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• Manage the day to day operations of the Scott County Court - a general jurisdiction court. Over 25,000 cases filed annually. • Manage an office of 30 employees and six judge teams.• Ensure cases are being scheduled and heard in a timely manner.• Identify building needs and space considerations.• Recruit, hire, train, coach, mentor and develop employees.• Manage $2 million operating budget.• Advocate on behalf of the Scott County Court and collaborate with justice partners, county administration, state court administration and the public.• Interpret, execute, and communicate statutory mandates, court rules, and judicial system policies as they relate to administrative matters.

•Lead Carver County in the day to day operations of the court. Manage two supervisors and 17 administrative clerks, with over 13,000 case filings, four judges, and eight judge support staff. Recruit, hire, train, coach and mentor court staff.•Manage the regionalized interpreting program. Improved customer service and accessibility, decreased costs by $30,000 annually, implemented consistent processes, and reduced workload. •Manage Carver County’s $1.3 million operating budget. •Advocate on behalf of the judges and courts and assist with the development of policies and procedures for weapons screening.•Project manager for court addition/remodel project completed in 2009 including: courtrooms, chambers and court administration office. •Evaluate and direct court technology projects: On deck calendar processing, in-court updating, e-complaints, e-citations, CPC processing, and paperless transition. Successfully reduce the amount of time expended on formerly paper driven systems.•Interpret, execute, and communicate statutory mandates, court rules, and judicial system policies as they relate to administrative matters. •Represent the Court in non-judicial matters including local and state committees. Participate and coordinate outreach to legislators, attorneys, county commissioners, and the public.

-Provided direct supervision, coaching, mentoring, and evaluation of performance of supervisors and staff.-Managed the accounting, budget, and collection divisions of the Dakota County District Court. Coordinated several collection improvement initiatives that helped to increase revenue from $11 million in 2002 to over $15 million in 2006. -Assisted and provided input to judges regarding implementation of policies that affected or impacted court administration. Participated in Judge Bench meetings. -Implemented and managed technology projects including: Interactive Voice Response/Web Response (IVR/IWR); Dakota County District Court web site; and public defender screener program and database. -Project manager for the Odyssey/MNCIS implementation.-Interpreted statutes and developed office policy and procedures to ensure an effective and efficient court administration office.-Communicated with judges, law enforcement, county and state departments, media and the public to speak about the activities and operations of the district court.