Tabitha Crowder

Experience

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  LandMark Design Group (now part of VHB)

  Jun 1995 - Feb 2003

  Project Engineer, Project Manager, Associate

  As an engineering consultant, assisted in roadway, signal, traffic analysis, and site development design for various municipalities, VDOT, and private developers. Involved in project management and business development.

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  City of Virginia Beach

  Mar 2003 - Sept 2008

  Duties included programming, project management of roadway section of Capital Improvement Program, and project support functions. Local funding for City’s Six Year CIP was approximately $220 million, which was used to supplement the VDOT Urban program funding, perform safety improvements, and to fund other transportation projects. Familiar with state and federal transportation policies and funding procedures including the locally administered project process. Coordinated directly with City Council on transportation issues. Represented the City effectively with key outside agencies such as VDOT, FHWA, and Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and sat on several citywide committees looking at processes and procedures. Instituted an update of the Roadway Design Guidelines. Responsible for tracking project schedules and budgets for 70 projects. Provided conceptual design and estimating support for other city departments such as Planning, Parks and Recreation, Economic Development, and Housing and Neighborhood Preservation as well as reviewed planning studies and the comprehensive plan in relation to CIP roadway projects. This position managed 11 engineers, 10 of which were registered professionals. Show less Provided direction to staff, assigned project workload, and worked to resolve difficult project issues during design, right of way, private utility relocation, and construction. Other duties of the position included developing formal quality control process, facilitating peer reviews, performing evaluations, tracking schedules and budgets, reviewing plans, reports, contracts, and critical correspondence, and facilitating a team approach in the section utilizing employees with more experience to mentor those newer to the city processes. Coordinated with other city departments and outside agencies to ensure adequate processes were in place in regards to project management. This position managed seven project managers, all of which were registered professionals. Show less Managed several projects ranging from intersection improvements to arterial roadway widening. Project management duties began in the initial project conception and continued through construction. Provided documentation and cost control, including scheduling, budgeting, contract scoping, contract negotiation, invoice approval, and other change order negotiation. Coordinated stakeholder interests from city departments, citizens, businesses, and regulatory agencies to address design and construction issues and concerns. Show less

  • Engineer V (Transportation Division Manager)

    Sept 2007 - Sept 2008

  • Engineer IV (Roadway Project Management Section Manager)

    Jun 2006 - Aug 2007

  • Engineer III (Senior Project Manager)

    Mar 2003 - May 2006
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  BRISTOL, VIRGINIA, CITY OF

  Feb 2009 - Jul 2017

  Served as the chief executive officer for the City. Responsible for carrying out the policy directives of the City Council and managing the daily operations of City government. Oversaw preparation of the annual operating and capital budgets and the annual financial audit. The City had approximately 250 employees with an operating budget of $60 million. In February 2013, was appointed by City Council as one of two Assistant City Managers for the City of Bristol. In addition to duties as Director of Public Works, focus was on citywide operations. Managed the engineering, street maintenance, landfill, and solid waste collection activities for the City of Bristol, Virginia. Budget for the department was $12 million in operating funds with a range of $20-$50 million in capital improvement projects. This position managed 60 employees. Completed several Locally Administered projects for VDOT as well as several HSIP and Revenue Sharing funded projects.

  • City Manager/Interim City Manger

    Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

  • Assistant City Manager

    Feb 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Director of Public Works

    Feb 2009 - Feb 2013
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  Virginia Department of Transportation

  Nov 2017 - now

  Responsible for the construction, maintenance, operations, project development and business functions of more than 7,400 road miles in the Bristol District’s 12 counties: Lee, Scott, Wise, Dickenson, Russell, Buchanan, Washington, Smyth, Wythe, Grayson, Tazewell and Bland. Managed the Locally Administered Program for the Bristol District guiding projects from development through construction.

  • Bristol District Engineer

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Deputy District Engineer

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Local Projects Engineer

    Nov 2017 - Jan 2020