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1	1	MURIEL B OWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	December 15, 2023
4	4	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
5	5	Chairman
6	6	Council of
7	7	the District of Columbia
8	8	John A. Wilson Building
9	9	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
10	10	Washington, DC 20004
11	11	Dear Chairman M endelson:
12	12	In accordance with section
13	13	2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
14	14	142;
15	15	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.06(e), I am pleased
16	16	to nominate the following individual:
17	17	Mr. Michael J .
18	18	Jelen
19	19	Rittenhouse Street, NW
20	20	Washington, DC 20015
21	21	(Ward 4)
22	22	for
23	23	appointment as a professional engineer licensed in the District member of the Board of Professional
24	24	Engineering, filling a vacant
25	25	seat formerly held by Paul Rich, for a term to end January 19, 2026.
26	26	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
27	27	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
28	28	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
29	29	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
30	30	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
31	31	Sincerely,
32	32	Muriel B owser
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67	67	at the request of the Mayor
68	68	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
69	69	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
70	70	To confirm the appointment
71	71	of Michael J. Jelen to the Board of Professional Engineering.
72	72	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
73	73	resolution may be cited as the "Board
74	74	of Professional Engineering Michael J. Jelen Confirmation
75	75	Resolution
76	76	of 2023 ".
77	77	Sec. 2. The Council
78	78	of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
79	79	Mr. Michael J. Jelen
80	80	Rittenhouse Street, NW
81	81	Washington, DC 20015
82	82	(Ward 4)
83	83	as a professional engineer licensed in the District member of the Board of Professional
84	84	Engineering, established by D.C. Official
85	85	Code§ 47-2853.06(e), filling a vacant seat formerly
86	86	held by Paul Rich, for a term to end January
87	87	19, 2026.
88	88	Sec.
89	89	3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
90	90	upon its adoption,
91	91	to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
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93	93	4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Michael J. Jelen, PE, F.ASCE
94	94	Education, Credentials
95	95	•B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
96	96	•U.S. Army Command & General Staff College
97	97	•UCLA Leadership Development Program Certificate
98	98	•Licensed Professional Engineer: DC, VA, IL
99	99	Associations
100	100	President of the Board, American Council of Engineering Companies of Metropolitan
101	101	Washington, 2017-2018
102	102	•Launched DC political action committee.
103	103	•Re-invigorated the Facilities committee, with a dozen new members.
104	104	•Solidified Transportation committee programs with all three states.
105	105	•Improved attendance at revenue generating industry networking events.
106	106	Steering Committee – National Complete Streets Coalition, 2014-2022
107	107	•Member of Multi-Modal Development and Delivery (M2D2) training cadre.
108	108	•Safe Streets Academy curriculum developer and instructor.
109	109	•Tennessee and Colorado Complete Streets Consortium workshop facilitator.
110	110	Transportation Research Board – AECOM’s TRB Annual Meeting event organizer and
111	111	primary point of contact, 2014-2016.
112	112	DC Local Host Committee - Rail~Volution, 2012
113	113	Fellow – American Society of Civil Engineers. Elected in 2020.
114	114	Member (current and past) - Society of American Military Engineers (Past-President, Illini Post);
115	115	American Public Transportation Association; Institute of Transportation Engineers, American
116	116	Planning Association, Urban Land Institute.
117	117	Professional History
118	118	Marine Tiger Technologies (MTT)\| Washington, DC \| May 2023 – ongoing
119	119	CORPORATE VICE PRESIDENT – HEAD OF DELIVERY
120	120	MTT is a small, disadvantaged, woman-owned business that provides management and
121	121	technology consulting to public agencies with large, asset-intensive capital and operating requirements. As Head of Delivery, responsible for implementing standards and procedures
122	122	across a growing portfolio of projects throughout the US, and accountable for the profit/loss and
123	123	customer satisfaction for everything that MTT delivers.
124	124	WSP USA Inc. \| Washington, DC \| August 2022 -March 2023
125	125	PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT II
126	126	US Southeast Region Program Management & Construction Management business line
127	127	principal. Responsible for profit, loss, quality, safety and all meaningful KPIs or a roughly 300-
128	128	person business. Recruit, hire and provide ongoing coaching to program directors. Personally
129	129	involved in the largest and most complex programs including the Miami-Dade County Public
130	130	Schools, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise CIP, and supporting as a subject matter expert programs
131	131	lead by other business lines such as Hampton-Roads Bridge Tunnel, Long Bridge and WMATA
132	132	facilities.
