My career began at a very young age. Unabridged, my mother encouraged learning, exploration, and most of all, business. My earliest being Tiffany’s Interiors at age 5. Blessed to be born during the age of “family business”, I was exposed to a variety of industries. Here’s a snapshot of my skill acquisition in the last few decades.

Skill Summary

• Purchasing and Budgetary Development
• Administrative Services Management
• Oracle Data Import and Translation
• Multi-Funding Source Allocation
• Project Research and Feasibility (ROI)
• Web Conferencing
• Online Form Development
• Workers’ Compensation Administration
• Human Resource and ADA
• Administration
• Financial Auditing
• Inter/Intranet Development and Management

EDUCATION & CAREER SKILL ACQUISITION

• Bachelor’s: Political Science, MCL
• Minor: Urban and Ethnic Studies
• Emphasis: Marketing, Political Science, Computer Science, Computer-based Statistical Analysis
• Professional Certifications:
  • CDBG Needs Assessment and Compliance
  • NEPA
  • CEQA
  • EIR Reviews and Statements
  • Microsoft Software Administration
  • Adobe Creative Suite/ HTML/XHTML
  • Time Management and Customer Service Training
  • Workers’ Compensation Training

• Career Skill Acquisition:
  • CDBG Need Assessment
  • Contract Compliance and Administration
  • Information Technology Administration
  • Equipment Testing and Use Training
  • Bilingual Compliance
  • Performance Measurements
  • Workspace Design and Reconfiguration
  • Bureaucracy Streamlining Initiatives
  • Multi-Fund Budget Preparation
  • Workers’ Compensation Administration
  • Transitional Job Bank Development
  • FMLA Leave Policy
  • Fiscal Management
  • Union/Labor Negotiation

Skill Summary Continued

• Event Planning and Coordination
• Website Development
• Government Agency Photojournalism by Bond Measure
• Infrastructure and Information Technology Administration
• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Report Production and Analysis
• Diverse Conduit Skills (Jargon translation)
• Organizational and Dual Purpose Implementation
• Problem Solving and Time Management
• Multi-Platform Super/Power User Training
• Microsoft Office and Adobe Applications
• Multi-Department/ Location Liaison
• Resource Analysis and Service Streamlining
• Training Development and Presentation
• Project and Fiscal Management

Personal Note: I have a wicked sense of humour, no offense is ever intended. I was raised on George Carlin and Richard Pryor.