D4-3-Discipline 2 & 4 PM Sean Oswald Resume.pdf
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This is a professional resume for Sean K. Oswald, Chief of Operations and Director of Drug & Alcohol Initiatives at RLS & Associates, Inc., submitted in response to the Arizona Department of Transportation's On Call Transit Consultant Services Request for Proposal (Solicitation Number BPM007068). Mr. Oswald brings 14 years of transportation experience and over 15 years of expertise in Federal Transit Administration and USDOT regulatory oversight. His qualifications include a B.S. in Substance Abuse Counseling from the University of Cincinnati, certification as a Drug & Alcohol Program Administrator, and training as a Certified Safety and Security Officer. Mr. Oswald currently serves as Project Manager for RLS's largest multi-year compliance oversight projects and directs all D&A projects for transit systems and State DOTs, with current responsibilities including task management for the Ohio DOT Facility Project Support Phase I. The ADOT procurement seeks to establish multiple on-call contracts for multimodal transit consulting services across six primary disciplines with a contract term of twelve months extendable to forty-eight months total, with proposals due by September 10, 2025.
Mr. Oswald's professional experience demonstrates extensive expertise directly relevant to ADOT's transit consulting needs. He has managed multi-year compliance and task order contracts for Arizona DOT, Georgia DOT, Massachusetts DOT, New Jersey Transit, North Carolina DOT, and Oregon DOT, with responsibility for project budgets, staff assignments, deliverables, and process improvements. His specialized competencies include drug and alcohol compliance oversight for more than twenty State DOTs, nationally recognized training and curriculum development on FTA compliance and emerging drug trends, and research initiatives including the principal investigator role on FTA's Prescription/Over-the-Counter Post-Accident Follow-Up Study. Additionally, Mr. Oswald holds memberships as Commissioner of the Certification Commission for Drug and Alcohol Program Professionals and as a Legislative and Regulatory Guidance Committee Member with DATIA since 2012. The contract will be funded through federal transit programs including FTA Sections 5311, 5310, and 5305, with reimbursement based on hourly rates for actual work performed as specified in individual task assignments.
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Mr. Sean K. Oswald is the Chief of OperaƟons/Director of Drug & Alcohol IniƟaƟves for RLS & Associ-ates, Inc. (RLS) and is a naƟonally respected and recognized expert on FTA D&A regulaƟons. With excellent skills in problem solving, leadership, organizaƟonal planning, implementaƟon, manage-ment, team building, and communicaƟons, he is a member of the RLS execuƟve management team, helping to direct and coordinate RLS’ strategic and operaƟonal acƟviƟes, and idenƟfying and implemenƟng operaƟonal change to meet current and future requirements. He is the Project Manager for many of the firm’s largest mulƟ-year compliance oversight projects; directs all of RLS’ D&A projects for transit systems and State DOTs; and plays a lead role in many of the firm’s other State DOT projects. He is currently the task manager for the Ohio DOT Facility Project Support- Phase I task, providing technical assistance for the coordinaƟon, administraƟon and oversight of the ODOT SecƟon 5311 capital grant applicaƟon process for facility construcƟon projects. Mr. Oswald is a CerƟfied Safety and Security Officer and a member of the RLS Safety and Security team.
SEAN K. OSWALD
Chief of OperaƟons/Director of Drug & Alcohol IniƟaƟves
EDUCATION
¨ University of CincinnaƟ - B.S., Substance
Abuse Counseling, 2015 ¨ CerƟfied Drug & Alcohol Program Adminis-trator, CerƟficaƟon Commission for Drug & Alcohol Program Professionals (CCDAPP)
¨ CerƟfied Safety and Security Officer training, CTAA
¨ U.S. Marine Corps - Honor Graduate: Analy-sis and ReporƟng CerƟficate Course; Honors compleƟon: CommunicaƟon and Signals CollecƟon; GIS Training: Basic, Intermediate and Advanced GeospaƟal Metadata Analysis courses
QUALITY CONTROL PRACTICES
¨ Quality Assurance Reviews ¨ Open Dialogue with Clients ¨ ConƟnuous Oversight Ensuring Consistency, Clarity and Accuracy ¨ Regular Updates and Progress Reports ¨ Exceeding ExpectaƟons on Tasks and Deliv-erables ¨ Adhering to a Strict Plan for Quality ¨ Commitment to ConƟnuing EducaƟon for All
Staff Members ¨ Exceeding Industry Standards
YEARS OF TRANSPORTATION EXPERIENCE
AFFILIATIONS
¨ Commissioner, CerƟficaƟon Commission for
Drug and Alcohol Program Professionals (CCDAPP, 2018 – Present)
¨ LegislaƟve and Regulatory Guidance Com-miƩee Member (DATIA, 2012 - Present)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RLS & Associates, Inc. | 2011 – Present Experienced leader, project manager, and compliance specialist with 15+ years of experƟse in Federal Transit AdministraƟon (FTA) and USDOT regulatory over-sight. Recognized naƟonally for conducƟng over 1,000 compliance and policy reviews, developing innovaƟve training, and managing large-scale technical assistance contracts for state DOTs and transit systems across the U.S.
EXPERIENCE AND ACHEIVEMENTS
¨ Project Management: Oversees mulƟ-year compliance and task order con-tracts for Arizona DOT, Georgia DOT, MassachuseƩs DOT, New Jersey Transit, North Carolina DOT, and Oregon DOT. Responsible for project budgets, staff assignments, deliverables, and process improvements.
¨ Drug & Alcohol Compliance: Senior reviewer and consultant to more than 20 State DOTs; lead on audit preparaƟon and follow-up for FTA program re-views in Alaska, Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.
¨ Training Leadership: NaƟonally recognized trainer and presenter at FTA’s Drug & Alcohol Conference and numerous state transit conferences. Developed and delivered courses on FTA compliance, Reasonable Suspicion, marijuana and CBD policy, opioids, workplace substance use, and emerging drug trends.
¨ InstrucƟonal Design: Program coordinator for the first interacƟve online training module fulfilling FTA’s 60-minute training requirement, now hosted by NaƟonal RTAP. Developed pocket guides, forms, and handbooks for D&A com-pliance.
¨ Broader Training Porƞolio: Delivers workshops on Title VI, DBE, financial management, TAM, ADA passenger assistance, and mental health/stress man-agement (COVID-19 response), reaching thousands of transit professionals na- Ɵonwide.
¨ Research & PublicaƟons: Principal invesƟgator on FTA’s PrescripƟon/Over-the-Counter Post-Accident Follow-Up Study; curriculum developer for DATIA’s Substance Abuse Professional Training Manual.
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
¨ United States Marine Corps (2006 – 2011): Training Manager – Directed organizaƟonal training for 90+ personnel; delivered programs on safety, suicide prevenƟon, and stress management to 1,000+ Marines.
¨ GIS Analyst / On-Site Trainer – Developed new GIS operaƟng procedures adopted across units; trained teams on geospaƟal tools.
¨ Signals Intelligence Analyst – Provided analysis and reporƟng in support of mission operaƟons.
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