John F. Brown Email & Phone Number

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

- Coordinating the monitoring and evaluation of grant-funded or donor sponsored projects;- Developing and authoring public and private grant requests. Issuing LOI's, Responding to RFP's and Published NOFO's;- Conducting research for Program Directors to identify potential solutions to local and global needs through collaboration with potential donors.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Supported regulatory compliance and operational oversight to all Human Resource activities for one of Oklahoma’s largest independent FBO’s involving five primary entities with more than 600 employees and three thousand.
• Provided support and para-professional counsel to senior leadership on matter of regulatory compliance to include executive orders enacted under the National Health Emergency in response to COVID-19;
• Co-lead and coordinated a significant number of strategic initiatives to include transitioning the organization from a long-standing self-insured benefits program to a fully ACA compliant health care network resulting.
• Co-lead and collaborated with multiple department teams for the selection, implementation, and configuration of a cloud-based comprehensive HR Information System, replacing legacy manual payroll processes.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Multi-Sector Professional Adviser providing strategic analysis and comprehensive operational implementation services to small entrepreneurs, established organizations, and small businesses. Client experience has included both international and domestic operations, within private and public/governmental realms to include for-profit and non-profit entities..

United States, Afghanistan

• Creating opportunities for strategic partnerships within the Education Community in order to satisfy the objectives of the National Education Strategic Plan of Afghanistan (NESPA);
• Developing relationships with private foundations and grant funding organizations in order to secure educational subsidies for primary and secondary programs;
• Providing oversight and direction to the public image of ISK in order to raise awareness to educational needs and opportunities as well as broaden the potential donor base of the school;
• Supporting the administration and management of all federal and private grants and awards; and
• Assisting with the continued development of strategic activities to include the construction of a permanent purpose built teaching campus in Kabul.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Provided senior administrative oversight to all operational aspects of the only fully accredited international school in Afghanistan;
• Directed the necessary resources available to manage facilities, security, resource mobilization, technology, fiscal operations, recruitment, training, strategic planning, and governmental compliance;
• Led the development of faculty and staff as well as providing guidance and support to the monitoring and evaluation of all curricular programs;
• Compiled and analyzes operational activities required for reporting to accrediting organizations, governing affiliates, USAID, and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA); and
• Coordinated the development for academic programs consistent with the strategic objectives established for the school.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Strategic analysis, project development, and technical advisement within the IT/IS/IM sector where the primary stakeholders include the Government of Afghanistan, the International Development Community, the United.
• Authored and implemented Corporate Bylaws, internal controls, and governance processes;
• Authored and implemented full policies and procedures for Finance, Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits;
• Provided technical client research for the initial Systems Analysis and Design portion of IT system projects requiring software engineering within the Construx framework of software design.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Conducted a comprehensive Strategic Market Analysis for UNDP Project co-funded by USAID involving the assessment and sustainable viability of the Information Technology Sector of Afghanistan. Analysis included.
• Drafted the strategic and legal framework for the establishment of a private NGO operating in the IT sector as a partner to the GIRoA and multiple clients and actors within the development community; and
• Provided technical consulting on numerous UN funded programs requiring IT solutions to include the Election Project, MoCIT, MRRD, ASGP, ICIMOD, and the the Asia Foundation.

Tulsa, Oklahoma

• Directed the operations for a variety of administrative areas to include: Student Financial Services; College and Career Guidance Center; and the Adult Learning Service Center. Within these respective departments.
• Developed and launched a cross-cutting Strengths based advisement program for all majors and assisted with the development and implementation of a University-wide e-Portfolio system designed to track the progress of.
• Coordinated with faculty Deans and Chairs to support the recruitment and successful matriculation of undergraduate and graduate students as well as supporting various majors through adjunct instruction and professional.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

OREC Licensed No. 148580 as a Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker/Radar Group - Member GTAR, and NAOR.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Provided technical oversight and coordination for the telecommunications and application platform for five (5) operational service centers throughout Oklahoma;
• Conducted Beta Testing for platform activity within new centers;
• Developed and administered continuing education programs for all customer service employees; and
• Assisted with the periodic internal audit of transaction activities and electronic settlements.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Formerly Tulsa Postal Federal Credit Union
• Transformed the oldest credit union in the state of Oklahoma into a growing, full service, industry leader of financial products, services, and implementer of technology solutions. Financial performance reflected.
• Designed, configured, and administered a UNIX based thin-client network using a Citrix Metaframe platform with active mirroring for data storage, an active voice response transactional server, and live branch.
• Provided direct oversight and extensive supervision for a complete conversion of the corporation's information systems prior to Y2K, which involved a nationwide RFP, as well as the contact negotiation, purchase.
• Served as a charter director and executive officer for a subsidiary corporation formed by a collaborative group of 18 credit unions in the state of Oklahoma for the purpose of providing shared branching services.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Restored the operational integrity of this full service financial institution from a position of being under a regulatory Letter of Understanding to an efficient and profitable organization with more than 5000 members.
• Advocated and introduced a charter expansion effort that brought an additional 7500 potential members to the institution through more than 12 separate organizations with established common affiliations and supervised.
• Managed and supervised all accounting, finance, and information systems operations for the institution to include, planning, budgeting, personnel, and operational procedures;
• Revitalized a distressed mortgage lending program and established relationships with secondary market lenders to reduce institutional risk and improve fiscal performance.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

Secretary/Treasurer - Credit Union Service Centers of Oklahoma (1997-2000)Accounting Supervisor - Fire Fighters Credit Union (1988-1989)Data Processing Manager - Tulsa Municipal FCU (1987-1988)Lending & Receivables Manager - Tulsa Municipal FCU (1983-1987)Accounts Receivables /Credit Manager - Flynn Hiatt Enterprises, Inc (1982-1983)

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: SIFE, SHRMRanked above the 85th percentile nationally on the National MBA Field Test.

Bs, Business Management Information Systems

Graduated Magna Cum Laude