Darryl Fennell School Bus & Student Transportation Expert

Professional Experience

Provide technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony toward the resolution of claims and litigation involving the transportation of school students, including driver hiring and training; fleet management; route planning; accommodations for special needs students; and facilities management.

• Administration of the transportation department day to day operations maintaining all safety guidelines established by the Department of Education
• Manage School Transportation Efficiency and Corrective Action Plan Supervise New Jersey Department of Education mandated District Report of Transported Resident Students
• Supervision of head dispatchers and two assistant dispatchers
• Supervision of fleet manager and four maintenance staff members which maintains 86 school buses, 31 district vehicles and 140 pieces of small equipment
• Manage district’s outside contracts for student transportation Manage a staff of 112 employees at two locations
• Oversees scheduling and routing for 86 district buses transporting 3,000 students daily
• Manage the Student Transportation Information System distributing bus passes
• Supervise non-public transportation managing aide in lieu reimbursement
• Supervise all other aspects of transportation; 14 district schools, athletics, and field trips
• Established School Bus Retirement Plan
• Collaboration with student support services for establishing the transportation for all special education students, in district, out of district, as well as homeless and displaced students
• Perform employee yearly evaluations, payroll, fingerprints, hiring, union negotiations, grievances disciplinary hearings, background checks
• Implement, evaluate and update district policies and procedures regarding student transportation Instituted staff development and safety training programs mandated by the Department of Education
• Development and Implementation of school bus safety curriculum for students K-8
• Supervised transportation regulations govern by New Jersey Administrative Code Title 6 and 6A
• Supervised transportation regulations govern by New Jersey Administrative Statues Title 18A
• Supervise district’s School Bus Safety Program mandated by Department of Education
• Administer the Department of Motor Vehicle mandated school bus inspections cycle instituted twice yearly Supervise accident investigation and random drug screening
• Establish and manage transportation Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Supervise transportation bus video system
• Created and maintain transportation website Manages the district’s wide emergency communication system in conjunction with the township
• Oversee waste management, recycling and environmental issues
• Prepare budget for a $5.4 million operation

• Administration of the entire day to day operations of the public works department.
• Supervision of five supervisors
• Supervision of central maintenance operation with 3 maintenance staff members which maintained all department vehicles and equipment
• Managed a staff of 66 township employees
• Supervised employees in sanitation collection and solid waste disposal regulated by the Department of Environment Protection Agency
• Managed the township’s recycling program according to the guidelines of Department of Environment Protection Agency
• Supervised the township’s solid waste transfer station
• Oversaw the road maintenance including snow and leaf removal
• Supervised all township parks and public land within the guidelines of the Green Acres Properties
• Managed all township building and facility maintenance
• Supervised township sewer system maintenance program
• Managed employee evaluations, payroll, hiring, union negotiations, grievances disciplinary hearings
• Implemented, evaluated and updated departmental policies, procedures and guidelines regulated by the Department of Environment Protection Agency
• Instituted staff development and safety training programs for departmental employees
• Conducted accident investigation

Branch Manager 1994-2003
Head Dispatcher 1992-1994

• Administration of entire day to day operations of a large transportation corporation
• Oversaw the scheduling and routing for 150 buses serving the Northern New Jersey area
• Managed the transportation of over 100 schools and corporations
• Collaborated with district’s Special Education Departments to establish the transportation for all special education students
• Supervised 2 dispatchers
• Supervised charter manager contracting school field trips and athletics
• Supervised fleet manager and 7 maintenance staff members who maintained 150 school buses
• Performed employee evaluations, payroll, fingerprints, hiring, union negotiations, grievances disciplinary hearings, background checks
• Implemented and evaluated company policies and procedures governing student transportation
• Ensured corporate compliance to internal and external needs
• Instituted staff development and safety training programs mandated by the Department of Education
• Administered the Department of Motor Vehicle mandated school bus inspections cycle instituted twice yearly
• Supervised accident investigation and random drug screening
• Administered budget planning and monthly financial strategies as well as direct and indirect expenses
• Developed operation from a 14% IBT to 20% IBT with a $1 million average yearly profit and $6 million total revenue

• Administration of entire day to day operations of a private transportation trucking corporation
• Supervised the scheduling and routing of 66 over the road refrigerated trucks
• Supervised 3 dispatchers with direct control of 70 company drivers operating in the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-West
• Supervised 3 terminals assuring the delivery of customer freight in a timely fashion
• Performed employee evaluations, payroll, driver’s log, back hauls trip leasing and brokerage agreements
• Implemented and evaluated company policies and procedures governing transportation
• Initiated and phased in owner-operator division with operations management
• Ensured corporate compliance to internal and external needs
• Instituted staff development and safety training programs
• Administered budget planning and monthly financial strategies as well as direct and indirect expenses
• Managed all aspects of vehicle breakdowns and driver problems
• Performed accident investigations

Professional Credentials

• Certified in the Standard of Care for Transporting Student – Legal Overview
• Certified DOT Training Signs and Symptoms of Drug and Alcohol Use
• Certified Public Works Manager by the Public Works Association of
• New Jersey New Jersey Certified Recycle Professional
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Education

NJ State Recycle Coordinator Certification, Rutgers University, East Brunswick, NJ, 2007-2009

Management Leadership Training Program, Laidlaw University, Atlantic/Southeast Region, 1992-1994

Professional Memberships

• National Association for Pupil Transportation
• School Transportation Supervisors Association
• Solid Waste National Association
• Public Works Association of NJ
• Association of New Jersey Recyclers

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