Roger Ryder

Experience

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  Federal Highway Administration

  Jul 1990 - Jun 2011

  Special 3 month rotational assignment. I led and managed a large professional staff to perform Stewardship and Oversight of the federal-aid highway program in Indiana. Shared responsibility with the Division Administrator for the operation of the Division office. In the absence of the Division Administrator, assumed the duties and responsibilities of the Division Administrator for administering the Federal-aid highway program. Provided guidance to the Division office's top management (senior staff) and was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the office. Show less FHWA Major Project Engineer on the $1B Interstate Route H-3 Project during its construction, including the Trans-Koolau Tunnel Project & North Halawa Valley Viaduct, on the Island of Oahu.Also was Project Engineer of many other Federal-aid highway and bridge projects on the islands of Maui, Molokai, and the Big Island of Hawaii. Performed Emergency Relief Response and Recovery of roadway and bridge damages caused by Hurricane Inside, including performing engineers estimates to repair damages to highways and bridges on the islands of Kauai and Oahu. Show less

  • Acting Assistant Division Administrator

    Apr 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Team Leader - Technical Services

    Jan 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Team Leader - Engineering & Operations

    Jun 2005 - Jan 2010

  • Major Projects Engineer/Urban Programs Engineer/Quality Coordinator

    Nov 2000 - Jun 2005

  • Design Engineer

    Aug 1995 - Nov 2000

  • Transportation Engineer

    Aug 1993 - Aug 1995

  • Transportation Engineer

    Oct 1991 - Aug 1994

  • Highway Engineer Trainee

    Apr 1991 - Oct 1991

  • Highway Engineer Trainee

    Dec 1990 - Apr 1991

  • Highway Engineer Trainee

    Jul 1990 - Dec 1990
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  Federal Highway Administration

  Oct 2015 - Oct 2022

  I currently serve on the newly createdEmergency Relief Team (HISM-80), withinthe Office of Stewardship, Oversight, andManagement. I use my extensive working knowledge and experience in programmanagement, federal-aid emergencyrelief program requirements, and financialmanagement policy and informationsystems to promote and advance FHWA’snational Emergency Relief (ER) Program,including implementing resiliency andequity in design and construction. In thisposition, I work with our transportationpartners which include federal, state, andlocal bridge and highway engineers.I work on an excellent andhigh functioning team that focuses onsupport of State, Federal, local, and Tribalagencies’ efforts to recover frominfrastructure damage caused by naturaldisasters and catastrophic failures.Accomplishments and Results: I led andcreated a new initiative to implementvirtual Emergency Relief /ResiliencyPeer-Exchanges withFHWA Division Offices and DOT’snationwide with the goal and objective toshare and promote the followingknowledge and information sharing: ER Resilient Design and ConstructionCase Studies and Best Practices (nationwide). Programmatic Improvements (ex:Improved Design Standards for resiliency)adopted by hurricane, and earthquakeprone states and US Territories. Economic analysis (examples) needed forjustification and support for decisionsregarding betterments, temporary bridges,temporary detour routes, and environmental mitigation. Show less Beginning August 2017, I served as the Director of Technical Services overseeing a staff of 6 specialized Engineers including: Pavements/Materials, Safety, ITS/Ops and Bridge. Previously, I was Director of the Project Management & Engineering (formerly Operations) Team with oversight of the design and construction activities of the Transportation Engineers in the office. The vision and goals for me and my staff are:Preventing crashes, injuries and fatalities;Preventing traffic congestion, minimize delay, and maximize mobility and reliability;Designing and constructing more durable, longer lasting and more cost-effective pavements; eliminating the number of poor condition bridges; and minimizing environmental impacts.We work together as a team and with our Federal, State and local transportation partners to achieve our vision and goals, in this manner: By building and maintaining strong relationships with traditional and non-traditional partners; By using a Risk-Based, and Asset Management Approach;By promoting, advancing and implementing innovation;.By providing outstanding teamwork, communication, and customer service; andBy continuously improving our job knowledge, job experience, and job satisfaction. Show less Between 2011 and 2017, I supervised upto a total of 11 FHWA SeniorTransportation Engineers (STEs) andTransportation Engineers (TEs), including2 Team Leaders (Senior TransportationEngineers) to perform fiscal andengineering Risk Based Stewardship andOversight (RBSO) of the $1.7B federal-aidhighway program in Pennsylvania. Iparticipated with the DivisionAdministrator (DA) in developing andimplementing Federal-aid oversightinitiatives and stewardship functionsthrough an annual risk assessment of theState’s Federal-aid program. I managedprocess reviews to improve and enhanceproject and program decision-making. Iprovided program expertise to State andlocal government officials and engineersto ensure effective program delivery inaccordance with Title 23 and relatedapplicable Federal laws. I recommendedand facilitated the implementation ofinnovative programs and processes toimprove the delivery of the transportationprogram in the State. I directly superviseda staff of Senior Transportation Engineersand Transportation Engineers, andmanaged the training plan for the Operations Team. I communicatedorganizational strategies, goals, objectives and priorities to internal andexternal audiences, and I built cohesivecoalitions and partnerships with State andlocal officials. Accomplishments andresults included: I have worked to developa strong partnership with thePennsylvania Department ofTransportation (PennDOT), thePennsylvania Turnpike Commission(PTC) and with our other federal, state,and local transportation agencies,partners, and the public to successfullyadvance innovation and ensure that allfederal-aid highway requirements werebeing met or exceeded, and ensure thatefficient and effective processes werebeing used to plan, design, construct andmaintain roads, bridges and tunnels inPennsylvania. Show less

