Engineer Project Manager

David W. Graff, P.E.

Senior Engineer & Project Manager

Summary Of Qualifications

My career has focused on the management and design of infrastructure

projects for various governmental and private clients. I offer more than 25

years of experience, with some of the nation's leading design firms, with

direct management and design involvement that has ranged from the project's

initial conceptual planning through its construction. My managerial

experience includes developing the scope of work, negotiating contracts and

fees, supervising the design team activities, contract administration,

monitoring the project's schedule and budget, and coordinating with the

Owner and other agencies throughout the project's duration. My engineering

experience includes the analysis, design, & evaluation of highway bridges,

foundation analysis & design, construction engineering consultation, water

& wastewater facilities, retaining walls, drainage, hydraulic, containment

& utility structures.

Chronology of Experience

[Refer to the attached "Representative Project Experience" for additional

information]

Presently Consultant to Dragados-USA Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

I am currently a consultant to Dragados-USA (DUSA) on the I-595 Corridor

Improvement Project in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In the role of the Bridge

Design Manager, I am assisting the Design-Build Contractor's design

management staff with the coordination and management of their engineering

design team (AECOM) for the project's 59 bridges. I work directly with

DUSA's design and construction management staff for the implementation of

AECOM's bridge design and construction plans. My responsibilities generally

include coordinating with AECOM, the FDOT and other Project Consultants,

schedule monitoring, progress reporting and providing technical assistance.

The I-595 Corridor Improvement Project is a $1.6 billion public-private

partnership (P3) agreement between the Florida Department of Transportation

and I-595 Express, LLC for the design, construction, financing, operation

and maintenance of the I-595 corridor. The 10.5 mile project limits extend

from the Sawgrass Expressway interchange to the Florida Turnpike

interchange in Central Broward County.

2000. - 2009 URS Corporation Tampa, Florida

Senior Engineer & Project Manager

My responsibilities included the procurement of work, contract

administration, negotiating scope of work & fees, client development &

relations, project management, compliance of project budgets & schedule. I

served as the Lead Engineer & Engineer of Record on the following projects:

Pinellas Bayway Bridge Over the Intracoastal Waterway - St. Petersburg,

Florida - (FDOT) District 7

183A Tollway Design-Build Project - Austin, Texas - Central Texas Regional

Mobility Authority (CTRMA)

Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (General Engineering Consultant) -

Tampa, Florida - THCEA

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport - Broward County, Florida -

Constructability Review

Downtown Tampa Riverwalk - Tampa, Florida - (FDOT) District 7 and the City

of Tampa

1989. - 2000 Dames & Moore, Inc. Tampa, Florida

Manager of Structural Engineering Services

I was responsible for the establishment and management of the structural

engineering services for the firm's Southeast US & Caribbean Region. My

responsibilities included the procurement of work, teaming with other

consultants, conducting presentations, client development & relations,

project management, contract administration, compliance of project budgets

& schedule. I served as the Lead Engineer & Engineer of Record on the

following projects:

Shuttle Road Bridge over CSXRR - Atlanta, Georgia - Emory University

PR-66 Toll Road - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Highway &

Transportation Authority (PRHTA)

Leopalace Resort - Agana, Guam - Miyama Development

Various District-Wide Structures Contracts - Florida Department of

Transportation (FDOT) District 1

1986. - 1989 LoBuono Armstrong & Associates, Inc. Tampa, Florida

Vice-President / Manager of Tampa Office

I established & managed the firm's Tampa Branch Office. My responsibilities

included the procurement of work, teaming with other consultants, client

development & relations, project management, compliance of project budgets

& schedule. I served as the Lead Engineer and Engineer of Record on the

FDTO's Acosta Bridge Replacement in Jacksonville, Florida.

Areas of Expertise

Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills, teaming/partnering

relationships, negotiation techniques, developing & evaluating scope of

work proposals, time management, fiscal responsibility, results oriented,

proficient in MS Office programs.

Education Registration

BS Civil Engineering / University of South Florida Florida

Professional Engineer #17635

The following project descriptions illustrate the range of my project

management and engineering experience.

Representative Project Experience

183A Tollway Design-Build Project - Austin, Texas

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA)

This was a $178M, Design-Build Toll Road project with approximately 11.6

miles of 4- to 6-lane roadway with adjacent frontage roads. The project

consisted of a new alignment that included 22 bridges. I served as the Lead

Bridge Engineer for the design and plans' production of all the main-line,

ramp and frontage road bridges. These bridges are comprised of prestressed

beams with reinforced concrete piers founded on drilled shaft foundations.

In order to maintain the desired construction schedule, the design and

plans for all these bridge were completed within a 10 month period. Early

release foundation and substructure plans were utilized to enable the

Contractor to begin construction operations as soon as possible. My daily

responsibilities on this project included: project scheduling and staff

management, technical oversight, and coordination within the design team,

contractor and owner representatives.

Pinellas Bayway (SR 682) Bridge Over the Intracoastal Waterway - St.

