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MIGNON ALLEN, MBA, PTSCTP-SSO, PTSCTP-RAIL, TSSP

PROJECT ROLE:

Project Manager

OFFICE LOCATION:

College Park, GA

EDUCATION:

Master of Business Administration, Emory University, Goizueta Business School, 2001

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Spelman College, PROFESSIONAL

CERTIFICATIONS:

Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Transportation Safety Institute (TSI), Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program (PTSCTP) Certificates for SSO Track and Rail Track; Certified Transportation Safety and Security Professional for Rail

(TSSP)

YEARS EXPERIENCE:

31 Years

YEARS WITH FIRM:

23 Years

EMPLOYMENT:

President, Dovetail Consulting (2002 – Present) Lead a seasoned team of bus and rail system safety, security, and emergency preparedness industry leaders in the delivery of safety and security compliance programs for public transit agencies, state safety oversight agencies, the Federal Transit Administration, and the Federal Railroad Administration.

Sr. Project Manager, Sycamore Consulting, Inc. (2001 – 2002) Served on a variety of multi-disciplinary planning and engineering teams that successfully implemented transit projects of regional significance, including the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority’s Express Bus Service.

Management Professional, MARTA, (1994-2001). Successfully held a series of progressively responsible positions in Transit Planning, Development (Engineering and Construction), and Rail Transportation.

EXCEPTIONAL WORKING

KNOWLEDGE OF:

49 CFR Part 674, State Safety Oversight;

49 CFR Part 673, Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan; 49 CFR Part 672, Safety Certification Training Program; 49 CFR Part 671, Roadway Worker Protection; 49 CFR Part 670, National Public Transportation Safety Program;

49 CFR Part 630, National Transit

EXPERIENCE PROFILE

Mignon Allen has extensive experience as lead safety and security consultant for our projects with the Federal Transit Administration, Sound Transit, City of Charlotte, Arizona Department of Transportation, Florida Department of Transportation, and Georgia Department of Transportation. With over 30 professional and management experience years in the public transportation industry, Ms. Allen is an exceptional management resource with a solid track record of developing and implementing bus and rail safety and security standards, policies and procedures for Departments of Transportation that serve as designated state safety oversight agencies. She has the proven ability to successfully engage a wide range of stakeholders in the policy and decision-making process to ensure transit agency compliance with federal and state requirements for bus and rail safety and security. She has an exceptional working knowledge of transit operations and maintenance related to all modes of rail transportation and applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidance, including the SSO, PTASP, Training, RWP rules and National Safety Plan.

RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Rail Safety/Security Expert responsible for assessing the adequacy of the Grantee’s implementation of and compliance with the Safety and Security Management Plans (SSMP), Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP), Safety and Security Certification Plans (SSCP), and related safety, security, testing, and operational plans during design and construction phases; advise FTA in determination of Grantee’s ability and readiness to perform safety and security management on the project that, in turn, inform FTA’s recommendation for project advancement.

Current safety assignments include:

• BART Silicon Valley Phase I (completed) and Phase II, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (vta.org/projects/bart-sv/phase-ii)

State Safety Oversight Agency (SSOA) Consultant Project Manager responsible for the SSOA program areas: establish and implement Program Standards; review Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans, Security and Emergency Preparedness Plans, Safety Event Investigation Plans, and Emergency Management Plans; review Internal Audit schedules, reports, and audit materials; review Hazard Procedures/Reports; review Safety Event Procedures and Reports; conduct three-year on site safety and security reviews; review Corrective Action Plans; assist SSOA in resolving all open audit findings from the FTA reviews (including operational readiness reviews for New Starts); and prepare reports of safety events, hazards, corrective action plans or other program information at the request of FTA for the following SSOAs:

• Arizona Department of Transportation - oversees the Valley Metro light rail system in Phoenix, AZ and the Sun Link streetcar system in Tucson, AZ, including capital project oversight of:

o Sun Link Streetcar – Initial segment o Valley Metro – Initial segment o Valley Metro Central Mesa Extension o Valley Metro Northwest Extension, Phase I and Phase II o Valley Metro Tempe Streetcar o Valley Metro South Central Extension / Downtown Hub

• Bi-State State Safety Oversight Program – oversees MetroLink light rail system which is headquartered in St. Louis, MO, including the capital project oversight of:

o Mid America Airport Extension (scctd.org/construction-underway-on-metrolink-extension-project-in-st-clair-county)

• Georgia Department of Transportation - oversaw the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, a heavy rail system in Atlanta, GA, included capital project oversight of:

o Atlanta Streetcar System (itsmarta.com)

• Illinois Department of Transportation – oversees the Chicago Transit Authority, a heavy rail system in Chicago, Illinois, including capital project oversight of:

o Red Purple Modernization Project (transitchicago.com/rpm) o State / Lake Elevation Station Project (transitchicago.com/the-cta-announces-plans-for-major-changes-at-the-clarklake-loop-elevated-station) o Red Line Extension Project (transitchicago.com/rle)

• Nebraska Department of Transportation – oversees the Omaha Streetcar, a streetcar system in construction, in Omaha, Nebraska (ometro.com)

• Oklahoma Department of Transportation - oversaw EMBARK, a modern streetcar system in Oklahoma City, OK (embarkok.com)

Rail Transit Agency Safety and Security Certification Consultant Project Manager responsible for development and implementation of safety and security certification programs that must comply with 49

