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APPLICATION SUPPORT MATERIALS

I. Commission/Committee Experience

Los Angeles Unified School District, Consultant to the School Construction Bond Citizens’ Advisory Committee, 2001-2018, involvement in all aspects of $28 billion program that built 130 new schools and modernized hundreds of experienced schools.

Processional and Civic Associations:

 American Dream Coalition, Executive Committee  American Public Transportation Association, Associate Member Board of Governors  California Transit Association, Executive Committee  Greater San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Chair, Wastewater Review Committee  Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Board of Regents  Institute of Management Accountants, Board of Directors  Mount Tiburon Homeowners Association, Secretary and Director  Women’s Transportation Seminar, National Fundraising Chair  Yes on S (campaign committee that successfully promoted ballot measure for new taxes that financed construction of the George R. Moscone Center), Treasurer

I am not currently serving as a member of any governmental commission or committee.

II. Statement of Qualifications

I have served as the chief financial officer of two of the largest transit agencies in the U.S. and, as an auditor and consultant, have served well over one hundred transit operators, California county transportation commissions, metropolitan planning organizations, state departments of transportation, the Federal Department of Transportation, and other agencies with projects ranging from financial, performance, compliance, and contract audits; long-term operating/capital/financial planning and modeling; information technology planning, design, and implementation; capital project planning, management, and project control systems; contracting and privatization; and expert/expert witness work in legal disputes.

Many years ago, in the first years of the Alameda County Transportation Commission, while with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche, LLP), I was the client partner for the audit of ACTC.

I have worked with almost all of the major transportation and transit agencies in the Bay Area on audit and/or consulting projects (but none for several years). Thomas A. Rubin, CPA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CGFM, CFM Application for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Independent Watchdog Committee – Application Support Materials Page 2

III. Relevant Work or Volunteer Experience

For the past two decades, I have practiced as Thomas A. Rubin, Consultant, a sole proprietorship specializing in governmental surface transportation and public sector finance.

I have not had any clients in the Bay Area for several years and I will not seek out, or accept, work for any public agency or business that may have dealings with, or receive funding from, directly or indirectly, ACTC during my service on the Independent Watchdog Committee.

IV. Bio or Resume

See attached. Thomas A. Rubin, CPA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CGFM, CFM Application for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Independent Watchdog Committee – Application Support Materials Page 3

Thomas A. Rubin, CPA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CGFM, CFM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY KEY SKILL AREAS Mr. Rubin has almost five decades of experience in government surface transportation and public sector  Bus and Rail Transit finance with an emphasis on public transportation  Innovative Finance operations, financial management, long-term planning  Public-Private Partnerships and modeling, performance monitoring, information  Financial Feasibility technology, contracting, public-private partnerships, and  Long-Term capital program/project management. Capital/Operating/Financial Planning and Modeling Transit Management . Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) – As EDUCATION Chief Financial Officer, responsible for accounting,  M.B.A. Indiana University, employee benefits, information technology, risk Finance, Bloomington management, office of management and budget,  B.A.B.A. Accounting and procurement and stores, and treasury; managed Finance, University of $200 million in retirement and post-employment Nebraska, Lincoln income plans; issued $25 million in tax-exempt debt PROFESSIONAL HISTORY . Southern California Rapid Transit District – As Chief  Thomas A. Rubin, Financial Officer, responsible for accounting, human Consultant, 1996 – present resources, information technology, risk  Alameda-Contra Costa management, office of management and budget, Transit District (Oakland), and treasury; managed $1 billion in retirement and 1994-1995, Assistant post-employment income plans; issued $1 billion in General Manager, Finance tax-exempt debt  Southern California Rapid Transit District (Los Angeles, Transit Audit and Consulting now LACMTA), 1989-1994, Chief Financial Officer As a Partner and National Transit Services Director of  Deloitte Haskins & Sells Deloitte Haskins & Sells, founded and built its transit (San Francisco, Washington, practice to the largest in the accounting industry, 1974-1989, Partner, National directly supervising over fifteen professionals and Transit Services Director managing dozens more in hundreds of projects for  Indiana University, almost two hundred transit and private sector Bloomington, 1972 - 1973, transportation entities across North America. Associate Instructor, Accounting . Capital Project Management and Audit – British  United States Navy, 1969- Columbia Transit, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit 1972, Supply Corps Officer Authority (GCRTA), Sacramento Regional Transit District, San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board, Tri- County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon . Financial Audit – Single audits of AC Transit, Central Ohio Transit Authority (Columbus), Dallas Area Rapid Transit, GCRTA, Metro-Dade Transit, Metropolitan Transit Commission (Minneapolis/Saint Paul), New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJTC), Orange County Transportation Thomas A. Rubin, CPA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CGFM, CFM Application for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Independent Watchdog Committee – Application Support Materials Page 4

