• Share equally all aspects of managing this Not for Profit Corporation for Pupil Transportation Resources with the Executive Administrator.

Director of Safety and Training - 21st Avenue Transportation, Brooklyn, NY 1992 – 1997; 1999 – Present

• Manage training schedule for all personnel. Supervise compliance of all Federal,

• State and Local Regulations pertaining to school bus drivers, attendants and monitors.

• Train and road test drivers. Maintain DMV Article 19-A folders.

• Accident Investigation,

• Research New School Bus and Safety Technologies

• Create, Implement & Maintain DOT PM Database and 19-A Database.

• Mechanics Assistant/Bus Driver 1992-1994

• Dispatcher/Head Bus Driver, 1994-1996

• Route Supervisor, 1196-1997

• Asst Manager, 1999-2002

• Director of Safety and Training, 2002-Present.

Owner - JVA Consulting, Staten Island, NY 2004-Present

• Serve as Third Party Management/Supervision for NYC local school bus contractors to help maintain contract compliance.

• Consult and advise as required, the NYC Office of Pupil Transportation in regard to state regulation compliance and safety issues.

• Certified as a Third Party Provider/Instructor for American Red Cross in First Aid - CPR - AED - EPI Pen.

• Develop new safety training programs and materials for teaching school bus drivers, monitors and attendants.

General Manager/Vice President - Pupil Transportation Professionals, Brooklyn, NY 1998-Present

• Responsible for managing the general day-to-day operations of the company.

• Develop curriculum for classes. Responsible for all accounts payable and receivable.

• Provide PIRP classes for motorists for liability insurance and point reduction.

• Helped developed NYC Transit Authority Access A Ride Training 80 hours in 1999.

• Developed a Loss Prevention and Passenger Management Course for United Cerebral Palsy (Queens, NY) in 2000.

Routing/Personnel Manager - Cupie Transportation Brooklyn, NY 1997-1999

• Hired and managed all school bus drivers and attendants.

• Routed and managed over 200 Pre K routes servicing 12 schools.

• Oversaw Drug and Alcohol Drug Testing Program in accordance with Federal DOT Regulations (CFR 40 and 382).

• Cupie Transportation was the sister Pre-k Company of 21^{st Avenue Transportation.}

^{EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND}

^{Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY}

^{• Special Baccalaureate Program, 1994-1999}

^{• 96 Credits Completed towards BA}

^{NYS Education Department}

^{• Master Instructor Program, 2004-2005}

^{• NYSED School Bus Driver Instructor Certification Program1998-1999}

^{Transportation Management Associates}

^{• Passenger Assistance Techniques Technician and Instructor 30 hour certification course for Americans with Disabilities Act,}

^{transportation regulations, and transporting passengers with disabilities sensitivity, equipment, techniques and instruction, 2000}

^{Eastern Suffolk BOCES}

^{• 30 hour NYS DMV Article 19-A Supervisor/CE Certification Program, 2000}

^{National Association for Pupil Transportation}

^{• Student Management Course #405, 2005}

^{• Budget Management Course #302, 2006}

^{• Managing Human Resources: Employee Relations Course #402 2006}

^{• Presentation Skills Course #202, 2006}

^{• Labor Contract Negotiation and Management Course # 403, 2007}

^{• Human Resources: Critical Issues #404, 2007}

^{• Introduction to Leadership and Management #701, 2007}

^{• LED Initiative: Leading Every Day; 1st Graduating Class NAPT Leadership Academy}

^{New York Association for Pupil Transportation}

^{• Mechanics are Managers, 2006}

^{• US Department of Transportation Drug and Alcohol Supervisor Course, 2006}

^{Epilepsy Society of Southern New York}

^{• Emergency Management of the Child with Seizures Workshop}

^{Michael Grinder and Associates}

^{• Group Wizardry – The Art of Non-Verbal Communication}