Director of Compliance

• Mar 2022 - Present

Manage compliance for $200M grant portfolio. Manage compliance for $200M grant portfolio.

Vice President of Sales

• Nov 2021 - Mar 2022

Director of Government Sales and E-Rate Strategy

• Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

My job is to ensure that every individual in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia has access to the best Internet and Ethernet connectivity around. The Public Services Infrastructure (PSI) Team comprises individuals who are experts in outreach, proposal development, and federal grant compliance. We work with many public service and non-profit entities to provide improved connectivity in communities across the Gulf South, but the PSI Team is especially focused on schools and libraries. My role in our group is to identify organizations that could benefit from connecting to Uniti's network, develop cost models that balance affordability and profitability, create proposals that excite our future customers, and ensure that the service implementation and billing experience is a great one. Show less

Consultant

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

I provide research and project management services for software development, telecommunications, and social science projects. As a certified PMP, I assist groups with the development of schedules and work breakdown structures, communications plans, change management plans, cost management plans, quality management plans, risk management plans, and staffing and subcontracting plans. I've worked with teams who use waterfall, agile, lean, and hybrid approaches. I'm especially fond of research and written communication, and enjoy editing doctoral dissertations and academic publications. Show less

Director of Documentation, Process Improvement, and Compliance

• Aug 2010 - Mar 2016

PI for two federal grants (total: $102M) funding the installation of 2,000+ miles of fiber-optic infrastructure. Led grant administration team responsible for reporting, permitting, documentation, vendor selection and contract management, warranty repair and restoration work, expense and effort tracking, budgeting and forecasting, and A-133 compliance audit. Monitored remote grant sub-recipients and sub-awards.

Member Relations Manager

• Sep 2008 - Aug 2010

Developed and facilitated outreach activities for over established and prospective Members; coordinated internal and external resources to develop and implement network solutions. Managed compliance for $3.5M of revenue supplemented by federal E-Rate assistance program. Prepared and presented presentations and training. Expanded K-12 and Library market sectors by developing collaborative membership structures.

Librarian

• Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

Provided reference services and training for graduate students and faculty; redesigned website and implemented Content Management System. Provided reference services and training for graduate students and faculty; redesigned website and implemented Content Management System.

QA Supervisor/Executive Assistant/Warehouse Coordinator

• Sep 2005 - Sep 2008

QA Supervisor (2005): Supervised and coordinated the handling, processing, and inspection of instruments. Standardized inspection and inventory control procedures. Designed reports for nonconformance issues, improving vendor communication and product quality. Executive Assistant (2006): Project managed $250K building renovation, managing logistics, tracking expenses, and reporting progress while assisting the president of a 120-employee, $15M mail order and wholesale string instrument company with professional and personal tasks. Warehouse Coordinator (2007):Maintained 18,000 ft2 warehouse (14,000 SKUs). Implemented wireless warehousing and barcoded 10,000 primary and overstock locations. Created database to track product movement and optimized placement to reduce order pulling time. Show less

School Library Media Specialist

• Nov 2004 - Jun 2005

Directed all operational activities of district-wide school media program. Cataloged, managed computer workstations, developed collection and instructional materials, managed circulation staff and volunteers, oversaw budget and federal E-rate funding, and improved information literacy of district faculty and students. Directed all operational activities of district-wide school media program. Cataloged, managed computer workstations, developed collection and instructional materials, managed circulation staff and volunteers, oversaw budget and federal E-rate funding, and improved information literacy of district faculty and students.

Library Assistant

• Dec 2003 - Nov 2004

Catalog and maintain the library materials. Process interlibrary loan requests. Order reference materials. Assist with management of hard copy periodicals. Use and maintain computer library database to help locate library materials. Catalog and maintain the library materials. Process interlibrary loan requests. Order reference materials. Assist with management of hard copy periodicals. Use and maintain computer library database to help locate library materials.