JACOB A. SMITH, PMP

**** *** ****** *** **** • Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250

904-***-**** (Cell) • add23n@r.postjobfree.com • linkedin.com/in/jacobsmithpmp

PROJECT ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

** ***** successful experience providing operations leadership in uniquely challenging situations

A self-motivated, professional and well-qualified Manager, with both domestic and international experience, demonstrable track record and comprehensive experience of the railroad signaling, electrical, IT, telecommunications, security, and construction industries. A persuasive communicator, with excellent interpersonal skills, I have first-rate technical, leadership and management skills. I am able to select, direct, and motivate teams to achieve goals and objectives.

• Government Regulations & Relations • Team Building & Performance Improvement

• Contract Negotiations & Strategic Planning • Profitability & Cost Analysis

• Public & Private Sector Development • Project Management Methodology Implementation

• Budget & Project Cost Forecasting • International Operations Management

• Safety & Security Process Development • Projects, Services, & Products

• Supply Chain Management • Productivity Improvement & Cost Reduction

• Department Establishment • Standards Creation & Management

EDUCATION

University of Central Florida

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, (BSEE) 08/2008

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Railway Project Consultants, Jacksonville, FL

President 02/2020 – Present

• Project & Company Development • Provide Project Engineering Services

Genesee & Wyoming Inc., Jacksonville, FL

Director of Engineering – Public Projects, (North America) 07/2018 – 02/2020

• Department Creation & Management • 41 State DOTs & Local Agencies, FRA & FHWA

CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL

Regional Engineering Manager 11/2012 – 07/2018

• Team Management & Regional Responsibility • Regional State DOTs & Local Agencies Mgmt

Xorail, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Project Manager – CSX PTC Wayside Engineering 06/2012 – 11/2012

• Project & Design Management • Project Tracking – Scope, Budget, Schedule

Duos Technologies, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

Sr. Project Manager 01/2012 – 06/2012

• Project Management - Mexico & US • CBP, UPRR, & Ferromex Project Development

MC Dean Inc., Stuttgart, Germany

Engineering Project Manager 06/2010 – 12/2011

• International Project Management & Design • SPAWAR & DOD Expectation Management

NASA / ASRC Aerospace, Kennedy Space Center, FL

Systems Engineering Manager 12/2008 – 06/2010

• Space Shuttle Program Support • NASA, USA & DOD Logistics Management

Miller Electric Company, Orlando, FL

Project Manager 06/2006 – 11/2008

• Voice Data & Video Project Management • Lockheed Martin MFC Site Representative

Lockheed Martin, Orlando, FL

Assistant Project Manager - It Networks 04/2002 – 06/2006

• Lockheed Martin MFC Site Manager • IT Network & Desktop Support

MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) – Subcommittee 36

• Project Management Institute (PMI) • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

• Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI)

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) • Monitor Dynamics SafeNet System Administration Certification (MDI) • OnGuard /LENEL 1000/2000 (Silver Certification) • PELCO Endura Certified System Technician (PCST) • BICSI Technician Certification • IBEW Sr. Voice Data Video Technician Certification (VDV)

• CPR & OSHA Certifications

SECURITY CLEARANCES

Top Secret Clearance (TS) /Department of Defense (DOD) • E-RAILSAFE & CSX Roadway Worker • Operations Clearance / NASA Kennedy Space Center

LANGUAGES

Spanish • Portuguese

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Primavera P6 • MS Project • Conest • PeopleSoft • PM Online • SharePoint • AS400 • Crystal Reports • RailDOCS • Excel

• Word • Access • Outlook • Exchange • Lats

• SharePoint • PowerPoint • OnGuard • SafeNet • Multisim

• MatLab • Pspice • AutoCAD • MicroStation • Visio

• Praesidium • Centraco • Unifier • QuickBase • Adobe

PUBLIC AGENCY EXPERIENCE

• FRA • GADOT • TXDOT • CTDOT • KSDOT • LDOTD • PennDOT

• FHWA • ICC/ILDOT • OKDOT • ALDOT • WADOT • TNDOT • RIDOT

• FLDOT • INDOT • MODOT • MaineDOT • ARDOT • USACE • VTrans

• MSDOT • MassDOT • MNDOT • NHDOT • MIDOT • ORDC • SDDOT

Multiple Counties, Cities, Townships, and Private Agencies

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

Railway Project Consultants,

President

Responsible for Business Development and Company Management

Manage Engineering Reviews

Liaison for Railroad Projects on behalf of the Public Agencies

Responsible for the Public Project Department and Standards Creation

Develop and Oversee the Implementation Strategy for new Department Operating Procedures

Manage Large Scale Grant Projects

Negotiate with Vendors and Suppliers to provide Cost Effective Solutions

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.,

Director of Engineering – Public Projects - North America

Responsible for all Public Funded Project Management in North America, (41 US States and Canada)

Liaison for Public Agencies between the 7 G&W Regions and 125+ Railroads

Responsible for the Public Project Department and Standards Creation

Develop and Oversee the Implementation Strategy for new Department Operating Procedures

Establish and Manage new team players to include G&W Employees and General Contractors

Responsible to Hire, Manage, and Evaluate G&W Public Project Managers

Create and Maintain Public Project Manual and Playbook with G&W Standards

Manage Large Scale $30+ Million Dollar Grant Projects

Negotiate with Vendors and Suppliers to provide Cost Effective Solutions

Responsible to Interpret FRA, FHWA, and DOT Section 130 Funded Projects

CSX Corporation,

Regional Engineering Manager – Public Projects, (Southeast Region)

Responsible for all project work related activities and management of Public Funded Projects within the Southeastern US as well as any special initiatives and committees to support Public Projects.

