Ralph Qualls P.E.

Experience

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  US Army and Air Force Europe

  Jan 1967 - Jan 1970

  Engineering Officer (1LT)

  Operations Officer (third in Command) for a Corps of Engineers Construction Battalion

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  US Air Force Reserve

  Jan 1967 - Jan 1992

  Engineering Squadron Commander (Lieutenant Colonel) in the California Air National Guard
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  Caltrans

  Jan 1970 - Jan 1975

  Bridge and Structures Engineer

  Design and Construction of highway over/under crossings, ramp and interchange structures on the California State Highway and Interstate Highway system. (San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno and various other locations).

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  City of Fresno

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1982

  Administered and directed 400 staff in housing and development programs including two housing rehabilitation programs, 5 community centers and the recreation programs in each, a community conservation corps, the city and agency real estate management programs, and acted as Director of the City’s Redevelopment Agency. Responsible for engineering design and construction, traffic engineering, construction management including managing the City’s $75 million capital improvement program. Responsible for the engineering permits, subdivision review and engineering for public improvements by private development

  • Director of Housing & Redevelopment

    Jan 1978 - Jan 1982

  • Assistant Director of Public Works / City Engineer

    Jan 1975 - Jan 1978
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  State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development

  Jan 1983 - Jan 1985

  Chief Deputy Director

  Chief Deputy of State Department responsible for state housing policy and legislation. Coordination of policy with Governor’s Cabinet Secretary and other state departments within the Business, Housing and transportation Agency and both Houses of the State Legislature.

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  City of San Jose Redevelopment Agency

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1990

  Chief Engineer and Director of Project Management

  Managed and directed the design and construction of major facilities in San Jose’s Downtown Redevelopment program area. Completed projects included the $150 Million San Jose McEnery Convention Center, the Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, the design of the $140 Million San Jose Arena (HP Pavilion). Managed the contractual matters and oversight compliance of Redevelopment projects by private developers under Development agreements with the Agency. These included the Fairmont Hotel and the San Jose Pavilion. Show less

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  City of San Jose

  Jan 1990 - Jan 2000

  Director of Public Works

  Responsible for full Service Engineering Department of 500 employees, including Transportation Planning, and the management and completion of the City’s capital improvement program.Capital program included the design and construction of approximately $900 Million in facilities and projects as noted above and the facilitation of the completion of the $100 Million Caltrans project of Route 87 from downtown San Jose to San Jose Mineta International Airport.

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  City of Cupertino

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2010

  Director of Public Works

  Full service public works department with 75 staff, including street, facilities, parks and landscaping, storm sewer maintenance and general services including fleet management.City Engineer in charge of Traffic engineering and traffic operations, engineering and development review including grading and public improvement permits for private development activities.Responsible for the completion of an 8 year $70 million capital improvement program.

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  HNTB

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Associate Vice President

  Worked as Director of Project Development assisting various HNTB offices in pursuit of Design and Construction Management Agreements and other contractual engineering and architectural work in California and Oregon.

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  Ralph A. Qualls, Jr. Consulting

  Jan 2011 - now

  Engineering and Management Consulting
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  Best Best & Krieger LLP

  Jan 2012 - now

  Expert Witness