DOUGLAS R. DOVE, CIPFA*, PE**
Douglas R. Dove is a principal consultant with over 17 years of municipal finance and project management experience. He specializes in strategic financial planning, bond marketing, utility rate setting, and reinvestment of bond proceeds. He has worked for a wide variety of public agencies and developed financing plans to support virtually all types of public works programs. Since joining BWA in 1990, Doug has secured billions of dollars of capital funding for public agencies through the issuance of municipal bonds and procurement of federal and state grants and loans.

Education
M.S., Civil Engineering - University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Civil Engineering - Drexel University

THOMAS E. GAFFNEY, CIPFA*, PE**
Thomas E. Gaffney is a principal consultant of the firm and has over 20 years of consulting experience. He is an expert in water and wastewater financing plans and institutional programs, contract negotiations, utility rate studies, connection fee studies, and bond marketing. Tom has directed projects involving more than 300 separate agencies in California and 5 other western states.

Education
M.B.A., Finance - University of California, Berkeley
B.S., Civil Engineering - University of California, Berkeley
Civil Engineering - University of Notre Dame

REED V. SCHMIDT, CIPFA*
Reed V. Schmidt is a principal consultant with 25 years of practical experience in financial and economic consulting, research, and analysis. He has directed over 150 projects for cities, counties, and special districts in the areas of public works financing, public utility pricing and valuation, and energy planning. Reed directs the firm’s energy projects.

Education
M.A., Economics - University of Houston
B.A., Economics, magna cum laude - University of Houston