Planner that oversees that the regional transit authority follow and adhere to the guidelines in the Federal Transit Administration Circulars.
• Program Manager for Federal Transit Administration FTA 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program, 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program, 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program, and 5303 Metropolitan Statewide Planning funds.
• Assist Planning Director with the development and maintenance of Comprehensive Plans.
• Completed Federal Transit Administration Triennial Review training.
• Assist Transportation Manager with East Coast Greenway Projects and numerous other bike and pedestrian projects.
• Head Transportation Planner that manages the Rural Intersection Project for the counties the COG serves.
• Primary Transportation Planner for the Andrews US 521 Bypass Phase II 41 million budget .
• Assist Transportation Manager with the Urban Area Long Range Transportation Plan LRTP , Unified Planning Work Program UPWP and Transportation Improvement Plan TIP .
• Assist Transportation Manager with Land Use Surveying and updating the GSATS TranCAD model.
• Assist Transportation Manager in collecting and analyzing traffic data.
• Conduct data analyses and graphically present results using ArcGIS.
• Knowledge of Federal Transit Administration new grantee process.

Confidential

Carrier Procurement Representative I

Communicated with carriers, dispatchers, sales reps, and team leaders. Built strong liaison relationships with XPO customer base. Thoroughly documented all pertinent information about the load. Understood and supported the policies, goals, and procedures of XPO Logistics.

Achievements:

• Completed two week McLeod training.
• Consistently grossed over 120,000/month in margin for the company.
• Achieved and established several great relationships with carriers to maximize pricing and service.
• Booked and processed over 100 loads per month.

Confidential

GIS Technician Contractor

Provided support to engineers, supervisors, and coordinators by ensuring accurate and quality work in timely matter. Completed and improved the east region oneline data base, to where they are easily accessible on the shared drive and distview. Verified and corrected lighting, wire conductors, and transformers jobs at Fort Gordon U.S military base. Ensured compliance with the company's policies and guidelines to provide superior customer service and to work as safe as possible.

Achievements:

• Completed training in ArcFM ESRI software .
• Knowledge of how to bring backgrounds into ArcFM ESRI mapping .
• Lead Technician on the One Line Verification project in the entire East Region Augusta, Thomson, Evans and Waynesboro areas.
• Reconciled database conflicts and take appropriate action to improve database performance.
• Lead Technician on installing Fort Gordon phase 5, overhead to underground distribution project.
• Lead Technician on the East Region Scrub Verification Project.

Confidential

GIS Analyst Volunteer

Developed base layers for GIS applications and digital map production. Produced and analyzed reports utilizing GIS, while also maintained city, county highway maps, and procedures manual.

Achievements:

• Experienced in GeoMedia Professional to run dynamic segmentations for various maps to check and record errors.
• Created shape files, capture data in multiple spatial data formats, connecting different warehouses, and geodatabase feature classes.
• Located and corrected a variety of roadways using GeoMedia Professional to check the attribute tables and make sure that they were correct.
• Assisted supervisor with running different test on GeoMedia Professional, to research any errors the software found.
• Implemented traffic camera feature to the State's map for the Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area.