Flexible Problem-Solving: Empowering Success
Wendorf Beward & Partners is a Texas-based public program management and engineering consulting practice founded by Tom Wendorf and Nancy Beward, both former Public Works executives for the City of San Antonio. It specializes in program delivery, strategic asset management, disaster response and recovery, and organizational performance improvement for government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. The practice has managed large-scale disaster recovery programs including the Hurricanes Dolly and Ike recovery efforts, Superstorm Sandy FTA resiliency initiatives, and federal funding assessments for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Tom WendorfPrincipal
Nancy BewardPrincipal
Managing and overseeing large-scale program implementation at national, state, and local levels. Services include defining project objectives, establishing project execution frameworks, and managing complex initiatives on schedule and within budget.
Strategically planning, scoping, and overseeing programs from inception to delivery.
Managing contracts and establishing project controls to monitor progress.
Developing bid documents and evaluating competitive responses.
Establishing quality control protocols and ensuring standards are consistently met.
Coordinating with regulatory authorities and engaging community stakeholders.
Developing strategic frameworks to optimize the value, lifecycle performance, and stewardship of public infrastructure and resources.
Creating plans that demonstrate fiscal discipline and establish defined levels of asset maintenance.
Evaluating asset inventories and compiling condition indexing to support capital budget execution.
Implementing multi-year infrastructure management programs based on condition indices to guide operational and capital budgets.
Assisting communities and organizations in rebuilding after major natural disasters through structured response, compliance management, and funding maximization.
Developing and executing program management plans, assessment tools, and monitoring processes in post-disaster environments.
Navigating federal regulations and guidelines to maximize recovery funding from FEMA, HUD, FHWA, FTA, and USACE.
Compiling audit-ready documentation and managing compliant program closeouts to secure and retain funding.
Driving organizational excellence in public agencies through targeted operational assessments, performance standards, and process optimization.
Establishing internal and external service level agreements as leading indicators for management review.
Analyzing and redesigning business workflows using Total Quality Management and management-by-objective approaches.
Performing detailed productivity reviews, time studies, and overhead cost allocation analyses to boost agency efficiency.
Providing technical advisory and expert testimony drawing on decades of executive public agency management experience.
Providing formal testimony and objective expert opinions on public works and program delivery matters.
Advising public and private entities on complex infrastructure operations, governance, and disputes.
Government · Federal · Infrastructure · Transportation · Ports & Harbors · Stormwater & Flood Control · Public Safety
Texas · Government · Client: State of Texas
Managed program implementation for a $3 billion HUD CDBG-DR funded program for Texas recovery from Hurricanes Dolly and Ike and the Texas Wildfires. Delivered $1.5 billion in infrastructure needs across approximately 5,200 projects in a 62-county area spanning 62,000 square miles. The program was completed on budget and five years ahead of schedule.
New York / New Jersey · Ports & Harbors · Client: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Identified, reviewed, assessed, and scoped projects for potential federal disaster recovery funding across five business units including tunnels, terminals, airports, trains, and the World Trade Center. This work led the agency through a perspective shift on pursuing funding opportunities, potentially increasing available recovery funding from $2.5 billion to over $5 billion.
Transportation
Provided management support for an FTA-funded disaster recovery program, including developing applications and justifications for the Tier 3 competitive resiliency program. The work helped the client secure $1.5 billion out of $3 billion in competitive FTA funding against ten other major transit entities.
Houston, TX · Ports & Harbors · Client: Port Authority of Houston
Initiated an eight-stage Strategic Asset Management Program beginning with a stakeholder kickoff workshop to develop goals and objectives. Identified asset categories, classes, and components, and provided training on Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements.