Chris Daugaard Email & Phone Number

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Lead our firm's securities brokerage and regulatory compliance operations, communications, and investor relations. Assist the structuring and management of the company's investment partnerships. Licensed Securities Principal and Real Estate Broker Associate.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

Led asset management and investor relations efforts for a then $500+ million real estate portfolio. Assisted with due diligence and the marketing of new offerings. Led entities through legal and financial transactions and structuring.

Created proposals and costing for business development pursuits from $10k to over $2MM. Coordinated multi-million dollar proposals from international subcontractors. Department legal liason and directed team's export compliance efforts. Collaborated with senior leadership from all company divisions. Managed projects to revamp company-wide Policies & Procedures and re-evaluate FMLA administration, including writing RFP and vetting proposals.

Led projects; performed as staff lead on new telecommunications issues; analyzed, wrote, and provided oral presentations and recommendations on over 50 regulatory dockets; worked closely with key utility industry contacts; investigated and summarized emerging technology issues including broadband policy, energy, and wireless communications; member of Legislative Task Force and SD Broadband Advisory Team; took consumer calls and provided information or resolved conflict; represented the PUC at various meetings and events involving utility industry, government representatives, and constituents.

Individually planned, coordinated and led 50+ county tour with candidate, driving 40,000+ miles meeting with hundreds of business and community leaders; assisted with email, direct mail, and event fundraising; assisted development of policy initiatives; assisted development of communication strategy for public appearances; developed and implemented grass roots strategy for candidate promotional activities including fairs, trade shows, conventions, and parades; provided graphic design for publications, ads, logos, signage and web content; created and managed online strategy, including web, Facebook, Facebook advertising, YouTube, and Twitter content.

Performed competitive intelligence analyses, grant searches, and preliminary patentability research and reported findings; contributed to over 40 patent searches and 75 competitive intelligence reports; my research included market analysis, business plan development, online strategy, and study of industries such as telemedicine, wind, and photovoltaic power; assisted in development of a presentation to the International Futurist Society conference in 2008; contributed to the planning and execution of the Innovation Expo conferences in 2007 and 2008

Planned and executed successful campaign utilizing creative outreach, targeted communication, and extensive GOTV; led 11,500 member-students as President of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation; developed and defended $70,000 annual Association budget; appointed and supervised executive board members in administrative, financial, and governmental relations roles; oversaw annual allocation of more than $2.2 million in student fees; lobbied state and local agencies; developed student legislative initiatives; exercised discretionary veto when appropriate; hired office personnel and managed the student legal aid program

Provided Web Development, Tech Support, Graphic Editing, Copywriting, and Hardware Troubleshooting.

B.S., Political Science, Minors: Economics, Business

Activities and Societies: President of the Students' Association, Stephen F. Briggs Scholar, Honors College Distinction, Technology.

Urban Planning, Transportation, German