I am a proven organizational leader with over twenty years of performance-based leadership experience, and am seeking positions within companies that need leadership to spur increase productivity and performance through applying statistics and data analysis to formative and interim program evaluation.
My experience includes front-line leadership in multi-million dollar construction project facilitation, program action and strategic planning, finance, budgeting and performing as a media spokesperson. All along, I have leveraged expert analyst to promulgate lean approach and team empowerment that drives organizational improvements and instills best practices.
Skills
Persuasive negotiator
Revenue and profit maximization
Strategic action development planner
Strong interpersonal skills
Resolution-oriented
Energetic and driven
Avidian Technologies Prophet
Dependable
Reliable
Motivated team player
Work History
Director of Research and Assessment, 08/2009 to 07/2014 The District of Manatee County – Bradenton, Florida
Contacted and led managers to discuss how their data needs could be met through specific data products and services.
Recorded accurate and efficient records in the customer database and maintained the integrity of the database.
Prioritized tasks and projects to meet tight deadlines.
Conducted monthly assessment and data position meetings and quarterly data use trainings.
Exceeded data team contacts goals a minimum of 38% each year for five years, thus broadening the use of data.
Started company from zero to very profitable within 2 years, then sold the business.
Completed daily outbound calls and contacts.
Contacted new and existing customers to discuss how their needs could be met through specific products and services via email and web interface.
Identified prospective customers by using business directories and following leads from existing clients.
Created strategic brand building events to expand the current product portfolio.
Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
Consultant and Site Leader, 01/2005 to 11/2007 Office of Accountability and Assessment – Key West, Fl
Wrote performance contracts for employees to obtain targeted outcomes and to create future action plans for processing.
Selected the correct strategies and techniques based on research and student needs.
Held monthly building construction meetings while new facility construction was underway.
Conducted face-to-face progress meetings and calls with construction directors throughout the construction project.
Built relationships with the community to promote long term strategic connection and growth.
Chief Technology Officer, 07/2002 to 06/2004 Dublin City District – Coffman, Dublin Ohio
Identified budgetary items that were redundant or unnecessary due to obsolesces and restructured a five-year budget that saved $200,000 per year.
Recorded accurate and efficient records in the database.
Prioritized tasks and projects to meet tight deadlines.
Conducted monthly progress meetings and quarterly data use trainings.
Site Leader, 07/1990 to 06/2002 Perrysburg Public District – Perrysburg, Ohio
Negotiated union contracts with the Board Team.
Assistant Professor, 01/1990 to 01/2004 Bowling Green State University – Bowling Green, Ohio
Taught graduate coursework for the Masters Program.
Taught 700 level courses for District Leaders.
Site Leader, 07/1984 to 06/1990 Gibsonburg Exempted District – Gibsonburg, Ohio
Federal Chapter I Director.
Federal Migrant Program Director.
Site Leader.
Introduced formalized thinking skills model for innovation design.
Site Leader, 07/1983 to 06/1984 Genoa Area District – Clay Center, Ohio
Restructured employee assignments to reflect a more progressive flow and research-based pratice.
Site Leader, 07/1981 to 06/1983 Wayne Trace Local District – Payne, Ohio
Introduced historical data study for program improvement.
Introduced data-driven decision-making.
Created strategic brand building events to expand the current confidence in performance.
Prioritized tasks and projects to meet tight deadlines.
Conducted monthly planning meetings and quarterly research-based practice trainings.
Education
Bachelor of Science: Education, 1974 The Defiance College - Defiance, Ohio.
Master of Science: 1979 Saint Francis College - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Doctor of Philosophy: 1994 Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio
Post Doctoral Leadership and Supervision coursework: 2004 Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio.
Affiliations
Bowling Green State University, Programs in Leadership Studies - Award of Excellence.
Named Martha Holden Jennings Scholar
Ohio Leadership Academy Fellow
Board of Directors of Leadership Monroe County, Term
Phi Delta Kappa
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Committee for Bowling Green State University
Accomplishments
Bowling Green State University, Programs in Leadership Studies – Award of Excellence.
Martha Holden Jennings Scholar.
Ohio Leadership Academy Fellow.
Board of Directors of Leadership Monroe County.
Phi Delta Kappa, Bowling Green State University Chapter
Member of Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education Committee for Bowling Green State University.
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Awards Selection Committee.
Toledo Community Foundation – Scholarship Selection Committee.
The Defiance College – President of Junior and Senior Class
Certified SCUBA Diver.
Skills
Budgeting, counseling, Data Processing, Leadership, Director, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, performance
Analysis, Personnel, Strategy, Supervision, Training Design
