Safe & Sound Hillsborough, formerly the Violence Prevention Collaborative of Hillsborough County, a multi-sector, multi-disciplinary approach at reducing and preventing violence utilizing a public health model. Established in 2013, the collaboration includes the mayors and police departments of Tampa, Plant City, and Temple Terrace; the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office; the School Board of Hillsborough County; the 13th Judicial Circuit Court; the State Attorney’s Office; the Public Defender’s Office; Hillsborough County government; the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County; the Health Department; the University of South Florida; and numerous agencies and faith-based organizations that do vital work in our community. In his role, Freddy works with policy makers, civic and business leaders, residents and community based organizations to mitigate the factors that contribute to violence. He focuses on community connectedness, bringing residents, businesses and service providers together to address the issues surrounding violence in our communities.

Under the leadership of the CEO, provide administrative oversight of organizational infrastructure and quality control of departments and programs:o Vocational Training Institute authorized by the Florida Department of Education, Commission on Independent Education, providing certification based courses in Call Center Operations, Information Technology, Green Trades and Construction Trainingo Career Resource Center, providing work candidates with job skills training and individualized development plans and the development of business services component to address the hiring and employment needs for hard to place individuals (veterans, ex-offenders, youth, etc.)o Youth Services Department, providing mentoring, training and engagement services to in-school and out-of-school youth to include cultural arts programs, intervention services and job placement serviceso Housing Department, providing foreclosure mitigation services as well as homebuyer assistance services for first time homebuyers through training workshops, counseling services and banking partnershipso Real Estate, building single family, multi-unit and commercial units, leveraging federal, state and private dollars for multiple building projects.• Assisted in the securing of a federal economic development grant to develop and maintain a retail plaza, anchored by a grocery store for a Healthy Foods Initiative. Provide oversight in the workforce development aspect of project• Developed relationships with area service providers for supportive services to clients, area employers for job growth and creation, and state/local agencies to secure funding opportunities.• Serve on Community Action Board for local revitalization efforts• Responsible for Human Resource Management, including staff development and training, staffing and recruitment, and quality control.

Provided job development services for at-risk populations (veterans, ex-offenders, disabled, and at-risk youth) for non-profit agenciesProvided supported employment services for Vocational Rehabilitation clientsDeveloped business to business relationships for area employers, facilitating processes for wage subsidy programs (on-the-job training, work experience, incumbent worker training)Creation of job training program for at-risk youth population (18-24), consisting of both soft skills and vocational training/certification, and transitioning into both temporary and permanent positionsProvided technical training to various clients including:Halkey Roberts MetroPCS CEMEXGulf Coast Fisheries US Sugar ExecutrainCareer Institute of FL MicroLink, Int’l Aroma’sResponsible for creation of training curriculums in Live Instruction, Self-Paced Modules (CBT’s) and Web Based Instruction. Responsible for the development of training curriculum and assessment tools.