Acela R Turco

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Omaha, NE *****

402-***-****

abjvtt@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

. CMM Certified

. Bilingual/Spanish/English

. U.S. Department of State

. Foreign Affairs/International Business

. Management

. EPA

. Project Coordination

. Quality Assurance

. Compliance review

. Intelligence Analysis

Professional Experience

U.S. House of Representative, Omaha, NE (June 2013 - January 2015)

Constituent Liaison/Foreign Affairs - Serve as a Congressional Liaison

providing support to the constituency of Nebraska's second congressional

district. Assist local corporations' business development leaders in

contacting the consular office at US Embassies worldwide in regards to

business development, visa issues. I work closely with government agencies

such as Department of State, Customs and Border Protection, ICE, FBI,

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, and the Environment

Protection Agency. Resolved issues through investigation, intervention,

arbitration and facilitation. Assisted in the development of policy

positions and legislative initiatives. Staffed the Congressman and

represented him at meetings and manage the outreach program to targeted

constituent groups such as energy based businesses, chambers and ethnic

groups. Translated for the Congressman at media appointments and

constituent town halls. Thorough understanding how government legislation

works to included State government and Congress.

Top Dead Center Automotive Corp., DBA Tuffys, Omaha, NE (December 2004

-January 2013)

Chief Operating Officer - Oversaw all marketing, accounting, and business

functions

. Initiated and formed coalition with other franchisees owners

nationwide to determine best business practices.

. Thorough understanding of franchise and franchisee business

development

. Managed and prepared all business data using QuickBooks for monthly,

quarterly, YTD IRS/State financial reports

. Ability to work effectively either individually or within a team

environment

. Managed and prepared financial reports such as P&L and Standard

Balance reports. Maintained COG within industry standard

. Oversaw marketing and advertising functions, created store offers,

researched advertising media, implemented business website, and

implemented direct mail and customer retention programs. Increased

sales by 20%.

. Provided translation for customers - Spanish/English

. Managed human resource functions, unemployment insurance, health

insurance, interviewed and hired employees

SRA, International, Inc., Fairfax, VA (August 1997 - November 2000)

Quality Assurance Manager - DOD contracts

. Implemented SEI CMM process improvement methodology

. Performed compliance policy and procedure reviews

. Identified potential compliance risks

. Developed policy and procedure to mitigate risks

. Created and implemented the Configuration Management processes

. Provided objective quality assessments to senior level management

. Provided guidance of CMM methodology for establishing processes and

procedures

. Held secret clearance

General Research Corporation International, Inc. (GRCI), McClean, VA

(February 1995 - August 1997)

Data Management Configuration Manager

. Successfully achieved the targeted level SEI CMM maturity level rating

within eighteen months. This was accomplished at Boeing on the RCAS

project.

. Organized planned, directed and coordinated configuration management

activities

. Interfaced CM process with all internal teams

. Ensured the coordinated execution of configuration management

activities

. Ensured the work products met quality assurance and peer review

. Represented Data Management at project reviews and Review Board

meetings

. Held secret clearance

PSC, Inc., McClean, VA (May 1993 - January 1995)

Intelligence Analyst

. Responsible for the production of intelligence material for the Drug

Enforcement Agency

. Duties included intercepting, transcribing, and translating

intelligence data

. Analyzed and reported high priority findings to senior officials

. Held secret clearance

Planning Systems Incorporated, McClean, VA (July 1990 - May 1993)

Programmer, Nuclear Submarine Warfare Data

. Maintained a large-scale Relational Database for the Integrated

Underwater Surveillance System (IUSS) Data Reduction Center.

SPAWAR/DOD contract

. Developed and modified software applications for geographical

displays, using UNIX/C++

. Led software development in creating a graphical user interface

Macintosh tutorial

. Held secret clearance

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING

Certified by the Software Engineer Institute (SEI) to perform CMM Based

Appraisals: Software Capability Evaluation (SCE) Version 3.0, using the

Capability Maturity Model (CMM) for Software, Version 1.1, 1997, Carnegie

Mellon University

Diploma - Computer Programming, Computer Learning Center, 1986

B.A., Spanish, Radford University, 1985

EXECUTIVE BRANCH APPOINTMENTS

. Judicial Nominating Commission for the Supreme Court - Second

District, August 24, 2007 - January 1, 2013

. Co-Chair of United Nations Day for Nebraska, January 20, 2009 -

January 1, 2010

. Nebraska Foster Care Review Board, January 19, 2010 - July 30, 2012

o Chair Budget committee

. Reviewed budget with board members

o Prepared information for committee hearing proceedings

. Reviewed hearing information to be presented before the

appropriation committee board members

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