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HomeMy WebLinkAboutColeman, Jim - ResumeRésumé JAMES FREELAND COLEMAN 40026 Agusta Drive, Lady Lake, Florida 32159-2826 Home: (Ph/Fax) 352.750.5644 ~ Cell: 352.256.5320 jfcoleman@embarqmail.com PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE I wish to have my talents, skills, knowledge and abilities gainfully employed as a senior executive administrator within the local, state, federal government, the third sector or any such position supporting the common good and effecting a contribution to society. SUMMARY A seasoned professional with more than 18 years of local government experience with expertise in the following areas: Organizational Management Policy Administration Public & Media Relations Airport Management Industrial Park Management Human Resources Management Labor Relations Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Economic Development Capital Project Management Program Management Tactical & Strategic Planning Purchasing, Procuring and Contract Management Financial Operations and Budgeting Risk Management RELEVENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE City of Williston, Florida. City Manager & Airport Manager, Purchasing Agent 2004 to 2008 Reporting directly to the legislative board as a municipal CAO responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting in the organization. Lobbying for a statewide organization. Formulating, implementing and evaluating programs and policies after research and analysis. Intergovernmental relations. Political action committees. Maintaining oversight on myriad departmental functional areas, and a high level of communications and liaison with the legislative board members, staff, media and the public. I led the city through 3 cycles of “Mitigation, Preparedness, Response & Recovery” for hurricanes Charley 8/13-14/04, Francis 9/04-05/04 & Jeanne 9/25-26/04. The city became the supply point for Levy County, a coastal county, during these events. The FLARNG was prepared to stage 1,000-soldiers at the municipal airport in preparation for Hurricane Ivan. Williston is a full service city including electric, natural gas, water and wastewater utilities and solid waste along with police, fire, municipal airport and industrial park. I was additionally responsible for risk management, intergovernmental relations with county, state and federal agencies; human and financial resource management; capital improvement projects and economic development Regarding Economic Development, I routinely liaison with Enterprise Florida, Inc., the Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. Also, I co-authored an Enterprise Zone Application and Strategic Plan for submission to Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI). The Enterprise Zone designation was recently awarded by Governor Crist effective January 2007. Similarly, my proposal offering the city’s 2,000 acre industrial park in response to EFI’s “Request for Site” for a catalyst project for regional economic development was graded highest within our 15-county RACEC Region. City of Leesburg, Florida. Acting City Engineer and Interim-Public Works Director 2003 to 2004 Duties and Responsibilities: While providing continuity and control throughout the recruitment and transition period between department directors who were civil & professional engineers, I was able to deal with personnel & morale matters and supervise the able and capable division managers within the Public Works Department. My primary responsibility was in Capital Project and Program Management. Town of Lady Lake, Florida. Town Manager 1999-2003 Reporting directly to the legislative board as a municipal CAO responsible for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting in the organization. Lobbying for a statewide organization. Formulating, implementing and evaluating programs and policies after research and analysis. Intergovernmental relations. Political action committees. Maintaining oversight on myriad departmental functional areas, and a high level of communications and liaison with the legislative board members, staff, media and the public. I received a NIMS Certificate in ICS 402 – Incident Command System Summary for Executives, Lake Technical Center, Institute of Public Safety, Lake County, Florida. I also participated in the formulation of the new Lake-Sumter EMS organization and completed a feasibility study for the start-up of fire & rescue services for a MSBU district. Responsible for all the municipal management functions of a full service city with contracted fire and solid waste services. The Town of Lady Lake encompasses the original portion of The Villages® which is the fastest growing development in the United States. In Lady Lake, I was the longest serving CEO since the current Town Charter of 1987. City of DeLand, Florida. Director of Personnel and Risk Management. 1994-1999 I served at the level of an Assistant City Manager and was routinely appointed as the Acting City Manager. I participated in the State’s hurricane drills as acting city manager for the City of DeLand. Also while in Volusia County, a coastal county, I participated in and lived through “FireStorm ’98”. City of Longwood, Florida Director of Personnel & Risk Management 1989-1994 Internships City of Apopka, Florida. Graduate-Intern, Public Works Department; March-December, 1989. City of Orlando, Florida. Graduate-Intern, Office of Management and Budget, October, 1987-January, 1988. Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and Florida/Korea Economic Cooperation Committee, Southeast US/Korea Economic Council. Intern, January-May, 1986. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Foreign Trade Zone #198 of Daytona Beach International Airport 1994-99; West Volusia Committee of 100, 1994-99, co-recipient of President’s Award for Economic Development, 1998; Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation licensed as a Real Estate Broker #BK 545109, 1992-95; Foreign Trade Zone #42, Orlando International Airport, 1985-6; Southeast US/Korea Economic Council (SEUS-KEC), 1985-6. MILITARY SERVICE US Army, 1971-85, (Synopsized). Served in the ranks up through Staff Sergeant and after OCS, Second Lieutenant through Captain in Airborne, Ranger, Infantry, Armor and Armored Cavalry organizations. Obtained my Associates Degree while on active duty. Stationed in Europe, Asia, Central America and Alaska with additional assignments in the Continental US. Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Achievement. Fort Riley, Kansas, 1979-1982 Second Lieutenant, Cavalry Platoon Leader, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare (weapons of mass destruction-WMD) officer for Troop A, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. First Lieutenant, Adjutant, 1st Squadron, 4th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, Ft. Riley, Kansas 66442. Completed the Army Personnel Management School’s “Battalion S-1 and Administrative Officer Course” in 1980. As the 700-strong Squadron’s Adjutant, I coordinated administrative matters of internal staff sections and external agencies, formulated and supervised the execution of command administrative policies, received and routed correspondence, handled and safeguarded classified material, prepared responses to special correspondence and established and maintained the command reports control and forms management programs. My typical duties and tasks included: personnel services support systems, human resource development, religious activities management, maintenance of discipline, law and order, legal matters, casualty reporting, awards and decorations, performance evaluation reports, provisions for health services, headquarters management and postal operations. I supervised the Personnel Actions Center rated best in the 1st Infantry Division. Captain, S-3 Air & Acting Squadron Operations Officer, Ft. Riley, Kansas 66442 and the Federal Republic of Germany, January 1981 to November 1982. During successful deployments of the squadron to Colorado in 1981 and the return of forces to Germany (REFORGER-82) of a 700man Cavalry Squadron, functioned as both acting and assistant operations officer for that unit. Camp Casey, South Korea., 1982-1985. Captain, S-1, Personnel and Administration Officer, 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, APO San Francisco (Korea) 96224, November 1982, to April 1983, and Assistant Operations Officer, August 1984, to January 1985. Company Commander and Headquarters Commandant, April 1983 to August, 1984. Responsible for the deployment of a company of 300-Korean and American soldiers and the battalion’s tactical operation centers in sites throughout the high war-threat environment of South Korea including maneuver areas off the 4-kilometer wide DMZ during the free world’s largest Joint-Force exercise, “Team Spirit”, for both 1983 and 1984. Supervised logistical and administrative support for a 600personnel/200-vehicle organization while maintaining a 91% reliability rate. Achieved commendatory evaluations and a 94% overall rating for all areas of operation during an outside agency's (IG) compliance inspection.