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Frank DePaoia
Vice President-Business Unit Lead
PM/CM
Education
MSCE Northeastern Unrv.
Boston MA 1984
BSCE UMass-Dartmouth
Dartrnouth MA 1977
Licenses/Registrations
Registered Profess.anaf Civil
Engineer;
MA, #31764
RI, #4404
Years of Experience
With AECOM: 3
With Other Firms: 39
Professional Associations
American Society of Civil Engineers
Boston Society of Civil Engineers
Canstructian Management
Asscciation of America
Seciety of College and University
Planners
Mr. DePaola has 40 years of experience in the Planning, Basign and Construction
of Major Public Works. Mr. DePaola also has several years of experience as the
CEO and Manager of several large State Agencies including Administrator of MA
Highway Department, General Manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority, Assistant General Manager fer Design and Construction MBTA. Prior Mr.
DePaola spent many years with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
and ultimately became the Director of Capital Design and Construction for the
MWRA.
Proiact Exnerience
Mr. DePaola has been responsible for the implementation and delivery of the
Capital Programs for several significant State Agencies and Departments. The
following is a sampling of the responsible positions that he has held and some
notable projects that Mr. DePaola has been involved with over his 40 year career:
Chief Operating Officer, MassDOT and interim General Manager; MBTA,
February 2015 to June 2016, As the COO and Interim General Manager.
responsible for the management of all facets of the operation of the Massachusetts
Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Massachusetts Bay Transit
Authority (MBTA). MassDOT is comprised of 4 major divisions, Aeranautics, Highway
the Registry of Motor Vehicles and the Rail & Transit Division. In total over 10,000
employees located across the Commonwealth. As COO had general oversight
responsibility of the major Operating Divisions of MassDOT, primarily Highway. The
functions of MassDOT include; Operations and Maintenance, Capital Improvements,
fiscal management, Real Estate and Administration. The annual operating budget for
MassDOT excluding the MBTA is approximately $900 Million dollars with a Capital
Budget in excess of $2.5 Billion. As Interim General Manager of the MBTA also
responsible for the day te day operation of the fifth largest transit agency in the US.
With five modes of transit; Bus, light rail, subway, Gommuier Rail and Ferry service the
MBTA supports over 1.3 Million passenger trips per day. The MBTA has 6,500
employees comprised of 17 different bargaining units, including a police force of 250.
The MBTA has an operating budget of just over $2 Billion dollars and a Capital
Investment Plan for 2016 of $1.05 Billion.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Winter Resiliency, Metropolitan
Boston. April 2015 to December 2015: After the disastrous winter of 2014-2075,
Mr. DePaola was asked to assume the position of General Manager of the MBTA
and lead the MATA back to operaticnal status. As part of that overall effort. Mr.
DePaola conceived of, and working with staff, led the T's Winter Resiliency
Program. This nearly $110M dollar program consisted of major investments in
Power and track infrastructure and a significant investment in Operational
Maintenance Equipment and the development of new methods at the MBTA for the
management of significant events. Under Mr. DePaola’s direction the T has now
adopted an incident command structure for major storms and other significant
events.
