Response:- Attend to emergency situations, including: wildfires, floods, wind damage, and utility outages- Responsible for public mass notification, including the refinement of alert and warning procedures for IPAWS (WEA, EAS), Emergency Telephone Network, public sign ups, and internal groups- Responded to the border situation which saw the release of approximately 37,000 migrants to the streets, over 6 months, which entailed mass sheltering, feeding, and transportation- Deployed as Operations Section Chief to Ruidoso, NM, in support of the wildfires and flooding, as part an Incident Management Assistance Team Plan:- Recently wrote and received competitive grant for update of Community Wildfire Protection Plan- Completed rewrite of Emergency Operations Plan- Managed Hazard Mitigation Plan project- Rewrote and maintain HAZMAT response plan for LEPCTraining and Exercise:- Wrote and executed large County-wide Functional Exercise testing emergency communications- Wrote and facilitated several table top exercises- Wrote and facilitated workshops on disaster declarations, training and exercise plans, HAZMAT Tier II reporting, and mutual aid agreementsRecovery – conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments, seek funding for residences or governments via Small Business Administration programs or Public Assistance grantsMitigate - liaise with other organizations in preparation of FEMA Mitigation GrantsManage Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES) team of approximately fifty volunteers, which supports SAR, EOC activations, and hospital emergency communicationsFinancial – manage upwards of eight funding streams for an approximate annual budget of half million dollarsStaff Liaison: Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), including Tier II reporting coordinator to local fire and HAZMAT agencies

• Volunteer as the Finance Section Chief for the Emergency Management Department, including Public Assistance grants for declared emergencies (civil unrest and the pandemic)• Responsible for creating the approximate 225 million / 900 employee all funds Budget • Guided the elected Board through the budget adoption process and provided updates on revenues and expenses throughout the year• Created the County’s first ever GFOA Award winning budget book, three years in a row• Created webinars and training programs for employees to better understand local government taxation and finances

Interim Director• Led the Public Health District’s forty employees through a tumultuous time which included: budget reductions at the district level; major structural cuts at the county level; county mandated hiring freezes; closure of a coal mine; public health outbreaks• Public Health District is comprised of Vital Records, Animal Control, Medical Examiner, Nursing Services, Environmental Health, and several health education programs, for a special taxing district with a budget of over five million dollars, and 40 FTEs• Responsible for all employee actions, and customer services in seven locations across a 10,000 square mile countyManagement Analyst• Completed budget monitoring, projections, publications, and program evaluations, organizational analyses, departmental COOP planning , and backup PIO• Monitored legislation for impact on county operations and finances

• Patrolled the international border, and engaged with people of varying backgrounds, education, and language to investigate violations of law• Promoted to Headquarters Surveillance System Coordinator: coordinated with field agents, headquarters staff, contractors, and fleet maintenance to ensure resource readiness of over forty mobile surveillance systems. Included: daily reporting; analyzing data for deployment priorities; field testing new equipment; writing operating procedures, and training Agents• Instructed young adults as part of the Youth Explorer Program• As a Journeyman, guided and evaluated Apprentice Agents in all aspects of operations

• Repaired, and replaced aircraft components; serviced fuel, oil, and oxygen systems; launched and recovered aircraft• Served on a team of ground crew to provide mission ready aircraft