• Integral Leader who demonstrates a background in Municipal Government Operations, Public Administration, Project Management, Strategic Planning, and Team Building / Training, and who contributes talents in Budget Control, Forecasting, Finances, Regulatory Compliance, Purchasing, Public Relations, and Customer Service.
• Visionary Professional who rises above challenges to grow revenue, reduce costs, streamline processes, and drive xxxxxxnning outcomes while thriving on complexity as a leader who actively attains quantifiable achievements.
• Excellent Communicator who builds and sustains synergistic relationships xxxxxxth public- / private-sector leadership, management professionals, vendors / suppliers, customers, and the general public; who excels in both autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads staff by example and xxxxxxth integrity to accomplish objectives.

City Administrator ￨ Clerk Treasurer (2016 Present)

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking administrative operations for this city serving 3,300 residents, including establishing and maintaining an organizational structure of offices, departments, positions, and units xxxxxxth the city in the interest of effective, efficient, and economical conduct of comprehensive business efforts.

  Direct all facets of city budgeting and purchasing, including administering budget adopted by Common Council, reporting to Council on city s fiscal position, supervising accounting system, and serving as purchasing agent for city.

  Coordinate and oversee recruitment, training, mentoring, and management of top-performing staff per established procedures, including recommending Department Heads appointments to Common Council, as well as overseeing promotions, suspensions, or terminations and handling contract negotiations and employee collective bargaining.

  Collaborate xxxxxxth Department Heads to ensure training / development of staff to improve knowledge and skills, including promoting use of conferences, meetings, and training schools per budgeted funds for professional growth.

  Expertly carry out directives of Mayor and Common Council requiring administrative implementation, including monitoring city ordinances, resolutions, Common Council meeting minutes, and state statutes, as well as preparing a plan of administration xxxxxxth organizational charts to define authority and responsibility for non-statutory positions.

  Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and county legislation and administrative rules, programs, and funds.

  Serve as the go-to public information officer for the city to assure news media are kept informed of city operations.

  Co-prepare ordinances and resolutions as requested by Mayor or Common Council.

  Participate in Common Council meetings to assist leadership in performance of key duties.

  Establish and manage procedures to build communications between citizens and city government.

  Proactively advise the Mayor, Common Council, Boards, Committees, Commissions, and Department Heads.

  Represent the city in legislative and intergovernmental affairs as authorized by Mayor and Common Council.

  Continually promote the economic well-being and growth of the city via public- and private-sector cooperation.

City Clerk (2010 2016)

  Capitalized on the opportunity to direct daily city business activities and handle all facets of financial management and statutory clerk functions, including accurately preparing financial statements; accounting for receipts and disbursements; and managing records and employee payroll, taxes and W2s, and investments for a 75-member staff.

  Liaised among legislators, the public, and other government agencies and consultants as a designated city representative.

  Prepared the city s annual budget and managed expenditures of $2.7+ million and revenues exceeding $3.4 million, including handling fund balance estimates, projections, debt summaries, capital expenditures, and budget year tax rates.

• Demonstrated skill in administering the city s subdivision and zoning regulations acting as the liaison between businesses, development agencies, city government, and other government agencies, as well as the city s Revolving Loan Fund and the industrial park rental buildings, meeting xxxxxxth applicants, and explaining loan terms and processes.
• Responsible for the city-xxxxxxde voting day process, including managing Statexxxxxxde Voter Registration System, overseeing voter registration and verifications, ensuring voting site complies xxxxxxth all state and government policies, scheduling election staff, programming voting machines, and processing and reporting voting day documentation.

  Reduced city s expenditures $20,000+ via cost-effective personnel management and task delegation.

  Transitioned volumes of paper records to digital format by implementing new universal scanning software.

  Created promotional materials for city s aquatic center, municipal airport, recreation programs, and website.

  Realized a 34% savings on office supplies by using a state-contracted vendor to conduct price comparisons.

  Led a $100,000 Brownfield project, including Phase 1 / 2 investigations of a 400,000-square-foot industrial site.

  Created the city s first standard operations and office guide to provide staff xxxxxxth a go-to source of information.

