Category: Project Management

With outstanding organizational, implementation, and facilitation skills, Suzanne Donaldson, founder and CEO of Donaldson Consulting, LLC, provides essential project management assistance to project managers in organizing details, documenting processes, and communicating status updates for major programs and projects.

With extensive experience coordinating subconsultants, she also reviews and develops project documentation (such as project management plans and project handbooks); organizes status updates such as monthly progress reports; creates and administers interviews, surveys, and studies; helps clients prioritize and implement goals and actions; conducts project research and summarizes research findings; and manages and facilitates meetings and trainings. Professional, direct, and persistent, Suzanne helps her clients stay organized and on task.

  • Ricondo | Port of Portland, Portland International Airport (PDX)

    PDX 2045 Master Plan

    Strategic Advisor and Facilitator, 2024-present

    Facilitating the PDX 2045 Planning Advisory Committee, which is advising the PDX 2045 project team and providing insights on decisions that benefit or affect community members. The purpose of PDX 2045 is to update the master plan, defining a framework for planning and implementing development and investments at PDX to meet future demand. The PDX 2045 project will ensure the airport has the space and facilities to serve travelers, cargo, employees, and businesses across the region.

    Updating the master plan involves forecasting future needs, comparing those needs to current capacity, and analyzing alternatives to best meet the Port’s shared prosperity mission. The plan will help the Port prepare for emerging opportunities and trends in the aviation industry while also exploring ways that PDX can bring economic benefits to everyone across the region.

  • Perteet |City of Everett, Washington

    Housing Development Incentive Program

    Researcher and Writer, 2022-2024

    Assisting the city in reviewing and updating its housing development incentives program, with a grant managed by the Washington State Department of Commerce, Growth Management Services. Implementing recommended actions to encourage construction of affordable and market-rate housing in more housing types at affordable prices. Incentives could increase housing production for people of all incomes.

  • Skanska | Oregon Department of Transportation I-205 Improvements Abernethy Bridge, Phase 1A Pursuit

    DBE Outreach & Networking Consultant, 2021-2022

    Provided DBE consulting and project management services on the $370 million I-205 Abernethy Bridge improvements pursuit. Helped develop a strategy to assist ODOT in reaching its DBE goals of 14% and diversity goals of 20% MBE and 14% WBE. The project aimed to provide firms a commercially useful function, in which they were responsible for at least 30% of the contract. Worked with the project manager and teaming partners. The pursuit was part of a larger effort to manage congestion, increase predictable travel times, and reduce crashes.

  • ZGF-VIA-Mayer/Reed Joint Venture | TriMet Southwest Corridor Project SWTPE Urban Design

    DBE Coordinator, Onboarding Manager, and Project Management Plan Manager, 2018-2021

    Managed the project handbook and monthly progress reports and coordinated and trained DBE subcontractors for this comprehensive planning and design effort to help address the impacts of future growth while preserving neighborhoods and creating more great places. 

  • Urban Development Partners | City of Portland NE Killingsworth Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption Program

    Third-Party Oversight and Diversity Manager, 2/2019-present

    Serving as third-party diversity manager and providing oversight and guidance to the general contractor. Tasks include reports, due diligence review, and monthly compliance meetings. 

  • City of Portland Bureau of Transportation | On-Call Community Engagement Services

    Consultant, 2019-2024

    Providing project management, outreach services for certified firms, subcontracting planning and reporting, subconsultant onboarding and management, program development and oversight, mentorship and capacity building, project progress report management, Commercial Useful Function reviews and training, development project consulting and oversight, diversity program compliance, conflict resolution, project support, focus group facilitation, disparity study support, request for qualifications coordination, community participation planning, and technical and support services.

  • Lunar Strategic Consulting, LLC —  TriMet | Engineering, Construction, and Planning Staff Augmentation

    Assistant Project Manager, July 2022 – present

    Supporting TriMet staff to deliver capital and state of good repair programs. Providing project manager, construction manager, and assistant construction manager roles on civil and stations/guideways projects. 

  • Metro and Multnomah County

    Virtual Facilitator and Host, 2022

    Worked closely with Metro and Multnomah County senior staff to plan and implement a virtual open house event for approximately 200 participants and 45 breakout rooms. 

  • Granite Construction | City of Portland 9th & Hoyt Construction Manager/General Contractor

    Diversity Manager and Project Management Support, 2022 – 2025

    To enable redevelopment of the historic post office, the City of Portland is designing and constructing utility and roadway upgrades along NW 9th Avenue in the Pearl District of downtown Portland. Coordinating and orienting equity subcontractors and assisting with project management. Utility upgrades include water line capacity improvements, sanitary sewer work, and storm drain upgrades. Roadway improvements include pedestrian ramp upgrades and street resurfacing. 

  • Southwest Transit Partners— Parametrix-David Evans and Associates-AECOM Joint Venture | TriMet Southwest Corridor Project

    SW Corridor, Great Places, www.swcorridorplan.org

    DBE Coordinator, Onboarding Manager, and Project Management Plan Manager, 2017-2021

    Coordinating and training DBE subcontractors and managing the Project Management Plan for this comprehensive planning and design effort to help address the impacts of future growth while preserving neighborhoods and creating more great places.