Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

I am…

• Performance driven
• Outcome oriented
• Continually obsessed with personal excellence
• Always looking for a way to leverage technology
• The kind of person that thrives on a challenge
• Constantly trying to improve myself in my personal and professional life
• Someone that believes in the power of Human Resource Development (HRD) ideas
• A believer in education and learning

I have….

• Completed a BS in Political Science and have taken a variety of graduate courses in Comparative and African Politics
• Been to South Africa
• Spent a year of my life in service to my community through the AmeriCorp VISTA Program with the Habitat for Humanity of South Central Minnesota
• Worked in retail and retail sales (everyone should work a sales job….at least once)
• Made a difference in someone’s life
• Proclivity towards affordable housing and land use…I have completed in an internship with Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy, Marquette’s Affordable Housing Partnership Inc.
• Found my daughter’s birth to be one of the most surreal moments of my life
• Many good friends of all political stripes, socio-economic backgrounds, ethnicities, belief systems, ages etc.
• Continually find ways to improve my job and program
• Always looked for ways to add value to my organization
• Followed Chicago sports since as long as I can remember

I am currently…

• Working towards the completion of a MS in Training and Development, I expect to completed my graduate program by the fall or winter of 2010
• Employed at the Marquette Housing Commission as the Section 8/HCVP Coordinator
• Attending a the Northern Michigan University Entrepreneurship Academy
• A relatively new father
• Planning to get engaged

I can successfully….

• Run a government program
• Write a grant

I am working on….

I plan to….

Work History

• Marquette Housing Commission
• Housing Choice Voucher Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
• March 2008 to October 2010

• My duties included:
  • Managing day-to-day section 8 operations (waitlist, orientation, re-certification, HQS inspections, and program termination)
  • Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable
  • Customer service (tenants and program participants)
  • Assisted with IT, HR, file and information management
  • Reviewing and generating Section 8 Reports
  • Collecting and entering public housing tenant rents
  • Constructing spreadsheets for utility bills
  • Managing central filing system
  • Routing mail
  • Assisting the Executive Director as needed

  My achievements were:
  • 100% SEMAP Score for HCV program management, “High Performer” designation
  • Merit Award Bonus in 2009
  • Increased HCV program participation
  • Improved office process efficiency
  • Achieved certifications in Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections and Section 8 Specialist

• St. Paul's Church
• Parish Administrator
• June 2007 to March 2008

• My duties were:
  • Create and construct weekly Sunday bulletins
  • Manage building use schedule
  • Assist with parish communications—monthly newsletter, weekly updates, building postings.
  • Purchase office supplies
  • Provide administrative support to committees and groups

  As the Parish Administrator, I was able to achieve the following:
  • Collaborated with others to improve parish communications
  • Reduced office supply costs via comparative purchasing
  • Worked with parish groups to increase the use of technology

• Northern Michigan University-College of Business
• Student Researcher
• May 2007 to August 2007

• My tasks were to:
  • Provide research support for the Business College
  • Collect and organize information into Excel and Word
  • Communicate findings with Business College Dean

Education

• Northern Michigan University
• Master of Science, Psychology, Performance, Training, and Development, Training and Development, Performance Improvement
• 2009 - 2011

• My coursework is complete, I am currently working on my graduate capstone project.

• Northern Michgian University
• Bachelor of Science, Political Science, English
• 2000 - 2001