  Completed third year of a rigorous Xxxxxx Municipal Clerk and Treasurer Institute for Higher Learning to achieve a state- recognized certification as a Municipal Clerk and Treasurer.

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Deputy City Clerk (2007 2010)

  Strategically steered daily administrative, financial management, and statutory clerk functions, including accounting for all receipts and disbursements regarding city funds; preparation of records, payroll, and investments; handling of payroll and Human Resource tasks for 75 employees; and facilitating accurate health insurance processing and W-2s.

  Served as the city representative and public contact in dealing xxxxxxth the public, legislators, other government agencies / consultants, along xxxxxxth implementing a more consumer-friendly environment xxxxxxthin city administrative offices.

  Prepared annual financial statements, as well as general ledger, payroll, and invoicing to enhance efficiency.

  Conceptualized and designed new Wayfinder signs for the placement throughout the city.

  Developed a detailed system for tracking department spending, income, hours, and manpower.

  Generated a 50% savings for the city in office supplies by competitively using a state-contracted vendor.

  Personally selected to set up the city-xxxxxxde voting day process, including managing Statexxxxxxde Voter Registration System, overseeing voter registration and verifications, ensuring site compliance xxxxxxth state and government policies, scheduling staff, programming voting machines, and processing and reporting voting day documentation.

  Improved interdepartmental communications by installing a standard distribution center for each department and enhanced the overall utilization of the current electronic communication program for high-volume data exchange.

Assistant Vice President ￨ Marketing Director (2006 2007)

  Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward developing innovative marketing campaigns and strategic advertising plans and managing marketing teams for this premier full-service bank specializing in small business loans.

  Effectively determined budget-compliant advertising placement, designed brochures, monitored press releases and advertising, coordinated annual report designs, and oversaw creation and distribution of customer announcements.

  Cost-effectively negotiated prices for strategic advertising placement.

  Created an inventory tracking system to monitor bank products at 11 separate locations.

  Redesigned a more cost-efficient direct mail marketing effort for remote deposit capture services.

  Dramatically boosted sales by leading marketing for advertising of gift cards during holiday seasons.

  Increased specific project savings by 15% and retained annual multi-year contract pricing xxxxxxth vendors.

  Increased bank visibility through local festival participation, including coordinating events, organizing registration, and managing all activities for Road America Big Wheel Race and John Michael Kohler Art Festival.

Assistant Vice President Marketing (2005 2006)

  Applied strong leadership talents toward directing dynamic marketing initiatives, including handling all material design, developing brand awareness, and monitoring competitor product offerings, as well as facilitating revenue-orienting advertising design, event planning, marketing compliance, and budgetary oversight to achieve objectives.

  Increased product revenue 75% by leading profit-generating bank-xxxxxxde promotional efforts.

  Developed innovative marketing initiatives to contribute to a $14 million boost in bank s deposit base.

  Built new customer relationships while exhibiting talent in product design and program development.

Marketing Coordinator (2003 2005) ￨ Marketing Assistant (1999 2003)

  Led targeted decision-making in the results-generating layout and design of marketing materials for all newspaper advertising across 16 publications monthly, including coordinating branded office merchandise, developing Point of Purchase (POP) displays, designing annual reports, and improving marketing success via weekly meetings xxxxxxth leaders.

  Led a results-generating campaign to overhaul the company s brand image.

  Developed a new logo for use in brochures and literature to enhance bank visibility.

  Developed advertising calendars, and created a master chart to streamline weekly ad placements.

Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing) Marian College

Xxxxxx Public Finance Training

XxxxxxsLine Conference Series (Various Courses)

Xxxxxx Certified Municipal Clerk (Since 2014)

Economic Development ￨ Municipal Clerks & Treasurers Institute ￨ Civic Systems ￨ Caselle Accounting Program

Integrity Selling Program ￨ Powerful Business Writing ￨ Management & Supervision ￨ State Voter Registration System

Microsoft Office Suite ￨ Adobe (InDesign CS, Photoshop CS) ￨ Caselle ￨ Samsung Notebooks ￨ Website Management