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I am senior project manager for General Services - Real Estate, Design and Construction Division with the City of Houston. My primary focus is on parks and recreation projects with dozens of award-winning projects under my belt over the course of my career thus far, I am passionate about the work I do and the communities I do work for.HOW I DESCRIBE MYSELF✦ Integrity – This value pushes me every day. I do things that I believe are right and align with my values.✦ Self-Managing – Once I know the scope or issue(s), I find the right resources and make it happen.✦ Organized – Task-oriented, I work to get all my tasks/projects done and completed on time.✦ Improving – Continually striving to improve myself and look beyond.✦ Unafraid – Not scared to tackle something new or unknown to me. When taking on something new, I research, learn, and execute. I am not afraid to fail.ZONE OF GENIUSI can visualize the design/project. I see the project come off the page and can visualize what is occurring. This ability allows potential constructibility issues to be avoided. I have good ideas for both designer and contractor and can communicate these in both the design process and in the field to resolve issues.WHY I ENJOY PROJECT MANAGEMENTThe various project types, different challenges, learning, and giving to the community. Highlights of my award-winning project work includes:✦ Lake Houston Wilderness Park✦ Alief Neighborhood Center and Park✦ Buffalo Bayou Park - Rosemont Bridge✦ Memorial Park - Outer-Loop Trail✦ Brock Adventure Park✦ Herman Brown Park✦ Bethel Park and more!WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT THE WORK I DOI love creating and restoring public spaces for the community. Witnessing how parks, community centers, hike and bike trails can transform a neighborhood or region. How our projects impact the lives of others directly and how some of my projects will become legacies in communities for generations.MOST IN-DEMAND SKILLS FOR PROJECT MANAGERS TODAY ARE✦ Experience✦ Communicating and Listening✦ Focusing✦ OrganizationLEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHYInsure the management teams above receive what they need to be successful. My role is to communicate and share knowledge and information. Continue to strive on improving the daily processes for everyone to be more successful.FAVORITE LEADERSHIP QUOTE“Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people.” – Steve JobsLAST BOOK I READ“The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership,” by John C. Maxwell