59 Rickenbacker Circle

Office: (925) 447-6495

P.O. Box 2049

Fax: (925) 447-6589

Livermore, CA 94551-2049

Ronald M. Shields

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION:

            B.S.  Civil Engineering, University of California – Berkeley, 1960 

REGISTRATION:

Registered Professional Civil Engineer

    State of California 

    Certificate No. C 14,360

Registered Professional Traffic Engineer

    State of California

    Certificate No. TR 934

PRESENT POSITION:  August 1997 to present 

Associate of Boster, Kobayashi & Associates, a consulting firm specializing in the technical aspects of traffic

engineering and accident reconstruction.  Typical assignments involve traffic safety, highway design, roadway

construction, highway maintenance and traffic engineering.

RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS:

From January 1995 to September 1995:

Interim Director of Public Works employed by the City of Belmont. The Department of Public Works is responsible

for the city engineer’s activities including land development conditioning, implementation of the annual CIP, street

and traffic planning, operations and maintenance, storm sewer programs including NPDES activities, sanitary

sewer improvements and maintenance, transportation programs, city fleet management, and other general public

works activities.  The 25 member staff include professional engineers, administrative staff, heavy equipment

mechanics, heavy equipment operators, and road and sewer maintenance workers.

From October 1994 to January 1995:

Assistant City Engineer (Associate Engineer) employed by the City of Hercules. Responsibilities were primarily

roadway projects having State Local Transportation Partnership Programs funds including one having State

Bikeway Funds.  Consultants would perform the preliminary design, EIR and PS&E and the city would handle

the project advertisement and award. Additional projects included land development conditioning, issued

encroachment permits, performed traffic-engineering services and managed consultant contracts.

From August 1974 to July 1993:

Deputy Director – Roads Operations employed by Santa Clara County Transportation Agency.  The Roads

Operations Division of the County Transportation Agency was responsible for ensuring the integrity of the county

maintained road system including associated land development conditioning and functions as a public works

department within the agency.  With an annual budget of $20M, the Deputy Director – Roads Operations

(Executive Management position) was responsible for directing a staff of 253 positions which include professional

engineers, surveyors, traffic engineers, engineering technicians, clerical staff, electrical/electronic technicians,

heavy equipment mechanics, heavy equipment operators and road maintenance staff.  Many of the programs that

were developed and implemented during my tenure were:  Pavement Management System with MTC, Annual Storm

Inlet/culvert Cleaning Program & other NPDES Activities, BI-Annual Bridge Inspection Program, Congestion

Management Intersection Evaluation (CMA), Annual Chip Seal Program, Annual Herbicide Program, and Signal

Synchronization Implementation Program.

Responsibilities included representing the agency with City Departments of Public Works, Sanitation Districts,

Santa Clara County Water District, Caltrans, MTC, FEMA, State OES, various fire departments and various police

agencies.  Various roadway safety projects and consultant contracts were administered by Road Operations staff

under my supervision.

From March 1967 to August 1974:

Traffic Engineer (Senior Civil Engineer) employed by The Santa Clara County Department of Public Works.

Responsible for roadway safety and operational programs on the 750-mile road system including the recently

completed 70-mile county expressway system. Coordinated traffic engineering activities with CalTrans, 15 cities,

utility companies and various community organizations.

From January 1960 to March 1967:

Highway Design Engineer employed by the Santa Clara County Department of Public Works.  During my

engagement as a Highway Design Engineer for 7 years, responsibilities included planning, engineering and

preparing numerous capitol improvement projects, ensuring right of way clearance, coordination with 15 cities,

CalTrans, Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the various utility companies.  Roadway improvement projects

included multi-lane expressways, major arterials, rural roads and mountainous roads.

SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Western Regional Grade Crossing Safety Training Conferences - 2006
Railroad crossing design, preemption, human factors, Rails with Trails, MUTCD workzones
University of California Berkeley / Federal Railroad Administration

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