Lead a strategic consulting and government relations firm based in Tallahassee, Florida specializing in Business to Government (B2G), Business to Business (B2B), and Business Growth services. Represents members before all levels of government to drive positive results for those seeking to break into and remain competitive in the Florida government market.• Provides depth of knowledge on the operations of Government and provides guidance on the who, what, when, where, why, and how Government functions and what it means for businesses. • Develops strategy on the tactics of how to interact with the different parts of Government and drives the strategy implementation on how to leverage a business, opportunity, or request to be successful.• Invests in people and businesses to drive growth through effective navigation of the Florida government enterprise. • Develops and provides 360° (AI) ADVOCACY INTELLIGENCE which is a complete understanding and insight of how to influence the operating environment your business is seeking to navigate.

Lead a business and data intelligence SaaS company leveraging automation and generative text artificial intelligence that is focused on accelerating private public sector business development and sales processes with the public sector. Direct MyGovGuide actions to provide unprecedented visibility into state government budgets, contracts, leadership, procurements, vendors, and staffing. MyGovGuide is Information, Simplified.

Provide executive guidance and policy direction for multiple state agencies on behalf of the Governor; with a total budget allocation of over $43 billion, including over 28,800 employees. The suite of agencies, offices, and initiatives includes:• Department of Management Services & Florida Digital Service• Department of Transportation• Department of Education• Office of Early Learning• Department of Children and Families• Guardian Ad Litem• Department of Juvenile Justice• Agency for Persons with Disabilities• Department of Elder Affairs• Department of Lottery• Office of Faith and Community Based Initiatives• Office of Adoption and Child Protection• Coordinate with the Board of Governors of the State University System• Coordinate with the Public Service Commission (Legislative Entity) on business needs and operational functions.

Provide executive guidance and strategic policy direction to implement the agenda of the First Lady of Florida specifically within the Health & Human Services and Education areas focusing on first responders’ mental health initiatives; and Children and Families fighting with substance abuse and mental health challenges.

Lead the executive team at the Department of Management Services by functioning as a chief of staff/chief operations officer and providing mission and vision strategic oversight to over 950 employees, leveraging an operational budget of over $650 million and a fix capital outlay budget of over $65 million. Serve over 1.1 million customers while annually delivering over $15 billion in programs and services. Principal advisor to the agency executive team, Office of the State CIO; and their teams, including legislative affairs, communications, information technology, planning and budget, HR management, purchasing, finance and accounting administration, and fiscal integrity oversight. Lead Deputy Secretary's of Business Operations and Workforce Operations to ensure the development and implementation of initiatives designed to achieve the DMS mission.Business Operations manages the operations of state government including: • State Purchasing (direct $2.1 billion in annual state term contracts/agreements with 71 enterprise contracts, 26,000 agency customers, and 78,000 registered vendors)• Private Prison Monitoring• Real Estate Development and Management (12 million square feet of state office space)• Fleet Management, Federal Property Assistance• Telecommunications (administer $292 million in annual public safety communications and enterprise telecommunications services)Workforce Operations manages the state personnel system including: • Insurance Benefits (administer $2.7 billion in annual health insurance benefits with approximately 700,000 active policies)• Florida Retirement System (administer $9.8 billion in annual retiree benefits)• Human Resource Management (directs State Personnel System (SPS) for 31 agencies totaling 106,204 SPS positions and represents the Governor as the Chief Labor Negotiator)• People First (administer one of the largest public-sector HR outsourcing platforms in the United States with a total of 230,000 users)

Lead Land and Recreation executive leadership and provide mission and vision oversight of two agency divisions and the Office of Cabinet Affairs including more than 1,700 employees and a total annual budget of over $400 million. • Division of Recreation and Parks - Lead oversight and management of the award winning Florida State Parks system with 175 state parks, trails and a greenway stretching across 800,000 acres and 100 miles of beaches with a $154 million annual budget reaching more than 32 million visitors annually with average annual revenues of more than $70 million. Provide clear and concise executive guidance and direction through network relationship building which includes team members, legislators, volunteers, Citizen Support Organizations and other internal and external stakeholders.• Division of State Lands - Lead the commercial real-estate arm of the State of Florida with a $251 million annual budget, which includes management of Florida Forever conservation funds for conservation land acquisitions and functioning as Florida’s public land steward for over 12 million acres of Board of Trustees’ owned land. • Office of Cabinet Affairs - Serve as staff to the Governor and Cabinet in its role as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.• Serve as spokesmen and legislative liaison for Land and Recreation to advance and clearly communicate the mission and vision of the two divisions and Office of Cabinet Affairs to all stakeholders.• Serve as Chair of the Florida Acquisition and Restoration Council and Chair of the Florida Communities Trust Governing Board. • Serve as approval authority for the Recreational Trails Program, Florida Recreation and Development Assistance Program; and as the State Liaison Officer delegate for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program.

