Senior Associate, September 2006-Present
Associate Project Manager 1999 - 2006
- Developed ridership estimation models for proposed paratransit, fixed-route and bus rapid transit systems in medium and large urban areas including San Antonio, TX and San Francisco, CA.
- Prepared operations plans for streetcar projects in Salem, OR, Seattle, WA and Spokane, WA.
- Developed financial plans for small and medium sized bus systems ranging from Walla Walla, WA to Boise, ID.
- Researched automated dispatch software for Bend Dial-a-Ride and Boise ValleyRide.
- Developed transit technology options for Clark County, WA, Wilsonville, OR and San Francisco Muni BRT lines.
- Researched and analyzed paratransit and fixed-route service providers including those in Boise, ID, Bellingham, WA, San Antonio, TX, WA, Clallam County, WA, Clatsop County, OR, Modoc, Plumas and Lassen Counties, CA.
- Reviewed coordination opportunities as part of an inventory of paratransit services in the Portland, OR metropolitan region.
- Developed and implemented telephone and rider surveys for, paratransit and fixed route systems in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Nevada and Idaho.
- Conducted peer reviews for Mount Hood Transit Feasibility Study, OR, Ashland Shakespeare Festival, OR, Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Shuttle Study, OR/WA, Modoc, Plumas and Lassen Counties Integration Study, CA.
- Supervised on-board ridership counts for Clallam County, WA, Oakland, CA, Boise ID and Reno, NV.
- GIS analyzed existing and proposed transit services for land use, demographic and ridership effects as part of major planning projects in medium to large urban areas.
- Facilitated focus group for goal clarification Planning Game for C-TRAN (Clark County, WA) and VIA (San Antonio, TX).
Previous Experience
Leland Consulting GroupAssociate, 1997–1998
- Responsible for various real estate economic research, data collection and analysis, map generation, and report production.
- Conducted research for market and economic analysis of development projects. Collected demographic, real estate market and economic data. Review of city, state and regional governmental plans and ordinances that impacted projects. Review of funding options available to private and public developers.
- Prepared proposals and reports for clients. Summarized findings for internal use as well as for final client. Used GIS applications and generated maps for spatial analysis of data for client reports.
- Represented firm at public open houses and at project advisory committee meetings.
