Two stories that define the work
A pandemic. A stadium. A hospital. $100M in 90 days.
When COVID-19 hit Los Angeles, I activated the Emergency Operations Center and ran it 24/7 for nearly two years. I built the largest mass vaccination site in the United States at Dodger Stadium. I converted the Los Angeles Convention Center into a field hospital. I signed over $100 million in emergency contracts — logistics, nurses, N95 masks, critical supplies — managing a city-scale crisis for 4 million residents in real time. I also created RYLAN (Ready Your LA Neighborhood), a citywide disaster preparedness program still active today.
110 buses. 11 minutes. One closed freeway.
The NBA All-Star Game needed to transport 110 buses from Staples Center to North Hollywood. In normal traffic, that's close to an hour. I designed a plan that temporarily closed the 101 Freeway. We moved all 110 buses in 11 minutes. That's what precision traffic management looks like when everything is on the line.
A city under construction — kept moving.
I chaired the City of Los Angeles Downtown Construction Traffic Management (DCTM) Committee — a citywide body coordinating the traffic impact of ALL simultaneous construction across downtown: fiber optics, utilities, infrastructure, private development, and public works. Beyond downtown, I managed traffic for Metro Rail subway and light rail construction, street decking operations, and major infrastructure corridors across all of Los Angeles — keeping 4 million people moving while the city rebuilt itself beneath their feet.
80 stakeholders. One shuttle. The whole world watching.
Moving the Space Shuttle Endeavor from LAX to the California Science Center required over a year of planning, coordination with 80 stakeholders — including utilities, tree services, LAPD, LAFD, and the City — plus live traffic management across the entire route. I served as Incident Commander. The shuttle arrived safely. The city watched in awe.