Actively seeking a key role with an organization in need of a qualified
individual with success in demonstrating management skills that enhance
productivity, improve operations, drive sustained business performance, and
maximize revenue potential
Dynamic, success-driven and self-motivated professional with significant
years of experience in providing an exceptional performance in all facets
of operations management, risk analysis/management, public relations, and
teaching. Proven ability to consistently develop people, lead teams to
achieve organizational objectives. Consistently recognized by colleagues
for exceptional talents in needs analysis and problem resolution in fast-
paced environments. Equipped with excellent work ethic; possess strong
sense of responsibility and leadership with commendable track record of
dependability, pooled with absolute integrity.
Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
CORE COMPETENCIES
. Excellent Strategist - Provide solutions that boost productivity and
efficiency across the organization. Quickly identify problem areas and
implement effective solutions to meet goals.
. Exceptional organizational skills - Ability to prioritize tasks to
accomplish maximum results, timely completion of projects, and ability to
address organizational problems with innovative solutions.
. Strong sense of responsibility - Solid professional standards; excellent
track record of dependability. Maintain focus on achieving results while
implementing solutions to meet a diversity of needs.
SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS
Selected & Cited in 'International Who's Who of Professionals'
Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress
Cop's Cop of the Year: (1989) given to the top police officer, yearly.
(Selected by peers)
Twenty-five commendable performance of duty awards (MPDC)
Best in Physical Fitness/ Shooting & Driving skills (MPDC)
America Legion Award
All-America Track & Field
Track & Field Hall of Fame, Member
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Consultant
The Gasby Group, Inc.
Present
"Gasby" is a group of highly trained, experienced, seasoned, and cutting
edge professionals who provide full service strategic fundraising,
strategic communications and organizational effectiveness consultation. We
assist our client base of non-profit and tax exempt entities in
strategically fulfilling their mission and achieving their organizational
goals. Provided Subject Matter Expertise, as well as, Organizational,
Developmental and Strategic training to Senior leadership of various
agencies.
|President & CEO |
|The King Group, LLC, Asset, Organizational & Crisis Management |
|2001-Present |
|The King Group, LLC is a management consulting firm specializing in asset |
|management, crisis/ disaster management, crisis response, organizational |
|development, mediation, training, auditing, and assessment. The company offers |
|customized professional services designed to meet the needs of its clients. The |
|King Group has provided workshops, seminars, management training, audits and |
|assessments for numerous Federal, and State government agencies. The Group has also|
|assisted in the development of policies and procedures for private, corporate and |
|public sector agencies. |
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|Senior Project Manager |
|Vantage Human Resource Service ( Washington, DC |
|2011-2012 |
|Vantage is a mid-sized Government contractor specializing in Leadership and |
|Professional Development, Communication, Risk Communication, Strategic Planning, |
|Crisis Management, Training and Training Development. As the Senior Project Manager|
|my duties include: Day to day operations of the business office, primary government|
|liaison, oversight of the twenty-eight on-going projects, business development, |
|proposal writing, and curriculum development and recruiting. I served as the |
|over-all Senior Project Manager for all projects. I served as the Primary Project |
|Manager for the following: US Army Chemical Munitions Agency, Nuclear Regulatory |
|Commission Communications Contract, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. |
| |
|Clients include: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Akzo Nobel; U.S. Office of the|
|Comptroller of the Currency; U.S. Government Accountability Office; Department of |
|Labor; U.S. Army Corp of Engineers; Howard Community College; U.S. Department of |
|Energy; U.S. Department of State; National Institutes of Health; SAIC; Qwest; U.S. |
|Army Chemical Materials Agency; URS Corporation; Battelle Memorial Institute; U.S. |
|Department of Homeland Security. |
| |
|Licensed Realtor |
|Long and Foster Realtors |
|2007-2011 |
|Acted as an agent in The Washington, DC Area market. Represented buyers and sellers|
|in various real estate endeavors. Was a "Top Ten" agent within the Mitchellville, |
|Maryland office. |
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|Adjunct Professor |
|Psychology/ Conflict Management & Inter-Personal Relations, Northern Virginia |
|Community College 2005-2007 |
|Lectured in courses on Psychology, Conflict management & Inter-personal relations, |
|and other related humanities courses |
|Taught Psychology 202, including areas involving abnormal psychology, theory, the |
|brain, understanding, memory, behavior, learning and others. Maintained a class of |
|35 students, with a mix of young adult and working-adult learners |
|Lectured on Psychology 205, including areas involving personal conflict, suicide, |
|homicide, divorce, child abuse, terrorism, conflict resolution, work place violence|
|and others. |
|Served as panel member, Lifespan Human Development, debate on "Do Parents Harm |
|Their Children When They Refuse Medical Treatment on Religious Grounds?" |
|Director, Organizational Development |
|Republic Services ( Washington-Baltimore Region 2000-2001 |
|Directly responsible for Overall Safety, Human Resources, and Personnel in the |
|number one revenue producing region, for Republic Services, Inc., an 11 Billion |
|dollar Corporation |
|Provided training of "Key" personnel, edited current procedures, created and |
