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John Schaefer, Vice President, Capital Delivery and Support Operations

John Schaefer

Vice President, Capital Delivery and Support Operations

John Schaefer is the Vice President of Capital Delivery & Support Operations for the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority.

John is responsible for the Facility and Property Group, Engineering, Information Technology, and Health, Safety & Environmental Quality Departments.

John started in the Engineering Department as a Project Manager in 2007. In the years since he has been promoted five times: Manager of Design; Deputy Director of Engineering; Director of Engineering and Property; VP of Engineering and Facilities Management; VP of Capital Delivery & Support Operations. John is a Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the states of New York, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Colorado. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from SUNY Fredonia and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University at Buffalo. Outside of the Authority, John volunteers at the Fellowship Wesleyan Church Youth & Children’s Ministries.


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