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CITY OF PLEASANTON  TTCASANJ011431.2025 7 <br />PROPOSAL FOR <br />CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />QUIET ZONE <br />PROJECT MANAGER AND KEY STAFF EXPERIENCE <br />Blake has significant Project Management experience across many project types, including Quiet Zone development, <br />coordination with UPRR and other railroad operators, safety improvements, and active transportation improvements. <br />He is skilled at bringing together a diverse team of technical experts to drive successful project outcomes. A sample of <br />Blake’s Project Management Experience includes the following: <br />PROJECT CLIENT CLIENT <br />CONTACT INFO <br />KEY PROJECT <br />DETAILS <br />KEY STAFF <br />INVOLVED <br />Palo Alto Caltrain <br />Railroad Gates <br />Quiet Zone Analysis <br />and Study <br />City of <br />Palo Alto <br />Ripon Bhatia <br />ripon.bhatia@ <br />PaloAlto.gov <br />Quiet zone <br />implementation <br />along Caltrain <br />Corridor <br /> Blake Silkwood, PE, QSD (Project Manager) <br /> Peter Meyerhofer, PE (Principal-in-Charge) <br /> Taylor Brown, PE (Project Engineer) <br /> Lauren Jumanan, PE , ENV SP (Project Engineer) <br />Vasona Corridor <br />Crossings Study <br />Santa Clara <br />Valley <br />Transportation <br />Authority (VTA) <br />Jason Kim <br />jason.kim@vta.org <br />At-Grade crossing <br />improvements along <br />UPRR Vasona Corridor <br /> Blake Silkwood, PE, QSD (Project Manager) <br /> Peter Meyerhofer, PE (Deputy Project Manager) <br /> Taylor Brown, PE (Project Engineer) <br />Milpitas <br />Pavement Rehab <br />City of <br />Milpitas <br />Tony Cao <br />hcao@milpitas.gov <br />At-Grade crossing <br />improvements <br />along UPRR <br />mainline <br /> Blake Silkwood, PE, QSD (Project Manager) <br /> Peter Meyerhofer, PE (Principal-in-Charge) <br /> Taylor Brown, PE (Project Engineer) <br /> Lauren Jumanan, PE , ENV SP (Project Engineer) <br />Castro Street <br />Pedestrian <br />Improvements <br />City of <br />Mountain View <br />Joseph Cervantes <br />joseph.cervantes@ <br />mountainview.gov <br />Active transportation <br />improvements, <br />streetscape <br />improvements <br /> Blake Silkwood, PE, QSD (Project Manager) <br /> Peter Meyerhofer, PE (Principal-in-Charge) <br /> Taylor Brown, PE (Project Engineer) <br /> Brandi Childress (Community Outreach and <br />Stakeholder Engagement) <br />Fruitvale Alive <br />Improvements <br />Project <br />City of <br />Oakland <br />Chris Diano <br />cdiano@ <br />oaklandca.gov <br />Safety improvements <br />at four UPRR <br />at-grade Crossings <br /> Blake Silkwood, PE, QSD (Project Manager <br />[performed prior to joining Kimley-Horn]) <br />SUBCONSULTANT <br />In an effort to provide the City with the depth of resources necessary to complete this project seamlessly, Kimley-Horn <br />has partnered with specialty subconsultant, UNICO Engineering (UNICO), to deliver the survey elements of the project. A <br />brief profile of their firm is provided below. <br />UNICO Engineering <br />Established in 2013, UNICO is fully committed to providing high quality construction <br />management, engineering, and land surveying services to public and private clients. UNICO <br />serves clients throughout California with a current staff of over 125 from their corporate office located in Folsom, with <br />branch offices in Chico, Concord, Goleta, and San Diego, and field offices in Sacramento and Woodland. Their success <br />is measured by the success of their clients, their responsiveness, and the quality and value of their work. Top on their <br />priority list is to understand their clients’ objectives and expectations. They provide value to their clients by sharing their <br />goal of effectively managing the costs of the projects which they are assigned. Their survey team has the technology <br />and experience to address any of your surveying needs, including topographic mapping, bathymetric (hydrographic) <br />surveys, ALTAs, boundary surveys, construction staking, easements, aerial surveys, right of ways, terrestrial LiDAR <br />scanning and drone surveying. Using the latest in GPS and robotic total station technology, they work efficiently and <br />deliver accurate results. They are experienced in delivering projects that meet local, state, and federal requirements. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2430EB25-F48A-45D4-91C5-9340C4FBB5C9