133	133	AECOM Technical Services, Inc. \| Washington, DC \| December 2019 – August 2022
134	134	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (Oct 2021)
135	135	VICE PRESIDENT (Dec 2019)
136	136	US East Regional Business Line Leader for the Program and Project Management Business
137	137	Line. Responsible for profit, loss, quality, safety and all meaningful KPIs. Recruit, hire and
138	138	provide ongoing coaching to program directors and market focused business development
139	139	managers. Representative programs included the Broward County FL Schools, Dekalb County
140	140	GA Schools, DC Department of General Services, DC Courts, City of Richmond, Herbert Hoover
141	141	Dike reconstruction, Palm Beach County FL Schools, British Embassy of Washington, several
142	142	GSA Regions 2-4 Courthouses, Savannah Harbor Dredging, University of Maryland project
143	143	management, Doral and Ft Lauderdale FL Parks Bond projects, and several confidential private
144	144	sector clients. Provided executive oversight and leadership to 300 staff and major program
145	145	teams on the east coast.
146	146	AECOM Arabia \| Riyadh, SA \| June-November 2019
147	147	PROJECT DIRECTOR, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL
148	148	PROJECTS
149	149	Directed the start-up and constitution of a new national level organization that will provide
150	150	stewardship and oversight of $20BB USD in nationally funded municipal infrastructure and
151	151	public building projects. The organization will establish, for the first time ever, 5-year
152	152	constrained infrastructure and municipal project planning for all 242 municipalities in the
153	153	kingdom. AECOM will also establish new, 21st century public realm and infrastructure planning,
154	154	design and construction doctrine, and build up the Enterprise Content Management System,
155	155	Project Management Information and Reporting System and roll these out to the 17 provincial
156	156	and 242 municipal governments. Contract Value roughly $65MM USD.
157	157	WSP - Baltimore City Department of Transportation\| Baltimore, MD \| March-May 2019
158	158	INDEPENDENT PROJECT EXECUTIVE, BMORE BRIGHT PROJECT Temporary management consulting service (as a pass through on a WSP contract), seconded to
159	159	the Office of the Director, Baltimore City DOT. Served as a counselor/trusted advisor to the
160	160	Director and C-Suite regarding the delivery of an innovative Energy Savings Performance
161	161	Contract (ESPC) to convert the city’s 75,000 streetlights to LED and use the cost savings to fund
162	162	the installation of additional lighting in high-crime areas.
163	163	DC Department of General Services \| Washington, DC \| March 2018-March 2019
164	164	CHIEF PROJECT DELIVERY OFFICER (Excepted Service)
165	165	Appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser to the DGS C-Suite, as a key leader in the agency executive
166	166	team. Responsible for delivering all capital projects for DC Public Schools, homeless shelters
167	167	and city owned family housing, and developing the new Hospital. Delivered close to $400MM in
168	168	Schools on-time, the first three city owned Short-term Family Housing facilities and closed the
169	169	DC General shelter. Updated the agency Project Delivery Guidelines and reorganized the team
170	170	to align with it. Modernized the standard contract provisions for A/E Services. Developed a
171	171	Project Manager training series, accredited for professional development hours. Created a Value
172	172	Engineering team based on SAVE doctrine. Mentored senior managers. Lead an independent
173	173	Quality Assurance of the Facilities Division summer work order effort, paving the way for
174	174	improvements in the agency work order business process.
175	175	VHB \| Washington, DC \| September 2016 – December 2017
176	176	PRINCIPAL/VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR
177	177	Joined VHB to create a new organizational unit – the National Capital District, charged with
178	178	establishing three offices in the DC area. VHB is a full-service planning, urban design,
179	179	engineering, land development and environmental science firm, based in Boston. Our vision was
180	180	to grow VHB’s contributions to the DC region to be equal or greater than those in New England.
181	181	Left the unit stronger and significantly more diverse, establishing a recruiting pipeline with the
182	182	Georgetown University Urban Planning program and with it VHB’s first ever licensed landscape
183	183	architecture/urban design team in the area, doubling the land development team, and growing
184	184	the planning team from two to ten staff.
