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Des Moines, Iowa Area

Serves as a Workforce Development Fund project manager in the development and implementation of the WFDF project plan. Travels throughout the state to visit with communities, businesses, and community colleges to review progress on bond issuances, job training projects, and prepares activity and progress reports on the same. Reads, analyses, and interprets legislation, rules, and other regulations related to workforce development to ensure compliance with those guidelines. Collects, analyses, and presents data and information to assist in promoting economic development in the area or workforce development and community college job training. Provides assistance to businesses, communities, and local community colleges related to their role in economic development for Iowa. Represents the Iowa Economic Development Authority at various conferences, workshops, and meetings, to initiate and maintain program activities.

Des Mones, Iowa

Responsibilities included compliance oversight of federal and state energy programs. Maintained a compliance program that monitored American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy Grant funds and the Iowa Power Fund. Ensured that all contract related processes and procedures complied with state and federal laws, rules, and guidelines. Assisted management and staff to ensure that legal requirements related to federal and state funding were met. Oversaw the development and execution of contract reporting content. Regularly completed audits of reporting processes. Completed record reviews and on-site assessments of contractor progress toward meeting contract obligations. Reviewed program processes and procedures and made recommendations to ensure that programs followed all applicable laws and standards regarding data collection, reporting, and program review. Coordinated with other state agencies. Implemented a site monitoring program to assure construction projects and other grant projects achieved established performance measures and contractual requirements.

Compliance Officer Office of Energy Independence, State of IowaSeptember 2009 – PresentDeveloped and maintained legal templates for grant solicitations, request for proposals, proposal reviews, and contracts. Worked in conjunction with program managers and bureau chiefs to establish standards and procedures for the procurement, selection, and contracting of professional services for the office. Ensured that all contract related processes and procedures complied with state and federal laws, rules, and guidelines. Developed and managed contract compliance processes. Oversaw the development and execution of contract reporting content. Regularly completed internal audits of the reporting processes. Completed records reviews and on-site assessments of contractor progress toward meeting contract obligations. Reviewed program processes and procedures and made recommendations to ensure that programs followed all applicable laws and standards regarding data collection, reporting, and program review. Coordinated with outside agencies to assure compliance with federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. Developed and coordinated a statewide Energy Assurance Plan/Energy Emergency Plan.

Administered, directed, and coordinated, all facility management issues for the 514 buildings, including 295 on Camp Dodge and 219 throughout Iowa, comprising 3,301,416 square feet of building space on 58 separate properties in the Iowa Army National Guard inventory. Designed, implemented, and executed an efficient facilities management program for the Iowa Army National Guard. Communicated with other states, agencies, and industries, to identify best practices in the facilities management arena. Tracked and reported all federal property and maintenance requests using the Planning Resource for Infrastructure Development and Evaluation (PRIDE) reporting tool. Ensured that the Construction and Facility Management Officer (CFMO) was informed of issues regarding all facilities. Oversaw the State Energy Program Manager and implemented energy conservation programs and projects. Provided input to major construction projects for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) compliance. Provided oversight and coordination to subordinate branches which included: the Environmental Branch, Construction and Design Branch, Resource Management Branch, Property, Planning and Programming Branch, and State Contracting Branch. Was responsible for the facility sustainment repair budget (federal and state funds) management. Concurrently served as the Commander, 224th Combat Engineer Battalion. Responsible for all aspects of leading, training, mobilizing, and deploying, of a Combat Engineer Battalion. Provided guidance and mentoring to a battalion-level staff and five subordinate companies consisting of over 800 service members. Planned, directed, and conducted engineer support operations. Support included enhancement of friendly mobility, impeding enemy mobility, providing survivability support, performing sustainment engineering missions (particularly construction), conducting topographic operations, and infantry operations.

Served as Executive Officer to the Director of Personnel. Supervised, directed, and coordinated, the administrative and personnel management of a force of over 7500 members. Managed all human resource functions of the Officer and Enlisted personnel branches, alcohol and substance abuse program, family programs, records and archives, health systems and services, and education benefits programs. Evaluated and resolved operational problems; developed policies and procedures for coordination and implementation among subordinate managers; directed the preparation of budgets and related governmental expenditures. Developed and maintained effective working relationships with a broad spectrum of people to include private sector representatives, educational officials, and medical officials. Communicated command policy and programs to field units. Processed, and responded to complaints and requests for information from congressmen, Soldiers, field personnel, commanders, and other directorates. Promoted special emphasis programs. Ensured that staff efforts of all personnel and administrative services were synchronized with the Director of Personnel. Responsible for directing the execution of staff tasks, coordinating staff effort, and ensuring the efficient and prompt response or the staff to guidance and directives given by the commander. Reviewed staff actions to ensure they were adequate, coordinated and designed to produce the commander's intended results. Responsible for formulating staff operating policies, ensuring the commander and staff were informed on matters affecting the organization. Introduced and managed a streamlined process to effectively and efficiently process members on to active duty in time of war. Responsible for casualty notification and casualty assistance operations. Served as a member of the labor management bargaining team

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Ba, Business Management (Production)

Activities and Societies: Delta Upsilon