Kevin O'Brien

Kevin O'Brien has over 23 years experience in the transportation field. He has managed a number of transportation operations, including: a bus driver training school, a county wide Paratransit system, a county wide school bus system, and the largest private ferry and bus operation in the United States.

He has performed all of the typical management responsibilities of personnel, training, safety, planning, maintenance, system performance, purchasing and customer relations. As manager of the Union County (NJ) Paratransit System, Mr. O'Brien managed 65 vehicles and 90 people, annually providing 250,000 rides to the elderly and handicapped of the county. There were 5 operating locations and a central administrative location. While at the Paratransit System,

Mr. O'Brien developed a three-day Paratransit Operator's Training program to train operators. It included: radio communications, first aid and CPR, customer relations, passenger relations, map reading, defensive driving and driver improvement. The course was later used by NJ Transit as the New Jersey standard for paratransit operators. In addition, Nr. O'Brien developed a safety program consisting of monthly meetings, bulletins, driver's manual and ongoing driver monitoring that resulted in a 65% decrease in accidents. For his work with the Paratransit System,

Mr. O'Brien received a National Association of Counties award for "creativity and ingenuity."