Key skills include: Leadership: Dedicated servant leader with over fifteen years of experience leading large union, non-union, and virtual teams to exceed expectations and increase operational excellence in both government and private roles.Project Management: Accomplished senior project manager with numerous certifications and over ten years of project management experience. Diverse project experience includes using agile and waterfall project lifecycle methodologies for everything from complex I.T. and construction projects to revitalizing U.S. Department of Labor grants and organizing job fairs for Veterans.I.T. Procurement: Extensive procurement experience both as a project manager and as a procurement advisor who recommended the best course of action to procure and facilitate I.T. related needs for State of Ohio agencies. Reviewed and recommended approval for over $415,000,000 of requests in 2021 alone.Operational Efficiency: Piloted and fully implemented the role of Operational Efficiency Consultant. This role traveled statewide to evaluate business operations using Six Sigma and Lean practices to create detailed plans that increased staff, office, and program efficiency.Cost Reduction: Skilled contract negotiator with experience reducing costs for both projects and other financial agreements in public and private settings. One example of these negotiations resulted in a 14.95% overall reduction in the cost for rented space across an 18-county region which saved Ohio taxpayers over $60,000.Leadership Development: Introduced the first regional staff development program for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services which increased motivation, promoted engagement, maximized collaboration, and cultivated advancement opportunities for staff.