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Elwyn Tinklenberg <br />11234 Forest Court NE, Blaine, MN 55449 <br />Cell: 763-242-6644 <br />Home: 763-785-1552 <br />WORK HISTORY <br />Nov 2002 — Present President, The Tinklenberg Group <br />The Tinklenberg Group is a consulting practice that specializes in transportation and related <br />issues affecting government and business. Clients have included the United States Department <br />of Transportation, where I worked with the surface modal administrators and the Secretary's <br />office to redesign the research and deployment programs in advanced transportation <br />technologies. Other clients have included a major passenger railcar manufacturer, city and <br />county governments, municipal transportation corridor studies, the University of Minnesota, <br />private development groups and major retail businesses. As a recognized leader in high speed <br />rail, I was also recruited by the Japanese International Transport Institute to help organize <br />international seminars on the topic in Washington DC, Chicago and Los Angeles. <br />Jan 1999 — Nov 2002 Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation <br />As a member of the Governor's cabinet, I was responsible for recommending and implementing <br />policy direction as well as managing day-to-day operations of the department's 5,500 employees <br />and $2 billion annual budget. In this position, I assisted the Governor in working with the <br />legislature to secure funding for Minnesota's first light rail line and was responsible for planning <br />and executing its construction. I also lead the effort to develop the state's first regional commuter <br />rail system plan and achieved a short term doubling of MnDOT's total construction budget. In <br />addition, I worked with the department's senior management team to lead a major reform effort <br />focusing the organization on transportation operations, new models of program delivery, and <br />customer information and feedback. During my tenure, former U.S. House Transportation and <br />Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar also recognized my leadership in developing <br />what he called the best state transportation plan in the country. <br />1 <br />Sept 1998 — Jan 1999 President, Government and Enterprise Services <br />I consulted with clients working at all levels of government on the development and <br />implementation of strategies designed to assist them in securing transportation related <br />improvements or markets. My work involved all modes of transportation, including highways, <br />transit and passenger rail initiatives, and working with local, national and multi -national <br />corporations. <br />1997 — 1998 Head of Public Policy Group, Goff and Howard <br />