Experience

Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Economic Development

  • Apr 2018 - Present

  Create a Research Park at A&M Central Texas with Fort Hood, Operational Test Command and Army Futures Command. Extend broadband network throughout Killeen School District and implement 23 small cell 5G network. Implement first 25-mile segment of Interstate 14 in Killeen-Belton area. Develop marketing platform for Killeen as a Smart City to support technology clusters. Designate downtown Killeen as an Innovation District to incubate innovation and entrepreneurship. Create Community Reinvestment Plan and Lending Consortium to increase commercial banking participation in LMI neighborhoods.



Kerr Economic Development Corporation

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

  Direct County-wide economic development efforts. Create build-to-suit strategy for the Kerr County Airport with Mooney International as hub for aviation network. Create Craft Agriculture opportunities to capture Fredericksburg viticulture industry. Network Schreiner University with USDA Research Facilities to align STEM curriculum with research. Start business incubator program, create small business financial incentives. Manage staff, budget, press and communications. Interface with County and City Officials, Congressional representatives and Governor’s Office.



Texas Historical Commission

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Economist II / Economic Development Specialist

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2016

  Created the Town Square Initiative and DowntownTX.org a state-wide real estate inventory of historic structures within Main Street communities. Make presentations to City Managers and Councils on downtown revitalization strategies by preparing multi-year proformas for projects and debt service schedules for capital funding. Teach civic leaders using research methodologies, assessment of workforce, education, business and financial infrastructure. Achievements:- Created Town Square Initiative for the State of Texas www.thc.state.tx.us/preserve/projects-and-programs/town-square-initiative/about-town-square-initiative - Created a statewide downtown property inventory to increase market visibility of downtown assets. https://downtowntx.org/- Perform feasibility analysis to appeal to investors and developers. www.thc.state.tx.us/public/upload/preserve/town_square/nueces-county-courthouse-design-feasibility.pdf



City of St. Cloud

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Economic Development Director

  • Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  Created 100-acre Medical Arts Campus (MAC) for St. Cloud Regional Medical Center and health care providers. Proposed program for Hospital to interface with Technical Education Center of Osceola (TECO) to share teaching experiences between physicians and nurses and LPN and CNA students utilizing advanced medical simulators. Restructured the City's underperforming façade improvement program to catalyze over $400,00 of strategic investment.



Econometrics of Vero Beach

• President

  • May 2011 - Nov 2012

  Economic and Demographics Analysis, Strategic Planning, Industry Cluster Analysis and Economic Impact Analysis of projects and events. Identify project funding, branding for local non-profit organizations and government.



Indian River County Housng Authority

• United States

• Executive Director

  • Nov 2007 - Apr 2011

  $2.6M annual budget with 5 FTE. Construction management of $7M of project renovations. Secured $2.3M of Bank foreclosed property for rehabilitation and resale through Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).



City of Fort Pierce

• United States
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Community Development

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2007

  Direct community and economic development staff of 15 FTE with $10M annual budget. Create city policies and programs, assign projects and evaluate work methods. Directed the condemnation, demolition and redevelopment of the $40M Coral Square Plaza. Authored the City's first Brownfield Ordinance and directed the construction of $1.5M of new affordable single-family housing. Established a housing consortium with PNC Bank, and regional builders to utilize subprime financing within the Moore's Creek neighborhood.



City of Jackson

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant City Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Jun 2005

  Direct development, financing, programs and policies citywide. Participated in the $110M construction of a corporate headquarters and two parking decks for Consumers Energy and its 2,000 employees. Assembled 27 separate parcels for construction and relocated 5 active companies within the city. Created an Obsolete Property Rehabilitation District for the downtown and changed tax policies to encourage $25M of new housing and office investment. Other projects: Michigan Heart $7M, Anesthesia Business Consultants LLC, $6M, Arts Space, $9M, Ambs Message Center, $3.5M.



Cleveland Industrial Retention Initiative

• Executive Director

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 2000

  Direct city-wide industrial outreach effort with 5 FTE to area's 5,000 manufacturers. Collaborate with City, banks, Non-profit organization to strengthen manufacturing opportunities by addressing: environmental, financing, site location, workforce, technology.



City of Cleveland

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Director

  • Feb 1996 - Jan 1998

  Secured $1M Brownfield grant for remediation of the 50-acre Collinwood Yards Industrial Park. Provided city financing with Key Bank on Jergens Manufacturing $16M corporate headquarters and worked with CSX Railroad to develop intermodal facility on-site and provide rail spur to Jergens. Collaborated with FHWA to add ramp to site. Assembled property and relocated business for the construction of the Cleveland Clinic Cole Eye Center. Collaborated with KeyBank to underwrite $21M of public-private financing.