Experience

MIT Office of Innovation

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations and Facilities Administrator

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  • Where appropriate, provides day-to-day direction forreception desk staff and student assistants at MIT Innovation Headquarter’s (iHQ)• Acts as general manager of 25,000 square foot facility to include management of varying space types,operations, logistics, facilities processes, training, and technical guidance• Builds and maintains complex building systems which require the management of physical assets andcustom digital interfaces• Serves as Project Manager for facility related communications, renovations, vendors, and contracts as they pertain to the physical building or its digital dependencies• Manages projects, programs, and corresponding budgets with multiple projects valued up to $300,000• Leverages trend data to identify appropriate repair, cleaning, and maintenance schedules• Procures and inventories physical and technological assets while maintaining a close relationship withMIT IS&T and other compliance/procurement entities• Delegates tasks evenly and appropriately with a focus on training and professional development• Evaluates, documents, and responds to simple, complex, and/or confidential incidents across various inter-Institute departments• At the direction of the Executive Director, compiles statistics and prepares operational outlook reports• Tracks equipment and furniture purchases against budget and prepares facilities budget request forreview and approval, to including preventative maintenance, scheduled repairs, and shutdown orders• At the direction of the Director of Finance and Administration, approves purchases, reimbursements,and travel, both domestic and international• Supports MIT’s action plan for DE&I, creating and promoting safe and/or brave spaces• Acts as safety officer collaborating with building stakeholders, MIT Physical Security, MIT Police, MITFire Protection, and Emergency Management Office to ensure safety Show less

• iHQ Operations Facilitator

  • Nov 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Assisted the Program Director creates and implements plans and procedures to run day-to-dayoperations and logistics for the InnovationHQ and the Office of Innovation• Assisted Program Managers in delivering priorities to students, staff, and involved faculty• Coordinated and facilitated logistics for iHQ Residents and other stakeholders including onboarding andtraining on building systems and university policy• Created and maintained room reservation systems for students, staff, faculty, and their events/meetings• Maintained upkeep of specialized spaces, to include student and staff co-working administration, day-today operations and facilities management of conference rooms, open and maker spaces, event spaces• Collaborated with building leadership in culture creation and inclusivity standards• Worked with appropriate vendors to collect quotes and develops project management timeline• Utilized best practices in data management to serve as either primary or redundancy system for building-wide responses and data collecting.• Created and maintained iHQ’s Digital Resident Handbook Show less



MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science (previously OEOP)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Mentoring Instructor

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  • Assesses ability and growth to develop and implement a curriculum with interactive lessons for class that promote active learning by the students while communicating with Project Course Instructor to provide a comprehensive curriculum • Creates an open and positive learning environment that encourages students to ask questions and to be active participants by providing emotional and academic support and encouragement • Tracks students’ performance and concerns while providing students with the resources and guidance necessary for learning the fundamental concepts in their course(s) • Set and hold students accountable to MITES Saturday and Virtual Classroom values and expectations • Provide and encourage professional development of program Teacher Assistants Show less



The Octannian Authority LLC

• United States

• President

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2022

  • Consults with clients to design and develop consistent digital brands • Responsible for designing and building highly impactful WordPress sites using pre-made themes and commercial plug-ins • Conducts risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs • Assists client database administrators, systems administrators, application specialists and developers with the installation, evaluation and testing of technical solutions to exploits and code vulnerabilities • Responds to client hardware, software, network, and system failures; provides troubleshooting, analysis, and recommendations for corrective actions Show less



City of Valdosta

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Member

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  The purpose of the Valdosta Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals is to consider and determine appeals whenever it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of the Housing Code or any of its regulations have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted. The purpose of the Valdosta Housing Board of Adjustments and Appeals is to consider and determine appeals whenever it is claimed that the true intent and meaning of the Housing Code or any of its regulations have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted.



W.S. Badcock Corporation

• United States
• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Manager - Unified Dispatching

  • Mar 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Assisted the Regional Manager in recruiting, enforcing, and executing policy while providing direction and leadership to associates in several job functions across multiple locations • Managed vehicle fleet across multiple locations to include service, maintenance, and cleaning schedules • Used technical writing to create and manage computer-aided dispatching and alerting systems • Contributed to technical writing and training to manage inventory issues on a long-term basis • Continuously coached a team of twenty to achieve and maintain a forty percent increase in total deliveries in a centralized 9.5-million-dollar, five location operation • Managed three warehousing facilities totaling 15,000 square feet • Managed facilities related projects, such as construction, pest control, custodial, and landscape • Developed relationships with the local community leaders to establish the need for donations then appropriately executing those donations • Assisted Sales Director in Social Media Strategy across five locations • Assisted the Regional Manager and other stakeholders in maintaining vital statistics to ensure operation maintained Top Ten status throughout the Corporation of three hundred and sixty locations Show less



Georgia Department of Public Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Emergency Preparedness Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2018

  Worked with ICS, NIMS, Logistic/resource management, some recruitment, focus on PR and information distribution. Worked with ICS, NIMS, Logistic/resource management, some recruitment, focus on PR and information distribution.



Valdosta State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Chairman

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2014

  With the Student Employment Advisory Committee, I, with the guidance of Michael Smith, provided student employees with access to resources as well as worked to select student employees of the year.

• Game Room Supervisor

  • Dec 2011 - Aug 2014

  Simply managing facility assets, contributed positively to personnel attitudes, and promoted a diverse community in a 43 million dollar facility at VSU.

• Resident Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - Jun 2014

  Working with 12 other resident assistance and a Residence Hall Director to build community in a Residence Hall of roughly 500+ residents. Building community, promoting a safe environment, personal growth, and exposing 500+ residents to the benefits of being connected to campus resources. Went through an extensive selection and interview process, beating out hundreds of candidates for the job, and another large number for my Residence Hall preference. I have also went through a second interview process and will be returning to Hopper Hall for another year of community building. Show less

• Executive Chairman

  • Apr 2011 - May 2012

  In this position I used an extensive $175,000 budget to bring exciting, attractive, and most importantly successful programs and events to around 14,000 students at a higher learning institution.



Student Employment Advisory Committee

• Valdosta State University

• Vice President

  • Aug 2011 - Jan 2013

  Promote diversity as well as personal enrichment for several thousand student employees at VSU. Major focuses in professional and personal growth and development. I also worked with the President to make the committee successful. In addition to that, was a part of the team that switched the leadership hierarchy to a more community oriented committee model. I am now working as the Chairman of the entire committee, working to make student employment more desirable for those who wish the promote, highlight, and expand themselves professionally and personally. Show less