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4/19/2012 8:45:28 AM Planner for the State of Texas, in Austin with more than five years of experience and relevant education
and experience investigator, paralegal, accounting specialist, marketing and customer service seeking career position with the Urban Design Division for the City of Austin, Texas. Recent successes include the completion of a project to develop the content and structure coordinating and documenting Division planning projects for statewide transportation planning and communications. Project benefits included reliable, easy to follow, content and structure standards (data models) designed to meet regulatory compliance for the purposes of timely submission, review, approval, execution oversight by key stakeholders for the purpose of ensuring continued public support and funding.
Core-Competencies
Project Management * Project Planning, Development and Implementation * Scope Review and Compliance * Plan Evaluation * Prioritize Criteria and Evaluate Plans, Proposals and Budgets * Draft Work Plans, Policies, Procedures * Professional Communications * Assist and Attend Public Speaking & Outreach Events * Task Coordination * Legal Research & Drafting * Interpret and Explain Complex Issues * Create & Deliver Presentations
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Technology - cum laude, Minor in Marketing UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - CENTRAL CAMPUS - Houston, TX Post Baccalaureate in General Legal Studies - (Certified Legal Assistant) cum laude UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO - San Diego, CA
Certifications
Project Management Professional Certification | Project Management Institute Certified Lawyers Assistant | American Bar Association Accredited Center for Paralegal Training Certified Licensure Investigator | Council on Certified Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation
Software Skills
Windows XP & 7 * Various Mainframe Apps * MS Office Suites 2003 & 2010 * MS SharePoint * MS Project * MS PowerPoint * Adobe Acrobat for Professionals * Internet *
2005 to 2011 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - Increasingly responsible for coordinating administrative compliance activities for transportation planning projects, work plans, estimated and actual budgets and activities for funding applications, approvals, and reporting to the Planning Division of the Federal Highway Administration, for the purpose of securing state and federal funding for an average of $70 million/annually. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Planner IV - Mar 2007- Dec 2010 - Implemented effective project management tools that reduced project plan production time by 30% for the annual submission and federally approved grant application, while minimizing level of effort by more than 50% for participants needed to coordinate, compile, and deliver annual program plans and reports. Planner III - Feb 2006-Feb 2007 - Simplified understanding of prioritized issues through development and establishment of relevant reference briefs relating federal funding compliance for various entities by applying information mapping methods. Planner II - Jun 2005-Feb 2006 - Provided prompt assistance in editing and drafting work program reports' content and organization for submission and approval of substantial federal aid for statewide planning projects. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: Developed operating procedures for specific program administrative compliance. Assisted in developing division/section budget. Interpreted/explained/enforced policies & procedures, codes, specifications, ordinances, etc.