|implemented updated policies |
|Reviewed the overall 'Operations' of the entire region for the Area President |
|Conducted internal and external audits to ensure the highest possible production |
|and standards |
|Organized and conducted weekly and monthly review of the P&L statements for the |
|Area |
|Provided mentoring of Area Operation managers |
|Director of Operations |
|AAA Trash & Recycling, (Republic Services, Inc.) ( Fairfax, VA 1999-2000|
|Managed all phases of $200 Million dollar company (The largest trash hauler in |
|Northern Virginia, over 500,000 customers weekly) |
|Oversaw a fleet of over 200 trucks with an employee base of over 400 people |
|Key Accomplishments: |
|Successfully reduced gross operating expense by over $2 million dollars in first |
|100 days on the job |
|Completely changed the operating philosophy and the pay structure while maintaining|
|a profit margin in excess of 34% |
|Operations Manager |
|Browning & Ferris, Industries of North America |
|1997-1999 |
|Responsible for all phases of this $40 Million dollar plant |
|Participated in the total transition of a plant deemed "under-achieving" by the |
|Corporation |
|Successfully managed a complete turnaround, bringing the company to profitability |
|in less than a year and a half |
|Accountable for bring the CSI score (Customer Satisfaction Index) from the low |
|sixties to the mid-eighties, in less than three-quarters |
|Managed the customer care center, a fleet of eighty trucks, and over 100 employees |
CAREER OVERVIEW
|Police Director: Metropolitan Police Psychological Services Unit/ EAP ( Washington,|
|DC 1990-1997 |
|Police Officer/Sergeant: Metropolitan Police ( Washington, DC |
|1985-1997 |
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
|Ph.D, Psychology |
|Cornell University ( NY 2000 |
|Master of Arts in Psychology |
|Hamilton College ( NY 1990 |
|Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice |
|Howard University ( DC 1982 |
. Member Mensa International
. Executive Graduate Program in Executive Leadership from Cornell
University
. FBI Academy: Behavioral Science Unit
. US. Department of Justice/FBI Post-Critical Incident Reaction
. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) & the National Fire Academy:
. Terrorism (2001)
. National Organization for Victim Assistance: Crisis Response & Disaster
Management
. Leadership 2000: BFI Corporate Training (1998)
. National Center for the Study & Prevention of Suicide: Washington Academy
of Psychiatry
. Blood-Bourne Pathogens & Hazardous Waste Cleanup: BFI Area Training
. Human Resources (1998)
. Teambuilding (1995)
. SAP
. Personnel/HR Record Compliance (1999)
. National Symposium on Victims of Federal Crime (1997)
. Hostage Negotiation: Prince Georges' County Law Enforcement Academy
. Member, Civil Defense Unit DC Police Department
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified in Executive Leadership from Cornell University ( Board Certified
Expert in Traumatic Stress ( Certified in Terrorism Response ( Certified in
Disaster Response ( Certified Hostage Negotiator ( Certified Child
Exploitation Investigator ( Certified CPR/Emergency Medical services (
Certified Crisis Intervener ( Licensed Realtor
SYMPOSIUMS AND LECTURES
. Keynote Speaker at the National Conference of Black Political
Scientists 2004 Conference in Chicago, Illinois, presented his paper
titled, From Colonialism to Nihilism, he was also a panelist on the
International Relations Panel (Blacks in the Diaspora: 120 years after
the Berlin Conference)
. Keynote Speaker: "Adversity and the New World Order" Presented at the
International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University
of the Aegean, Island of Rhodes, Greece
. Panel Member: The United States, Iraq and Global and regional Security
Issues, Presented at St. Mary's College (Maryland)
. Keynote Speaker: "Safety & Trauma" Presented at Deloitte & Touch
Consulting, Washington, DC
. Keynote Speaker: "Leadership and the future" Presented at NVCC chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa (Honor's Fraternity)
. Keynote Presenter: "Police Shooting Trauma: Incidence & Treatment"
Presented at the XI Annual Meeting of the 'International Society for
Traumatic Stress Studies.' Boston, Mass
. Visiting Professor: "Critical Incident Stress" Presented at the
University of Maryland; Psychology Graduate school
. Visiting Professor: "Trauma Counseling" Presented at Bowie State
University, Bowie, MD
. Visiting Professor: "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" Presented at Howard
University, Washington, DC
. Keynote Speaker: "Work Place Violence" Presented at the Law Enforcement
Behavioral Science Association
. Keynote Speaker: "Integrating Perspectives on the Revictimization of
Trauma Survivors" Presented at the Washington School of Psychiatry
. Gave testimony on "Police Trauma" to the US. Congress House panel on Law
Enforcement. US. Capitol
. Keynote Speaker:"Post-Critical Incidence: Reaction & Treatment" Presented
at FBI Headquarters
. Keynote Speaker: "Police Critical Incidence Stress" Presented at the
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
. Keynote Speaker: "Law Enforcement Stress: Shootings & Critical Incidents"
Presented at the Department of Justice, Regional Homicide School
PUBLICATIONS
. "The Management of Law Enforcement Critical Incident Stress." Trauma
Response Magazine, 1997
. "The Treatment of Trauma: Advances & Challenges" ISTSS Magazine, 1996
. "Workplace Violence" Simulcast, 1990
. "Peer Support & Teambuilding" Simulcast, 1993
. "Spotlight" Angle Magazine, 2001
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Who's Who of Professionals ( Mensa International
American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress ( American Association for
Counseling & Development ( International Network of Hostage Negotiators (
National Organization for Victim Assistance ( National Association of
Realtors ( Maryland Association of Realtors
MEDIA RELATIONS
Featured guest on CNN's "Sonya Live"
Featured guest on CNN's "Talk Back Live"
Featured on several local news & talk shows