185	185	Project highlights included serving on the advisory team to DMPED Walter Reed Local
186	186	Redevelopment Authority, directing the Crystal City to National Airport Feasibility Study, and
187	187	leading management consulting work for several small cities in New England; as well as
188	188	providing compliance and stakeholder strategy for the Union Station and Long Bridge EIS.
189	189	AECOM \| Washington, DC \| July 2014 – Sept 2016 VICE PRESIDENT
190	190	AECOM \| Arlington, VA \| March 2010 – July 2014 ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT
191	191	From 2010-2013, lead the integration of four distinct corporate brands (TAMS, DMJM-Harris,
192	192	DMJM Aviation, and KPMG Consult) into a single AECOM identity in the Metro DC area, by
193	193	establishing a new office at Arlington Courthouse. Grew the office from 36 staff to over 90. In
194	194	FY’14 promoted to VP, given full P&L responsibilities and initiated the integration over 200 staff
195	195	across Virginia, including Arlington, Richmond, Norfolk and Roanoke (including staff from
196	196	additional legacy firms HSMM and Earthtech). Achieved the business unit financial plan and was recognized as a leader in innovation including a DC Water Green Infrastructure Challenge
197	197	award, and two ACEC National Engineering Excellence Awards.
198	198	Starting in 2015, served as DC Metro Region client account program executive for all design
199	199	and consulting services and a member of AECOM’s Global Cities client account leadership
200	200	team. Also moderated the Surface Transportation Technical Practice Network, a world-wide
201	201	information sharing forum and venue for certifying quality assurance review leaders in all offices
202	202	offering surface transportation planning and design services.
203	203	Project highlights included serving as principal site engineer for the Eisenhower National
204	204	Memorial, capture manager and project director for all DDOT work including 27 task orders with
205	205	$18MM CV, capture manager and Project Director for all FHWA Eastern Federal Lands work,
206	206	project director for VDRPT Planning IDIQ, JV board member and project director for the Silver
207	207	Line Phase 1 GEC, JV board alternate for the DCA Terminal B/C Expansion Program, and
208	208	leading the capture team for the $430MM South Capitol Street Corridor Design-Build.
209	209	District Department of Transportation/ Washington, DC/ September 2008 – February 2010
210	210	CHIEF, STREETCAR DIVISION
211	211	PROGRAM MANAGER/INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATION
212	212	After returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) military mobilization, brought to
213	213	completion several projects started previously– including the ULI Award Winning Columbia
214	214	Heights Streetscape, which was a successful collaboration with the Deputy Mayor and Parks &
215	215	Rec., and the 14
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217	217	Street Bridge rehabilitation design. In March 2009, took on citywide roles in
218	218	developing and delivering the ARRA “Stimulus” Program, and in establishing the first citywide
219	219	Streetcar Program Office. Earned great respect amongst partner agencies.
220	220	US Army Corps of Engineers/ Washington, DC/September 2007 – September 2008
221	221	ASSISTANT G3 DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
222	222	Presidential military mobilization for Operation Enduring Freedom. Military planner and action
223	223	officer for the Deputy Commanding General in development of the G37 Training and Exercises
224	224	branch and acted as the first command level exercise officer. Principal author of the first
225	225	worldwide command training guidance for contingency design and construction teams. From
226	226	Washington, assisted in Command oversight of the Iraqi Reconstruction effort, including direct
227	227	involvement in program level decisions. During national emergencies, I assisted or ran
228	228	operations in the Headquarters USACE Operations Center, and occasionally in the field. Change
229	229	champion for Readiness XXI Reorganization Initiative, helping to drive integration of the military
230	230	and civil emergency response and recovery teams, a role that required frequent liaison and
231	231	visits to numerous worldwide Corps locations to help in instilling a common vision and attitude
232	232	toward the integration effort.
