Experience

Altura Community Consulting & Business Finance

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager/Community Consultant

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Work with local communities to develop, manage, and administer local, state, and federally funded community development and job creation projects. Write grant and loan applications, help procure engineers and contractors, perform financial and financial management. Build a close relationship with communinity leaders, funding agency partners, and consulting professionals. Work with local communities to develop, manage, and administer local, state, and federally funded community development and job creation projects. Write grant and loan applications, help procure engineers and contractors, perform financial and financial management. Build a close relationship with communinity leaders, funding agency partners, and consulting professionals.



TitleOne

• United States
• Real Estate
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Strategist

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  Called upon, developed, and delivered services to customers and prospective customers, followed and developed a calling program in conjunction with other company personnel and alone, maintained files and statistical information and analyzed information for customer development, and provided guidance to other company personnel related to business development. Helped establish marketing goals to ensure market share and profitability of products and/or services. Executed marketing plans and programs, both short and long range, to ensure the sales/profit growth and expansion of company products and/or services. Strategies included customer retention and acquisition. Researched, analyzed, and monitored financial, technological, and demographic factors so that market opportunities were capitalized on and the effects of competitive activity were minimized. Established seminars and educational programs for internal and external customers. Evaluated market reactions to advertising programs, merchandising policy, and product packaging/distribution to ensure the timely adjustment of marketing strategy and plans to meet changing market and competitive conditions. Recommended changes in basic structure and organization of marketing group to ensure the effective fulfillment of objectives assigned and provide the flexibility to move swiftly in relation to marketing problems and opportunities. Conducted marketing surveys to evaluate consumer/customer attitudes toward services and products; developed techniques necessary to obtain, analyze and report data. Show less



Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corporation

• Idaho Falls, ID

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2017

  Foster and maintain positive relationships with downtown stakeholders and encourage economic development and growth by marketing downtown Idaho Falls to business owners, residents and visitors. Focus on beautification efforts while keeping the charm of the historical and cultural character of downtown. Consider creative and innovative methods of improvement and means to keep downtown attractive. Responsible for interaction and communication with downtown merchants and property owners, Board of Directors, City of Idaho Falls, Chamber of Commerce, partnering organizations and other improvement district stakeholders. Serve as a liaison to downtown stakeholders to provide information and help when requested and understand setbacks and obstacles and assist in solutions. Maintain public relations and media relations for Downtown Development and downtown stakeholders. Areas of responsibility include overall management of the organization including all financial activity, preparation and monitoring of yearly budgets, income and expenditures and all payroll functions including creations of pay checks and tax reporting. Create and manage fundraising opportunities, organize project funding, project management, grant writing and administration and management of parking lots controlled by the organization. Create and manage organizational goals and report progress to the Board of Directors. Manage all HR functions. Other areas of responsibility include management of the Historic Downtown Foundation, strategic planning, coordination of events and activities within the downtown corridor and historic preservation issues. Show less



Battelle

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Benefits Specialist

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2015

  Company benefits plan administration including company leave plan administration, employee benefit enrollments, retirements and new employee orientation. Understand company policies completely and communicate them effectively with employees. Work with management to amend company policies and leave plans as necessary. Help employees navigate the best benefit choice for their individual situation when they are hired, have a change in family status, at annual enrollment or at retirement. Work with employees transitioning to a leave plan understand their benefit options and the specific leave and how it is administered. Find creative solutions while following company policy for employees on multiples leaves. Responsible for leave plan administration including short and long term disability, personal leave, professional leave, administrative leave and military leave. Liaison between the company or employees and the various benefit vendors. Work with benefit vendors to negotiate contracts and contract amendments. Serve as the company subject matter expert on Americans with Disability Act and Family Medical Leave Act. Show less



East Idaho Community Administration

• Grant Writer/Adminiatrator/Owner

  • Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

  Grant writing and administration for local cities and counties with funding from the Department of Commerce, EPA, DEQ and USDA-RD for public facilities and economic development projects. Maintained awareness of client needs and notify them of available funding. Provide supportive information and complete necessary forms to be awarded funding. Liaison between the City, the Engineer, and various funding agencies. Conducted mandatory meetings for federally funded projects. Guided city council members and county commissioners as to rules and regulations that must be followed along with protocol for the funding they received. Develop and foster relationships with funding agencies, funding recipients and business owners. Show less



SCHIESS & ASSOCIATES, INC.

• United States
• Civil Engineering

• Controller/Office Manager/Grant Administrator

  • Oct 1999 - May 2008

  Responsible for all company financial activities including the preparation of invoices, payroll processing, payroll tax reporting, labor law compliance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, job costing, yearly budgets and monthly financial reporting. Provide and assess project profitability reporting. Audit reports with detail and research and find and correct any discrepancies. Responsible for all HR company functions including recruiting, interviewing, preparing employment offers and contracts, hiring, new employee orientation presentations, benefits administration and issue resolution, employee leave administration, employee handbook updates, yearly performance reviews of office staff, 401(k) and Simple IRA plan administration and terminations. Liaison to employees for handling disputes and concerns with fellow co-workers, superiors, and clients. Facilitated conflict resolution. Manage office administrative staff and day to day office activities. Prepare contracts with clients and helped negotiate fees and responsibilities. Ensure that regulatory requirements for contracts/subcontracts were met and all applicable forms were completed correctly on Federal and State contracts. Grant writing and administration for local cities and counties with funding from the Department of Commerce, EPA, DEQ and USDA-RD for public facilities and economic development projects. Provide supportive information and complete necessary forms to be awarded funding. Liaison between the City, the Engineer, and various funding agencies. Conduct mandatory meetings for federally funded projects. Develop and foster relationships between funding agencies and funding recipients. Show less