Management Consultant

• Sep 2015 - Present

Project Director

• Jul 2015 - Present

1. Plan, direct, coordinate, and lead activities of Sustainable Communities Initiative (SCI) project to ensure that goals, objectives and all elements of the RVB are accomplished within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters. 2. Review SCI/RVB funding application to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project. 3. Establish work plan and staffing for each phase of project, and arrange for assignment of project personnel. 4. Responsible for supervision of all consultants, the Partnership Coordinator/HUD Point of Contact, and all planning/administrative staff assigned to the Project to ensure it is on schedule and within budget. 5. Outline work plan to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority. 6. Review status reports prepared by project personnel and modify schedules or plans as required. Prepare and review project reports for presentation to Executive Committee and the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership. 7. Confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems. 8. Coordinate project activities with activities of Southeast Florida Regional Partnership with the Partnership Coordinator. 9. Coordinate activities of governmental organizations, private sector business interests, non-profit and educational institutions, and the Team of Consultants. 10. Responsible for overall quality and management of the SCI/RVB project. 11. Coordinate with the Team of Consultants on public outreach, press releases, public presentations of the work and web site development and content. 12. Research grant funding sources. 13. Oversee budget, ensure financial accountability. 14. Recommend personnel for program/project implementation. 15. Supervise program delivery, assess client needs.

Senior Project Development Manager

• Jan 2008 - Apr 2015

Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.