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MARK R. LAUZIER
5633 NW 89th Avenue
Coral Springs, FL 33067
Cell: (954) 654-5459 Home: (954) 341-4903
e-mail: mark@thebudgetexperts.com
EXPERIENCE
10/04 to
2/07 City Manager – City of Parkland, FL, www.cityofparkland.org – Pop. 22,000
$44 million annual operating and capital budgets
90 full-time employees with 69 additional by contract (police and fire)
Established an overall strategic direction by providing the needed administrative leadership in forming the Policy and Administrative Leadership Team with the Mayor and City Commission
Established a local government progressing towards excellence and high performance
Established ethical, administrative leadership at the top by unwaveringly sticking to the principles of the manager-council form of government while simultaneously shifting the organizational
paradigms and culture (for details see Executive Accomplishments addendum)
12/95 to
10/04 Assistant City Manager
City of Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach, FL - Pop. 101,000; 115,000+ seasonal
$166 million annual operating and capital budgets
670 full-time employees with 313 additional by contract (County Sheriff)
Act as City Manager in his/her absence, second in command; Chief of Staff
CRA Project Manager, established the East Pompano Beach Area (Beach) CRA
Heavily involved in departmental operations and special management projects
County government liaison, developed numerous interlocal agreements
Countywide Fire Rescue Task Force Member, EMS Group City Coalition
Budget Officer (from 12/95 to 11/96):
Responsible for budget process, setting of millage rates, budget policy, management policy; directly managed departments in absence of department head
Department coordination and leadership on major City projects
Reported to and acted as City Manager in his absence
10/08 to
Present Management Consultant, President – Management Research and Consulting Associates, Inc., Coral Springs, FL; CDBE focused on S. Florida and Broward County
d/b/a The Budget Experts www.thebudgetexperts.com
Innovators in local government management performance and creators of the Local Government Performance Rating (LGPR) and the APPLE Management System
Perform management and operational efficiency studies for local governments
2/07 to
10/08 Management Consultant, Senior Manager – Matrix Consulting Group, Coral Springs, FL; established Southeastern U.S. Regional Office for National Firm
Perform management and operational efficiency studies for local governments
3/92 to
11/95 Senior Budget & Management Analyst - Internal Consultant;
Budget & Management Analyst
Office of Budget and Management Policy, Broward County, FL - Pop. 1,350,000
Advanced budget and management analytical work, budget policy formulation, negotiation with senior agency executives, direct participation in formulating high-level budget policy
Internal Consulting Team: Management policy formulation on director-level special projects such as reorganizations, program evaluations, work methods reviews to streamline operations,
project coordination, etc.
EDUCATION
8/91 Master of Public Administration (MPA), City Management Major
University of New Haven, West Haven, CT
This degree provided me extensive training and education in preparation for a professional public administration career. GPA 3.7
5/83 Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice
Bryant College, Smithfield, RI
Bryant is recognized as one of the nation's top business colleges. I graduated magna cum laude at the top of my class within my major with a GPA of 3.5.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL SKILLS TRAINING
International City Management Association (ICMA), Non-voting Member
ICMA Credentialed Manager (ICMA-CM), 7/2003 – 7/2007
One of an original small group nationwide to achieve a voluntary credential for ICMA professional city managers who have achieved proficiency in the skills, training, education and experience
required of professional city managers (3 annual renewals)
ICMA Annual Conferences (5 conferences) – Numerous Training Workshops and Certificates from ICMA University
Received ICMA University Workshop Certificates in the following:
Reducing the Costs of Conflict
Technology Lessons for Senior Executives
Rebuilding the Building Process
High Performance Government
Best Practices in Economic Development
E-Government, E-Commerce, and the E-lectorate
Raise Your Emotional Intelligence
Teampower
Planning Orientations & Retreats
Reducing Service Delivery Costs
Value Based Decision Making
ICMA 20-Year Service Award
ICMA Training Institute
Local Government Planning, Certificate, 1991
Management Policies in Local Government Finance, Certificate, 1990
5/99 "Transforming Local Government 1999 Conference"
Florida City/County Manager’s Association and The Innovation Groups, Clearwater, FL
Dealt with specific issues and problems related to changing local government and how best to deal with the improvement process as demonstrated by specific success stories in local government.
Sessions: Managing Strategic Change, Institutionalizing Good Government, Creating a High Performance Workplace, Inviting Elected Officials to the Change Table, and Facility Change
in Communities.
9/95 "Advanced Techniques in Management and Program Analysis"
Management Concepts Incorporated, Vienna, VA
An intensive 40 hour training course focusing on the application of advanced consulting skills in the areas of PERT, critical path, and Gantt Chart scheduling; operations research simulations;
decision-tree and cost-benefit analyses; and work measurement.
3/92 "Productivity Skills Training" - Certificate
Broward County Office of Budget and Management Policy, Broward County, FL An intensive 40 hour training course focusing on productivity and resource management skills for utilization
as part of the County's Internal Consulting Team.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
2009 to
present Florida Benchmarking Consortium, Marketing and Grants Committee Chairperson
2002 to
2006 Board Member, YMCA of North Broward, Coral Springs, FL
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SECTOR WORK EXPERIENCE
5/84 to
3/92 Police Officer, Wethersfield Police Dept., Wethersfield, CT