233	233	District Department of Transportation/ Washington, DC/ June 2005 – September 2007
234	234	PROGRAM MANAGER - WARDS 1 & 2 Recruited directly by then agency Director to take over the most struggling of the four program
235	235	delivery teams in the city. As an additional duty, served as the DC member of the Interagency
236	236	Working Group on the National Mall Transportation System. Grew the program from 18
237	237	employees and $9MM/year in delivered projects to 40 employees and over $100MM in active
238	238	projects, including the Georgetown Waterfront Park, the LeDroit Park Streetscape, 18th
239	239	Street/Adams Morgan Streetscape, Reopening Champlain Street under Marie Reed School,
240	240	DuPont Circle Underpass reconstruction, 11 St. Bridge SW over CSX, 14th Street Bridge
241	241	Rehabilitation, 9th Street Bridge over I-395, Sherman Avenue Road Diet, Lower Georgia Avenue
242	242	Bus Lanes, MPD Hot Spots and Historic Alleys programs, and the Thomas Circle and Wisconsin
243	243	Avenue Bridge Historic Preservation projects which won the Mayor's Award for Historic
244	244	Preservation in separate years. Delivered the asset management program in the Wards via
245	245	several IDIQ contracts, clearing a 5-year funding backlog. Also, as part of the matrix organization
246	246	of the Department at the time, held the additional duty of uniting all the ward-based delivery
247	247	activities across all the Department’s administrations, including cross-training forestry, public
248	248	space and construction inspectors, and representing transportation in the Mayor’s inter-agency
249	249	service delivery teams. Directly engaged with City Council, developers and other agency staff
250	250	especially Planning and Environment.
251	251	National Defense University/ Ft. McNair, DC/2001 – 2005 (4 years)
252	252	ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING (Major, O-4)
253	253	Voluntary recall to Active Duty in response to a direct request from the University. Facilities
254	254	program manager for the University’s geographic Regional Centers, including officer in charge
255	255	of the Africa Center headquarters construction project. The Africa Center project involved
256	256	gutting and rehabilitating an 1838 historic property and placing an addition increasing the overall
257	257	building by one third. Presented the project to NCPC and CFA and coordinated closely with DC-
258	258	HPO. Hosted the NCPC executive retreat at the War College. Developed a solid reputation with
259	259	CFA and DC-HPO staff with relationships that have lasted.
260	260	Also, member of the project leadership team for the $120MM design-build campus expansion
261	261	project, which included real estate acquisition of 13 acres via eminent domain, and the delivery
262	262	of a new access control point, conference center and 200,000 square foot staff office building.
263	263	As an additional duty, served as liaison with DC Government, including the Southwest ANC,
264	264	DDOT and the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative.
265	265	US Army Corps of Engineers/various locations/ May 1989 – September 2012
266	266	RESERVE OFFICER. Retired as Lt. Colonel in 2012. Highlights relevant to my civilian career
267	267	include:
268	268	•Designed and administered construction of training facilities for the Jordanian military
269	269	•Developed a civil-military cooperation program in Illinois; including construction of a
270	270	soccer complex, rehabilitation of a Boy Scour camp, and partial reconstruction of the
271	271	Elam House for the Center for New Horizons CDC on Chicago’s South Side •Lead Reserve Center facility environmental compliance assessments in the Virginias
272	272	•Volunteered for a contingency tour of active duty to help rebuild the New Orleans
273	273	hurricane protection system after Katrina
274	274	•Staff officer for the Office of the Chief of Engineers, Pentagon
275	275	•Program Manager for the US Pacific Command, Defense and Environmental
276	276	Cooperation program, including deputy event manager for the first multi-national Pacific
277	277	Environmental Security Conference of the 21 Century
278	278	MILITARY DECORATIONS
279	279	Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal*, Army Commendation
280	280	Medal, Army Achievement Medal (with Silver Oak Leaf), Army Reserve Achievement Medal
281	281	(with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Armed Forces Service Medal*, Global War on Terrorism
282	282	Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star), Armed Forces Reserve
283	283	Medal (with “Mobilization” Device), Army Reserve Overseas Training Ribbon, Army Superior
284	284	Unit Award, Joint Meritorious Unit Award.
285	285	*= Award for professional engineering or construction
286	286	SELECTED AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS
287	287	Richmond 300. American Planning Association Daniel Burnham Award for Best Comprehensive
288	288	Plan. 2021. Role: executive oversight of consultant team.
289	289	DC Public Schools COVID-19 HVAC Upgrades. Construction Management Association of
290	290	America, Project of the Year, 2021. Role: client manager and executive oversight of team.
291	291	Crystal City to National Airport (CC2DCA) Pedestrian Connection Feasibility Study - ASLA
292	292	Potomac Chapter Merit Award, AIA National Capital Chapter Merit Award 2018. Role: principal-
293	293	in-charge of the consultant team.
294	294	River Smart Washington – ACEC National Recognition Award (2016), DDOT Chief Engineer’s
295	295	Award for Environment & Sustainability (2014), Committee of 100 on the Federal City Vision
296	296	Award (2012). Role: principal-in-charge.
