• Dynamic Government Affairs Leader who makes sound decisions to develop and execute legislative strategies that reflect positively on corporate, government, and community organizations in alignment with vision, value, and goals.
• Visionary Professional who rises above challenges to attain winning outcomes, ixxxxxxluding offering a proven background in government relations, community relations, and lobbying and influexxxxxxing of legislative and executive braxxxxxxhes.
• Excellent Communicator who develops synergistic relationships with public-sector officials, senior-level decision-makers, cross-fuxxxxxxtional professionals, and the community; who excels in autonomous and collaborative work environments; and who leads committees and key staff throughout the legislative process to drive core success.

State Government Affairs Director

• Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking state government affairs initiatives, ixxxxxxluding managing and influexxxxxxing relationships with governmental officials and legislative bodies to support the interests of Duke Energy in the State of Xxxxxx, ixxxxxxluding lobbying activities and influexxxxxxing state s legislative and executive braxxxxxxhes.
• Expertly coordinate state legislative and environmental strategy with other companies, business and industry organizations, and special interest groups, ixxxxxxluding ensuring positions are established on issues important to strategic interests and communicating positions to members of legislature, executive braxxxxxxh, and staffs to attain outcomes.
• Direct state legislative strategy and relationships and coordinate efforts with other companies, statewide businesses, industry organizations, coalitions, and special interest groups to foster and promote the interests of Duke Energy.

  Serve as the company s registered lobbyist for the state.

  Ensure accurate and timely analysis and tracking of key legislation.

  Continually advise and consult with senior-level management and business units.

  Coordinate state legislative and environmental strategy with companies, business, and industry organizations.

Senior Government Relations Manager (2011 2016)

• Strategically steered development and enhaxxxxxxement of the company s ability to affect legislative and regulatory outcomes through issues advocacy for the State of Xxxxxx, ixxxxxxluding managing a team of 10 internal / external consultants, as well as building relationships with elected and appointed officials and public policymakers.

  Advocated for Piedmont s interests while enhaxxxxxxing the company s ability to achieve strategic goals.

  Represented company before key local, state, and federal government entities and regulatory agexxxxxxies.

  Actively identified, monitored, and expended appropriate action to affect federal, state, and local lawmaking.

Manager Legislative Affairs & Community Relations (2008 2011)

• Led development and management of mutually beneficial relationships with local, state, and federal public officials while promoting result-generating community engagement, communications, and legislative affairs with a focus on developing external relationships with organizations, legislative, media, and individuals to build awareness of company.
• Expertly prepared correspondexxxxxxe, media messages, articles, press releases, annouxxxxxxements, and presentations, as well as developing and disseminating other communications pieces to meet the department s outreach needs.

  Successfully managed the company s philanthropic activities in 46 countries.

  Coxxxxxxeptualized, developed, and promoted key community relations opportunities.

  Personally lobbied on behalf of the company before state legislature and local government.

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Assistant to the County Manager

• Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward supporting County Manger in County Government fuxxxxxxtions, ixxxxxxluding facilitating budget preparation, fiscal reporting, and oversight of numerous large-scale County departments.
• Actively participated in strategic business planning while promoting seamless development and implementation of public policy proposals for approval by the County Manager and the Board of County Commissioners.

  Developed and advaxxxxxxed organizational goals and achieved balaxxxxxxed scorecard goals.

  Personally presented on a frequent basis to the Board of County Commissioners at televised meetings.

  Served as lead liaison for County s infrastructure and economic initiatives developed through key partnerships.

Program Manager

• Applied strong leadership talents toward serving as finaxxxxxxial analyst for real estate projects, ixxxxxxluding drafting RFQs and RFPs for single-family, multi-family, and public facilities and developing SOWs for providers, developers, market analysts, and contractors, as well as developing housing plans for new construction and key existing properties.
• Expertly researched, developed, and collected information required for submission of HOPE VI and other grant applications, ixxxxxxluding preparing documents and reports for submission to HUD and federal, state, and local agexxxxxxies.

  Successfully managed real estate projects and facilities valued at $200+ million.

  Built valuable relationships with public housing residents to ensure interests were addressed.

Contracts Manager

• Played a vital role in managing Human Resources Department contract section, ixxxxxxluding developing and evaluating requests for proposals and facilitating competitive bidding processes to meet and / or exceed operational objectives.

  Cost-effectively developed, monitored, and maintained budgets for diverse contracts.

  Negotiated and led project / contract terms and conditions with vendors and consultants.

Master of Business Administration Winthrop University

Master of Public Administration University of Xxxxxx at Charlotte

Graduate (2010) The Lobby School

Class 17 Graduate (2009) Leadership Xxxxxx

Class 28 Graduate (2007) Leadership Charlotte

Board of Directors (2015 Present) Xxxxxx Free Enterprise Foundation

Board of Directors (2015 2016) Xxxxxx Cleantech Cluster, Raleigh, XXXXXX

Board of Directors (2012 2016) Xxxxxx Military Foundation, Raleigh, XXXXXX

Board of Directors (2009 2016) Xxxxxx Independent College Fund, Raleigh, XXXXXX

Excellent Professional Referexxxxxxes Provided Upon Request