Construction Manager, Senior Resident Engineer

JEFFORY BLAIR BOSSARD November *, ****

Education:

Degree Name: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Institution: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

Specialty: TRANSPORTATION

Year: 1977

Experience Profile (General):

I have 38 years of experience on transportation projects. My experience includes serving as project manager for a major construction program for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). I have 14 years of experience serving as resident engineer/inspector on various civil projects nationwide. Project experiences have ranged from the complex rehabilitation of New York’s Penn Station to providing construction oversight of multiple station, rail, and signal projects. Responsibilities have included construction management; development of project controls for scope, cost, and schedule; and coordination with multiple contractors and agencies such as Maryland Transportation Administration, BART, New Jersey Transit, Amtrak, LIRR, and the New York Transit Authority. In addition, I have performed design-build security upgrades for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at JFK Airport and construction manager at-risk (CMAR) work for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in New York City. Most recently I have 18 months of experience working on three different rail projects in the Middle East serving as a Construction Manager. Experience Profile (Technical):

My experience includes serving as construction manager on projects ranging in size from $30 million to $9 Billion. The latest of which was the Construction Manager for Package 1 of the Riyadh Metro overseeing all civil works construction. I served as the construction phase services manager for rail systems on an $8.6 billion project for eight years and as the design manager for multiple years on a design contract valued at $100 million. I have 14 years of experience as a resident engineer/inspector on civil/structural rail projects. I also served as the project manager for a major passenger railroad for 10 years, managing design and construction projects at 35 stations at one time, and having responsibility for the scope, schedule, and budget. Riyadh Metro Project, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - March 2015 to October 7, 2015 Project Description: Parsons in a joint venture is providing all Construction Management for the Riyadh Metro Packages 1 and 2. This includes all civil and rail systems, design and construction. Program Management responsibilities include coordination with all other ongoing design and construction projects in Riyadh, including utilities, highways and Package 3 of the Riyadh Metro. Job Role: Construction Manager

Job Responsibilities: Supervise a construction management staff of almost 300 engineers and inspectors. Responsible for quality and safety on 62 km of the Metro Project. Construction included TBMs, NATM tunnels, precast viaduct segmental girders, at-grade track construction and cut and cover box sections. Provide weekly updates to the client on the Design-Build Consortiums progress and any issues affecting schedule and or budget. Coordinate work at interface locations with other DB packages. Lusail City Qatar Light Rail Transit, Doha, Qatar - September 1, 2014 to March 2015 Project Description: Parsons in a joint venture is providing all Program Management and Construction Management for the Lusail City Light Rail Project. This includes all civil and rail systems, design and construction. Program Management responsibilities include coordination with all other ongoing design and construction projects in Lusail City, including utilities, highways and the Qatar Rail Metro Project. Job Role: Systems Construction Manager

Job Responsibilities: Review of civil and systems designs for completeness and proper coordination both within the LRT Project and with outside interests. Oversee all systems construction work. The project systems work includes all signaling, communications, traction power, track work, and overhead catenary as well as all auxiliary power, communications, tunnel ventilation, station ventilation, fire suppression, fire alarm, and security systems.

Doha Metro, Doha, Qatar - May 1, 2014 to July 24, 2014 Project Description: Parsons in a joint venture is providing all Program Management and Construction Management for the Metro Systems Contract. This includes all rail systems, design and construction. Program Management responsibilities include coordination with all other ongoing Metro construction projects, utilities, and highways.

Job Role: Trackwork Manager

Job Responsibilities: Reviewed civil and systems designs for completeness and proper coordination both within the LRT Project and with outside interests. Primary focus was trackwork design and construction. Review and evaluate bidders for the Doha Metro Systems Contract. MTA/LIRR EAST SIDE ACCESS, New York City, NY - Mar 24, 2006 - Mar 21, 2014 Job Description: Parsons in a joint venture provided all design services required to provide a fully functional 4-mile underground extension of the Long Island Rail Road into Grand Central Terminal, including all mitigating measures identified in the final environmental impact statement (FEIS). The primary role includes preliminary engineering, final design, and design support services for construction of the railroad and elements of the facility systems. The project work includes all signaling, communications, traction power, overhead catenary, track work, and third-rail systems, as well as all auxiliary power, station ventilation, fire suppression, fire alarm, and security systems. Job Role: Project Manager/Systems Construction Phase Services Manager Job Responsibilities: As PM for Parsons managed a staff of 100 designers and construction support staff. Review all design submissions for technical completeness and also integration between system disciplines and the civil designs. Responded to all force account (LIRR, Metro-North Railroad, Amtrak) issues related to the design, ensured timely responses to requests for information and submittals, coordinated all field work associated with the design, and provided constructability review for force account (railroad) work and force account work support required by third party contractors. NY MANHATTAN VMF, US Postal Service, New York City, NY - Sep 17, 2004 - Mar 10, 2006 Job Description: The project involved an $8.2 million structural rehabilitation repair of a four-story parking garage and maintenance facility.