Served as the Florida Governor and Cabinet confirmed (March 2016) Director of the Division of State Lands functioning as Florida’s public land steward for over 12 million acres of Board of Trustees’ owned land by directing the following: • Administration, planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of the operations of the Division of State Lands, consisting of the Office of Environmental Services, Real Estate Services, Appraisal, Survey and Mapping, Public Land Administration and Cabinet Affairs which includes the Governor and Cabinet Agenda• Presentation and compliance of the Governor and Cabinet’s Quarterly Objective Performance Measures for the Division• Performance of real estate functions related to the identification of lands proposed for acquisition, state-owned upland and submerged land administration, land management, and state-owned land disposition• Management of a $15 million operating budget and a $192 million fixed capital outlay budget, which includes management of Florida Forever conservation funds for conservation land acquisitions• Staff facilitation of the Board of Trustees’ agenda and the Acquisition and Restoration Council’s meetings and agenda• Non-conservation military base buffering acquisitions in collaboration and coordination with Florida Defense Support Task Force and the Department of Economic Opportunity• Policy and program guidance to the Division’s staff to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of available resources to manage and administer state land for the maximum public benefit• Development and implementation of goals and objectives to ensure optimal Division core function efficiencies• Facilitation of legislative initiatives affecting state-owned lands and recurring reviews of Division activities to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, rules, and regulations

Directed and advanced the Division’s existing operations by facilitating the following: • Administration, planning, programming, budgeting, and execution of Division procedures• Member of the Information Technology Directors’ Board and Executive Sponsor for all state lands information technology systems to include: State-Owned Lands and Records Information System (FL-SOLARIS), Integrated Land Management System (ILMS), Board of Trustees Land Document System (BTLDS), Land Inventory Tracking System (LITS), Acquisition Process Information System (APIS) and the associated interfaces and source systems• Development and implementation of the information technology vision and framework for the Division• Performance of staff duties and real estate functions related to the identification of lands proposed for acquisition and disposition and overall state-owned land administration• Communications, press releases, and correspondence control processes and outputs• Development of goals and objectives involving divisional program functions and legislative initiatives• Policy and program direction to the Division’s program managers to ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness of 97 personnel and available resources • Acquisition of over 21,800 acres/$42 million in conservation lands and disposition of over 2,500 acres/$64 million in state-owned lands approved in under a two year period

Led the Department’s agenda process by directing the following: • Provided technical and logistical guidance to executive staff and Cabinet offices• Oversaw the Department’s agenda coordination with all Divisions, District Offices, and Water Management District Offices to ensure policy and program consistency for final agenda item presentation to the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund and the Power Plant Siting Board• Served as primary cabinet liaison between the Department of Environmental Protection’s staff and the Cabinet offices• Directed preparation and presentation of agenda items to Cabinet offices pertaining to the acquisition, administration, disposition, and use of state-owned lands • Guided the Division’s Cabinet communications and legislative coordination and analysis• Coordinated overall programmatic assignments with the Secretary of the Department and Deputy Secretary of Land and Recreation

Provided support to the Cabinet Affairs Director by managing the following: • Worked directly with the Governor’s, Attorney General’s, Chief Financial Officer’s and Commissioner of Agriculture’s Cabinet offices regarding the Cabinet agenda• Functioned as the Cabinet liaison between the Department’s divisions, six District Offices, and five Water Management Districts, and managed agenda items submitted by those entities• Recommended final procedural decisions relating to the Department’s Cabinet policy and operations• Ensured that policy and procedural changes, as directed by Cabinet Principles, were enacted and administered• Facilitated and recommended extended term contract authorizations with the Attorney General’s Office• Addressed and resolved any policy inconsistencies or inaccuracies revealed within the agenda item review process• Coordinated and conducted special assignments as delegated by the Cabinet Affairs Director, Deputy Secretary, Chief of Staff, and Secretary of the Department

Ensured the completion of the Department’s agenda process by facilitating the following: • Worked directly with the Governor’s, Attorney General’s, Chief Financial Officer’s and Commissioner of Agriculture’s Cabinet offices regarding the Cabinet agenda• Facilitated meetings with the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, Siting Board, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and Water Management District Cabinet Agendas• Verified content and consistency of agenda items in relation to policies, directives, rules, and statutes• Researched and prepared responses to information requests from the Governor’s, Attorney General’s, Chief Financial Officer’s and Commissioner of Agriculture’s Cabinet offices• Primary administrative liaison between the Department of Environmental Protection’s staff and all Cabinet offices• Coordinated and conducted special assignments as delegated by the Cabinet Affairs Director, Deputy Secretary, Chief of Staff, and Secretary of the Department