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James Reuter
Project Manager, Trade & Transportation Research
Long Beach,CA
Summary
Proficient Researcher and Research Coordinator with background completing in-depth reviews under tight timelines to evaluate policy changes and workforce challenges. Well-versed in authoring reports and developing recommendations to benefit the trade and transportation industry. Lifelong learner and critical thinker with sustained interest in public policy, goods movement, and collaborative problem-solving.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager
Center for International Trade & Transportation
03.2024 - Current
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Monitored project performance to identify areas of improvement and make adjustments.
- Continued to maintain duties from previous role discussed below.
Research Coordinator
Center For International Trade & Transportation
06.2023 - 02.2024
- Oversaw research projects focused on wide range of other trade and transportation research projects with teams of up to five members and budgets of $150,000 or more. Projects have focused on: public transit, workforce development, technological change (including Intelligent Transportation Systems, automation, and artificial intelligence), education reform, and the national transportation and supply chain network.
- Prepared documents, reports, and presentations detailing results and conclusions.
- Prepared project materials for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval and reviewed pre-publication materials for submission to scholarly journals and state and federal government agencies.
- Assists in the management of contracts and grant proposals
- Compiles mandatory annual and semi-annual reports for CITT's role as a member of the Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC), the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), and the California State University – Long Beach Foundation.
- Served as Project Manager and Lead Assistant Researcher for California SB1-funded Research & Development Gateway and other grant-funded projects. Set agendas for weekly meetings, composes research surveys in Qualtrics, and maintains project schedule.
- Provides guidance, assistance, and mentorship to student research assistants.
- Lead editor and writer for CITT's Outreach Team. Co-lead editor and writer for the METRANS Transportation Consortium's Outreach Team.
Research Assistant
Center For International Trade & Transportation
10.2021 - 06.2023
- 2022 Graduate Student of the Year for the Pacific Southwest Region University Transportation Center
- Provided research assistance for grant-funded research projects conducted on behalf of the California Air Resources Board, Eno Center for Transportation, Tribal Technical Assistance Program (TTAP), and Intelligent Transport Services Professional Capacity Building (ITS PCB).
- Served as the lead research assistant and co-authored literature review for the CITT's Workforce and Economic Impact Evaluation of Future Zero-Emission Requirements, prepared on behalf of CARB.
- Prepared, proofread, and edited Advisory Board Kick-Off Meeting PowerPoint presentation for Workforce and Economic Impact Evaluation of Future Zero-Emission Cargo-Handling Equipment.
- Assisted in the preparation of a grant proposal for the administration of the Southwest TTAP.
- Co-authored and edited articles for the CITT's Outreach Team.
- Proofread and edited the entirety of the CITT's Waterborne Competitiveness: U.S. and Foreign Investments in Inland Waterways study on behalf of the ENO Center for Transportation. Also drafted introduction to the study, as well as sections of the U.S. Inland Waterways section concerning the maintenance funding backlog.
- Proofread and edited Trade and Transportation Talent Pipeline Blueprints: Building University-Industry Talent Pipelines in Colleges of Continuing and Professional Education, a white paper authored by Dr. Tyler Reeb and Research Associate Stacy Park and sponsored by the Mineta Transportation Institute.
- Researched and prepared curricula for undergraduate coursework concerning the improvement of bus transit, specifically focusing on the development and implementation of Automated Bus Rapid Transit (ABRT).
- Provided research and administrative support on a variety of projects on behalf of Dr. Tom O'Brien (former Executive Director) and Dr. Tyler Reeb (interim Executive Director, former Director of Research and Workforce Development).
Graduate Teaching Assistant
California State University, Long Beach
08.2020 - 05.2021
- Documented student participation and completed assignments to maintain full class and student records.
- Checked assignments, proctored tests and provided grades according to university standards.
- Led exam review sessions for small groups of students focused on specific parts of coursework.
- Prepared tests and final exams according to course outline to convey required material and deepen student understanding of subject matter.
Student Data Quality Assurance Specialist
Indiana University Office Of Enrollment Management
09.2018 - 07.2020
- Member of the data processing team within Indiana University's Office of Enrollment Management.
- Compiled data and reviewed sensitive student personal information for accuracy prior to input.
- Implemented standard operating procedures for records handling.
- Operated automated data entry scripts and reported automated script errors to management.
- Corrected student transcript information and reviewed student applications in PeopleSoft and Slate.
- Continually sought methods for improving daily operations, communications with clients, recordkeeping, and data entry for increased efficiency.
Store Associate
ALDI Food Market, Inc.
08.2017 - 08.2018
- Checked for outdated and overripe grocery items and removed from inventory.
- Stayed current on available products, store promotions and customer service policies to better serve shoppers.
- Assisted customers by finding items quickly to boost store satisfaction rates.
- Removed trash, swept and mopped floors for professional appearance.
- Monitored customers demonstrating suspicious actions to support inventory loss prevention objectives.
- Used pallet jacks and hand trucks to move merchandise to sales floor for stocking.
Office & Research Assistant
Kalamazoo College History Department
10.2013 - 04.2016
- Organized professor's library, managed course material, and organized research materials.
- Disposed of sensitive student information, including exam materials and homework assignments.
- Proofread various sections of Dr. Joseph J. Bangura's
contributions to Democratization and Human Security in Postwar Sierra Leone (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). - Provided software assistance.
Education
Master of Arts - Philosophy
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 08.2020 - 2022.05
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy And History
Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MI 09.2013 - 2017.06
Skills
Project planning and development
Project management
Copywriting and editing
Academic research
Survey design
Documentation and reporting requirements
Critical analysis
Schedule management
Team collaboration
Contract management
Presentations
Stakeholder communications
Software
Microsoft Sharepoint
PeopleSoft
Slate
Zotero
Qualtrics
Microsoft Office
Google Docs
Certification
Social & Behavioral Research, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
Additional Links
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8761-6111
CITT: https://www.cpace.csulb.edu/center-for-international-trade-and-transportation
METRANS: metrans.org
Timeline
Project Manager
Center for International Trade & Transportation
03.2024 - Current
Social & Behavioral Research, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
09-2023
Research Coordinator
Center For International Trade & Transportation
06.2023 - 02.2024
Research Assistant
Center For International Trade & Transportation
10.2021 - 06.2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant
California State University, Long Beach
08.2020 - 05.2021
Master of Arts - Philosophy
California State University - Long Beach
08.2020 - 2022.05
Student Data Quality Assurance Specialist
Indiana University Office Of Enrollment Management
09.2018 - 07.2020
Store Associate
ALDI Food Market, Inc.
08.2017 - 08.2018
Office & Research Assistant
Kalamazoo College History Department
10.2013 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy And History
Kalamazoo College
09.2013 - 2017.06
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