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Lewes, De, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Responsible for leadership, coordination, and execution of national programmatic policy for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Voluntary Public Access Program, and the Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program.• Manage national funding solicitations and state allocations for several conservation programs with a collective annual budget greater than $1 billion.• Provide leadership on financial assistance programs for the protection of natural… Show more • Responsible for leadership, coordination, and execution of national programmatic policy for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Voluntary Public Access Program, and the Wetlands Mitigation Banking Program.• Manage national funding solicitations and state allocations for several conservation programs with a collective annual budget greater than $1 billion.• Provide leadership on financial assistance programs for the protection of natural resources while collaborating with local, State, and Federal agencies.• Supervises a team of program and management analysts, natural resource specialists, and grants management specialists. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Product Manager for the salesforce-based Partner Portal used for managing proposals and agreements for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). • Developed, implement, and manage the national RCPP communication strategy.• Supported development, comment resolution, and rollout of the first RCPP rule. • Manage & support development, rollout, proposal review, and agreement negotiation for three annual funding solicitations worth… Show more • Product Manager for the salesforce-based Partner Portal used for managing proposals and agreements for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) and Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG). • Developed, implement, and manage the national RCPP communication strategy.• Supported development, comment resolution, and rollout of the first RCPP rule. • Manage & support development, rollout, proposal review, and agreement negotiation for three annual funding solicitations worth $300M annually.• Conduct regular state office training for RCPP program implementation.• Present on the RCPP program and upcoming funding opportunities at conferences and working groups while meeting with RCPP project partners upon request. Show less

Manage the NRCS International Programs Division which supports NRCS' technical assistance abroad, overseeing international travel for NRCS employees, coordinating foreign visitors, processing diplomatic passports, as well as operational support for a variety of international activities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Manages the laboratory planning process for 13 national laboratories on behalf of the Under Secretary for Science and Energy by coordinating and facilitating DOE leadership discussions of shared goals and objectives for each laboratory.• Liaison between Office of Science (SC) leadership and field managers, including a dual role as the Office of Science Field Coordinator from March 2015 - February 2017.• Represents SC and DOE leadership on working groups and interagency task forces to… Show more • Manages the laboratory planning process for 13 national laboratories on behalf of the Under Secretary for Science and Energy by coordinating and facilitating DOE leadership discussions of shared goals and objectives for each laboratory.• Liaison between Office of Science (SC) leadership and field managers, including a dual role as the Office of Science Field Coordinator from March 2015 - February 2017.• Represents SC and DOE leadership on working groups and interagency task forces to further DOE missions by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.• Works to build consensus by resolving conflicting interpretation of regulation/policy between various headquarter and field entities. Ensures consistent guidance and interpretation of regulations/policy are communicated to all stakeholders.• Analyzes draft legislation, regulation, and DOE policy documents for impact on the SC national laboratories, providing advice and recommendations for DOE leadership.• Develops draft reports, memoranda, and presentations used by DOE leadership to communicate and engage with constituents on complex and sensitive issues.• Prepares responses to congressional inquiries, GAO/IG audits, external studies, and correspondence from the general public on behalf of Departmental leadership.• Manages the SC field operations awards program, quarterly field managers meetings, field delegations of authority, and support management of the DOE Laboratory Directed and Research Program and laboratory appraisal process.• Supports DOE and SC leadership in problem solving operational issues that affect DOE federal and contractor sites.• Manages workload of contractor support and rotational assignments within the Office of Laboratory Policy. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Program Management – Assists in the management of the directives program by scheduling critical DOE mission items on the Directives Review Board (DRB) meeting agendas; works with DRB members and writers in resolving mission-critical issues related to development of specific directives; analyzes directives to ensure compliance with existing DOE, regulatory or legislative documents; tracks status of directives; and, provides management recommendations on streamlining current processes and… Show more • Program Management – Assists in the management of the directives program by scheduling critical DOE mission items on the Directives Review Board (DRB) meeting agendas; works with DRB members and writers in resolving mission-critical issues related to development of specific directives; analyzes directives to ensure compliance with existing DOE, regulatory or legislative documents; tracks status of directives; and, provides management recommendations on streamlining current processes and identifying more efficient ways of managing the program.• Analysis and Assessment – Reviews and provides comments to briefings, GAO reports, draft directives, and secretarial memoranda for senior leadership.• Outreach and Customer Service – Communicates orally and in writing to facilitate the review and development of departmental directives.• Information Technology Support – Provides troubleshooting assistance for the review and comment software (RevCom), assists in website migration and maintenance; and, creates and reviews content on the DOE internal wiki (Powerpedia). • Works with contract staff to ensure compliance with contract.• Benchmarked other agency programs to develop system improvements for improved directives development, storage, and communication• Assisted in reducing directives processing time at the Department of Energy (DOE) from an FY 2010 baseline of 430 to 149 days in FY 2011.• Assisted in developing and recording the budget for training and contracts.• Currently assisting in the development of an Integrated Management model using principles from Malcolm-Baldridge and ISO 90001.• Participated in an interagency task force for the collaboration of customer service initiatives. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Supervised the administrative support and staff of three homes caring for 52 children; this includes overseeing human resources, public relations, fundraising, and maintenance of the three facilities• Implemented new strategies to restructure and streamline management as well as updating technology usage within the organization• Developed professional partnerships with groups, corporations, and government ministries to host events from local dinners to national campaigns involving… Show more • Supervised the administrative support and staff of three homes caring for 52 children; this includes overseeing human resources, public relations, fundraising, and maintenance of the three facilities• Implemented new strategies to restructure and streamline management as well as updating technology usage within the organization• Developed professional partnerships with groups, corporations, and government ministries to host events from local dinners to national campaigns involving thousands of individuals• Organized a fundraising effort that pulled together professionals and corporate entities to raise 100,000 SAR and over 500,000 SAR is free media publicity • Wrote articles and spoke in interviews for several media organizations including The Mail and Guardian (SA), BBC Radio (UK), SABC 1 (SA), and Aljazeera English Show less

Mpa, Environmental Science And Policy

B.S., Aerospace Engineering