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John Filippone is the Principal for Filippone Consulting LLC in Colorado.  John has been involved in rural and resort transit for over 40 years (29+ at Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, Aspen CO), starting as a part-time operator and working through the ranks as a trainer, Lead Driver, Supervisor, Dispatcher, Scheduler, Training Supervisor to Safety and Training Manager for a 300+ staff rural/resort transit agency.   John served on the Colorado RTAP advisory committee for over 20 years as and is a past Chairman of the National RTAP Review Board. He has certificates in Safety, Security, Training and Supervision from both TSI and CTAA as well as a 30-hour OSHA card for General Industry.  John was a Colorado Third Party CDL Skills Tester for 16 years.  He is a former certified instructor for Defensive Driving (National Safety Council DDC and Smith System). John is currently a certified PASS Instructor and the Developer and Instructor/Student trainer for the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies' Defensive Driver Operator Training Certificate (DDTOC & MVDDC) program designed specifically for transit or municipal workers and which is available to transit agencies everywhere through CASTA.  He has an Associate of Liberal Arts with an Outdoor Leadership Emphasis from Colorado Mountain College. John has also taught wilderness survival, whitewater rafting, soccer coaches and referees as well as coaching youth and adult soccer.  A more extensive list of work history and certifications is available on request.

OFFERED

CASTA Defensive Driving (DDTOC or MVDDC) student or instructor  

for transit or municipal vehicle operators

6-8 hours

Intro to Safety & Security – certificate offered for all four 8 hours

Safety Planning/Incident Investigation/Emergency Planning/Security Planning    

2 hours each

PASS Training/ADA Sensitivity Wheel Chair Hands On     

CTAA certified  

4-8 hours

Agency Training/Safety/Security Review

Operator and/or Trainer Training 

Agency Training Program Development

Public Transit Agency Safety Plan Development (PTASP) - SMS driven

Supervisory Training  

2 hours

Incident/Crash Investigation  

4 hrs

Emergency Procedures/Planning  

2 hrs

Customer Service/Difficult Passenger Training 2 hrs each

Operator Assessments – Secret Shopper Rides, Follow Along and Static Observation