MIGNON ALLEN, MBA, PTSCTP-SSO, PTSCTP-RAIL, TSSP

Database; 49 CFR Part 625, Transit Asset Management

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS

RELATED TO PROJECT:

• FRA, FTA, APTA, State and other

Government Agency Reporting and Coordination

• Application of System Safety during all Project Phases: Concept, Planning, Design, Construction, Testing, Pre-Revenue, Operations and Maintenance

• Program Standards

• Public Transportation Agency

Safety Plan (PTASP)

• Security and Emergency

Preparedness Plans (SEPP)

• Safety Management System (SMS)

• Safety Management Policy

• Safety Risk Management

• Safety Assurance and Performance

Monitoring

• Safety Promotion

• Hazard Management, Threat and

Vulnerability Management

• Safety Event Notification, Investigation, Reporting

• Safety and Security Reviews /

Audits

• Corrective Action Plans

• FTA Reporting, Advisories, General and Special Directives

• Safety and Security Management

Plans (SSMP), Safety and Security Certification Plans (SSCP), Safety and Security Readiness Reviews

(SSRR)

• PTSCTP Curriculum and Reporting

• Transit Asset Management

• Risk Based Inspection (RBI)

• Roadway Worker Protection (RWP)

Familiarity with Light Rail:

• BART

• METRO (MN)

• MetroLink (MO)

• Sound Transit

• Hampton Roads Transit

• Valley Metro

Familiarity with Streetcar:

• Atlanta Streetcar

• Charlotte Streetcar (Gold Line)

• Memphis Streetcar

• Oklahoma City Streetcar

• SEPTA

• Sun Link Streetcar

• Tempe Streetcar

On-Scene Response Time:

• 2-hour flight

CFR Parts 674 and 633 and FTA Circular 5800.1, Safety and Security Management Guidance for Major Capital Projects. To date, all processes and plans prepared for the following projects have received full approval from the State Safety Oversight Agency and FTA:

• Sound Transit, Safety and Security Certification Program Manager (multiple projects):

Safety and Security Certification Manager responsible for the development and implementation of the Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP), Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP), and Preliminary Hazard Analysis (PHA), including the determination of hazard severity, probability, and hazard risk index of identified hazards, and entering them into a specialized database and tracking items to closure; Facilitating of the Safety and Security Certification Committee (SSCC) comprised of the Design-Build Team and cross-departmental Sound Transit stakeholders; Development of Design Criteria Conformance Checklists, Construction Specification Conformance Checklists, Testing Conformance Checklists, and Operations and Maintenance Conformance Checklists including the management of verification information in the certification database, tracking items to closure, including design deviations, work arounds, restrictions, and safety related open items;

Preparation of Certificates of Conformance for each certifiable element for the project as a whole and preparation of the final Safety and Security Certification Verification Report. Mignon has served as the designated Safety and Security Certification Manager for the following projects:

o Downtown Redmond Link Extension (soundtransit.org/system-expansion/downtown-redmond-link-extension) - underway o Puyallup Station Access and Improvements Project (soundtransit.org/system-expansion/puyallup-station-parking-access-improvements) – opened in 2023 o Sumner Garage Station Access and Improvements Project (soundtransit.org/system-expansion/sumner-station-parking-access-improvements) - underway

• City of Charlotte, Safety and Security Certification Program (multiple projects) Safety and Security Certification Manager responsible for the development and implementation of the Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP) and Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP) that document that all system, equipment, facilities, plans, procedures, and training programs are systematically reviewed for compliance with established system safety and security requirements, and so verified prior to implementation of revenue service for the project. Developed and use a unique database software tool to capture, analyze, and report safety and security certification data daily, including design criteria conformance, construction/specification conformance, and testing status.

Perform Preliminary Hazard Analyses and Threat and Vulnerability Assessments for the streetcar alignment. Prepare and conduct tabletop and full-scale exercises as part of the system readiness drills and testing program:

o CityLYNX Gold Line, Phase 1 (opened in 2014), Phase 2 (opened in 2021), and Phase 3 (underway) - (charlottenc.gov) o Silver Line Project (underway) - (charlottenc.gov)

• Metro Transit (Minneapolis, MN), Safety and Security Certification Program

Safety and Security Certification Manager responsible for the development and implementation of the Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP) and Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP) that document that all system, equipment, facilities, plans, procedures, and training programs are systematically reviewed for compliance with established system safety and security requirements, and so verified prior to implementation of revenue service for the project. Key deliverables include the development and implementation of the SSMP, SSCP, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, Design Criteria and Construction Specification Conformance Checklists, and performance of safety and security activities related to Operations and Maintenance Readiness, System Integration Testing, and the preparation of the Safety and Security Certification Verification Report:

o Blue Line Light Rail Extension (underway) - (metrocouncil.org)

• Hampton Roads Transit, Safety and Security Certification Program Safety and Security Certification Manager responsible for the development and implementation of the Safety and Security Management Plan (SSMP) and Safety and Security Certification Plan (SSCP) that document that all system, equipment, facilities, plans, procedures, and training programs are systematically reviewed for compliance with established system safety and security requirements, and so verified prior to implementation of revenue service for the project. Key deliverables include the development and implementation of the SSMP, SSCP, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Threat and Vulnerability Assessment, Design Criteria and Construction Specification Conformance Checklists, and performance of safety and security activities related to Operations and Maintenance Readiness, System Integration Testing, and the preparation of the Safety and Security Certification Verification Report:

• The Tide Light Rail System (opened in 2011) - (gohrt.com)