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Alvin Bess
Senior Transit Planner, Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration
Location: Parkville, MD United States
Joined: Sep 25th, 2011

About (request update)

20 Years in Public Transit/Transportation and Land Use Planning in Four States:

10 Years—Maryland Department of Transportation (Vested)
5 Years—Broward County Government, Florida
3 Years—City of Fayetteville, North Carolina
2 Years—Fayetteville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, North Carolina
Months—Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Southeast Division, Waukesha

Master’s Thesis:
The Traffic and Transportation Performance Impact of Rehabilitating and Reconfiguring the Existing Quinnipiac Bridge and Constructing a New Light Rail Transit System on the Quinnipiac Bridge / Interstate 95 New Haven Harbor Crossing.

Current Whereabouts:

In addition to Urban Planning and Urban Studies, I am also into addressing trauma. I am The Undaunted Black Male™ and The Blue-Collar Scholar™. I have also trademarked Standardized American Selective Retardation™ and Chameleon Scarecrows™ from the subtitle of my first book titled, “The Objective Narrative of an Undaunted Black Male and Deliberate Blue-Collar Scholar© 2011. I also published “Everything Goes through Human Resources!”©2019 from the five-part series titled, ‘Pretext (Games People Play)’©2019. My personal brand website is AuthorAdvocateAlvinB.com. A public panel speaker, I am a first-hand subject matter expert in: • Workplace Trauma • Operations Planning • Perceived Disabilities • Overcoming Obstacles • Post-Traumatic Growth • Human Resources Trauma • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder • Standardized American Selective Retardation™ • Chameleon Scarecrows™

Life & Professional Aspirations:

To be involved in worldwide panel discussions regarding addressing unresolved trauma within our Black Communities.

Website:

http://AuthorAdvocateAlvinB.com

Education (request update)

North Carolina Central University class of 1985

Undergrad Major: General Studies

Claim To Fame:

My greatest claim to fame in Durham, North Carolina is that I was very well prepared for life by my North Carolina Central University Honors and Distinguished Professor.

Most Memorable Moment:

Attending a Historically Black College and University growing up in Connecticut.

Southern Connecticut St Univ class of 1995

Grad Major: Urban Studies

High School: Hamden High in Hamden, CT class of 1981

Best Memories:

Preparing to go to North Carolina Central University (HBCU).

Experience

I currently work with Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration as Senior Transit Planner
I have 10 years of experience working in the Transportation industry.

Senior Transit Plannr | Maryland Department of Transportation
From June 2015 to Current • 11 year(s)
Manage Operations Planning for the Maryland Cycling Classic and Baltimore Marathon. Learned Trapeze’s TransitMaster software module. I then created and implemented the standard operating procedures (SOP) for service adjustments (bus diversions) in 2020 for MDOT MTA OSD. Responsible for all 3 Planning Districts in the MDOT MTA OSD service area since 2020, two divided by Charles Street, extending east and west, to the north, and the third divided by Pratt Street extending east and west, to the south: an increase of 67% in responsibility. Expanded my job description to include managing Operations Planning in 2020 and, by myself, managing ownership and responsibility for the 3 MTA OSD Planning Districts. Reduced Operations Planning operational costs by 67% through process optimization. Reduced project completion time by 50% implementing streamlined workflow, control. Decreased data entry errors by 50% by managing operations and rechecking own work. Increased Operations Planning team output by 75% in taking accountability, ownership. Win: Streamlined the process for preparing, uploading, and disseminating Transportation Notices and Transportation Bulletins. Developed systems to monitor 3 Planning Districts. Proof: Reduced time it took for directors, superintendents, managers, supervisors, staff, bus operators by 55%, tracked through emailed Transportation Notices and/or Bulletins, the email Distribution List, and confirmed pending service adjustments in TransitMaster. Win: Reorganized Rider Notice preparation, formats, and Transportation Notice and/or Transportation Bulletin preparation to improve professionalism, consistency and delivery. Proof: Reduced time spent on Operations Planning tasks by 45%, measured through completion of Service Requests. Increased consistency by 75%, measured by accuracy. Win: Identified and addressed Operations Planning bottleneck points to reduce delays. Proof: Reduced in-house complaints by 50%, demonstrated by a regular increase in the number of people added to the distribution List (300+)

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