Working within a specific church to advance God's kingdom through serving God's people in the areas of:• People • Problems• ProjectsWork behind the scenes to ensure all ministries in the church function well, are aimed at the goals of the organization, that the staff communicates clearly. When mistakes happen, we focus on fixing problems, not fixing blame.I help the staff see issues before they happen and remove obstacles to top performance. • Streamlined the logistics surrounding the 4th of July fireworks celebration. Kept projects on track if they became stalled. • The most recent example is a $350K interior space upgrade.Initiated community outreach program. • Including neighborhood walks, where leaders met people in the vicinity of our church in order to get a sense of the needs of the community. • Reached across cultural divides to introduce church leaders to leaders in the Muslim community. Encouraged ideas to come up from the congregation and helped turn ideas into events (end of summer picnic for example). Events weren't always repeated, but we were always willing to try.

Planned, coordinated, and executed deployment of 42,000 electric meters and 25,280 gas modules for Ameren Illinois. Managed a subcontractor who employed 63 installers. Ensured public utility customer standards for quality, safety, customer service were met or exceeded. Coordinated with Ameren deployment manager to troubleshoot issues and resolve problems.Deployed 42,000 electric meters 2 weeks ahead of scheduleOvercame significant logistical challenges to meet schedule for 25,280 gas module deployment.0 OSHA reportable accidents for 2014Monitored Factory Acceptance Testing and oversaw Site Acceptance Testing for smart gas and electric meters. First deployment of the product for Landis+GyrLess than .02% customer claims rate

Lead teams of technicians, data analysts, and RF Technicians who analyze, diagnose, read, and repair automated metering devices for Laclede Gas Company. Meet budget. Interface with customers daily. Lead customer executive and management working sessions.Met financial metrics every year from 2010 through 2014Downsized and laid off over 30 employees without incident or complaint.Participated in public utility (Ameren Illinois) 2-way contract expansion as Gas Subject Matter Expert.Trusted partner with public utilityAssisted public utility in correcting their database and capturing $500K in lost revenue.Assisted public utility with database transition in 2013 by providing solid data against which to calibrate their changing environment. Created early warning system of reports to prevent shortfalls in contractual obligations. L+G never paid a performance penalty to Laclede Gas.Supervised my program in ISO 9001 certification process for the Saint Louis program.Comfortable in Windows, UNIX environments. Can write basic SQL queries.

Performed installation, removal, and troubleshooting on automated gas and electric meters. Subject Matter Expert for automated gas metering products.Promoted five times in three years. First person to staff position of Lead Meter TechnicianAuthored manuals for gas meter device installation.Wrote technical papers for operation of automated gas metering devicesAssisted in writing manual for meter reading.

Left to attend seminary in St, Louis.Pre-beta tester for a software developer of network distribution modeling software. Locate flaws and verify fixes in new version. Test software both manually and using automated GUI testing tool (WinRunner). Interpret results of automated testing. Conducted inventory and upgrade of test scripts to verify coverage of product capability

Sales Representative for specialty paper manufacturer. • Coordinated efforts of manufacturing, R&D, sales, customer service to capture new product account to supply filter paper component to Purolator Products. • Awarded Supplier Certification for Excellence by Purolator Products, which included OEM supplier certification for Ford motor company. • Assisted QA director with ISO 9000 certification.

Sales Engineer for specialty precast concrete products, to include precast bridges and retaining walls. Conducted preliminary feasibility analysis prior to delivering bid request to the engineering department. • Received first approval for use of rigid-frame precast concrete bridge system from Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

1979-1990. Variety of leadership and support assignments, including company commandero Commander of training unito Audited programs-of-instruction to ensure task-condition-standard protocols were met in all phases, and obstacles to performance removedo Supervised cadre of drill sergeants with direct responsibility to implement training programo Conducted platform instruction in various subjectso Analyst, Training and Doctrine Commando Advised software developers on technical realities of warfighting doctrine in order to create more accurate simulationso Simulation software employed to develop battle scenarios for Operation Desert Stormo Various assignments provided extensive experience creating and delivering information and decision briefings to military, government, and civilian audiences