  • Emergency Relief Program Specialist

    Dec 2021 - Oct 2022

  • USVI Territorial Representative and Planner

    Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Director Of Technical Services

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  • Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Deputy Emergency Relief Coodfinator

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Director of Operations

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2017

  • Senior Stewardship & Oversight Advisor

    Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
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  USDOT Research and Technology

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Highly Automated System Senior Engineer/Program Analyst

  I was a founding member of a new congressionally mandated and funded Highly Automated Systems Safety (HASS) Center of Excellence (COE) to review, assess and validate the safety of automated technologies across all modes of the USDOT. I was one of the few who were competitively selected to stand up the HASS COE. I workef to establish lines of communication and mechanisms for collaboration with industry and academia. I was competitively selected to serve on a6-month detail in a Senior Leadership roleto stand up the newly created HighlyAutomated Systems Safety Center ofExcellence (HASS-COE) in the USDOTOffice of the Assistant Secretary forResearch and Technology (OST-R). Iplayed a leadership role in thedevelopment of the HASS-COE from theground up, which required proof ofconcept, product and servicesdevelopment, technology developmentand implementation to track, monitor,market and communicate the current and future products and services of the HASS-COE. I performed staff planning, and organizationaldevelopment of a new office at the highestlevels of the USDOT. I led he creation of the offices firstStaffing and Organzational Plan and facilitated extensive seniorstakeholder engagement discussionsacross all USDOT modes (FHWA,MARAD, FRA, FAA, NHTSA, etc.) all OSToffices, and academia and industry. TheHASS-COE's mission is to create a highly skilled workforce within USDOTcapable of reviewing, assessing, andvalidating the safety of automatedtechnologies within the HASS-COE andall modes of transportation. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2022 - Oct 2022

  IGo Academy Certified Home Inspector
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  Axium Inspections

  Oct 2022 - now

  I am a Certified National Home Inspector, Certified International Code Council (ICC) R5 Residential Home Inspector, Certified International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) Home Inspector, and Certified Denver Rental Inspector.

  • Home Inspector and Denver Residential Rental Inspector

    Oct 2022 - now

  • International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) - Home Inspector

    Oct 2022 - now

  • International Code Council (ICC) R5 Combined Certified Residential Rental Inspector

    Oct 2022 - now