Expert No. 344423 – FL
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Expertise Description: Transit and paratransit expert in all transit industry modes with almost 40 years experience in the field. Expert in anything involving people paying for vehicles to take them somewhere, or someone else paying to have clients transported. Expertise includes: taxicabs, charter buses, limousines, para-transit, non-emergency medical transport, hospital / medical transportation (medical vans), courtesy shuttles, CORF transportation, JCAHO and CARF compliance, charter services, and veterans transportation. Experienced in federal grant writing and FTA 5310 grant vehicle operations. More than 30 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
| Bus Transit | Medical Transportation | Transit Accessibility |
| CARF Compliance | Paratransit | Transportation |
| CORF transportation | Taxi | Vehicle |
| JCAHO compliance | Taxicab |
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Industry expert that is a generalist. Knowledgeable of anything and everything in the transit industry.
- 11 cases in 2011 - 2 rapes, 5 passenger injuries, 2 regulatory, 1 financial dispute, 1 discrimination
- Driver training, driver behavior
- Independent contractor status
- Company obligation to passengers
- Local and State regulatory issues
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Too many to list - Hundreds of projects involving taxicabs, limousines, buses, paratransit vehicles, non-emergency medical vehicles, airport shuttles, courtesy shuttles, etc. More than 400 projects in 37 states over the past 10 years.
- More than 180 industry speeches
- More than 300 articles published
- Many clients are municipal, many are providers
Licenses & Certifications:
| "Driver Awareness, 35 Questions" - AMS Distribution Corporation, Dallas, TX |
| "Lift Operation," S/series Training - Ricon Corporation, Pacoima, CA |
| "Most Common Collisions"- Smith Systems, Dallas, TX |
| "PRACTICUM," Passenger Assistance Training - Transportation Management Assoc., Dallas, TX |
| Request for CV to see complete certifications list |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Communications | Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY | |
| Prof. Broadcasting Degree | Miami Lakes Tech, Florida |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Elected City of Saint Augustine's representative on Citizens Advisory Committee of 1st Coast TPO, Jacksonville, FL
- Appointed to NE Fla. Mobility Coalition by Jacksonville Transit Authority
- Elected St. Johns County's representative on Citizens Advisory COmmittee of 1st Coast TPO, Jacksonville, FL
- Selected by the Police Dept. of Charlotte, NC to be keynote speaker at "Excellence in Transportation," an event that brought together business, civic, & community leaders.
- Appointed to Taxicab Steering Committee of the Taxicab, Limousine, & Paratransit Association (TLPA), Rockville, MD
- Elected to Citizens Advisory Committee, Pembroke Pines, FL
- Member of Paratransit Steering Committee, the Taxicab, Limousine, & Paratransit Association (TLPA), Rockville, MD
- Member of Taxicab Steering Committee, the Taxicab, Limousine, & Parastansit Association (TLPA), Rockville, MD
- Member Taxicab, Limousine, and Paratransit Association (TLPA)
- Member Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
- Member Committee for the Transportation Disadvantaged of Florida (TDC)
- Member Long Range Transportation Plan Committee of 1st Coast TPO
Other Career Highlights:
| More than 180 Industry Speeches / Presentations since 2000 (see CV) |
| More than 350 Published Articles and Research Studies (see CV) |
