Experience

Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO)

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Administrative Specialist

  • Jun 2015 - Present

• Administrative Grant Specialist

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Provide moderately complex administrative and non-administrative support to the Juvenile Assessment Team, Juvenile Assessment Center, Department of Detention, Department of Juvenile Justice, and State Attorney.• Performs a broad array of moderately complex and administrative support functions and/or specialized duties including generating correspondences, memos, agendas, minutes, ordinances, invoices, receivers, payment vouchers, scheduling, payroll, budget fiscal reporting, tracking clinical assessment/reports, procurement, requisitions, purchase orders, process citations, agreements/referrals and other relevant materials appropriate to the Juvenile Assessment Team and BSO Juvenile Diversion Civil Citation program.



KVS

• Home Based

• Client Support Professional | Independent Contractor

  • May 2013 - Oct 2013

  Provide high level customer service to WDW guests with Disney Dining reservations, children's activities, tours, special events and shows. Provide high level customer service to WDW guests with Disney Dining reservations, children's activities, tours, special events and shows.



American Red Cross

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Disaster Services Director

  • Jan 2012 - Nov 2012

  Oversees the work assignment, job expectations, planning, monitoring performance, appraising job results, coaching, counseling, disciplining staff; coordinate and enforce systems, policies procedures and standards to staff and volunteers.Manages a team of employees and leadership volunteers who effectively recruit, select, orient, train, empower, and support a volunteer workforce, and who develop personal growth opportunities for them.Forecast requirements, analyze variances between required and available resources, maintain the volunteer and maintain strategic partnerships to enhance delivery of service capacity. Maintains excellence in delivery of service by enforcing quality and service delivery standards, analyzing and resolving quality and service delivery problems, identifying trends, and recommending improvements; conducting regular drills/exercises within the jurisdiction and within the state; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices.Manages the implementation of local Red Cross Disaster Services in accordance with National and Regional policies/procedures.Responsible for designing and supporting consistent service delivery strategies throughout the region as well supporting field teams' implementation of strategies and plans.Develops and cultivates professional relationships with key internal/external partners, organizations, personal networks and professional societies throughout the region.Ensures the delivery of services through the engagement and empowerment of volunteers.Deploys to initiate and support existing Disaster Relief Operations within the region, within the state and nationally.

• Regional Staff Services Coordinator

  • Mar 2011 - Jan 2012

  Ensures Staff Services has the capability and capacity to respond to disasters (county and regional level).Work alongside with Direct Services, Information and Planning, External Relations, Support Services and Quality Assurance, ensuring leads have the volunteers.Assess readiness capabilities within the regional boundaries.Provide necessary volunteer, material resources, partner capability and capacity for Staff Services to deliver staff services to Disaster Services Human Resources members.Provide Staff Services delivery support to other Disaster Services Human Resources Groups and Activities. Target, recruit, interview, place and track volunteer disaster trainings year round.Manage the AmeriCorps Staff Services Team members, Staff Services Specialists and Training unit.Participates in the planning process with Staff Services Specialists / Training of resource shortfalls.Maintain Disaster Services Human Resources System to NHQ Standards (monthly error rate below NHQ “critical” criteria).Promote workforce representation reflective of representation within the regional population.Ensure local and regional response reflects the community being served.Promote language capability and capacity to communities being served (at risk population).Ensures all disaster employees complete new training requirements.

• Response & Volunteer Coordinator

  • Jul 2009 - Mar 2011

  Responsible for recruiting disaster volunteers for the S. Florida Region.Maintain the Disaster Services Human Resources System and Master List of Volunteer Database.Recruit, place, train, utilize, evaluate, recognize, and retain volunteers year round.Participate in Community Disaster Education events to highlight the American Red Cross and recruit volunteers.Manage the AmeriCorps Volunteer Coordinator Team members.Interview potential volunteers and provide a flow of communication to Group Leads.Assist in planning, execution of response operations and volunteer management.Develop and implement a volunteer recruitment plan for response operations in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe County.Responsible for ensuring continual coverage of the Disaster Action Team 24/7.Responsible for ensuring coverage of Evacuation Shelters.Responsible for ensuring coverage of Emergency Response Vehicles for mobile feeding.Maintain a high level of preparedness to ensure an effective and timely response to disasters.Maintain necessary disaster supplies and resources necessary for responses. Coordinate with Dispatchers and Disaster Action Team to ensure timely and effective assistance within NHQ standards.Respond to DAT calls as necessary and provide casework to clients.Maintain the National Shelter System with accurate and current information.



Atesnak International | YK Jewel Imports

• 9300 NW 13th Street Doral, FL 33166

• Executive Manager

  • Feb 1994 - Jun 2009

  Attend trade shows (domestic & international). Provide product development for key anchor retail and catalog accounts (Marshalls, TJ Maxx, HomeGoods, Winners, Ross, Bed Bath & Beyond, Horchow, M. Fortunoff and Wine Enthusiast). Maintain and coordinate incoming freight carriers and container shipments. Process Order Entry, Invoices, and Bill of Ladings. Maintain Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables and Collections invoices. Proficient in DacEasy Accounting, Order Entry and Payroll Program. Prepare Payroll & W2 Forms. Generate Quarterly and Annual Taxes.