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Diana N. Martin, CPA, CMA, MBA
Cincinnati, Ohio

Summary

Diana Martin is an innovative and creative project leader and program developer.  Her broad range of experience in transportation planning, NEPA, economic analysis, project financing, land use integration, green infrastructure development, context sensitive solutions, project design and preliminary development enables her to integrate multi-disciplinary teams with divergent agendas to create effective solutions to seemingly intractable transportation and land use challenges.

Technical Competencies

Relevant Experience

Eastern Corridor Multi-modal Program of Projects

Project Manager
Recipient of ASHTO Context Sensitive Solutions – Best Large Urban Project 2006
Developed solution to a 40 year-old problem of latent travel demand exemplified by circuitous travel patterns resulting from separation of Cincinnati Ohio’s CBD from its eastern suburbs by the Little Miami State and National Scenic River.  Solution involved new highway capacity, a new rail transit spine, feeder bus and inter-modal hub system, improvement of local network, safety upgrades, transportation system management, intelligent transportation systems, improved transit operations, including bus use of shoulders, and bike and pedestrian facilities.  These transportation investments were reconciled with land use planning in a home-rule environment, support sustained economic development, and emphasize environmental stewardship, resulting in a net benefit to the green infrastructure.

State Planning and Research Project

Successful Grant Applicant and Project Design
Designed study to create a replicable methodology to measure the economic and fiscal impacts of a major transportation investment on local governmental units in Ohio (a home rule state), and translate those net revenue streams (less cost of service) into a financial strategy based on contribution by benefit rather than geographical location.

Interstate 75 Corridor in Hamilton County

Program Manager and Project Coordination
Advanced regional approach to strategic transportation investment, evaluated appropriate level of expansion of key international trade corridor against existing constraints, both financial and environmental.  Argued successfully to distribute investment across regional network.
Identified and coordinated development of three study segments, establishing independent utility and logical termini for NEPA purposes.  Coordinated traffic projections and public and community involvement efforts.

Interstate 74 Coordinated Ramp Metering Project

Planning Administrator
Administered pilot project to address significant safety and congestion problem on constrained urban corridor not scheduled for major reconstruction in the short to medium term.  Integrated state’s first coordinated non-restrictive ramp metering project with existing ITS infrastructure. Designed the public involvement and education program.  Simulated results, using CORSIM, suggest a significant reduction in travel variability and improvement in travel times.

Uptown Study

Senior ODOT project team representative
Assisted MPO with its initial application of ODOT’s integrated planning and environmental process in a complex urban setting Deliverable was a strategic plan with identifiable implementation responsibilities

Brent Spence Bridge

Administrator in Charge
Functioned as liaison between ODOT and KYTC during Interstate 75 Ohio River crossing engineering feasibility study.  Coordinated project development approach and integrated NEPA efforts in support of a bi-state effort to advance locally important and nationally significant river crossing project.  ODOT chosen as lead agency for project preliminary development

Employment History

Ohio Department of Transportation, District Eight, Cincinnati, Ohio
(1995-2007)

Deputy Director 5, Transportation Planning and Programming Administrator (1997-2007)

Defined core business processes and directed funds to construction and maintenance of transportation system.  Designed multi-year systems condition forecast and created annual work programs.  Established project selection criteria.  Managed $60 million capital investment program and supervised 35 person technical staff.  Introduced project management approach to program delivery.  Established interdisciplinary teams of planners, environmental scientists, and traffic and design engineers responsible for project definition, development and stakeholder coordination.  Established performance measures to validate accomplishment of critical success factors.  Integrated preliminary engineering functions and planning to support project selection and environmental review process.

Managed integration of intelligent transportation solutions into planning strategy.  Responsible for operation of ARTIMIS program, development of incident management and quick clear efforts, and deployment of first system level ramp metering project in Ohio.

Deputy Director 5, Business and Human Resources Administrator (1995-1997)

Selected and implemented a budgeting and accounting system that provided the ability to manage allocations and expenditures in a decentralized environment.  Responsible for district’s $34 million operating budget.  Achieved wide-area connectivity; implemented electronic imaging filing system and bar coding technology for inventory.  Established Executive Excellence group to encourage adoption of organizational development and quality principles.  Developed performance measures for and managed five business areas including information technology, human resources, labor relations, finance and accounting, and facilities management.

Education

MBA, Accountancy, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
A.B., Economics, Liberal Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Certifications and Capabilities

Professional Affiliations

APA – American Planning Association
AICPA – American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
IMA – Institute of Management Accountants

Other Items

Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI):  Cincinnati, OH – Board of Trustees and Executive Committee Member (1997 – 2007)

Founding member of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, Mainville. OH:  Mission Council Member, Lay Eucharistic Minister and Intercessor

Visiting Nurses Association:  Dayton OH - Board Member, finance committee