Blair Whitney Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, CA, US

94063

http://nfoforward.org/about-north-fair-oaks/north-fair-oaks-community-council

Palo Alto, California, United States

Client (tech company) terminated their previous contract security services vendor and switched to a new company. I was invited to continue with the tech company client under the new company (Facility Elite Services, Inc.)

Palo Alto, CA

Supervise day-do-day operations of security detachment at site, Coordinating with master and sub-tenants (tech companies) on Facilities, Access, Safety and Security Issues. Interface with public agencies such as municipal fire, police, public utilities and public works departments and clients at site. Review and adjust performance targets through logs and.

Palo Alto

Palo Alto, CA

Doing business in either my own name or the trade name "Quicksilver Solutions" offered solution based short-term project support ranging from Real Estate (apartment turnover, home staging, secondary unit permits and rental market research.) Also did gigs and temp work under various vender platforms such as Uber/Lyft.

Founding member of group modeled after the Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Family Advisory council. Designed to give feedback and input to VA administration and staff on how to improve services offered at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System as part of the process improvement model that emphasizes veteran and family centered care. Projects include.

Federal facilities management, book-keeping for federal and non-profit support corporation funds and expenditures, digital photography and video recording and preparation of marketing and other publicity materials. Veterans assistance and support for LCSW and Clinical Psychologist in care and treatment of veterans suffering disorders.

Worked at the Vasona Meter Shop which gave me a hands on feel for the business of running this huge public utility. Well files going back decades and attached meter files helped me appreciate the growth and history of both the district and the valley it serves. Maximo and other high end enterprise software exposed me to how a well run organization can.

Activated for deployment after 9/11. Provided force protection, security, patrols, vehicle registration, search and document review. Augmented MP detachment for police and security functions. Supported Infantry and MI unit commanders with clerical and computer work (NCOERS, FormFlow, SidPERS)

Supported large multi-office law firm in the IT department, providing first and second tier user support at the help desk. Supported systems engineers with hardware and software installs, upgrades and troubleshooting. Windows NT, Windows 95, MS Word, WordPerfect, PC Docs Open, Excel, Access, Novell GroupWise 3.5, Netware 3.x, and other specialized hardware.

Clerical, circulation, cataloging and customer service work in a busy public library setting. Served on library web site development committee and 3M self-check out evaluation team. Awarded employee of the quarter (1995).

Elected to serve as student body president for a large metropolitan university with approximately 30,000 students. Working with an elected board of directors, advanced issues, projects, programs, and advocacy. Managed a professional service corporation with a unionized workforce with the assistance of a professional business administrator. Reorganized.

Shelved library materials and worked circulation desk assisting patrons with borrowing, returning or renewing library materials, obtaining library cards, or paying fines.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration, 3.58

Activities and Societies: Society of Human Rescource Management (SHRM), American Planning Association (APA), Phi Theta KappaResearch.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Real Estate, 3.5

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, research projects on Real Estate Investment, Finance, Property Management and Real Estate Law.

Masters Of Urban And Regional Planning - Murp, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning, Not Completed

B.A., Political Science And Journalism

Activities and Societies: Associated Students President (1993-94), Academic Senate, Student Union Board of Directors (Chair 1992-95), KSJS.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Management, 3.5

Took advantage of remaining GI Bill eligibility to enhance my skill set with classes in HR, Supervision, Project Management.