Job Role: Construction Superintendent

The project involved an $8.2 million structural rehabilitation repair of a four-story parking garage and maintenance facility.

Job Responsibilities: Managed the project construction, safety, and deliverables. New Jersey Transit MONTCLAIR CONNECTION, Montclair New Jersey - Apr 11, 2003 - Feb 11, 2005 Job Role: Construction Manager

Job Description: Parsons provided construction management services for the design-build project, which entailed three phases of construction, the Montclair-Boonton Line Connection, which involved construction of a new 1,200 foot, two-track electrified rail connection between the end of the Montclair Line at Bay Street Station and the Boonton Line; the Boonton Line electrification, which involved installation of approximately 5.5 miles of a catenary system along the Boonton Line from the new connection at Bay Street Station up to Great Notch Station; and the Great Notch Yard, which involved construction of two new storage tracks, procurement and installation of special track work, catenary and signal foundations, train crew quarters, track inspections and relocations, retaining walls, retainage basin, storage facilities, and demolition of an existing trestle. Relocation of a major county road complete with new drainage and highway lighting.

Job Responsibilities: Reviewed final designs for completeness and conformity with the owner’s 30 percent contract design package. Also monitored all construction activities for compliance with final design documents and arranged all force account support by the New Jersey Transit, including track outages.

TSA SASR PHII PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, New York City, NY - Aug 02, 2002 - Dec 13, 2002 Job Role: Project Superintendent

Job Description: The Strategic Airport Security Rollout-Phase 2 (SASR-2) project involved providing comprehensive program management services, including the design, construction contractor procurement, and construction management for the re-configuration and upgrade of passenger security checkpoints at 90 airports, encompassing a total of 372 security checkpoints with a total of 1,209 passenger lanes, throughout the United States. The purpose of the project was to meet new TSA guidelines for improved security while enhancing the efficiency of passenger processing. Job Responsibilities: Prepared designs and managed the construction of the project, which was performed as part of new federal security requirements at JFK International Airport passenger terminals.

New Jersey Transit NEWARK AIRPORT MONORAIL, Newark, NJ - May 01, 1998 - Nov 22, 2002 Job Role: Construction Manager/Deputy Construction Manager Job Description: Parsons served as the construction manager for the New Jersey Transit, Port Authority of New York/New Jersey, and Amtrak rail station connection between the Newark Airport Monorail and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC). The project involved construction of an intermodal railroad station on Amtrak’s NEC, serving Newark International Airport via a transfer from New Jersey Transit or Amtrak to the airport monorail system. The new multimodal station consisted of two 1,050-ft. island platforms on the NEC connected by a 225 ft. long overhead pedestrian bridge to a 26,000 sq. ft. monorail station building with an elevated pedestrian platform for access to the monorail system. Job Responsibilities: As the liaison for rail operations, Jeff ensured the responsiveness and uniformity of all project deliverables, provided efficient responsive management of all individual tasks or activities, supported all rail construction activities during construction, produced monthly reports and invoices, and coordinated the preparation of the monthly progress reports. Construction included a 300 ton steel pedestrian walkway launched over 7 active railroad tracks on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor. Employer Name: LIRR

Company Location: Jamaica, NY

Start Date - End Date: Feb 1988 – April 1998

Project: Capital Program Management

Project Location: Jamaica, NY, USA

Project Role: Project Manager

Project Description: The program involved various projects, including the Manhattan side access alternative study and draft environmental impact statement; the Montauk viaduct rehabilitation, a major, multi-million structural rehabilitation project; the Penn Station New York improvement project, a

$100 million rehabilitation effort to improve mobility, access, passenger amenities, and information; the Penn Station New York track improvements project, which involved close coordination with Amtrak and included a direct fixation track; the Ronkonkoma hub project, which included a parking garage, station building, parking lots, and retail buildings; the East River tunnel life safety project that involved Amtrak, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), and the New Jersey Transit, and included an emergency communications system and ventilation studies; the East River tunnel improvements project, which involved tunnel lighting replacement, bench wall repairs, tunnel grouting, handrail replacement, and sump pump replacements; the LIRR access to Manhattan's east side feasibility study; and the St. James and Sea Cliff restoration and diesel fleet high-level platform project, which included the design and construction of high-level platforms at 30 stations on three different branches ( 201 km) to accommodate a new diesel fleet.

Project Responsibilities: Responsible for scope management, schedule and budget controls, and management of multi-task, multi-firm project teams. Oversee and managed the work scope, designs, specifications, cost estimates, and construction work. Managed, directed, and evaluated the work activities of consulting engineers and coordinated project activities with other capital program management staff and user departments. The management of concurrent design and construction at 35 stations including managing 5 different design teams and 6 different contractors all at the same time required skills few can match. Due to the age of 8 stations, design approvals by the NY State Historic Preservation Office and local municipalities had to be obtained. Parsons, various rail/civil/highway projects across the United States from October 1977 to February 1988.

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