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BC App-25-19 - Ferrin, Frederick - Community Development Board (CDB) - District 1308- 19 Oct 2025 - Pdf BC App-25-19 City of Atlantic Beach BOARD/COMMISSION APPLICATION Date Submitted: October 18, 2025 First Choice: Community Development Board (CDB) Second Choice: Name: Frederick Ferrin Address: 1250 East Coast Drive, Atlantic Beach, FL, 32233 Cell Phone: 9048384264 Home Phone: 9048384264 Email Address: rickrferrin@gmail.com District: District 1308 Please describe any employment experience relative to the board/committee you are applying for. US Army Corps of Engineers (CoE) 20 years. Retired as Deputy Commander for Civil Works of the South Pacific Division US Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for all civil works that were planned, programmed and undertaken by the CoE in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California. City Manager Hermosa Beach, CA 4/92 to 8/93 Gubernatorial Apointment as Deputy Director of the Office of Statewide Health Facility Planning and Development, State of California 8/93 to 8/94 Director of Engineering at the Port of Oakland, CA 8/94 - 6/97 VP Marine and Port Director at JaxPort 6/97 - 10/01 Executive Director Jaxport 10/01 - 8/10 VP, Ports and Maritime TranSystems now Gannett Flemming Transystems (GFT) - a 5,000 employee Architectural/Engineering firm 12/10 - present Please describe any board/committee experience relative to the board/committee you are applying for. See Above Please describe any community involvement or volunteer experience relative to the board/committee you are applying for. 18 months as a City Manager in a full service city in CA. Strong City Manager model Please provide a brief explanation of your interest and your reasons for wishing to be appointed to this board/committee. Having lived in AB for nearly twelve years and having owned two homes in AB, this is "home" forever. I want to apply over 50 years of engineering, project and program management, and governmental administrative experience as municipal, state and national levels to make Atlantic Beach the best city in Florida Additional Information: Rick Ferrin Resume APPLICATION AGREEMENT By signing (entering my name) below, I hereby certify that all statements made on this application and other supplementary information are true and correct. Florida has a very broad public records law. I acknowledge that the information on this application is subject to public disclosure. Signature of Applicant: Frederick R. Ferrin, PE Date of Signature: October 19, 2025 UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Key Staff Resumes RICK FERRIN, PE Project Manager PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION Professional Engineer: TX EDUCATION M.S., Civil Engineering Northwestern University, 1980 B.S., Engineering West Point, 1972 CITY OF RESIDENCE Jacksonville, FL YEARS OF EXPERIENCE Total: 46 With Firm: 8 CONTRACT RESPONSIBILITES: Port Facility and Infrastructure Planning Multimodal Planning and Design Port Management Market and Identification Analysis Preparation of Stakeholder Reports, Public Information, and Media Management Port Facility Development and Operations Feasibility Analysis Evaluation of Private Sector Proposals Secure Demolition of Physical and Site Security Services Assist with Grant Identification and Funding Application Analysis of Port Activities B/C Ratio and ROIC UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Key Staff Resumes Rick has 45 years of experience in a broad range of engineering endeavors to include port development, facility planning, design, construction management and project management, marine terminal operations, federal navigation project planning and development, the NEPA process (EA and EIS development), business development and financial management. He has spent a significant portion of his career in the maritime business as an engineering project manager with the Panama Canal Commission, for 3 years as the Director of Engineering at the Port of Oakland and for nearly 14 years as a port executive director at JaxPort with ultimate responsibility for port operations and maintenance, security, planning and development of cargo and cruise terminals and efficiently linking intermodal transportation systems. Waterside General Engineering Services Continuing Contract, Canaveral Port Authority, Cape Canaveral, FL Program Manager. Responsible for managing a continuing services contract for a multitude of professional planning, engineering, dredging, cargo facility, cruise facility, structural, ship support facility design services for a variety of waterside and landside projects. Task orders have included: Performance of a port security (waterborne vulnerability) assessment and sonar protection study A freight rail service needs assessment and service parameter identification Feasibility analysis and preliminary planning and design of three rail extension alignment alternatives through the Kennedy Space Center, the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCASF) and one along the right-of-way of State Roads 401 and 528 Comparative evaluations of the most feasible routes, negotiation of the exact alignment to be the least environmentally damaging with the KSC staff, CCAFS staff and USF&W 30% design of the alignment that would connect with the existing plant rail system on the KSC and travel south through Merritt Island to a crossing point on the Banana River (the design included a trestle