Experience

City of Fountain Valley

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Municipal management, organizational leadership, budget management, community engagement, innovator, team and community builder, and a believer in good goverance.

• Deputy City Manager

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

  Economic development, legislative, communication, budget administration, negotiation and special projects.

• Assistant to the City Manager

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2021

  -Coordinated a successful 1 percent sales tax initiative -Supervises employees -Manages citywide public relations -Oversees economic development programs -Oversees legislative program -Participates in negotiations and completed 7 MOUs in 2017 and 2021 -Prepares and manages department budget -Interacts with elected officials and implement strategic objectives -Coordinates and facilitates community workshops -Builds strong partnership with partnered agencies, brokers… Show more -Coordinated a successful 1 percent sales tax initiative -Supervises employees -Manages citywide public relations -Oversees economic development programs -Oversees legislative program -Participates in negotiations and completed 7 MOUs in 2017 and 2021 -Prepares and manages department budget -Interacts with elected officials and implement strategic objectives -Coordinates and facilitates community workshops -Builds strong partnership with partnered agencies, brokers, education institutions, FV Chamber of Commerce, businesses, and residents -Prepares and presents staff report -Coordinates and facilitates Economic Development Committee, Communications Team, and Legislative Committee

• Interim Director of Human Resources

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

  -Supervised 3 PT and 1 PT -Supported departments with employee and labor relations, employee services, and recruitment and selection -Negotiated 7 labor group contracts and 2 unrepresented groups -Created new recruitment video to attract new hires -Created police recruits and firefighter/paramedic trainee positions -Modified administrative regulations -Prepared and presented staff reports



City of Chino

• Economic Development Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2015

  Oversee economic development programs, ombudsman, supervise, budget, and development projects Oversee economic development programs, ombudsman, supervise, budget, and development projects



City of Placentia

• Management Analyst/Administration Department

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2015

  Oversee information technology support services contract, economic development programs, special projects such as sales tax and uut public opinion survey, farmers market, pay for performance, etc. Oversee information technology support services contract, economic development programs, special projects such as sales tax and uut public opinion survey, farmers market, pay for performance, etc.



City of Buena Park

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Analyst

  • 2008 - 2010

  Oversee daily operations of economic development program Oversee daily operations of economic development program



City of Brea

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Management Analyst

  • 2001 - 2008

  Cip program budget, procedures and policy, transportation, economic development, business license, project management Cip program budget, procedures and policy, transportation, economic development, business license, project management