Experienced Fleet Management Leader with 25+ Years in Transit
Resume:
Carl Woodby
San Antonio, TX ***61
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self-employed:
President: Transit Maintenance Advisors LLC Feb 2023 - Current
Consulting to private and public agencies.
Self Employed JP and Associated Realtors February 2020 – July 2024
Licensed Real Estate Agent
2511 N. Loop 1604 W.
San Antonio TX 78258
VIA Metropolitan Transit San Antonio, TX 2014 – 2021
Director of Fleet Maintenance
As the Director of Fleet Maintenance, I was focused on improving the maintenance communication between shifts, improving the preventive maintenance program routines and reducing the quantity of failures (roadcalls). Managed the transition to CNG as the primary fuel for 500+ buses.
STARTRAN INC/Capital Metro Austin, TX 2004 - 2014
Director of Vehicle Maintenance
Responsible for all aspects of maintenance for a fleet of over five hundred buses, and rail cars (DMUs} in four facilities. Oversees facility expansion. Improved vehicle reliability (road calls) by 75%.
NIAGARA FRONTIER TRANSPORTATION AUTHRORITY Buffalo, NY 2000 - 2004
Manager of Bus Maintenance and Equipment
Responsible for over three hundred buses operating from three facilities. Responsible for new bus and van procurements.
Increased bus reliability from 2,000 to 5,000 miles between mechanical failures, in a historically heavily unionized workforce.
Trailways Commuter Transit
ATE/Ryder
Ryder Public Transportation Services
First Group/First Transit Dallas, TX 1985 – 2000
Region Assistant General Manager / Maintenance
Responsible for all maintenance activities for over 400 transit buses in four facilities in the Dallas area under contract to DART for 15 years. Oversight responsibilities for various operations in California, Louisiana, Virginia, Maryland, and Corpus Christi.
Demonstrated vehicle maintenance performance by outperforming DART with similar bus fleets, operating with only a 10% spare ratio (DART at 20%), and annual miles 30% greater than DART, and at less cost
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority Ann Arbor Mi 1980 - 1985
2700 Industrial
Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 1981 – July 1985
Manager of Maintenance
Responsible for a fleet of seventy buses and fifty paratransit vans. Project manager for a new facility 1982 – 1985. Managed the procurement of buses and vans.
In 1985 APTA awarded AATA the “Best Small Transit in America.”
EDUCATION
Michigan State University, E. Eng E. Lansing, MI
Washtenaw Community College, Business/Management Ypsilanti, MI
Lansing Community College, Automotive/Diesel Lansing, MI
ASSOCIATIONS
APTA Alternative Fuels Committee
ASE Certified Master Mechanic
REFERENCES
Richard Simonetta The Burns Group 614-***-****
Fred Gilliam RNL Design Ph. 512-***-****
Gary Glasscock Fleet Director, City of Houston 210-***-****
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