297	297	Rte. 50/Courthouse Rd. Interchange and Multi-Modal Enhancements – ACEC National
298	298	Recognition Award (2015) Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance Best Large Project
299	299	Award (2015). Role: principal-in-charge.
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302	302	Street Bridge over Broad Branch – ACEC-MW Engineering Excellence Award (2017) FHWA
303	303	Highways for LIFE Award (2013). Role: principal-in-charge.
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306	306	Street Bridge over C&O Canal – DC Water Green Infrastructure Challenge Winner (2014).
307	307	Role: principal-in-charge. RECENT PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
308	308	“Design for Sustainability in Saudi Arabia,” 99
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310	310	Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research
311	311	Board. Washington, DC. January 2020.
312	312	“Transit Considerations for Complete Streets – a webinar,” Safe Streets/Smart Cities Academy.
313	313	Washington DC. April 2019.
314	314	“Planning and Design for Transit,” Colorado Complete Streets Consortium. Aurora, CO. April 23,
315	315	2018.
316	316	“Funding Complete Streets,” Tennessee Complete Streets Consortium. Knoxville TN. January
317	317	17, 2018.
318	318	“Creative Engagement for Safe Streets,” Safe Streets Academy. Lexington, KY. November 8,
319	319	2017.
320	320	“Complete Streets 2.0” (panelist) American Society of Landscape Architects Annual
321	321	Conference. Los Angeles, CA, October 2017.
322	322	“Public-private partnerships success story: Walter Reed Local Redevelopment Authority,” a
323	323	Smart Growth America Webinar, October 2017.
324	324	“Completing the Trip Sustainably” (Moderator and opening presenter), American Public
325	325	Transportation Association Sustainability and Multi-Modal Operations Workshop. Minneapolis,
326	326	MN, August 2017.
327	327	“Making Access to Transit Easier” (Moderator and opening presenter), American Public
328	328	Transportation Association Rail Conference. Baltimore, MD. June 2017.
329	329	“Complete Streets and Complete Trip” (Moderator and opening presenter), American Public
330	330	Transportation Association Bus and Paratransit Conference. Reno, NV. May 2017.
331	331	“Artful Infrastructure: Arlington Boulevard and Courthouse Rd, VA” Co-author, 2016
332	332	International Bridge Conference, National Harbor, MD. June 2016.
333	333	“Insights and Anecdotes on the ASCE Report Card for DC’s Infrastructure,” ASCE National
334	334	Capital Chapter Centennial Conference, National Press Club, Washington, DC. June 2016.
335	335	“What I Wish I Knew” panel discussion at the Annual Meeting of the American Planning
336	336	Association, Phoenix, AZ, April 2016. Also repeated via nationwide webcast in May 2016.
337	337	“Complete Streets: Lessons Learned from three states,” ASHE Chesapeake and ITE Mid-
338	338	Colonial Section Joint Technical Conference, Baltimore, MD, September 2015.
339	339	“The Last Mile: Panel Discussion for Transit Professionals” (Moderator and opening presenter)
340	340	Annual Meeting of the American Public Transit Association, San Francisco, CA. October 2015 “APTA’s Role in the National Complete Streets Coalition” (moderator and plenary discussion
341	341	facilitator) American Public Transportation Association, Environmental Workshop, Portland, OR,
342	342	August 2015.
343	343	Revising the Vermont State Standards (workshop facilitator), Smart Growth America, 2015
344	344	Florida Complete Streets Implementation Plan (workshop facilitator), Smart Growth America,
345	345	2015.
346	346	“Highway Project Meets Tough Challenges: Design Improvements to Virginia Highway
347	347	Streamline Two Complex Interchanges,” Governing Magazine, March-April 2015.
348	348	“Case Study: Implementation of GRS-IBS for the 27th Street Bridge, Washington, DC.” National
349	349	Accelerated Bridge Conference, Florida International University. Miami, FL, December 2014.
350	350	“Managed Lanes: Past, Present and Future,” Emerging Topics in Transportation Conference,
351	351	American Council of Engineering Companies. Washington, DC, August 2014.
352	352	“Case Study: Implement Permeable Pavements to Improve Infrastructure Sustainability,” 93rd
353	353	Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board. Washington, DC, January 2014.
