Experience

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs

• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Planning & Economic Development Specialist

  • 1975 - Present

• Dislocated Worker Specialist - Employment Security Manager

  • Feb 1989 - Feb 2013

  One of two Statewide Coordinators for the Alabama State Dislocated Worker Unit and Rapid Response Team for plant closings/mass layoffs reported under requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act-60 day advance notice law. Organize and coordinate federal, state and local assistance to companies and dislocated workers affected by business closings, downsizings in workforce reductions.



Alabama Department of Industrial Relations

• Employment Security Manager

  • Oct 1979 - Feb 2013

  Recently retired. Soon to be available in the private sector. Stay tuned for information about new career plans for the private outplacement business. If you need assistance, give me a call. I'm always willing to help dislocated employees.

• Planning & Economic Development Specialist

  • 1975 - 2009



Office of Employment and Training

• Director, Monitoring Division

  • 1982 - 1988

  Directed operations of statewide programmatic monitoring of State and local Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Directed operations of statewide programmatic monitoring of State and local Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs.