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STAFF RESUMES A <br /> Joel Rey, PE, AICP <br /> Senior Advisor/Quality Assurance <br /> Having been involved in transportation planning and research with specific emphasis on public <br /> transportation,Mr.Rey offers substantial transit planning and operational analysis experience. <br /> He has managed and conducted various projects related to transit development plans(TDPs)and <br /> transit visioning,comprehensive operations analysis(COAs),ridechecks and on-board surveys, Education <br /> transit facilities/infrastructure planning and accessibility,performance assessment,transit financial MS, Civil Engineering, University <br /> planning,transit market assessment,advanced public transportation systems,and BRT,among of South Florida <br /> others. <br /> BS, Civil Engineering, University <br /> Joel has worked with numerous transit agencies in Florida and elsewhere in the US on projects of South Florida <br /> including performance evaluation,short-and long-range planning,transit finance,and premium <br /> transit-related studies.He has directed numerous major projects across Florida,including an Years of Experience:33 <br /> alternatives analysis for a premium transit service to connect Downtown Clearwater to Clearwater <br /> Beach;a combined COA/TDP for the Hillsborough Transit Authority(HART)in Tampa;and a 20-year Registrations and Certifications <br /> strategic vision plan for LYNX in Orlando.He also has led teams that completed a short range Professional Engineer: <br /> transit vision plan for Greensboro Transit Authority(NC);a Transit Master Plan for ART in Asheville, Florida:#62521 <br /> NC;and a network redesign study for TANK in Northern Kentucky.He currently is leading an <br /> Arterial BRT Study for HART to develop a premium connector service between the University of AICP:#018834 <br /> South Florida and Downtown Tampa. <br /> Professional Affiliations <br /> Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky(TANK)-System Redesign Study-Fort Wright,KY American Institute of Certified <br /> Project Manager:This project involved strategic planning support to assess services,operating Planners(AICP) <br /> conditions and demand,as well as develop service concepts for improving mobility.The <br /> assessment of mobility needs considered the rapidly-growing employment and logistical services American Planning Association <br /> around the airport.It also reviewed obstacles posed by limited river crossings and limitations of (APA) <br /> the roadway network that make it difficult to connect communities and serve high demand for <br /> travel between Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati(OH).The effort ultimately resulted in a phased Florida Public Transportation <br /> redesign of the fixed-route network with a corresponding implementation plan for potential future Association(FPTA) <br /> service enhancements as resources become available. <br /> Institute of Transportation <br /> Sarasota County Area Transit(SCAT)-Fixed-Route Service Optimization Study-Sarasota Engineers(ITE) <br /> County,FL <br /> Project Principal:Benesch redesigned and optimized the SCAT fixed route network.The goal North Carolina Public <br /> was to identify and design mobility-on-demand(MOD)service areas and services to serve ADA and Transportation Association <br /> general public demand in areas with low density of demand and poor fixed route performance. (NCPTA) <br /> Benesch also prepare schedules and run cuts for services.The end result yielded$600k in net <br /> operating cost savings. STAFFING AVAILABILITY <br /> Owensboro Transit System(OTS)-Transit Network Study-Owensboro,KY *%Availability Assigned to <br /> Project Manager.The study,which involved extensive public,rider and stakeholder outreach, Current Project: <br /> evaluated transit service performance and developed a 10-year vision roadmap to guide and <br /> prioritize transit service and capital investments for OTS over the next decade.The existing <br /> services evaluation led to recommendations for network redesign to improve operational efficiency <br /> *%Availability Dedicated to City <br /> and help reallocate resources to enhance service levels and service quality to benefit riders.The o Decatur: 0 <br /> study also assessed current OTS facilities and provided recommendations for locating a new <br /> downtown transfer center.The cost-neutral network improvements were adopted by the City. • %Availability for <br /> Needed:Use As <br /> Concord Kannapolis Area Transit(Rider Transit)-Short-Range Transit Plan-Concord,NC <br /> Project Manager:This was a development of five-year TDP to help guide the agency.Mr. 'Availability of key staff is estimated <br /> Rey managed extensive stakeholder and public outreach,on-board survey of fixed-route bus based on expected effort over next <br /> services,recommendations for cost-neutral route restructuring to improve on-time performance, three months associated with current <br /> identification of opportunities for service to new areas with existing resources,and the creation of project workload. Thereafter,availability <br /> a financial Ian. will begin to increase significantly as <br /> p projects end. <br /> Adilli <br /> beneseh Decatur Public Transit System//Technical Comprehensive Operational Analysis Fixed Route Services 5 <br />