Experience

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Staff Director

  • Nov 2019 - Present

• Assistant Bureau Chief - Design and Construction

  • Dec 2015 - Nov 2019

  Second in command of a 25-person team that serves as the agency's in-house construction company. We partner with architectural, engineering, and construction firms to design and build state park capital improvements. Directly responsible for ensuring project schedule success for 150+ projects, collaboration with other program areas, and achieving metric-based annual goals. Accomplishments Completed a record-breaking number of capital improvement projects for Florida's state parks the… Show more Second in command of a 25-person team that serves as the agency's in-house construction company. We partner with architectural, engineering, and construction firms to design and build state park capital improvements. Directly responsible for ensuring project schedule success for 150+ projects, collaboration with other program areas, and achieving metric-based annual goals. Accomplishments Completed a record-breaking number of capital improvement projects for Florida's state parks the first fiscal year in this position. Instituted a peer-learning project review process to ensure best practices learned by project managers are adopted throughout the bureau.

• Planning Manager - Partnerships

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  Team manager for critical programs supporting the Florida State Park System - concessions and volunteers. For concessions, responsible for competitively procuring and managing a program that provides visitor services in state parks while generating millions of dollars in annual revenue. For volunteers, responsible for growing and maintaining a program of thousands of volunteers who provide millions of dollars' worth of state park work at no cost to the… Show more Team manager for critical programs supporting the Florida State Park System - concessions and volunteers. For concessions, responsible for competitively procuring and managing a program that provides visitor services in state parks while generating millions of dollars in annual revenue. For volunteers, responsible for growing and maintaining a program of thousands of volunteers who provide millions of dollars' worth of state park work at no cost to the taxpayers. Accomplishments: Secured contracts of record-breaking value with private concessionaires to provide visitor services in Florida's state parks. Facilitated a Rapid Process Improvement event to streamline the production of long term plans for individual state parks.

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  Worked directly under the division director to ensure intent was successfully translated into action. Provided logistical support to the individual program areas within the division while capturing and communicating metric-based accomplishments. Accomplishments: Created and implemented a division-wide reporting system which remains in effect today. Authored the division's first business plan, which included metric-based goals for each program area for the first time in agency… Show more Worked directly under the division director to ensure intent was successfully translated into action. Provided logistical support to the individual program areas within the division while capturing and communicating metric-based accomplishments. Accomplishments: Created and implemented a division-wide reporting system which remains in effect today. Authored the division's first business plan, which included metric-based goals for each program area for the first time in agency history.

• Contract Manager

  • Jul 2011 - Mar 2013

  Responsible for managing all aspects of the agency's contract with the Active Network, which provides camping reservations for Florida's 174 state parks and state trails, generating over $20 million in annual revenue. Provided customer support to the parks, served as agency liaison to the Active Network, and ensured contract performance measures were monitored and met. Accomplishments: Created a monitoring system to enforce contract performance measures and ensure service… Show more Responsible for managing all aspects of the agency's contract with the Active Network, which provides camping reservations for Florida's 174 state parks and state trails, generating over $20 million in annual revenue. Provided customer support to the parks, served as agency liaison to the Active Network, and ensured contract performance measures were monitored and met. Accomplishments: Created a monitoring system to enforce contract performance measures and ensure service levels. Led the division effort to transition state park fees to a market-based model.



US Army

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Armor/Cavalry Officer

  • May 2005 - Jul 2009

  Battalion Personnel Officer (April 2008 - June 2009) Reconnaissance Company Executive Officer (January 2007 - March 2008) Reconnaissance Platoon Leader (October 2005 - December 2006) Accomplishments: Project manager for port of debarkation operations for an entire brigade and hundreds of millions of dollars in vehicles and other equipment. Operational coordination for a combined American-Iraqi force in east Baghdad, Iraq for three months as part of a 15-month combat… Show more Battalion Personnel Officer (April 2008 - June 2009) Reconnaissance Company Executive Officer (January 2007 - March 2008) Reconnaissance Platoon Leader (October 2005 - December 2006) Accomplishments: Project manager for port of debarkation operations for an entire brigade and hundreds of millions of dollars in vehicles and other equipment. Operational coordination for a combined American-Iraqi force in east Baghdad, Iraq for three months as part of a 15-month combat tour. Developed and implemented the Squadron's training program for urban combat marksmanship. Show less Battalion Personnel Officer (April 2008 - June 2009) Reconnaissance Company Executive Officer (January 2007 - March 2008) Reconnaissance Platoon Leader (October 2005 - December 2006) Accomplishments: Project manager for port of debarkation operations for an entire brigade and hundreds of millions of dollars in vehicles and other equipment. Operational coordination for a combined American-Iraqi force in east Baghdad, Iraq for three months as part of a 15-month combat… Show more Battalion Personnel Officer (April 2008 - June 2009) Reconnaissance Company Executive Officer (January 2007 - March 2008) Reconnaissance Platoon Leader (October 2005 - December 2006) Accomplishments: Project manager for port of debarkation operations for an entire brigade and hundreds of millions of dollars in vehicles and other equipment. Operational coordination for a combined American-Iraqi force in east Baghdad, Iraq for three months as part of a 15-month combat tour. Developed and implemented the Squadron's training program for urban combat marksmanship. Show less