Project Manager Civil Engineer

Chester L. Hicks

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Louisville, KY 40222 Email: *******.*****@*****.***

**** – present: Administrative Officer, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Govt. – Serves as the liaison for the Commissioner of Environmental Quality & Public Works among the six divisions and staff that report to the department

Manages the Pavement Management System, working closely with City Council, Division Directors, and Utility representatives to plan and coordinate road resurfacing operations.

Serves as the department’s Emergency Operations Center Coordinator

Management of Pavement Management database system.

Produce the annual Snow & Ice removal plan

Administer the program of Ad Valorem property taxation and expansion of urban services

Coordinate with other divisions on the installation of streetlights and commencement of street sweeping, refuse collection and independently authorizes refunds where services are inappropriately billed.

2012 – 2014: Industrial /Civil Engineer Facilities Planner, SAIC - Provided strategic and tactical planning for Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) - Crane’s Facility Management Department. Also, planned utilization of space and facilities consistent Crane’s Master Plan.

Wrote the Project Initiation Document for the development of NSWC Crane’s Facility Master Plan.

Provided Strategic support based upon research conducted with facility managers, department heads and division managers.

Developed business facility requirements and planning support services in various data management areas including data analysis/collection, reproduction, distribution, and report preparation.

Responsible for the development and preparation of concept designs, development of planning and budgeting documents, development and preparing computer generated presentations, and cost estimates.

2010 – 2012: Asst. Master Planner, Camp Atterbury, Indiana National Guard - Responsible for providing planning support & advice for the development of Indiana National Guard facilities and infrastructure.

Performed space programming for new facilities throughout the installation.

Developed conceptual site plans for four new medical facilities

Served as liaison between the Public Works Directorate and the Commanding General’s Office.

Produced reports detailing facility assets and needs for an active-duty military installation.

Developed presentations and briefings on site plan alternatives for multi-million dollar facility projects.

2009 – 2010: Flood Recovery Coordinator, River Hills EDD & RPC - Responsible for providing project development, planning, technical assistance, research and grant writing for four counties located outside of the agency’s normal region.

Wrote strategic economic recovery plans for four communities, within an abbreviated timeframe.

Prepared a successful grant proposal for a small community, allowing the funding of comprehensive planning services

2008 – 2009: Senior Planner & Evaluation Researcher, REACH of Louisville - Performed research and evaluation of substance abuse programs. Conducted new business development.

Provided statistical and geographical analysis, using GIS and spreadsheet software, in support of a successful grant application for the Louisville Metro Health Department’s “Health Starts” program.

Developed a new line of community planning services for the firm.

2004 – 2007: Director of Planning and Development, City of Jeffersonville – Managed Jeffersonville’s Planning and Zoning Department.

Led a planning process that produced the city’s first comprehensive plan in 15 years.

Wrote a successful grant application for pedestrian bridge project that would connect Louisville, Kentucky and Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Served as Project Manager for short-range transportation studies such as: parking studies, multi-use trails, and bridge access conceptual designs.

Coordinated the construction management of the Ohio River Greenway, a multi-million dollar, multi-use trail

Provided technical assistance and GIS support to commissions and boards.

Implemented policy decisions for all City policy-making boards and City Council.

Directed architects, contractors, developers and homeowners on the application of ordinances, codes, the Comprehensive Plan and city policies and procedures.

2002 – 2004: Comprehensive Planner, KIPDA - Prepared local governments in areas regarding planning and zoning, grant administration and other matters with technical assistance that relate to planning, growth, and development within the region.

Project Manager for developing the Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan covering a six-county area.

Provided zoning and land use technical assistance to local communities.

Became a Kentucky Certified Community Development Block Grant Program Administrator

Master’s in Urban Planning, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2001

Bachelor of Arts in History, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1995

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