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• Created, improved, and implemented standard operating procedures, monitor use, and provide feedback on best practices and improvements of two programs across the country. • Managed 25 volunteer leaders across the country’s west region by ensuring they have the necessary tools to lead volunteer events of over 100 people per city on a monthly basis. • Managed a $500,000 operational program's budgets and maintain deadlines. • Led a team of three regional managers while fulfilling the mission in over 20 cities across the west region. • Collaborated with the fundraising department, building relationships with stakeholders in over 47 cities in the United States.• Led weekly departmental meetings and provide operational reporting to the Vice President of Operations and Chief Executive Officer.

Greater San Diego Area

As part of the leadership team at Habitat for Humanity in San Diego, CA, I managed the Neighborhood Revitalization (NR) Department, overseeing project management and program operations with a budget responsibility of $1.1 million per fiscal year. Habitat for Humanity operates globally in 70 countries and across 50 states, ranking among the top 20 homebuilders in the United States.• Responsible for the Home Repair Department, project management and program operations, management of a total program cost of 1.1 million dollars per fiscal year.• Project planning and forecast, developing scopes of work, project budgeting, monthly grant reports, maintaining deadlines. Setting short- and long-term program goals, risk assessment.• Negotiated and contract suppliers; supervised external contractors and suppliers; adapt projects to unforeseen changes of personnel or funding sources.• Provided regular statistical analysis and financial reports to financial officers, board and grantors. • Supervised superintendents, vendors and contractors on 52 home repair projects while keeping projects on schedule.• Organized and analyzed construction archives; created spread sheets database and graphics for impact evaluation. • Oversaw and maintained operational compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations. Managed audit reports and policies for Housing and Urban Development Grants for two fiscal years.

Greater San Diego Area

• Managed local service platoon program operations.• Conducted assessments of community needs, collaborating with community development organizations and leaders to select sites for transforming neighborhoods, including urban edible gardens and pocket park restoration projects.• Empowered and engaged veterans and active-duty military for participation in service events.• Supervised a group of over 200 San Diego post-9/11 veterans, overseeing their involvement in monthly volunteering projects.

San Diego

Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek is an environmental non-profit organization with a mission to link energy, economic, and health equity with environmental justice by improving water quality; developing alternative forms of energy and economy; and increasing the capacity of low-income communities to lead climate action.• Supervised over 4,650 volunteer hours on over 20 service events attended by many military and veteran groups, AmeriCorps NCCC, private sector and faith-based organizations.• Conducted assessments on environmental community needs of Southeast San Diego Canyon residents.• Assisted on the construction of two community pocket parks in Southeast San Diego.• Coordinated five major watershed invasive plant removal and tree-planting habitat restoration projects on a 25-acre canyon.• Assisted with Geographical Information System (GIS) for Chollas Creek watershed and Radio Canyon database mapping.

• During my years in the service, I enhanced my mission-driven leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.• Supervised the operation of the Fuel Oil Transfer System and Water System onboard a Navy vessel.• Conducted maintenance on the ship's mechanical equipment, including diagnosis and repairs.• Ensured compliance with environmental safety and MSDS regulations for engineering ship operations overseas.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Associate Of Science - As