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Happy Retirement to Rob Tassinari
Jun 25, 2019
Happy Retirement, Rob Tassinari!
At the end of June 2019, TransAction Associates Vice President, Rob Tassinari, officially retired from his 21-year career with the company. Prior to joining the team, Rob was working for Massport
, managing a Transportation Management Association (TMA) at Logan Airport. TransAction Associates President and Founder, Cindy Frené, met Rob at a conference in 1998 and eventually convinced him to accept a position as Project Manager of a new project that was just starting called the Access to Jobs Initiative. Together, the two worked on the project which was the transportation component of Massachusetts’ Welfare to Work. The effort went on to win national awards and recognition before the state scaled it back in 2007.
When the Federal Transit Administration
released an RFP (request for proposal) for the management of the National Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)
in 2008, Cindy and Rob prepared and submitted a proposal that included totally revamping the program. It was a long shot because they were taking on a Goliath of an organization that had held the contract for 17 years, but they took a chance and did it anyway. It paid off, TransAction's proposal won the bid and it was the first step towards a major transition in the company and for the program.
ProcurementPRO
was Rob’s first big project for National RTAP
and one of his favorites. In 2009 Rob, Cindy, Frank Condon, and a number of Review Board members envisioned a “Turbo Tax-like” online system where transit agencies could more easily manage their procurement process for things like purchasing buses for their fleet. Using the system they imagined agencies could input their procurement types, budget, and method into a software program and would receive all the necessary Federal clauses and certifications for a procurement. The project was a huge success and in 2019 ProcurementPRO 2.0
was released and currently assists many transit systems nationally.
In addition to the Federal project, Rob took on many others in between, including completing several hundred (if not thousands) of surveys and compliance reports over two decades. Cindy and Rob tackled new projects together, some they never tried before, and managed to figure out the best course of action to do the best job possible. In the end, this growth mindset resulted in TransAction gaining a lot of experience in many areas and enhanced the company’s reputation at the same time.
Over the years Rob also played a major role in the success and expansion of TransAction Corporate Shuttle
s. He helped prepare bids to seek out new business, and in the early days if a driver didn’t show up for a shift, Rob or Cindy would hop into the vehicle and cover the route.
Rob became Vice President and partial owner of TransAction in 2003. When he joined TransAction there were 7 or 8 employees. Today, we have more than 160. He’s always been willing to take on new projects, supporting Cindy and all employees with his quiet, thoughtful, but very humorous demeanor.
Although Rob will be missed greatly by his colleagues and collaborators, retirement should have some fun times in store. Rob is an active bicyclist who enjoyed biking to work and on trips around the world, he surfs (not the web – an actual surfboard) and has had the opportunity to ride the waves of Hawaii and the Island of Wales, he has also hiked Mount Washington in the winter. During his retirement, Rob plans to continue his surfing, biking and hiking adventures. He will also be moving into a new house in Hampton, New Hampshire where he will be working in his new garden, and spending time volunteering.
Thank you for 21 wonderful years, Rob!
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