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HomeMy WebLinkAboutManfre, James - ResumeJAMES L. MANFRE 51 River Trail Drive Palm Coast Florida 32137 (386) 793-0216 GOAL Executive position in an innovative and progressive organization. BIOGRAPHY Jim Manfre has twenty years experience working in the public sector and ten years in the private sector. His passion is making government operate like a business with the same service oriented attitude and efficiencies that the private sector must employ to succeed. He has worked for large, medium and small communities delivering legal, law enforcement, environmental, land use and economic development services to the public. He has a law degree and sees his legal experience as an asset in administering, managing and motivating public or private employees. With his unique blend of administrative and hands on experience, he is aware of the day to day issues that must be resolved immediately to assure that all the wheels of government or organizations are moving forward. As a former elected official, he understands the close scrutiny from the public and the media that government or organizations must operate. His philosophy is that the operating board sets the agenda and policy and the executive implements those goals. EXPERIENCE Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, N.Y. 1984-1988 Assistant Director of Economic Development & the Industrial Development Agency, Babylon, N.Y. 1988 - 1990 Director of Planning Board & Ordinance Enforcement, Babylon, N.Y 1990 - 1992 Director of Environmental Services, Babylon, N.Y. 1992 - 1994 Deputy Town Attorney, Babylon, N.Y 1994 - 1996 Private Practice, Suffolk County, N.Y. 1996 - 2001 Sheriff of Flagler County, Florida, 2001 - 2005 Real Estate Development Executive, Palm Coast, Florida 2005 - 2006 Private Practice, Bunnell, Florida 2006 - present PROFICIENCIES • Economic Development Developed an industrial and retail marketing plan for a town of 200,000. Coordinated issuance of Industrial Development Bonds for large and small industrial users. Created tax incentives to attract potential large employers to the town. • Land Use Managed and streamlined the application process for the Planning Board including site plan review, rezoning and appeals for a town of 200,000 people. Rewrote the town’s comprehensive land use and ordinance enforcement code. Managed enforcement of the land use code including oversight of building inspectors and ordinance enforcement officials. • Environmental Services Managed an environmental system which included a waste to energy plant, a landfill and contracts with residential and commercial waste haulers for the town. • Legal Services Served as deputy town attorney with responsibilities for twenty staff members including attorneys, paralegals and investigators. Prepared town board agendas. • Law Enforcement Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, N.Y. Elected Sheriff of Flagler County, Florida-population of 80,000. Managed a staff 200 including 140 sworn deputies. Responsibilities included contractual patrol function for the City of Palm Coast, an inmate facility, the 911 communication system, emergency preparedness, courthouse security and civil process. • Private Practice Specialized in business law, municipal services and construction management. Also, served 8 years as a receiver for the federal government managing industrial, retail, office and apartment properties. • Affiliations Member of the Flagler County Comprehensive Plan Committee Member of the City of Bunnell Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Committee Member of the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce Business Issues Committee Member and Past President of the Flagler County Rotary Member of the New York and Florida Bar EDUCATION Fordham University, Bronx, N.Y. BS, Major –Psychology 1979 Graduated Magna Cum Laude Phi Beta Kappa St John’s University Law School, Queens, N.Y. Juris Doctorate 1983