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• <br />City of Lino Lakes, MN <br />Pavement Management Plan Financing Study <br />December 2004 <br />Nicholas R. Dragisich <br />Executive Vice President <br />Manager of Management Consulting Services <br />Experience <br />As a Client Representative and a Project Manager for Springsted, Mr. Dragisich performs <br />management services studies for clients. He assists clients in areas such as fiscal impact <br />analysis, utility rate analysis, service delivery systems, financial feasibility, financing options, <br />capital improvement programming, and debt management. <br />Prior to joining Springsted, Mr. Dragisich served in three govemment management positions. <br />Most recently for the City of Spokane, Washington, he served as Assistant City Manager where <br />he managed a staff of approximately 1,000 and a budget of approximately $176 million. While <br />in Spokane, Mr. Dragisich restructured the Operations Division to increase efficiency and <br />responsiveness to customers' needs. The Operations Division encompassed Capital Programs <br />Planning/ G.I.S. Engineering Services, Building Codes, Environmental Programs, General <br />Services, Planning, Solid Waste Collection and Recycling, Transportation, Wastewater and <br />Storm Water Management, and Water and Hydroelectricity. He also served as City <br />Administrator for the City of Virginia, Minnesota for nine years where he managed all City <br />services in addition to the Virginia Regional Medical Center and the Department of Public <br />Utilities and as City Engineer for 13 years. <br />Not only does Mr. Dragisich have several years of public finance and management experience; <br />he also has over 20 years of experience in engineering. He has served as a Project Engineer <br />for a private firm in Northern Minnesota where he managed the design and construction of <br />projects for municipal and private sector clients. <br />Education <br />University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota <br />Master of Business Administration <br />University of Minnesota, Minneapolis <br />Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering <br />Institute of Applied Management and Law <br />Employee Labor Relations Law Course <br />National Development Council <br />Economic Development Professional Course <br />Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources <br />Delineation of Wetlands in Minnesota <br />Professional International City /County Management Association <br />American Society of Civil Engineers <br />Registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota and Washington <br />