Experience
- More than 20 years in the passenger railcar industry managing Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation and Buy America compliance
- Oversaw more than $200 million in subcontract awards and payments to DBE, MBE and WBE subcontractors (a.k.a. business partners)
- Provided DBE and Buy America training to more than 1000 staff members worldwide.
- Developed DBE and Buy America strategy for new bids and existing contracts to Program, Purchasing, Estimating, Legal, Contracts and Marketing Management.
- Oversaw 2nd-tier DBE subcontracting program by monitoring major system subcontractors.
- Insured all DBEs were certified, paid promptly and “counting value” was correct.
- Advised potential DBE suppliers through the certification application process with various transit properties.
- Prepared DBE participation and Buy America compliance reports for monthly submittals to our transit property customers.
- Successfully “passed” all Buy America Pre-Award and Post Delivery Audits I’ve managed.
- Successfully managed meeting or exceeding USDOT-FTA Annual DBE Goal to remain in good standing with the USDOT, FTA and transit authorities.
- Continuously addressed the ramifications of the USDOT’s DBE and Buy America rules (e.g., mentor-protégé, responsiveness vs. responsibility, etc.)
- Served as a moderator and presenter at APTA, COMTO, and national civil rights committee meetings and conferences.
- 100% of my DBE Good Faith Efforts proposals accepted by my firm’s customers.
- Served as my firm’s DBE and/or Buy America Liaison Officer on contracts with the following transit organizations:
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- AMTRAK (Washington, DC)
- BART (Oakland)
- CALTRANS (Sacramento)
- CTA (Chicago)
- King County (Seattle)
- MARTA (Atlanta)
- MBTA (Boston)
- Md. MTA (Baltimore)
- METRA (Chicago)
- NJT (Newark)
- (NY) MTA (NYCT, LIRR, Metro-North RR)
- PAAC (Pittsburgh)
- SEPTA (Philadelphia)
- WMATA (Washington, DC)
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