David J. Vaclavik, P.E., Associate

David J. Vaclavik P.E.

David J. Vaclavik, P.E.,
Associate

  • Education
    Bachelor of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, 1978
    Master of Business Administration, University of Michigan, 1989
  • Professional Certifications
    Registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin & Michigan
  • Industry
    Tenure:
 31 years
    Consulting: 16 years
    Local Government:
    12 years
    Non-Profit Administration:
    5 years (overlap with consulting)

David J. Vaclavik has extensive government management and consulting experience. Before founding Public Management Partners, he was the director of public works for the City of Appleton, Wisconsin, and held a similar position in Oak Park, Michigan. Prior to his municipal work, he spent more than eight years as a management consultant based in Michigan, working with more than 40 government clients throughout the Midwest.

David analyzed the staffing, organizational structure and operational efficiency of the public works/parks department of the City of Fitchburg, Wisconsin. He helped the Village of Suamico, Wisconsin, deal with reorganization issues as this growing community dealt with utility staffing and facility matters. He also studied service and equipment needs as opportunities for developing future shared services in the public works/parks departments of the Village of Sussex and the Town of Lisbon, Wisconsin.

Later, as a sub-consultant for a management consulting firm with a national client base, David analyzed the potential for further integration of the combined pubic works departments of the City of Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky. He has considerable experience in organizational design and the development of quality improvement processes designed to achieve established goals. He has provided similar service studies for the City of Topeka, Kansas; Manchester, Connecticut; Fort Collins and Boulder, Colorado.

David also specializes in regional utility feasibility analysis, revenue development systems and utility rate studies, ordinance development, GIS development, and general management services.