Petersburg, Florida

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7

This project will replace the existing bascule bridge with a new high level

structure. I served as the Engineer of Record and Lead Engineer for the

design of this $66M, 2,600-foot-long, prestressed concrete bridge over the

Gulf Coast Intracoastal Waterway. Key elements of this bridge include:

span lengths ranging from 144' to 173', utilization of the new 78" and 86"

Florida I-Beams, piers and foundations designed for ship impact, retaining

walls (CIP cantilevered, steel sheet piling and wire faced MSE), special

aesthetic lighting and enhancements.

Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (GEC) - Tampa, Florida

Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority (THCEA)

This project involved broad-based structural engineering services for the

widening of the Crosstown Expressway. As the General Engineering Consultant

to the Tampa Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, my responsibilities

generally included coordination with the Owner and the four design firms;

the review of the consultants' designs and construction documents; and post-

design/construction services for 12 bridges (widening and replacement),

retaining walls, and other related structural elements.

Shuttle Road Bridge over CSXRR - Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University

I was responsible for the management of the bridge design team,

coordination with the Owner, and monitoring the construction progress with

phase reviews of this two-span, 444-foot-long, curved steel plate girder

bridge. Key project features included: girder web depths varying from 70"

to 93" over the central pier, utilization of weathering steel to minimize

the University's future maintenance expenses, reinforced concrete abutments

and hammerhead pier founded on drilled shafts, MSE retaining walls, special

aesthetic railing configuration and aesthetic enhancements.

Downtown Tampa Riverwalk - Tampa, Florida

Florida Department of Transportation District 7 and the City of Tampa

This project provided a pedestrian/bicycle facility in downtown Tampa's

central business district, along the shores of the Hillsborough River and

the Garrison Channel. I was involved throughout the duration of this

project from its initial planning & PD&E study, through the engineering

design and final construction. The project was subdivided into three

separate construction segments which included the portion behind the

Marriott Waterside Hotel, the Fort Brooke Park segment, and the structure

under the Platt Street Bridge connecting the Tampa Convention Center to the

south section of the Ribbon of Green Park. As the project manager and

Engineer of Record my responsibilities included coordination with the

Owner, management of the multi disciplinary design team, Engineer of Record

for the structu5res, and providing post-design construction consultation

services.

Various District-Wide Structures Contracts

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 1

I served as the project manager for a variety of general service contracts,

as well as the Engineer of Record for most of the assigned projects. My

responsibilities included coordination with the Owner, management of the

multi disciplinary design teams, project budget and schedule conformance,

and the engineering design services. These contracts included: District-

Wide Enhancement Contract, Off-System Bridge Replacement Contract, District-

Wide Structures Contract, and the SR 60 Bridge Replacement Contract.

Fort Lauderdale - Hollywood International Airport - Broward County, Florida

Pedestrian Bridges: Constructability Review

This project provided new grade separated pedestrian bridges to the airport

terminals in order to eliminate the conflicts that occurred on the terminal

roadway arrival and departure levels. I was responsible for the structural

review and the coordination among the various disciplines for the

independent constructability review of the 75% plans and specifications,

prepared by the project's design consultants. The disciplines involved in

that review included: Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Life Safety,

Plumbing, Fire Protection and Structural.

PR-66 Toll Road - San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority (PRHTA)

This project, located in the municipalities of Carolina and Canovanas east

of San Juan, required the design and production of 35% design-build plans

for 19 dual bridges over the region's rivers and roadway network. These

structures were designed for AASHTO HS-30 live loads, a seismic ground

acceleration of 20% of gravity, and wind speeds of 150 miles per hour. The

majority of the structures are comprised of prestressed AASHTO beams.

However, the two major interchanges at PR-3 utilized structural steel

girders for the longer and horizontally curved spans. I served as the lead

bridge engineer, responsible for the coordination, management and design of

the project's bridges and plans production. The post-design services also

included peer reviews of the other consultants' final engineering design

and construction documents.

Acosta Bridge Replacement (Steel Alternate) - Jacksonville, Florida

Florida Department of Transportation

I was the Engineer of Record responsible for the preliminary and final

design of this $85M viaduct's approach spans' substructure and foundations.

Three-dimensional computer modeling of the multi-level structures enabled

optimization of the single-column piers' foundations, where drilled shaft

and high-capacity pile alternates were analyzed.

Leopalace Resort - Guam

Miyama Development

This project involved the design of the infrastructure for a private

development on the top of a mountain range in Guam. The development

included several multi-family housing units, golf courses, equestrian

facilities and all the applicable support facilities. I was responsible for

the design of 22 golf course bridges and miscellaneous drainage / utility

structures and retaining walls. The bridges utilized simple-span steel

plate girders (50' - 120' spans) with precast deck panels. The bridge

designs incorporated the effects of seismic ground acceleration and wind

velocities of 150 mph and were based upon AASHTO and CALTRANS

specifications.

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