CEO of professional trade corporation representing the residential and light commercial construction industry in matters related to government affairs, education/training, membership and professional development. Celebrating its 80th year, HBA GNO serves nearly 1,000 members, and operates three subsidiaries including a PAC for advocacy, and a 501C3 for educational outreach and charity operations, and the New Orleans Home and Garden Show, Inc.

Mills Wellness, LLC provides educational consultation and training in the fields of spiritual and physical wellness. Shaklee Independent Distributor: Responsibly sourced, all-natural, nutritional and skincare products are also offered along with a full line of non-toxic and biodegradable cleaning products.

Key first-year accomplishments during the COVID-19 pandemic:* Secured $80k new electrical training contract with Venture Global LNG* Secured $40k new EMT training contract with St. Bernard Parish Fire Department* Generated $180k in new grant revenue* Established four strategic partnerships increasing online offerings from 2 to 50* Administered training leading to over 150 certifications in OSHA10 and HAZMAT Awareness* Established and braided division objectives with college strategic plan exceeding goalsOngoing: contribute to the Nunez mission through outreach to industry to address and develop training needs in the community. Responsible for directing the development and delivery of training for industry’s current and emerging needs for new and expanding business and industry; serving as an active team member of various workforce development boards and committees, actively pursuing grants and other funding resources, and managing the activities of all personnel involved in Workforce Development.

Key accomplishments: - Beat population adjusted retention target in 9 of 12 terms. - Received TriFecta Award for exceeding all population goals in Q2 2016. - Optimized scheduling returning $400,000 to EBITDA in 2016. - Achieved 93% completion rate and 96% pass rate for Online Offerings in Q2&3 2016.- Academic Team of the Quarter - June 2016.- Grade 'A' compliance audit 2016.Provide leadership and vision to the academic community; reports to the Campus President. Manage the performance and development of the Program Directors, Instructors, Academic Coordinators, and Advisors.Articulate the College’s vision of academic distinction, instructional excellence, student retention, and student satisfaction. Administers the instructional programs of the College in accordance with the mission of the College.Assures all accreditation, state, and federal criterion concerning academics is strictly followed.Fosters strong programs that contribute to the education environment and that encompass intellectual pursuits ranging from basic scholarly activity to innovative personal achievement. Administers the College’s program for professional growth and development, in-service programs, faculty meetings and program director meetings.Administers the policies and procedures contained in the College catalog, the College calendar, the Faculty Handbook, and the Employee Handbook.Implements a scheduling process that includes maximum utilization of faculty and classrooms while meeting the needs of students.Participates with other senior officers of the College in institutional planning, policy development, and problem solving.Directs and assists program directors in the recruitment, selection, evaluation, retention, and success of an outstanding faculty and academic staff.Administers the curriculum review.Implements the outcomes assessment program of the College.

14 year career with ITT progressing from Instructor (6 yrs) to School Chair (3 yrs) to Dean of Education (5 yrs).Dean of Education:Responsible for the overall operations management of the Academic Affairs department fostering compliance, quality, and customer service over five schools of study. Directly responsible for the school’s accreditation compliance (ACICS), retention and professional development programs. Appointed to the National Leadership Council for Deans (2 years) & National IT Curriculum Committee (5 years). ACICS evaluator (6 years). Highlights: Completed two ACICS reaccreditation audits with 0 findings Improved internal audit in each of five years to 0 findings in 2014 Bolstered Retention Rate in all active programs to >70% Implemented community internship program involving 1 in 5 students (21.23%) Enhanced 1st year student persistence to 65.22% (from 46.43% in 2011) Transitioned to eBooks, vLabs, and learning management technologies Awarded ITT 2011 Academic Department of the Year (2012) Awarded ITT 2011 IT School of the Year (2012)Chair, School of IT:Supervised faculty and taught technical classes and labs. Responsible for improving program retention, student success rate, faculty assignment, classroom logistics (books, lab consumables, room scheduling) and overall program quality as measure in placement and salary rate. Highlights: 2 preps per quarter Program Retention Rate: 82.21 % Program Success Rate: 78.66 % Program Placement Rate: 79.26 % A.S. Average Salary Rate: $ 36,720Senior Instructor:Taught technical classes and labs in Networking and Information Security. Maintained curricula standards and educational quality. Mentored student ISACA Chapter and tutored students. Appointed to the National Curriculum Committee on Information Technology (6 years). 6 preps per quarter Average Classroom Attrition Rate: 1.20 % Average Classroom Success Rate: 93.25 % Average Classroom Engagement Rate: 78.22 %

While studying Management Information Systems, elected to consecutive posts as Student Government Senator, Vice President, and two terms as President. Membership in University Senate, Strategic Technology and Planning Group, and Alumni Association.IT Lab Manager, Student Government - Deployed first SG Computer Lab in Earl K Long Library - Managed FWS program for 14 student workers - Integrated lab into University LAN/WAN environmentInternships: - Children's Hospital of New Orleans (1 year): provided network optimization services using statistical analysis (multiple regression) on packet capture data from SNMP. Led search committee for Voice Recognition Software for deployment in radiology transcription. Participated in SWL transition for Y2K. - Department of Health and Hospitals (1 year): Served as Regional Help Desk Manager providing support to Microsoft Client-Server environments with IBM AS400 integration. - Louisiana Technology Council (1 year): Served in IT support capacity for member companies. - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer: awarded student service scholarship to UNO Downtown Center by Dean Robert Dupont and completed MCSE certification.

Over three years transitioned tech support department from one-man operation to four-person team supervising all aspects of department. Supported over 400 agents in 12 states with telephone support and guaranteed resolution in 24-hours. Supervised creation of advanced computerized customer/incident tracking database (MIS) providing for customer satisfaction and internal auditing. Reported monthly to the Executive Committee.