Led all economic and business development activities for the organization serving the seven-county Birmingham, Alabama region. Key focus areas included: domestic and international corporate recruitment efforts; existing industry retention and expansion support; market intelligence; strategic planning and goal setting; relationship management and engagement strategy with global site selection consultants, commercial real estate developers and state and regional economic development… Show more Led all economic and business development activities for the organization serving the seven-county Birmingham, Alabama region. Key focus areas included: domestic and international corporate recruitment efforts; existing industry retention and expansion support; market intelligence; strategic planning and goal setting; relationship management and engagement strategy with global site selection consultants, commercial real estate developers and state and regional economic development partnersManaged the economic development division comprised of five professionals working in the areas of business attraction, business retention and expansion, research and strategy and project support. Key focus areas included: mentorship; budgeting and strategic planning; hiring, onboarding and training; professional development; day-to-day operations and performance evaluationsServed with a project management team that is collectively responsible for securing over 13,000 announced new jobs and $4.5 billion in announced new capital investments from 200+ international and domestic companies in the past six years Show less

Managed complex industry attraction projects in the region through innovative economic development strategies including prospect lead generation, RFI and RFP management and completion, project proposals and presentations, identification of suitable sites and buildings based on prospect needs, coordination of regional site and community project visits, competitive incentive package development and production of marketing materialsBuilt and sustained relationships with global site… Show more Managed complex industry attraction projects in the region through innovative economic development strategies including prospect lead generation, RFI and RFP management and completion, project proposals and presentations, identification of suitable sites and buildings based on prospect needs, coordination of regional site and community project visits, competitive incentive package development and production of marketing materialsBuilt and sustained relationships with global site selection consultants, commercial real estate developers and state and regional economic development partnersRecognized in May 2023 as a Top 50 Economic Developer in North America by Consultant Connect, a national consulting firm focused on establishing meaningful relationships between leading economic developers and site selection consultants in the United States and Canada Show less

Supported economic development attraction and expansion projects through RFI and RFP completion, production of marketing materials, project proposals, demographic research and generation of reports