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Proposal to Provide Water, Sewer, and Public Works Grant Writing Services <br />31 <br /> <br />APPENDIX <br />Sudi Shoja PE, F.ASCE, Project Manager <br />Sudi brings more than 30 years of municipal engineering, grant and fund management <br />experience. She has an extensive experience in securing and managing various federal, <br />state and local funds, gaining successful audits in all cases. She has been responsible for <br />budgeting, scheduling and implementation of annual funds of over $100 million for various <br />agencies. Moreover, she has also held numerous leadership positions and served on <br />committees with regional and local government, professional associations and philanthropic <br />organizations to advance regional planning, transportation, policy issues and local interests. <br />Some of the grants she has successfully secured are: Bureau of Reclamation, FEMA and <br />CalOES grants, State Water Resources Control Board, <br />Proposition 1, 13, 68 & 84, Ground Water Grant <br />Program, EPA Green Project Reserve, State Revolving <br />Funds (SRF), Water Infrastructure Finance and <br />Innovation Act (WIFIA), Local tax measures, and <br />funding for climate change, environmental and numerous <br />other grants from regional agencies. She is also very <br />familiar with reimbursement procedures. <br />The following are a sample of Sudi’s success stories <br />since 2012: <br />• Successful award on all Bureau of Reclamation <br />grants submitted to date. <br />• $50 million in WIFIA funding for two projects in <br />2018 <br />• The $103 million application package was <br />approved in record time and received no <br />revisions. <br />• Identified Green Project Reserve application for <br />City of Palm Springs to bring in more than $5.1 <br />million in grant funding. <br />• Award of more than $39 million in GHG reduction since 2016 <br />Selected Project Experience <br />Grant Writing Assistance & Administration, Wastewater Treatment Plant and <br />Cogeneration Projects, City of Palm Springs, CA <br />Responsible for coordination with state project managers to obtain approval for securing over <br />$32 million of funding, $5.1 million in grants for SCADA, VFD, lighting, site development and <br />cogeneration projects in just two applications on behalf of the City. Reimbursement for <br />previously expended design and equipment purchases have been added to the project <br />application. ESS has also been responsible for filing for all reporting, reimbursements and <br />monitoring Buy America, DBE and prevailing wage requirements per EPA regulations for two <br />successful audits by SWRCB. <br /> <br />As-Needed Grant Writing Services, Water and Sewer Department, City of Santa Ana, CA <br />Education: MS, Civil Engineering, <br />Purdue, 1983 <br />Registration: Professional Engineer <br />CA, 42958, 1986 <br />Affiliations: <br />• American Public Works <br />Association (APWA); <br />• American Society of Civil <br />Engineers (ASCE); <br />• Woman in Transportation <br />International (WTS); <br />• Construction Management <br />Association of America (CMAA); <br />• California Emergency Services <br />Association (CESA) <br />Years of Experience: 30 <br /> <br />