354	354	“Fortress Georgetown: An Outsider’s Perspective on Mobility,” Georgetown Business
355	355	Improvement District Executive Retreat. Washington, DC, May 2013.
356	356	“Maryland Avenue Air Rights Development,” Planning the Future of Federal Triangle South,
357	357	Urban Land Institute/National Capital Planning Commission. Washington, DC, March 2013.
358	358	“ISO-9001 Quality Assurance Programs,” American Council of Engineering Companies/DDOT
359	359	Joint Session. Washington, DC, September 2012.
360	360	“DoD Facility Planning Alongside Metropolitan Planning Organizations,” NDIA Environment,
361	361	Energy and Sustainability Symposium. New Orleans, LA. May 24, 2012.
362	362	Pacific Environmental Security Conference. Deputy Event Coordinator. Honolulu, HI. March
363	363	2011
364	364	“Alternative Energy as an Engagement Opportunity in the Pacific AOR,” NDIA Environment,
365	365	Energy and Sustainability Symposium. Denver, CO. June 16, 2010. Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
366	366	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
367	367	Michael J. Jelen
368	368	Mr. Michael J. Jelen, PE, FASCE is a DC-based engineering and
369	369	construction industry executive, with over three decades’ experience.
370	370	He is a past President of the Board of Directors of the American Council
371	371	of Engineering Companies of Metropolitan Washington. He served on
372	372	the Steering Committee of the National Complete Streets Coalition from
373	373	2013 to 2022 and is currently active in the Planning and Policy
374	374	committee of the American Public Transportation Association, and as a
375	375	Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
376	376	Mr. Jelen is currently Executive Vice President at SZ PM Consultants,
377	377	Inc. a DC-based Certified Business Enterprise that provides civil
378	378	engineering and related management services. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of
379	379	AECOM, a Fortune 500 Design and Construction firm, as well as the President of its local
380	380	subsidiary, AECOM Services of DC. His noteworthy contributions to our city with AECOM
381	381	include leadership roles in the new Frederick Douglas Memorial Bridge, the Eisenhower
382	382	Memorial, DC Schools construction management portfolio, DC Courts CIP, the National Park
383	383	Service NCR Headquarters renovation, reconstruction of the DC Water Soldier’s Home reservoir,
384	384	and rehabilitation of the 14th Street Bridge, the Key Bridge and Oregon Avenue. He has held
385	385	program management and leadership positions with three state governments, including DC, and
386	386	retired as a reserve Lt. Colonel from the US Army Corps of Engineers.
387	387	His active-duty military experience included several years as the Assistant Director of Engineering
388	388	at the National Defense University at Ft. McNair, DC. He was program manager for improvements
389	389	for the University’s regional centers, and the civil engineer member of the leadership team for the
390	390	13-acre campus expansion and design-build of a new 200,000 square foot facility on 2nd St SW.
391	391	He also represented the District in military mobilizations for Operation Enduring Freedom, and
392	392	Task Force Guardian: New Orleans Hurricane Protection System Restoration Program.
393	393	He is a frequent speaker at design and engineering industry events. Recent appearances have
394	394	included national meetings the American Society of Landscape Architects, the American Planning
395	395	Association, the American Public Transportation Association, and the 100th anniversary
396	396	celebration of the DC Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was also a founding
397	397	member of the Safe Streets/Smart Cities Academy and developed and delivered transit related
398	398	courses to states and cities across the country.
399	399	Mr. Jelen is a long- time DC resident who is active in our community. In 1999, he was awarded a
400	400	certificate of recognition from the Metropolitan Police Department for his leadership in
401	401	establishing a Partnerships for Problem Solving program in Ward 6. His wife is co- owner of a DC
402	402	based CBE lighting business.
403	403	A Ward 4 resident, Mr. Jelen earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the
404	404	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
405	405	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
406	406	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
407	407	______________________________________________________________________________
408	408	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
409	409	To: Tomas Talamante, Steve Walker
410	410	From: Betsy Cavendish
411	411	Date: November 15, 2023
412	412	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of Resolution nominating Michael J. Jelen as a member
413	413	of the Board of Professional Engineering
414	414	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced resolution and
415	415	found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
416	416	hesitate to call Erika Satterlee, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-
417	417	724-1303, or me at 202-724-7681.
418	418	______________________________
419	419	Elizabeth A. (Betsy) Cavendish