Experience

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  Hill Country Transit District

  • United States
  • Truck Transportation
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Assistant General Manager (AGM), Strategic Planning & Regional Development

    • Jan 2024 - Present

    Strategic Planning and Regional Development for Transportation and Transit Systems throughout nine (9) Counties in Central Texas (9000+square miles) including Fixed Route, MicroTransit, ADA, and NEMT Transit operations as well as Infrastructure, Technology, and Service Programs and Projects for Intercity Bus, Connector Facilities, Park & Rides, Dedicated Shoulder Lanes, Van Pool Service, Hydrogen Corridor Expansion, Commuter-Rail Coordination, and General Infrastructure Development. Also provides representation and/or coordination with HCTD Board of Directors, City Councils, Local Metropolitan Planning Organizations, TxDOT, FTA, and FHWA.

  • Director, Urban Operations

    • Feb 2017 - Dec 2023

    Development and day-to-day direction of all urban transit systems including Fixed Route Transit Service, and ADA / Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Services. Senior management of operations including Dispatch, Scheduling, Customer Service, Training, Maintenance, Transportation, and Administrative departments. Operational control & representation to Board of Directors, City Councils, Local Metropolitan Planning Organizations, TxDOT, FTA, and FHWA.

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  Burtner Family

  • Throughout U.S.

  • Travel Sabbatical

    • Nov 2014 - Nov 2016
    • Throughout U.S.

    This was a purposeful and planned two-year travel sabbatical with my wife traveling in our RV to many of the U.S. National Parks after the very successful (and award winning) 7-year Metro-Rail-Expansion (MRE) Program (referenced below) in Houston, Texas for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (Metro).

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  Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

  • United States
  • Truck Transportation
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Program Director - Metro Rail Expansion Program

    • Aug 2010 - Oct 2014

    Directed, coordinated, and provided monitoring and oversight for $2.18B MRE Program. Responsible for coordination with, and for work of; consultants, contractors, and staff for development and delivery of projects against scope, schedule, cost, and quality baselines. Delivered project milestones while ensuring quality standards and adherence to Metro policies, procedures and contract specifications. Represented MRE to METRO Board of Directors and other governmental entities, as well as the private sector and community in the design and construction of transit projects. Developed Programs, Projects, Processes, Policies & Procedures as needed. Oversaw the assembly of statistical reports and financial analysis to identify cost effectiveness, meaningful trends, and abnormalities in projects requiring corrective action. Directed course of action as needed to insure compliance with established project objectives. Reviewed, monitored and approved expenditures associated with contractual agreements. Assisted in the selection of A&E firms and contractors, as well as assisted on follow up contract negotiations pertaining to such selections. Performed technical review of projects and oversaw technical reports and correspondence with program entities. Administered supervision over other professional, technical, and administrative personnel including numerous professional consultants. Monitored engineering design reviews to ensure compliance with project design criteria, local codes, and other regulatory compliance regulations. Established and monitored standards of project management and program control. Evaluated technical specifications of project and directed actions to achieve project goals and objectives. Assisted in securing Metro and FTA funding for incurred costs related to transit development including $900M Full Funding Grant Agreement. Communicated project design and Metro’s position to other government agencies, utility entities, and stakeholders.

  • Director, Environmental Compliance & Remediation, Metro Rall Expansion Program

    • Aug 2007 - Jul 2010

    As Director of Environmental Remediation (prior to promotion to Sr. Program Director); Directed strategic development, contract negotiations, program management, and operational policy & procedure for Phase I & II Environmental Investigations, Phase III Environmental Remediation, and integration/management of numerous programs and projects for $1.27B Design/Build Construction of light-rail expansion program. Directed Risk Management and Real Estate in the acquisition of over 600 properties; 71 of which were regulated and required some form of environmental remediation. Ultimately reduced planned and actual remediation costs from $55M to $24M (56% savings) and still achieved regulatory concurrence and closure on all properties. Per request of Federal Transit Administration (FTA), wrote Environmental White Paper entitled "Building Transit Projects Without Environmental Delays" on how the MRE Environmental Program was designed and implemented. Said white paper strategy and methodology is currently being taught by FTA to other transit agencies as model program.

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  Tetra Tech EM Inc.

  • Colorado Springs, CO

  • Southern Colorado Operations Mgr. / Project Director

    • Jun 2006 - Apr 2007
    • Colorado Springs, CO

    Responsible for P/L and operation of Southern Colorado Office located in Colorado Springs CO., as well as other nationwide federal client programs/projects. Duties included the selection of Installation Coordinators and Project Managers; coordination with Technical Leads to facilitate appropriate use of technical experts; review of contractual documents; provide senior level oversight and mentoring to Project Managers; work with Program Managers and JV partners for work-splits and issue resolution; interface with clients for quality and financial decisions; provide stop-work orders where out-of-scope, quality, or financial concerns require such action; assure all work is conducted within internal and client policies, guidance, and expectations; review and approve Monthly Status Reports & Percent Complete Reports; monitor program technical, schedule and financial performance; communicate contract-wide information to project teams; monitor team morale and provide conflict resolution.