Authority, San Diego Transit Corportation, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA); compliance audits for debt service and grants for dozens of agencies . Financial Planning and Analysis – Los Angeles County Transportation Commission, Miami-Dade Transit, San Francisco Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), Orange County Transportation Authority, BART, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency (VTA); revenue and debt service projections for Official Statements for billions of dollars of public sector debt . Information Technology – AC Transit; Bi-State Development Agency (Saint Louis); Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; Mass Transportation Authority of Maryland, NJTC, PACE (suburban Chicago) . Merger and Reorganization – Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Monterey-Salinas Transit (California), New Orleans Public Service, Inc., New Jersey Transit Corporation, Pierce County (Tacoma, Washington) Public Transportation Benefit Area Authority Corporation . Performance Audit and Performance Management Systems – City and County of Honolulu (TheBus), Miami-Dade Transit, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area), Orange County Transportation Authority, Commonwealth of Pennsvania General Assembly Legislative Audit Advisory Committee, San Francisco Municipal RailwaySan Joaquin County Council of Governments, Southern California Association of Governments, State of Washington Joint Legislative Audit Committee Public-Private Partnerships/Contracting of Governmental Services . Amalgamated Transit Union/United Transportation Union – Assisted ATU and UTU with analysis and response to Los Angeles MTA and related agency proposals to break the MTA into various smaller transit agencies . California Department of Transportation – Preparation of manual on procurement and management of contract transit services . Gwinnett County (Georgia) – Study of financial considerations in providing transit services by contractors . Miami-Dade Transit – Identification of potential functions to be considered for contracting to the private sector, review results of in-house vs. contracting for transit services Federal demonstation grant project . Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area) – Development of data base of private sector organizations interested in providing transit services to public sector agencies and subsequent update of data base . National Association of Regional Councils – Development of handbook for transit operators on contracting out for transit services . State of New York Department of Transportation – Assisted with the review of the operation of Jimmy Stewart International Airport by a private sector contractor under a Federal Aviation Authority demonstration program . San Juan Light Rail System, Municipality of San Juan, PR: Advised Municipality on light rail system funding options and P3 approach. Examined traditional sources such as federal grant funding and municipal revenues, as well as revenues that could be generated from real estate development in Thomas A. Rubin, CPA, CMA, CMC, CIA, CGFM, CFM Application for the Alameda County Transportation Commission Independent Watchdog Committee – Application Support Materials Page 5

areas affected by proposed system. Advised Municipality on financial feasibility of project and how to combine various sources and package opportunity to attract private sector partner. . Regional Transportation District (Denver) – Study of privatization of management services . South Carolina Electric and Gas Company (transit operator for Charleston, South Carolina) – Arrangement for Federal Operating Assistance Grant funding to be received through the City of Charleston . Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (Cincinnati) – Study of fully-allocated and avoidable costs of in-house transit services for a competitively bid public/private transit service procurement . Town of Tiburon (California) – Structured an innovative financial plan to maintain ferry transit service operated by a private firm by qualifying service for Federal Section 9 formula grant funding General Government . Los Angeles Unified School District, Consultant to School Construction Bond Citizens’ Oversight Committee, oversaw all aspects of $28 billion school construction and modernization program over 17 years REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS . Certified Public Accountant, California and District of Columbia . Certified in Financial Management . Certified Government Financial Manager . Certified Internal Auditor . Certified Management Accountant . Certified Management Consultant . American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Chair, FTA Task Force . American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Member, Associate Member Board of Governors; Director Nominee; Financial Management, Internal Audit, Management System, Procurement and Material Management,State Affair, and National Transit Database Committees . Association of Government Accountants . California Transit Association, Member, Executive Committee (governing board) . Government Financial Officers Assocation, Member, Special Review Committee . Institute of Certified Management Accountants, former member, Board of Governors . Institute of Management Accountants, National Board of Directors, Finance Committee, San Francisco Chapter President

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Alameda Trish Spencer

Albany Peggy McQuaid

Berkeley November 15, 2018 Jesse Arreguin Ms. Angie Ayers Dublin Public Meeting Consultant David Haubert Alameda County Transportation Commission Emeryville 1111 Broadway, Suite 800 John J. Bauters Oakland, CA 94607

Fremont Dear Ms. Ayers, Lily Mei

Hayward At its regular meeting of November 14, 2018, the Alameda County Barbara Halliday Mayors’ Conference reappointed Liz Brisson to the Alameda County Transportation Commission Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Livermore Committee as a District 5 representative. Our records indicate that John Marchand Ms. Brisson's new term will begin on December 1, 2018 and expire Newark on November 30, 2020. Please advise if these dates are inaccurate Al Nagy so I can adjust our records.

Oakland Please contact Liz Brisson directly if you have any questions Libby Schaaf regarding next steps and any requests for additional information. Piedmont Robert McBain Please contact me if you have any questions or need to follow-up regarding this appointment. Pleasanton Jerry Thorne Sincerely, San Leandro Pauline Russo Cutter Steven Bocian Union City Steven Bocian Carol Dutra-Vernaci Executive Director Executive Director Steven Bocian c. Liz Brisson

Office of the Executive Director * 835 East 14th Street * San Leandro CA 94577 * (925) 750-7943 * E-Mail: [email protected]

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