Information Technology Support

• Dec 2019 - Present

Executive Director

• Jan 2017 - Nov 2019

• Oversee day-to-day operations of 850 member county party, including two full time staff plus consultants, interns, and volunteers• Organize meetings and provide regular updates to party leadership on MCRC activities• Plan and organize meetings of special party committees and take minutes• Manage relationships with state party, local committees, and auxiliary groups• Coordinate with statewide and Congressional campaigns and recruit volunteers for their efforts within the county• Meet with state legislators and legislative candidates and provide campaign assistance as needed• Provide frequent campaign advice and assistance to county, judicial, school, and municipal campaigns• Help recruit and vet candidates for legislative and county office• Organize and conduct training for candidates and committee members• Maintain party's relationship with county voter services office• Coordinate ballot petition circulating, including review and notarization• Organize voter registration drives• Perform opposition research as needed• Coordinate with party solicitor and outside counsel for legal questions from candidates and committees as well as petition challenges• Provide interviews to media and other organizations as needed• Organize and manage endorsement and organization conventions• Maintain website and oversee social media efforts, and photograph events• Perform data queries and produce custom lists from both GOP Data Center and in house database Show less

Political Director

• May 2016 - Jan 2017

• Recruited volunteers for statewide/national campaigns• Organized volunteers and attendees for VIP visits to Montgomery County and surrounding areas• Coordinated volunteers for absentee chase and committee mailings• Produced weekly email newsletter• Maintained online party fundraiser/meeting calendar and Chairman's personal calendar• Provided weekly updates of community events to all candidates and campaigns• Interfaced with media and scheduled interviews with party leaders and staff• Updated website and social media, and photographed events• Performed data queries and produced custom lists from both GOP Data Center and in house database Show less

Council Candidate

• Feb 2017 - Nov 2017

Administrator/Analyst

• Oct 2004 - Jan 2016

•Process & Office Management o Identified office processes that could be improved by technology o Responsible for time management system as needed (Ceridian & ADP) o Regularly provided photos, security video, & research to help document incidents o Gathered statistical information on office processes upon request o Utilized mobile technology to provide time savings for deputies o Served as Secretary of County Records Improvement Committee for 2 years, responsible for correspondence, minutes, & records maintenance; later utilized my knowledge to represent Sheriff at these meetings •IT Management o Responsible for planning & coordination of all IT needs o Responsible for first line troubleshooting for 60+ workstations & 130 users o Served as administrator of all department applications •Project Management o Routinely organized resources including personnel & equipment to address problem situations or implement improvements o Automated civil process & accounting system, replacing a paper process; worked with vendor & other departments, & supervised & trained personnel to achieve implementation •Interpersonal Relationships o Repeatedly managed and coordinated the effort of employees interdepartmental & with other departments & vendors •Training o Trained colleagues in use of new applications & processes and often provided refreshers o Created manuals to illustrate correct procedure for processes o Helped set up new employees & train them in use of office systems •Budgeting o Responsible for IT purchases for office o Requested $300,000 grant for civil process & accounting project, managed expenditures & stayed under budget at no expense to taxpayers •Public Relations o Managed & upgraded website o Created & regularly maintained social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram); grew Facebook to 3,800+ likes & Twitter to 1,200+ followers in 19 months o Wrote press releases & advisories o Served as office photographer o Helped represent the office at community events Show less

Campaign Coordinator

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

•Full time position during leave of absence from county; had previously served as a volunteer •Supervised part-time staff of three and dozens of volunteers for weekly phone banks, materials distribution door-to-door and at events, generation of data and lists, and sign distribution •Developed strategy for mail and other advertising with consultant and campaign chair that helped Sheriff Bono to be top-vote-getting Republican row office candidate •Helped manage Sheriff Bono’s political and community schedule and attended events all over the county with him •Managed social media (Facebook and Twitter) and updated website •Organized team of over 100 volunteers to staff polls in three different shifts throughout the county Show less

Co-op / IT Specialist

• Sep 1999 - Oct 2004

Responsible for administering departmental server and Novell Netware 5 network of 90+ users, as well as providing desk side technical support and performing upgrades as needed to the server, desktops, peripherals, and software suites. While on co-op, assisted with business retention and redevelopment efforts and attended meetings and helped with mailings for ePhiladelphia – the Technology Alliance. Responsible for administering departmental server and Novell Netware 5 network of 90+ users, as well as providing desk side technical support and performing upgrades as needed to the server, desktops, peripherals, and software suites. While on co-op, assisted with business retention and redevelopment efforts and attended meetings and helped with mailings for ePhiladelphia – the Technology Alliance.

Co-op

• Sep 1998 - Mar 1999

Answered and responded to help desk calls, installed new systems, and performed upgrades as needed for a base of 400+ on-site users. Answered and responded to help desk calls, installed new systems, and performed upgrades as needed for a base of 400+ on-site users.

Co-op

• Sep 1997 - Mar 1998

Unpacked and inventoried new systems; installed Windows NT Server and Workstation, as well as various software; worked with both token-ring and Ethernet networks. Unpacked and inventoried new systems; installed Windows NT Server and Workstation, as well as various software; worked with both token-ring and Ethernet networks.