crossing of the River with bascule bridge and entrance into the Port’s North Cargo Area Managing the development of the project EIS by the Surface Transportation Board and coordinating among commenting agencies, the Port staff and leadership, FEC, FDOT, the Port’s environmental consultant (ESI), the CCAFS staff and the KSC staff Infrastructure and operations planning for a barge-rail operation and 30% design and preliminary permitting of the barge berth, transfer bridge, rail head, marshaling yard , protected at-grade crossing of US 1and a rail spur to allow south and north bound access to the FEC mainline in the vicinity of the OUC power plant in Titusville 100% planning, permitting and design of a barge-rail operation at the KSC’s J-J Interchange Yard. Design includes floating equipment identification, barge berth design to fit the selected floating equipment, the dredging of an access channel from the ICW to the berth, and a rail spur from the berth to the existing main service track at the KSC’s J-J Yard for connection to existing access spurs to the FEC mainline. In addition to the permitting of the project, the TranSystems team, under Rick’s direction, is preparing the Environmental Assessment as required by NEPA and providing communication and project coordination with the KSC staff and public stakeholders Provided all project engineering data (project preliminary planning, design and environmental impact analysis) and cost estimating for a TIGER Grant application for a Canaveral Multimodal Logistics Center ($18 M) Performance of freight rail-induced vibration analyses for the CPA at the Kennedy Space Center and at the Titusville Logistics Center Developed the cargo-rail aspects of the Port Canaveral Strategic Master Plan as a sub-consultant to Bermillo Ajamil. Performed operational and constructability feasibility studies on two near-dock sites for potential development of rail infrastructure for transloading and intermodal container transfer facilities with access to the FEC mainline UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Key Staff Resumes Developed a design criteria package for a major roadway improvement project for the roadway network that serves four of Port Canaveral’s major cruise terminals Currently providing CE&I services for portwide wayfinding project valued at $7 M and North Cruise Area Roadway Network improvements valued at $3.5 M Planning Services Continuing Contract, Canaveral Port Authority, Cape Canaveral, FL Program Manager. Responsible for managing a continuing services contract for a multitude of planning, permitting and feasibility analysis related projects to support the future planning and growth of waterside and landside operations at the Port. TranSystems was selected as a member of the BA team to prepare the Port’s Strategic Master Plan. The TranSystems team, under Rick’s direction, prepared all aspects of the master plan having to do with cargo facilities and intermodal rail. Toledo Luas County Port Authority 2018 BUILD Grant Application, Toledo, OH Researched and prepared a BUILD Grant application for submission to US DOT for the development of a port strategic master plan. JaxPort Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (ICTF ), Dames Point, Jacksonville, FL Project Manager for the provision of all design and permitting services for the development of JaxPort’s Intermodal Container Transfer Facility at Dames Point. TranSystems and its sub-consultants performed as the design team for the design-build delivery contract for the $26 million facility. The Jacksonville Port Authority took beneficial occupancy of the facility in January 2016. The project was successfully completed on time and within budget. Multiple Projects for Districts 1, 4, 5 and 6 of the Florida DOT Rick has performed and managed a number of projects and services for the FDOT to include: District 1: Directed and prepared a Capacity, Capability and Surface Transportation Network Planning Study on Port Manatee. Performed extensive staff and port tenant interviews and document reviews to forecast realistic port cargo throughput growth. Validated the Port’s Capital Improvement Program to sustain and grow cargo capability and throughput. Converted expected growth in cargo to increased truck trips and rail use to test, analyze and evaluate the surrounding surface transportation network for sufficiency (service level). Where deficiencies were predicted, we developed projects and operational changes to address service level issues. District 4: Checklist development for Department and Agency compliance with JPA requirements for FS 311 and bond funded port projects; critical review of studies performed for development of a maritime academy in the state and analysis of data collection methodologies and conclusions at 21 critical at-grade rail crossings in Broward County; prepared the comprehensive close-out report for the Port Everglades ICTF, and prepared a feasibility study to identify the most potentially successful development strategies for three different property con- figurations for the Fisherman’s Wharf Area at the Port of FT Pierce. Subsequently completed Fisherman’s Wharf Development Plan - identifying infrastructure projects that would be appropriate FSTED grant funding candidates, developing project descriptions, scopes, opinions of probable cost and economic impact justifications for grant applications (The Port received the full $5.65 Million applied for). In FY 18: TranSystems completed a stand-alone consolidated Port Master Plan and Avenue M Extension – Alternative alignments identification and evaluation. Additionally TranSystems under Rick’s leadership and management completed facility planning, preliminary design and operational feasibility analysis for a barge-rail operation at the Port of Palm Beach. In the same year Rick’s team performed planning and preliminary design, determined environmental impacts, estimated all project costs and evaluated enhanced cargo throughput and regional economic impacts to prepare a State grant application for a significant expansion of the Port of Palm Beach’s intermodal rail facility valued at $18 M. District 5: Performed and continue to perform the quarterly JPA compliance inspections and project management reviews for all FS311 and SIS supported projects at the Canaveral Port Authority (since 2013). District 6: Perform the annual JPA compliance inspections and project management reviews for all 311and SIS supported projects at PortMiami in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017. UBS Financial Services, Inc. | Key Staff Resumes PortMiami Land Use Study, PortMiami, Miami-Dade County, FL Project Manager for the performance of a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of a 60 -100 acre piece of property being offered to the Port for off-port activities. The property is located approximately 21 miles northwest of the Port and all aspects impacting development of the property were explored, identified and evaluated. Multiple interviews were conducted with various industry sectors to identify the most economically and operationally viable uses of the property. Each potential use was thoroughly researched and critically evaluated based upon numerous evaluative factors and recommendations of the most feasible uses were made to the Port Director. Port Citrus Feasibility Study, Citrus County, FL Project Manager responsible for the performance of a comprehensive two phased operational and financial feasibility study to determine the viability of the development of Florida’s 15th port – Port Citrus - as a barge port using the existing Cross Florida Barge Canal. This project has enormous implications on the economic diversification for a region of Florida that has been hardest hit by the recent recession. Its results were responsible for admission to the Port to the FL Ports Council and eligibility for State grant programs - FSTED Port Everglades Port Simulation Model, Florida DOT Central Office, FL TranSystems developed a planning model with capability at a high- or macro-level to analyze the manner in which the port’s cargo mix, volumes destination and origin characteristics, intermodal capabilities and terminal operating system impact regional transportation infrastructure and service capability. Jacksonville Port Authority Executive Director 1997 – 2010 Directed every facet of port operations, including strategic planning, security, property acquisition, real estate management, budget and finance, facilities maintenance, engineering, customer relations, and business development with an operating budget of $35 million and an annual capital budget of $70 to $150 million. Served a broad base of customer tenants, including steam ship lines, terminal operators, stevedoring companies and auto processors. Envisioned and executed a historic growth program that positioned the port as a regional economic engine with strong trade connections to Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal Asia service, and trans Suez Asia service. Represented the port in multiple forums and represented the port with all elected officials, the Corps of Engineers and other regulatory and resource agencies at state and federal level. Port of Oakland Director of Engineering 1994 – 1997 Directed all facility planning, engineering, environmental compliance, construction and facility maintenance operations for the Oakland harbor, airport and substantial commercial real estate and recreational marinas. Developed and implemented an innovative, life-of-project, matrix-based engineering project delivery system that effectively combined multi-disciplines under a designated project. Deputy Director of the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) (Gubernatorial Appointee) 1993 -1994 Appointed by Governor Pete Wilson (CA) to direct the Facilities Planning and Development Division of OSHPD - comprised of 350 engineers, architects, fire marshals and support personnel. This office, with locations in San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, was responsible for all engineering plan review, fire life safety inspection and certification and construction compliance inspection for all hospitals and nursing facilities in the State of California. Hermosa Beach, CA City Manager 1992 – 1993 Directed all operations of a full service city, serving a population of 20,000 residents. City functions included finance and budget, planning, building safety and code enforcement, community resources, public works, and police and fire protection with an operating budget of $10.5 million and capital budget of $14 million. Served as the primary negotiator with collective bargaining units (police and fire) and developed general fund and capital budgets. Made significant organizational and procedural changes to enhance and standardize code enforcement and permitting resulting in a dramatic increase in business establishment, increasing the city’s tax base and a reduction in the city’s operating expenses.