Education and Experience-1975 University of Virginia, Bachelor of science in Landscape Architecture; RLA, State of Virginia-25 years managing and directing company and team that provides parks and facilities-45 year experience working with governmental agencies providing parks and recreational servicesParks and Recreation Knowledge-10 year leading division of planning and construction services for chesterfield parks and recreation-Provided park planning and development solutions to over 35 Virginia localities and state agencies -Developed and implemented countywide parks and recreation master plans-Integrated technology solutions into service delivery and management of work teams-Thorough knowledge of challenges and activities for grounds maintenance operations-Created directed renovations and major maintenance program for park sites-Designed or directed development of all parks and recreational sites in the county Administrative Ability-45 year experience in project management for public parks and recreational agenciesPartnering and Collaboration-15 year working relationship with PRAC, [4] Historic Foundations and other community partners-Department liaison to Planning Commission and Community Development Team-Developed cooperative working relationships with regional/state park and conservation agencies Human Resource Management-15 year manager of diverse work team-Directed progressive staff advancement within work groupBudget and Finance-15 year experience developing and managing department capital Improvement Budgets-Directed effort to obtain over 5 million in alternative funding for acquisition and development
Listed skills include Government, Parks, Public Speaking, Gis, and 1 others.