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55Engineering Inspired Design. Documents Supervisor, FDOT District 4: Supervised the analysis of title searches, writing of legal descriptions and creation of documents for the acquisition of right of way. Involved the training of subordinates, quality assurance of consultant submittals, monitoring project schedules. I-75, Alligator Alley, Miccosukee Reservation, FDOT District 4: Through an administrative error the Department did not properly acquire the right of way for I-595 within the Miccosukee Reservation in western Broward County. Due to several issues the settlement this became a highly contentious settlement. Working closely with attorneys and surveyors from both the Department and the Tribe while coordinating with the US Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Bill assured the legal descriptions, documents and maps acquired the necessary right of way with the approval of all parties. The final effort included the monumentation of the right of way. Assistant Location Surveyor, FDOT District 4: Initial duties included the supervision of 4 FDOT survey crews, included the processing and review of field data. Directly involved in the development and testing of the 2nd generation of the Electronic Field Book. Assisted in the development of techniques and standards for automated data collection and transfer of data into MicroStation & Geopak files. The Department started the transition from in-house survey crews to consultant crews through Districtwide contracts. Duties included review of project scopes, negotiation of staff hour estimates, issue task work orders and the review of deliverables. Managed contracts ensuring they were properly funded, deliverables met scope and standards, payment of invoices Throughout this period maintained effective relationships in a pleasant and professional manner. I-75, Miramar Pkwy to Pines Blvd, Broward County, FDOT District 4: Project Surveyor Bill was responsible for the survey of I-75. Duties included supervising the FDOT survey crews collecting topographic and drainage data, property & section corners, calculating the baseline of survey, locating the existing right of way; managed the aerial photogrammetry consultant through a task work order and coordinated activities with consultant surveyors on adjoining segments. SR 90, Tamiami Trail Bridge, Modified Water Delivery, Miami-Dade County, FDOT District 6: As part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan a 1-mile bridge was constructed replacing the existing roadway. The realignment of the road & bridge involved complex right of way transfers between the National Park Service, South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Department of Transportation. Bill was directly involved coordinating various activities between these agencies, consultant engineers and surveyors in a highly dynamic environment. SR 5, Biscayne Blvd, Miami-Dade County, FDOT District 6: Coordinated the surveying activities for the development of a Formula 1 race course through downtown Miami and the Port of Miami. This was a particularly challenging project due to the accelerated delivery dates and level of detail needed along Biscayne Blvd, within the port and Bayside (a tourist destination) using Terrestrial Mobile LiDAR and aerial photogrammetry methods. St. Johns River to Sea Loop Trail (SJR2C), Volusia County, FDOT District 5: Mr. Arata and his team were tasked with the design survey and production of right-of-way control survey maps for the along S Palmetto Ave. Existing right-of-way map files, existing plats and record surveys and documentation were utilized to calculate the existing baseline of survey and existing right of way to calculate a base map. Determination of calculations to be in error from the original files was also revised. The final deliverable by Bill was a digital submittal of the existing right-of-way and baseline of survey to the current FDOT and District 5 standards. Bill went on to provide the final QA/QC review of the right of way control survey map. SR 7 Transit, Prospect & Copans Roads, Broward County, FDOT District 4: Mr. Arata and his team were tasked with the design survey along Prospect Rd (SR 7 to SR 840) and Copans Rd (SR 7 to Lyons Rd). Using existing right-of-way map files, existing plats and record surveys and documentation were utilized to calculate the baseline of survey and existing right of way. The topographic survey was acquired using Terrestrial Mobil LiDAR. Bill was responsible for the daily management of multiple survey crews collecting data on the section corners, property corners, obscured topo, drainage structures, calculation of the existing right of way and baselines. WILLIAM ARATA, PSM Page 2Page 2 TAB F - FIRM REFERENCES & SIMILAR WORK COMPLETED: SURVEYORS & MAPPING