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PETER J. BROWN 707.548.4520 cell
966 Meadowsweet, Corte Madera CA, 94925 pedrobrown@hotmail.com

Leadership and Public Works Director Skill Summary

Extensive management experience in land use/transportation planning, public works, and community development

• Plan development through collaboration, consensus building, and community outreach. Transportation project
delivery through application of civil engineering principles and mass transit operational improvements
• Experience with Capital Planning, regional/state transportation programming as well as strong background in grant
administration, finance, legal requirements and funding methods. Strong fiscal oversight skills and a track record for
project delivery with adherence to scope, schedule and budget. Long history of working with Caltrans and MTC.
• Thorough knowledge of CEQA/NEPA laws and application to long-range plans and construction projects. Practical
experience with government certification, adoption, and monitoring of environmental regulations.
• Multimodal transportation planning, funding and streets infrastructure in both maintenance and new construction.
Skilled in mode share analysis, traffic congestion relief, safety improvement strategies, transit systems, vision zero
and sustainable transportation systems. Broad public policy experience at the local, state and federal levels.

Engaging and experienced public speaker, effective team leader, executive manager and university lecturer

• Diverse career in urban planning, public works, regional and local government, academic research, customer
service, and creating vibrant, sustainable communities through sound investments, fiscal responsibility and project
implementation. This includes prioritization strategies like “Safety first, fix it next, then make it better.”
• Personnel management and proven success in staff professional development to ensure that employees are happy,
productive, motivated and are highly focused on exemplary service to the community.

Expertise in computer software, climatology, and creating sustainable cities (socially, fiscally, and environmentally)

• Proficiency in PC and Mac environments, Urbemis, Air Quality Models, SPSS statistical package, MS Office Suite,
Adobe Suite, ArcMap GIS and language proficiency in Spanish and Portuguese
• Experience in preparing RTP’s, climate action and adaptation plans, dynamic pricing systems, GHG analysis, and
assessing equity, infrastructure needs and vulnerabilities; including adaptation practices, and sea level rise.

Professional Experience, twenty-year snap shot

December 2017 to Sept 2019, Corte Madera Director of Public Works and Manager of Sanitary District 2
Department Director responsible for a $30 million-dollar capital improvement plan, all transportation, flood control and
sanitary infrastructure, project delivery, Council presentations, staff supervision and community relations.
July to December 2017, Capital Planning and Grants Manager for the Alameda Contra-Costa Transit District
Finance manager of the Capital Planning and Grants Department, responsible for District-wide long-range planning, grant
acquisition, Capital Improvement Plan agency-wide, project implementation, construction management and budgeting.
May 2014- June 2017 Santa Barbara Public Works Department, Transportation Manager
Lead Public Works transportation staff member charged with updating the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan, multimodal
safety and planning, traffic modeling and trip generation methodologies. Manager of the Bicycle Master Plan, Pedestrian
Vision Zero Plan, and traffic analysis on US 101. Served as the agency’s primary grant writer and data analyst for traffic counts,
state funding projections, US Census Bureau data, and implementation of city transportation improvements.
Sept 2011 – June 2015 University of San Francisco Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Environmental Science
Faculty member teaching master’s level courses in sustainable transportation systems and urban climate adaptation in the
Environmental Science Department. Responsibilities include developing course materials, lectures, classroom management,
conducting research and engaging students in today’s pressing sector-wide urban sustainability issues.
Oct 2010 - June 2013 San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Project Manager
Planning Group Manager charged with developing the agency’s 20-year Capital Plan, 5-year fiscally constrained Capital
Improvement Plan, and Climate Action Plans. Served as lead staff in public outreach and environmental clearance of major
capital construction projects. Represented SFMTA at regional meetings of MTC, ABAG, BCDC and coordinated with local and
regional partners. Personnel supervision, report development, capital budgets, and public safety in city rights of way.