[email protected] Bellandra B. Foster, Ph.D., P.E. Phone: 336.355.7897 QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY Years of Experience Licensed professional engineer and program manager with extensive civil and 31 construction engineering experience. Manager and administrator of numerous projects within public agencies and private industry and as Founder and President of an engineering corporation. Professional Registrations EDUCATION Licensed Professional Engineer: Doctor of Philosophy, Civil Engineering State of Georgia Michigan State University – December 1999 State of Illinois Traffic and Transportation Engineering Seminar State of Michigan Northwestern University – June 1999 State of No. Carolina Certification - Transportation Systems (ITS) State of Ohio University of Michigan - September 1992 Master of Science Degree, Civil Engineering Professional Wayne State University – May 1989 Certifications Bachelor of Science Degree, Civil Engineering U.S. Small Business Michigan State University – August 1983 Administration Emerging 200 (E200) CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE Class of 2011 BBFoster Consulting, P.C. (8/2014-Present) President– BBFoster Consulting, PC provides civil engineering, program management, Level 1 Erosion and Sedimentation Control coaching, contract administration, utility coordination and compliance assistance. Inspector BBF ENGINEERING SERVICES, P.C. (4/94-12/2014) President and Principal Engineer – Founder and Owner of BBF Engineering Services, Professional P.C. The company provided civil engineering, project management, construction Affiliations engineering, construction inspection, contract administration, transportation engineering, Michigan State utility coordination and DBE technical assistance and supportive services. University College of Engineering Alumni CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (2/92-3/93) Advisory Board Director, Bureau of Highways and Streets - Directed the activities to design, construct, and maintain street and sewer facilities for the City of Atlanta, Georgia; managed a $24 Michigan State million dollar budget and a staff of 550; created and implemented project specifications University College of for contract road and sewer construction projects; and coordinated the design and Civil Engineering managed the construction necessary to complete infrastructure improvements. Advisory Board Past Board Member MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – METRO REGION (9/85-2/92) Metro Region Utilities-Permits Engineer – (1988-1992) Administered laws, permits and regulations controlling the usage of the state trunkline right-of-way; managed outdoor Eli Broad College of advertising program, coordination and relocation projects of public, private and Business Michigan State Univ. municipally owned utilities; advised legal officials, individuals, organizational Broad Executive representatives and other governmental agencies. Assistant Design Unit Leader – Forum Assistant road design supervisor responsible for project proposal review, design, writing Past Board Member specifications and completing project estimates. Staff Engineer - Developed traffic diagrams, road and bridge inspection, surveying, and verifying field quantities. Bellandra B. Foster, Ph.D., P.E. Page 1 of 6 OAKLAND COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION (6/84-9/85) Dwight D. Eisenhower Assistant Road Design Unit Leader - Designed road construction projects, supervised Fellow personnel and coordinated projects. Federal Highway Administration BECHTEL POWER CORPORATION (9/83-6/84) Structural Engineer – Reviewed/coordinated structural components for a nuclear facility. Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Research Scholar THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA University of Michigan (4/2015 to Present) Consultant – Director, North Carolina DOT Highway Construction Industry On-the-Job King-Chavez-Parks (OJT) training program. The contract is held by the North Carolina Institute of Economic Fellow Development. CITY OF DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (2005-2011) Professional Sub Consultant - Provided Quality Control/Quality Assurance and field inspection Memberships services for various construction and engineering projects. Institute of Transportation CITY OF DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (2004-2011) Engineers (ITE) Sub Consultant - Provided transit planning and review services for various City of Detroit Department of Transportation projects. National Society Of Professional Engineers MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION–CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, (NSPE) CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND TESTING (1998-2010) Prime Consultant - Provided construction engineering, project management, and American Society of construction inspection and testing services. Also performed office technician duties