Negotiate and communicate directly with the Department of Transportation, FRA, USACE, Counties, Cities, and all other agencies with projects that affect the CSX operating ROW.

Responsible for the team that maintains an FRA mandated crossing database and safety information.

Responsible to oversee large teams of Signal Engineering Consultants and General Engineering Consultants that manage the everyday movement of the Outside Party Projects, (typically between 300 to 500 active projects).

Responsible to assemble and manage multifunctional teams to manage roadway grade crossing signal projects, grade crossing rebuild projects, civil projects, bridge structure, and any other project related function.

Responsible for the billing and collections of the outside parties as well as insurance verification, project scheduling, easements, and contract generation and enforcement.

Go to person for any engineering related effort within my assigned territory.

Responsible for all project work and management of multiple railroad subdivisions to include: AFE budgets, gating, project management, engineering, and construction for signal obsolescence and PTC upgrades.

Responsible for project coordination efforts with internal and external departments to balance resources, sequence projects, balance budgets, approve Signal Engineering Contracts, schedule construction, and project closure.

Develop technical documentation, standards, and templates to increase productivity and define expectations.

Xorail, Inc.,

Sr. Project Manager – CSX PTC Wayside Engineering

Responsible for budgets, management of material and labor costs, estimates, earned value and cash flow analysis.

Responsible for evaluating internal processes and procedures to increase productivity and streamline activities.

Manage project deliverables, schedule resources, develop standards, evaluate risks, assess critical paths and dependencies, and measure progress of project milestones through all phases of the project life cycle.

Duos Technologies, Inc.,

Sr. Project Manager

Manage cross-organizational stakeholder expectations both internally and externally in a fast-paced team environment where we specialize in developing turnkey software/hardware systems to address complex challenges with a focus on homeland security as well as KCSM, CSX, and Union Pacific railroad projects and operations across the United States and Mexico.

Responsible for overall performance of the project team including design, procurement, construction, testing, operations, service, and maintenance as a leading provider of multi-layered intelligent systems.

MC Dean Inc.,

Engineering Project Manager

Responsible for international DOD projects of electronic security systems (ESS) and telecommunications.

Responsible for coordination efforts with SPAWAR, key stakeholders, and naval European regional officers.

Production of rough order of magnitude estimates, budgets, contract vehicles, quotes, bids, price trending, procurement, budgeting, and monthly forecasting processes of multi-million-dollar design-build projects.

Responsible for project budgets and timelines using Primavera P6 and MS Project for project management.

Responsible for manpower, staffing, progress reviews, and timesheet approval of engineers and technicians.

Responsible for engineering designs and maintenance contracts, in compliance with HSPD-12 and FIPS 201.

NASA / ASRC Aerospace,

Systems Engineering Manager

Responsible for Program Management Office activities for all aspects of NASA program systems at KSC in support of NASA logistics and the Spaceport Operations Contract, including contractor oversight.

Performed administration of specifications, contracts, sub-contracts, vendor agreements, NASA inter-agency property agreements, work authorization documents, and NASA property loan agreements.

Responsible for preparation of rough order of magnitude estimates, budgets, work and procurement schedules, raw material estimates, formal proposals and presentations, and all levels of system administration.

Submitted flight readiness milestone review, launch readiness review, and flight readiness reviews.

Responsible for tracking and advising on corrective action reports, MER, in-flight anomalies, problem reports, IPR updates, OV-103 9th flight extension, and associated process changes before the NASA control boards.

Miller Electric Company,

Project Manager

Responsible for total management of information technology, telecommunication and electrical projects.

Supervised assistant project managers and field superintendents in the training and development of career goals.

Responsible for multiple project budgets, project completion schedules, and manpower projections.

Responsible for all levels of project life cycle to include reviews, price trending, statement of work development, scope modifications, site preparation, project startup, procurement, and project closure.

Represented Miller as customer liaison, construction and office administration, and project sales representative.

Provided subcontractor oversight and support to include scope definition and contract reviews.

Responsible for safety and quality assurance for project turnover and construction task reviews.

Lockheed Martin,

Assistant Project Manager - It Networks

Represented LM Facilities in project supervision, contractor coordination, and contract reviews.

Responsible to plan, coordinate, and track project activities for initiatives of supported customer groups.

Responsible to create, monitor, and maintain all network, telecom, IT systems, and electrical installations.

Supervised desktop and network device management allocation and surveys for hardware upgrades.

Prepared bid proposals, budgets, invoices, change orders, and material estimates and tracked project status.

Provided both technical and IT related support to include customer interfaces and area networking issues.

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