Experience

OVID Solutions

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • févr. 2019 - - aujourd’hui

  CEO of a strategic planning, grant development and grant management firm. Co-Cordinator of the Wakulla Economic Development Council. www.ovidsolutions.netwww.wakullaedc.com CEO of a strategic planning, grant development and grant management firm. Co-Cordinator of the Wakulla Economic Development Council. www.ovidsolutions.netwww.wakullaedc.com



Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

• United States
• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Director, Division of Community Development

  • févr. 2017 - janv. 2019

  Directed a team of 100+ individuals who help cities and counties accomplish their goals through community and economic development. Oversaw state land planning, including the state level review of amendments to local comprehensive plans and the management of a grant program that encourages innovative community planning.Responsible for a program that has unique oversight over development within designated areas of critical state concern including the City of Apalachicola, Florida Keys, Green Swamp and Big Cypress. Fostered economic development in rural areas through infrastructure grant programs and loans and formally coordinate with all state agencies to assist rural areas.Managed an approximately $25 million annual federal allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding which provides economic development, infrastructure and housing rehabilitation support for small cities and counties.Administered programs that encourage economic self-sufficiency such as the Community Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program and Weatherization Assistance Program. Assisted with long-term recovery following disasters, including the management of over a billion dollars in congressional appropriations for disaster recovery through the CDBG-DR program. Also provide planning and redevelopment support for communities and other emergency support through federal and state programs. Developed Rebuild Florida, a $750 million program that will help residents and communities redevelop following Hurricane Irma.Created solution that allows for more workforce housing in the Florida Keys, while maintaining evacuation clearance times and successfully proposed the idea to the Governor and Cabinet.

• Executive Staff Director, Division of Community Development

  • févr. 2016 - févr. 2017

  Assisted with all aspects of the management of the Division of Community Development.

• Staff Director, Division of Community Development

  • mars 2015 - janv. 2016

  Assisted with special projects and overall coordination of the Division of Community Development.

• Community Program Manager

  • oct. 2013 - févr. 2015

  Managed the development of Competitive Florida, a technical assistance program that challenges rural communities to set realistic goals for advancing their economic development vision based on unique local assets. Supervised a team of individuals that implemented technical assistance programs including the Waterfronts Florida Program, Statewide Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative, and Community Resiliency Initiative, a program focused on helping communities adapt to sea level rise.

• Planning Analyst

  • oct. 2011 - sept. 2013

  Provided techincal assistance to coastal communities focused on waterfront revitalization, post-disaster redevelopment, and adaptation planning. - Waterfronts Florida Program, Coordinator - Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative, Project Manager - Community Resiliency: Planning for Adaptation Initiative, Project Manager Served as the state technical lead on the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Coastal Community Resilience Team and the Governors' South Atlantic Alliance Disaster Resilient Communities and Working Waterfronts Teams. Represented DEO on the State Hazard Mitigation Plan Advisory Team.Presented to local, state and national audiences on post-disaster redevelopment planning, coastal community planning, adaptation planning, community visioning, working waterfronts preservation, and hazard mitigation.



Florida Department of Community Affairs

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning Analyst

  • août 2009 - sept. 2011

  Managed the Statewide Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative and the Waterfronts Florida Program. Developed the Statewide Community Resiliency Initaitive, a program that helps communities adapt to sea level rise, and secured federal funding to support this effort. Managed the Statewide Post-Disaster Redevelopment Planning Initiative and the Waterfronts Florida Program. Developed the Statewide Community Resiliency Initaitive, a program that helps communities adapt to sea level rise, and secured federal funding to support this effort.



CSA International

• Community Planner

  • juil. 2005 - juil. 2009

  Focused on the synergies among emergency management, wildfire mitigation, and community planning. Managed individual projects and assisted with marketing company services and building client relationships. Focused on the synergies among emergency management, wildfire mitigation, and community planning. Managed individual projects and assisted with marketing company services and building client relationships.



FEMA

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hazard Mitigation Planner

  • janv. 2005 - janv. 2006

  Managed the federal review of local hazard mitigation plans to meet the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and provided technical assistance to local governments throughout the Southeastern United States. Participated in the response and long-term recovery process for the Florida 2004 Hurricane Season - the second largest disaster declaration in the history of the United States. Managed the federal review of local hazard mitigation plans to meet the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and provided technical assistance to local governments throughout the Southeastern United States. Participated in the response and long-term recovery process for the Florida 2004 Hurricane Season - the second largest disaster declaration in the history of the United States.



Florida Department of Community Affairs

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • août 2003 - déc. 2004

  Assisted with the development of the guidebook titled, "Protecting Florida's Communities: Land Use Strategies and Best Development Practices for Minimizing Vulnerability to Flooding and Coastal Storms." Assisted with the development of the guidebook titled, "Protecting Florida's Communities: Land Use Strategies and Best Development Practices for Minimizing Vulnerability to Flooding and Coastal Storms."



Bay County

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • mai 2002 - août 2002

  Assisted planners with local land use, zoning, and ordinance research associated with the West Bay Sector Plan and Tree Protection. Assisted planners with local land use, zoning, and ordinance research associated with the West Bay Sector Plan and Tree Protection.