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United States

United States

As the Manager I effectively managed and delivered services. Devised and implemented strategies to improve the City’s operations, reduce liabilities and expenses, and promote efficiencies in service delivery.• Managed a $19,000,000 budget, including general, water/sewer, gas, and solid waste funds with 90 full-time, within five departments. Reviewed and made recommendations to address manning needs in specific divisions.• Made the hard recommendations to end curbside recycling services as the City had been taking significant financial losses for several years. Maintained employees by transfers to other divisions.• Worked across governmental entities in supporting joint departments for IT, Planning & Zoning, Airport, and Water and Sewer Operations.

United States

Served as the first Administrator in nearly 20 years. Worked to redefine daily operations and create an effective team. I worked on developing strategies and policies to improve operations, reduce liabilities, and expenses, promote efficiencies in service delivery and effectively support the Commission.• Prepared multiple County general and capital budgets in excess of $10,000,000. • Acquired a $166,000 GEDA grant, backing the County’s $145,000 funds, to build the entrance to the County’s Industrial Park• Manage 45 full-time and part-time employees. • Implemented a formal classification and compensation plan for all employees.

Jeffersonville, Ga

Served as the County Administrator with the additional duties of County Clerk and Finance Officer. As the Chief Operating Officer responsible for effectively managing and delivering county services. Worked development strategies and polices to improve the County’s public operations, reduce liabilities and expenses, promote efficiencies in service delivery and support the Board of Commissioners.• Prepared the County’s continuing resolution operating and capital budgets in excess of $7,000,000. • Managed 36 full-time and part-time employees while also providing financial and personnel services for the Constitutional Officers. • Transitioned Health Care Plans and brokers to increase employee benefits at a lower cost. • Initiated the process of providing monthly financial reconciliation reports. • Worked on the implementation of a formal compensation plan for all employees.

Cuthbert, Ga

As the County’s first manager I was responsible for effectively managing and delivering county services. Devised and implemented strategies and polices to improve the County’s public operations, reduce liabilities, and expenses, and promote efficiencies in service delivery.• Forecasted and executed County’s annual operating and capital budgets in excess of $5,400,000 along with a $250,000 solid waste fund. • Supervised and managed 25 full-time and part-time • As the personnel officer successfully completed the transition to a health insurance broker thus increasing employee benefits at a lower cost and increasing participation levels. • Provided monthly financial reconciliation reports and established written policies and procedures for bidding, purchasing, and general accounting. • Prepared the first classification and compensation plan to formally define position requirements and provide regionally competitive salaries for all employees. • As the first County Manager regularly engaged with the public and staff to address the roles of the County’s council/manager form of government. • Being in a Transportation Enhancement Act region, I negotiated the priority road projects, made recommendations to the Commission, and provided County oversight on construction projects. • Represented the Development Authority in regional meetings and participated in negotiations with potential industrial clients ensuring both developer and community needs were met.

Buena Vista, Ga

Served as the County’s first County Manager. Effectively managed and delivered county services. Implemented strategies and policies to improve the County’s operations, reduce liabilities and expenses, promote efficiencies in service delivery.• Responsible for an annual budget of $4,800,000; including general government, water utility and solid waste funds. • Manager 40 full-time and part-time employees. • Coordinated the County’s private fire services and public offices to manage costs and services.• Served as the County’s special projects manager; to include evaluating construction and financing options on additional water well and treatment plant to address system capacity issues. • Advocated the County’s position on legislative and regulatory issues at the state level• Represented the County’s interests through presentations and meetings before diverse audiences • Implement a classification and compensation plan with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government • Prepared and submitted CDBG grants applications for road construction, • Reviewed the level and quality of service provided by our solid waste contractor, • Updated the community’s Airport Plans to address future development and attracting tenants

Lafayette, Ga

As the Manager and Human Resource Director I was responsible to effectively manage and deliver services. Devised and implemented strategies to improve the City’s operations, reduce liabilities and expenses, and promote efficiencies in service delivery.• Operated a $22,000,000 budget, including general, water/sewer, electric, gas and solid waste funds. • Managed 130 full-time, 15 part-time, and 15 seasonal employees within nine departments. • Reduced the City’s audited fiscal debt from over $650,000 at the beginning of FY 2012 to a positive $27,000 in just twelve months. • Prepared a $9.7 million bond issue to convert existing GEFA loans; to save $750,000 over 15 years and finance a $2,500,000 sewer treatment plant improvement. • Prepared cost of service studies; ensuring Council had accurate data to assess enterprise fund user fees and evaluate appropriate transfers to the general fund. • Managed daily operations of the airport to include setting competitive Avgas prices to attract additional private air traffic into Barwick-LaFayette Airport. • Oversaw the adoption of a long-delayed classification and salary study, which was the first time that all employees had a position description to which they were held accountable.• Led efforts to improve the municipal golf by implementing goals and improving public services while trying to reduce the City’s supplemental costs to operate the facility; including replacing carts, upgrading the sprinkler systems, empowering employees to attract additional paying rounds while reducing costs.

Pembroke, Ga

Served as the first City Manager responsible for effectively managing and delivering city services. Devised and implemented strategies and policies to improve the City’s operations, reduce liabilities and expenses, and promote efficiencies in service delivery.• Supervised 25 full-time employees, 12 part-time employees, and approximately 20 volunteers.• Operated a $1.6 million general fund budget with a $1.1 million utility enterprise fund, and a yearly SPLOST fund of $480,000. • Successfully applied for USDA and GEFA grants to complete water and sewer extensions and upgrades, road construction, and downtown landscaping and lighting projects. • Actively pursued grants for a new city park, a new fire station, and a historic theater renovation. • Oversaw the planning and construction of an additional 4,000 sq. ft. Public Works facility. • Engaged in human resources management issues; including workers compensation claims, evaluations, job descriptions, pay rates, benefit packages, and HIPPA requirements. • Worked with the City Clerk to ensure accounts payable and receivable were monitored and departments stayed within budget. • Used state prison labor to complete the renovation of City Hall, to expand office spaces and add curbside appeal.

Jefferson, Ga

Served as the senior planner for Jackson County during a period of rapid development and infrastructure expansion. • Managed and led five employees with a departmental budget of $500,000.• Met daily with citizens and developers of the 10th fastest growing community in the United States to provide information on ordinances and development issues. • Reviewed and approved subdivision and commercial construction permits. • Initiated a technical review committee, with both internal and external members, to provide timely and consistent reviews, feedback and approval of commercial and residential developments.• Provided staff review and documentation of land use amendments and rezoning applications. • Presented revisions to the Unified Development Plan and the Comprehensive Plan to include the adoption of an upscale commercial corridor overlay district.

Master'S Degree, Public Administration, 3.8

Bachelor'S Degree, Geography