to Civil Engineers supplement expedited construction project requirements. See partial construction project (ASCE) listing at www.bbfosterconsulting.com. Airport Minority MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORATION –DBE CONTRACTOR ASSISTANCE Advisory Council AND TECHNICAL CONSULTATION SERVICES (1998-2009) (AMAC) Prime Consultant - Provided Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) technical International Coach assistance services to the Michigan Department of Transportation in the areas of contract Federation administration, contract document review, project administration, project documentation, (ICF) contractor pre-qualification, contractor bid preparation, project claim resolution, and assistance to DBE contractors in field operations. Awards DETROIT ENTERTAINMENT (2003-2005) BBF Engineering Prime Consultant - Provided consultant services pertaining to the traffic and Services, P.C. transportation components for the Detroit Entertainment Motor City Casino site. Michigan Department of Transportation DBE Contractor of the Year PONTIAC SILVERDOME STADIUM DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY TEAM (2002-2004) Sub Consultant - Provided consultant services pertaining to the traffic and transportation components of the development review process for the Pontiac Silverdome Stadium site. BBF Engineering Services, P.C. ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY – OAKLAND COUNTY SIGNAL Federal Hwy. SYSTEMS OPTIMIZATION PROJECT (2002-2004) Administration/USDOT Sub Consultant - Completed the Traffic Crash Analysis portion of the Signal Systems Minority Business Optimization Project for 566 intersections in southern Oakland County. Enterprise of the Year CITY OF DETROIT – DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (2002-2003) Sub Consultant – Performed field reviews, inspected utility construction projects, field permit construction activities, and buildings targeted for demolition. Bellandra B. Foster, Ph.D., P.E. Page 2 of 6 ROAD COMMISSION FOR OAKLAND COUNTY FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR WESTERN Awards OAKLAND COUNTY (2001) Sub Consultant - Conducted a feasibility study for a new north-south state trunkline in National Society of Western Oakland County. Assisted in the area of intersection analysis to determine Black Engineers needs assessment and development of practical alternatives. 2013 Award for Outstanding Commitment to MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – DESIGN SURVEYS (1999-2001) Excellence in Sub Consultant – Completed pavement design surveys for four preventative Entrepreneurship maintenance projects within the Metro Region of the MDOT. Provided a detailed log of field survey information and quantity computations for each project location. Michigan Chronicle CITY OF DETROIT TRANSPORATION CORPORATION (DTC) WOODWARD AVENUE Woman of Excellence TRANSIT INVESTMENT STRATEGY (1998-1999) Honoree Civil Engineering Consultant - BBF Engineering Services, P.C. was selected to assist 2012 in the Transit Investment Analysis to prepare for a Major Investment Study (MIS) to establish the basis for creating a practical and implementable transit service to support Wayne State the Woodward Avenue Corridor. This study will be incorporated into the Environmental University Impact Statement (EIS) process. The current scope of the study consists of Woodward Headliner Award Avenue from Jefferson in the City of Detroit to 8 Mile Road. Recipient 2000 CITY OF DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – CITY OF DETROIT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SERVICES (1997-1999) Additional Consultant - Advised the City of Detroit on Traffic/Transportation issues, and parking Experience analysis for the proposed casino, office, recreational, and retail development sites located Quantum Leap in the City of Detroit under the direction of Mayor Dennis Archer. This assignment Leadership Training consisted of preparing various types of comprehensive transportation analyses to determine the transportation related impacts within the vicinity of proposed development sites within the Downtown Detroit area. Savvy Entrepreneur Training CITY OF DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DDOT) CNG BUS FACILITY CIRCULATION PLAN (1998) Transportation Engineer - Completed the circulation plan design for the proposed City National Speakers of Detroit DOT Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus facility. The proposed facility will Club accommodate fueling and maintenance for CNG buses, and accommodations for fueling visiting city vehicles. Project Management SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (SEMCOG) MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (1997) Highway Design Transportation Engineer – Completed the roadside safety deficiency analysis, parking inventory, population and employment study, and assist in developing recommendations for route M-24 between the limits