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  Epsilon Systems Solutions, Inc.

  • Albuquerque, NM

  • New Mexico Regional Manager / Director of Business Development

    • Oct 2004 - Jun 2006
    • Albuquerque, NM

    *NNSA Contract: The following description under Epsilon is very similar to the description listed below under Pacific Western Technologies. This is due to the fact that both companies had a common client (the National Nuclear Security Administration - NNSA), who had asked Mr. Burtner to remain with their Technical & Management Support Services Contract as Sr. Program Manager across a mandatory re-compete process for a new incumbent prime-contractor. Thus many of the Duties/Responsibilities under Mr. Burtner's direction, are the same for both employers. Duties/Responsibilities: Program & Contracts Manager for DOE/NNSA Technical & Management Support Services contract with active tasking in Property & Administrative Support Div.; Nuclear Materials Stewardship Project Office; Technology Development Div.; Environmental Restoration Div.; Nuclear Weapons Program Office; and the Los Alamos, Pantex, Albuquerque, and Sandia Site Offices. SOW included Environmental Management and Restoration, NEPA Compliance, Nuclear & Non-nuclear Health & Safety, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Liaison, W-80 Lifetime Extension Weapons Program Planning, Public Relations & Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) Operations, Facilities Maintenance Engineering, Nuclear Materials Transportation Coordination, Conduct of Operations, Authorization Basis Safety Reviews, Readiness Reviews, Construction Management & Supervision, and University Grant Analysis & Evaluation. Also, specific to Epsilon; responsible for strategic partnering and corporate development planning for the Nuclear Operations & Environmental Management (NOEMS) Sector in Texas, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, and China Lake Naval Air Weapons Center in California; as well as operational management for Hurricane Katrina emergency response actions. Additional responsibilities included Security Clearance Coordination with DOE Personnel Security Division and Contracts Management & Coordination with the NNSA Procurement Division.

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  Pacific Western Technologies

  • Albuquerque, NM

  • Southwest Regional Manager

    • Feb 2001 - Sep 2004
    • Albuquerque, NM

    Duties/Responsibilities: Direct operational and P&L responsibility for two independent divisions (Engineering and Geospatial Information Mgmt.) in 5-states comprising PWT’s Southwestern Region. *NNSA Contract: Program & Contracts Manager for $11.8M DOE/NNSA Technical & Management Support Services contract with active tasking in Property & Administrative Support Div.; Nuclear Materials Stewardship Project Office; Technology Development Div.; Environmental Restoration Div.; Nuclear Weapons Program Office; and the Los Alamos, Pantex, Albuquerque, and Sandia Site Offices. SOW included Environmental Management and Restoration, NEPA Compliance, Nuclear & Non-nuclear Health & Safety, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Liaison, W-80 Lifetime Extension Weapons Program Planning, Public Relations & Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) Operations, Facilities Maintenance Engineering, Nuclear Materials Transportation Coordination, Conduct of Operations, Authorization Basis Safety Reviews, Readiness Reviews, Construction Management & Supervision, and University Grant Analysis & Evaluation. Received 12 consecutive quarterly performance evaluation ratings of “excellent” and “excellent plus” by DOE/NNSA and improved regional PWT profit margins from 0% to 17% in first (and following) years.

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  Intermountain Technical Solutions, Inc.

  • Littleton, CO

  • Consultant / Vice President Federal Programs / Principal

    • Jul 1996 - Feb 2001
    • Littleton, CO

    Duties/Responsibilities: Managed federal programs for the Program & Project Management Division. Responsible for division P&L as well as client coordination, negotiation and relationship management. Provided strategic planning, business development, and owner/client representation. Planned, estimated, tracked, and controlled large programs that comprise multiple projects. Managed all proposal efforts, corporate contracts, and management operations; as well as governmental communication, coordination, and compliance. Developed and coordinated joint venture, subcontract, and strategic teaming relationships. Also developed corporate-wide, project-based management system that integrated all contractual, financial, and operational components of the company to specific contract, program, project, task and sub-task level activities.

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  Research Management Consultants, Inc.

  • Golden, CO

  • National Program Manager / Director of Program Development

    • Feb 1992 - Jul 1996
    • Golden, CO

    Duties/Responsibilities: Functioned as Program and Project representative to the client (FAA) and identified client needs and requirements. Developed programs, scopes of work, and operating procedures to meet said needs. Performed strategic planning, program and project tracking, program reviews, cost benefit analysis, union and senior management negotiations, senior level contract negotiations, program & project management training, and business development activities. Reviewed work plans and major project deliverables produced by technical staff to ensure client satisfaction. Was ultimately responsible for the organizing, planning, directing and control of program/project schedules, resources, and budgets to meet or exceed planned performance and strategic goals. Provided leadership and direction to staffs ranging in size from 15 - 100 professionals. Directly responsible for management of programs and individual contracts ranging in size to $25 million.