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Denver

Greater Denver Area

Greater Denver Area

Anza Group provides professional services in Economic Development, Energy and Business sectors.

Pueblo, Colorado

Direct all Economic Development, County Energy Office and GIS activity for entire government enterprise. Grow economic wealth of Pueblo County through retention, expansion, establishment and recruitment of primary industry. Implement community economic development goals and objectives, interfacing and coordinating with partner agencies.Prepare and direct Pueblo County’s energy efforts locally and at the Colorado Public Utilities Commission. Develop and execute a community energy plan that provides energy at stable, affordable rates to the community’s citizens and businesses.Direct sustainability efforts of Pueblo County, including laying the groundwork for the community to become 100% renewable-powered by 2035 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50%.Manage all Enterprise Zone and Opportunity Zone business incentive activity for Pueblo County on behalf of the State of Colorado ($92 Million in investment, $2.6 Million in tax credits administered annually)Manage the County’s Loan Funds, and work with underwriters to successfully and sustainably lend GAP funds to private businesses, in full compliance with Federal regulations.Improve Pueblo County business operations through proliferation of geospatial technology and processes, including through interactive resident engagement, internal and field workflow process improvement and efficiency/revenue savings measures at all levels of the County enterprise.Develop business leads, prepare incentive packages, negotiate contract and finance terms on behalf of Pueblo County.Develop and foster inter-state and international trade relationships on behalf of Pueblo County and its business community.Draft State legislation, work with lobbyists and legislators to improve quality of life in Colorado on behalf of Pueblo County.

Pueblo, Colorado

Direct the GIS program for entire government enterprise. Establish and direct “Economic Gardening” pilot program for Pueblo County. Coordinate and lead a unified GIS response program during emergency operations from the County’s Emergency Operations Center and Mobile Command Unit. Collaborate and develop cooperative plans & long-term agreements with various regional agencies and governments. Manage staff and contract employees in daily operations of GIS development, emergency response & software applications deployment. Prepare and present department budget to Board of County Commissioners and Budget/Finance Director, including contract data acquisition projects. Work with development staff to program and deploy custom spatially-aware applications. Negotiate contracts, prepare and administer requests for proposals as necessary to procure contract labor and other services such as acquisition of aerial photography, digitization of records and other process improvement services. Install, develop and maintain centralized Microsoft SQL Server ArcSDE enterprise-wide geodatabase and ArcGIS Server Internet/Intranet .Net-based applications including building seamless interconnectivity to legacy Progress database systems. Administer and oversee management of GIS VMware server farm. Direct development and deployment of community-wide Internet portal. Propose, deploy and maintain Aerial Imagery Validation Range (1 of 5 in the world) with USGS. Develop business plan, direct development of and deploy multi-county Shared Services GIS, including multi-Terabyte, 200+ GIS user data warehouse. Work with County staff, elected officials and State agencies to influence statewide technology deployment efforts. Develop statewide data administration policies with State OIT. Promote GIS and technology use throughout Southern Colorado and statewide.

Pueblo, Colorado Area

Provide management, financial assistance and professional guidance for start-up magazine publication showcasing Southeastern Colorado’s strengths and character. Write a regular column and oversee hiring of essential staff. Moonlight as professional photographer as needed.

Casper, Wyoming

Direct IT department for entire government enterprise. Manage IT staff, oversee and coordinate purchasing of IT enterprise equipment for all County departments, prepare budgets for IT infrastructure, contract labor, software and support. Direct software development activities for County. Prepare requests for proposals for procurement of technology goods and services for enterprise, and administer RFP processes accordingly. Coordinate e-government activities for enterprise. Investigate and plan for development of GIS program in conjunction with other local government agencies. Write and administer federal and state technology & capital grants. Direct procurement, installation and administration of all telecommunications systems, including E-911, PBX and Cisco VOIP. Direct Y2K conversion from AS400 to Windows environments

Casper, Wyoming

Work to develop GIS program for County. Identify needs for program creation, pursue grant funding, purchase and install software. Train various staff throughout organization as necessary.

Fort Collins, Colorado

Produce multimedia software for English and Language Arts educational programs. Run all aspects of a start-up small business.