With a proven track record at Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, I excel in project management and customer relationship management, demonstrating a strong ability to oversee complex transportation projects and enhance stakeholder engagement. My leadership in program reporting and budget development, coupled with a knack for safety planning, has significantly contributed to departmental success.
Oversee the Turtle Mountain Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Transportation Department, including; FHWA Tribal Transportation Program, Road Maintenance Program, as well as the Tribal Transit Program. Duties include program reporting, project management, development of budgets, bill processing, employee administration, and grant development.
Observed construction process and conduct material testing for construction projects. Duties included inspection, communication with contractors, testing various material such as asphalt, concrete, and aggregates.
Conducted various surveys using survey equipment for projects. Took shots for topographical mapping and monument locations. Set construction staking for various projects including subdivisions, water and sewer lines, road construction, and various other construction projects,
Assisted Hydraulics professor with watershed project conducted by the University of North Dakota. Surveyed river bed and retention basin site
Instructed labs for students registered in Surveying Course.
Led survey crew in topographical surveys and construction Staking.
Awarded BUILD Grant from the FHWA in the amount of 15 million dollars for Phase II of the Jackrabbit Road Reconstruction Project.
Awarded TIGER Grant from the FHWA in the amount of 6 million dollars for Phase I of the Jack Rabbit Road Reconstruction Project
Awarded Grants to update fleet of our Tribal Transit Program purchasing 2 new busses and 2 new handicap assessable vans
Awarded FHWA Safety Program Grant for the development of plans for Jackrabbit Road Project
Worked with State of North Dakota to expand Highway Improvement project through our reservation which installed turn lanes, lighting, and replaced our traffic lights systems
Awarded TIGER Grant from the FHWA in the amount of 4 million dollars for College Road Reconstruction Project
Awarded grant through NHTSA to install crash reporting system and citation system into both BIA and Tribal police vehicles
Established Highway Safety Officer program funding a traffic safety officer from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Highway Safety Program.
Established Tribal Traffic Safety Program through a grant award from the North Dakota Department of Transportation