Experience

Prince George's County, Maryland

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Transit Planner

  • May 2009 - Present

  Serve as program manager of the $2.3 million State of Maryland funded bus stop improvement program (BSTIP); managed grant to improve over 2,000 bus stops in the county’s bus system including curb construction, front and back bus shelter pad construction, American's with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant features in sidewalk accessibility and street crosswalks. Oversaw improvements to one hundred twenty (120) bus stops – 106 on local roads and 14 on state roads. Oversaw team of planning technicians in compilation of bus stop improvement sites and initial site analysis. Coordinated work of County engineers and contractors and provide technical assistance on the project. Serve as a liaison to the County planning agency on the review of detailed site plans. Facilitated installation of transit amenities as required by developers in compliance with the County planning agency guidelines for transit accessibility. Coordinated transit plans with planning agencies at local and regional level. Participated in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority review of local transit service. Manage the County's bus shelter and bench program including the weekly maintenance of over 400 bus shelters and benches along public and private right of way. Helped establish a bus shelter fund code which has enable the agency to record and track funds received by developers for bus shelter installations. Communicate critical issues regarding contractor' services and review consultants’ reports. Provide perspective and input to local and regional transit planning studies by summarizing impacts of transit services, analyze current and future transit needs. Prepare monthly reports for the County bus system. Respond to citizen inquiries and concerns regarding transit issues. Provided background analysis for reports on transit and transportation initiatives in the County. Prepared reports required for Federal, State, and Local entities. Show less



Prince George's County Government

• 9400 Peppercorn Place, Largo, MD

• Transit Planner

  • 2002 - Present

  Facilitated public involvement component of the Transit System Operations Plan (TSOP), (now Transit Systems Plan), a plan providing an overview of the County bus transit system including its operational capacity, impact on demographics, and projected growth pattern of the system. Served as County liaison on regional transit service coordination committees such as Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Regional Bus Subcommittee, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Jurisdictional Coordinating Committee. Conveyed the County’s position on regional and local transit issues in meeting discussions Participate in transportation and land use studies facilitated by the Prince George’s County arm of the Maryland National Park and Planning Commission. Generate performance reports for TheBus, the Prince George’s County bus transit service including ridership and revenue mile and hour statistics, passenger per revenue mile statistics, and comparative data. Show less



DC Agenda

• 1825 K Street NW, Washington, DC

• Program Associate

  • 2000 - 2002

  Developed and managed a spatial data warehouse by utilizing geographic information systems to support community organizations and be a source of reference in conducting studies and analyses. Created user friendly neighborhood information data books containing demographic and socioeconomic statistics. Established effective working relationships with neighborhood groups to reach consensus on neighborhood initiatives. Utilizing GIS, created dynamic visual aids for District of Columbia citizen groups and non-profit organizations which quantified socioeconomic issues and provided citizen leverage on key social issues. Show less



Urban Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • 1998 - 2000

  Served as primary research assistant in discriminatory housing rental practice and discriminatory mortgage lending practices studies. Participated in undercover site visits to observe rental procedures in economically disadvantaged US housing markets. Presented findings to UI research associates – information cited in formal Urban Institute studies. Review program updates for select afterschool programs for ‘at-risk’ youth in Washington, DC. Compose written reports of daily activity logs at afterschool sites. Research, compile, and prepare data on various social issues to support studies and reports by UI research associates. Show less