Experience

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  Essential Management

  • York, Maine

  • Owner, Executive Search and High-Tech Recruiter, Essential Management

    • 1987 - Present
    • York, Maine

    ESSENTIAL MANAGEMENT (EM) is an executive/high-tech search firm previously based in the Washington D.C. metro area and now located in York, Maine. EM is a member of NPA, The Worldwide Recruiting Network (www.npaworldwide.com). Employers interested in using Essential Management's professional approach to supplement your staffing efforts should contact Allen directly to schedule a time talk about your staffing needs and how he can provide unique and effective assistance.Individuals interested in using Essential Management's professional assistance in your career advancement should contact Allen directly to schedule a time to talk about your career interests and how he can be of assistance. Allen's high-tech executive search and management training skills are backed up by extensive management practitioner experience in both the public and private sectors. Strong organizational skills are combined with entrepreneurial capabilities. Through the establishment of a professional network of contacts, recruited and placed managers and technical contributors in diverse areas such as:- Manufacturing Engineers and Managers- Aerospace Professionals- High-Tech & Defense Engineers & Scientists- Candidates with Special Security Clearances- Computer Scientists, Analysts & Programmers- Operations Research and Intelligence Analysts- Information and Cyber Security Specialists- Civil Engineers and Facility Managers- Environmental, Safety, and Health Specialists- Business Development and Capture Managers- Sales Associates, Agents, ConsultantsServed as Senior Associate and Operations Manager on a long-term retained search contract for RCA Moorestown, on staffing for the AEGIS System, a large-scale real-time Navy weapons system.Provided contract recruiting for SAIC and Booz Allen & HamiltonProvided contingency search assignments for MITRE Corporation and LMI (The Logistics Management Institute):Allen NorrisOffice: 207-606-0422 [email protected]

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  Arlington County School Board

  • Arlington, Virginia

  • Director, Planning, Management and Budget

    • 1973 - 1982
    • Arlington, Virginia

    Developed and managed an annual process for determining priorities, establishing plans of action to achieve objectives, and assessing and reporting results. Created and managed a process for identifying desired, actual, and acceptable levels of performance for major programs. The process also generated trend data on results obtained per resources invested. Managed the preparation and reporting of a multi-million-dollar budget during periods of expansion as well as retrenchment. Prior to the PMB Directors position he held the positions of Coordinator Media Services & Educational Technology, Coordinator of State & Federal Programs and Staff Development, and Management Analyst for the School Board.

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  University of Virginia

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • 1967 - 1982

    Taught college credit courses in Organization and Management, Human Behavior, and designed the "Essential Management" applications approach to management development.

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  U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board

  • Washington D.C.

  • Program Analysis Officer

    • 1968 - 1970
    • Washington D.C.

    Provided leadership in the staff's application of systems analysis and simulation to facilitate the Board's economic regulatory decision making.

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  The Port of New York Authority

  • Management Analyst

    • 1961 - 1964

    Provided organization and management staff consulting assistance to the Port Authority's line operating transportation departments including the Port Authority's occupancy in the World Trade Center.