• Chief Executive Officer for a City of over 2600 employees and a billion-dollar operation and capital budget. Responsible for the implementation of Commission policy directives and leading the day to day operational needs of the City.• Instrumental in leading a dramatic resurgence in the City’s tourism and hospitality industry post COVID, successfully implemented initiatives that significantly reduced violent crime in the City, led the most successful Spring Break proactive mobilization in the City’s history. • Successfully led initiative that led to the approval and implementation of a transformational, voter let $159 million General Obligation Bond issue to fund the expansion of City museums, Theaters and public performance venues. • Prioritized funding and financing of investments in aging infrastructure and sustainability projects that address sea level rise. Led completion of master plan implementation for stormwater and critical projects.• Continued to prioritize the Miami Beach Convention Center and economic development initiatives that attract and welcome high caliber events, including Art Basel, eMerge of the Americas, Aspen Ideas Climate and others. Represented the City in a multitude of high-profile Boards, including the Executive Board of the Greater Miami Visitors and Convention Bureau.

Responsible for overseeing and providing leadership to a large portfolio of departments, including Capital Improvement Projects, Environment and Sustainability, Housing and Community Services, Marketing and Communications, Public Works, and Transportation and Mobility.

• Deputy Mayor with direct operational oversight of a portfolio of operating departments including Animal Services, Elections, Transportation and Public Works, Water and Sewer, and liaison to the county’s oversight of the Jackson Health System. Additional community responsibilities include lead role on Super Bowl 2020 Host Committee and World Cup Soccer county bid. • Concurrently serve as the Director of Miami-Dade Solid Waste Management with direct responsibility for the operational leadership and management of a department that provides collection and disposal services to 350,000 residents, including 13 trash and recycling centers, 2 landfills, a Waste-to-Energy plant, and a fleet of over 400 heavy equipment assets. Deliver county-wide enforcement activities, oversight of mosquito control services provided to 2.8 million residents and the county’s public health response to mosquito control. Direct reports include a Deputy Director, five Assistant Directors and over 1,000 employees. Develop and administer an annual budget of over $500 million and over $80 million in current bond proceeds. • Significant accomplishments include the nationally-recognized response to the ZIKA emergency and CDC acknowledgement of the only government to eradicate the disease transmission successfully; led the country’s largest debris removal effort after Hurricane Irma; and led the replacement one of the largest public waste fleets in the country.

Successfully led Miami-Dade County government as Chief Executive Officer through a major governance transition. Served as Chief Executive Officer responsible for the operations and policy development across broad range of public services, including public safety, transit, housing, international airport and seaport, parks, museums, water and sewer utility, and economic development. Accountable for budget development and labor negotiations with 10 unions during unprecedented economic crisis. Collaborated with 13 elected members of the Board of County Commissioners, as well as leaders in Federal, State and local government. Coordinated with civic and corporate leadership in one of the world’s most diverse communities. Managed and resolved a major airport crisis addressing critical issues with baggage handling system failure and fuel farm fires.

Responsible for the development, implementation, and subsequent management of a wide range of policy directives for a variety of county departments and programs. Notable accomplishments include: procurement reform and the creation of the Department of Procurement Management; oversight of successful elections, including presidential contests in 2004 and 2008; negotiated millions for the construction contract of the Performing Arts Center; oversaw millions for the new construction of the Crandon Park Tennis Center; coordinated logistics for four Super Bowls (1995, 1999, 2007 and 2010); leadership of the management team assigned to the Public Health Trust. Directly responsible for Police, Fire Rescue, Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Services, Medical Examiner, Emergency Management, Procurement, Small Business Development, Elections, Employee Relations, Fair Employment Practices, Finance, Planning and Zoning, the Office of Countywide Healthcare Planning, and the Agricultural Manager.

Responsible for the leadership, management and administration of a department that provided support to other county departments for centralized procurement; facilities management and maintenance; security services; fleet management, centralized business services; facilities design; space planning; construction management, renovation, and real estate management and acquisition, disposal, and lease negotiation materials management; and risk management. Direct reports included four Assistant Directors and over 800 employees, a $175 million operating budget and over $25 million capital budget.

Directly responsible for the effective management and the development of programmatic, budgetary, administrative and operational policy directives for a variety of county departments including Consumer Services, Department of Development and Facilities Management, Elections, General Services Administration, Information Technology Department, Medical Examiner’s Office, and South Florida Employment and Training Consortium. Provided staff support for the Government Operations subcommittee of the Board of County Commissioners. Manager’s representative on the Public Health Trust, the United Way Campaign Cabinet and other community boards. Coordinator for the dedication of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in February 1994 and the county’s logistics role in the 1995 Super Bowl.