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Anthony's InformationLocation: PITTSBURGH, PATitle: Operations, Project, and Development ManagerExperience: 12+ yearsWork Types:

Willing to Relocate: NoWilling to Travel: Few times a weekCareer Level: DirectorWork Status: U.S. CitizenInterests:

Civic & Social OrganizationMember Since: 2012-10-04 Anthony's Social Networks

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ANTHONY HOLTZ

227 Lehigh Street 412-***-****

Edgewood, PA 15218 *******@****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced manager seeking to expand operations oversight responsibilities, mobilizing an ability to quickly identify and evaluate issues, design and deliver solutions, and maintain the viability of the solutions over time. Key areas of expertise include:

Operations (project management, system design, administrative procedures):

14 years experience inoperations oversight, contract management, and design and implementation of administrative systems, processes and procedures

Personnel Management:

9 years experience inrecruitment, hiring, training, performance review, consultant selection and oversight

Information Systems Analysis and Process Design:

8 years experience inpolicy analysis, system design, IT analysis, user support, and full lifecycle project management using SLC methodology

Organizational Fundraising:

8 years experience in corporate, foundation, and governmental grant solicitation and management; sponsorship solicitation, acquisition, and fulfillment; annual campaigns; and individual fundraising (major and planned gifts)

OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Department of Environmental Resources: Commonwealth of PA, Harrisburg, PA – 1990 to 1995

Administrative Officer IV and Acting Deputy Secretary for Management and Technical Services (1994 –1995); Administrative Officer III (1992 to 1994); Administrative Officer II (1991 to 1992); Pennsylvania Management Intern (1990-1991).

Note: an Administrative Officer IV at the state level is a senior manager with supervisory authority

Provided operations management and support for the 4000-person Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, including oversight and provision of administrative services (human resources, information system, laboratory, contract management, affirmative action, office systems/facilities management, and engineering services) and implementation of a $500,000,000 annual budget

Served as an in-house efficiency and process improvement consultant, analyzing and resolving operational issues throughout the Department.

Supervised 17 persons at one point (10 Bureau Directors and 7 office staff persons in two separate areas)

Selected Accomplishments:

Spearheaded major business process redesign effort involving a reconstruction of the entire Department's administrative services. This redesign reduced staff by 18%, reduced the number of administrative divisions by 43%, and significantly increased internal and external customer satisfaction.

Served as Acting Director of Affirmative Action/Contract Compliance, Acting Deputy Secretary of Management and Technical Services, Departmental webmaster, and manager of the Department's 10,000-document strong policy tracking system

Electronic Data Systems:Boston, MA – 1996 to 2000

Advanced Business Analyst

Managed full-life cycle IT projects using Microsoft Project and spreadsheet systems

Researched and designed projects, wrote technical specifications, designed screens, developed user guides and training materials, wrote code, debugged systems, documented procedures, supported end-user testing, managed system rollout, and provided ongoing user support.

Supervised project team of consultant developers and provided primary interface with clientele

Selected Accomplishments:

Managed a five-month effort to convert a mainframe system to a distributed architecture, saving $67,200 per month in mainframe processing fees

Oversaw more than 40 production cycles of that new system, each of which took less time and produced more consistent results than the previous system

Putnam Investments: Norwood, MA – 2000 to 2005

Project Manager/Advanced Business Systems Consultant

Managed full-life cycle IT projects using Microsoft Project and spreadsheet systems (just as with EDS)

Researched and designed projects, wrote technical specifications, designed screens, developed user guides and training materials, debugged systems, documented procedures, supported end-user testing, managed system rollout, and provided ongoing user support

Supervised project team of consultants, in-house developers, and system analysts during production cut-over; provided primary interface with clientele

Selected Accomplishments:

Managed over 43 internet-based development projects

Managed a 26-month mainframe production project that reduced monthly processing time by 95%

DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Allegheny Conference on Community Development: Pittsburgh, PA – 2005 to 2009

Vice President – Development (2007 to 2009); Vice President – Corporate Relations (2005-2007)

Served as lead fundraiser for Conference, raising support for operations, specific public policy projects, and special events.

Raised support from corporations, foundations, and government sources; prepared and delivered proposals; managed grants; supervised and trained staff; developed and implemented administrative procedures; assisted in the oversight and management of the Conference’s annual budget

Negotiated, prepared, and managed consultant and sponsorship contracts

Supervised 3 professionals (Event Planner, Membership Manager, and Administrative Officer)

Selected Accomplishments:

Raised over $21.6 million from corporations, $16 million from foundations, and $1 million from governmental sources, the majority of which came from a membership support formula of my design

Secured an additional $10 million for the Pittsburgh 250 celebration

Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny Campus: McKeesport, PA – 2009 to 2011

Director of Development

Served as Major Gifts Officer for the campus, with responsibility for raising $5 million (over 4 years) for scholarships, faculty development, co-curricular activities, faculty research, and special projects

Oversaw individual fundraising operations for the campus (including major gifts, annual giving, proposal generation, donor relationship management, presentations and donor recognition programming) and fundraising event programming (the annual All That’s Jazz celebration and a scholarship fundraiser for a retired professor, including sponsorship acquisition, ticket sales, auction item acquisition, program design, and securing entertainment)

Managed interactions and maintained the campus’ relationships with its Advisory Board

Supervised one Administrative Officer

Selected Accomplishments:

Raised over $1.6 million in scholarship support from individuals, foundations, and corporations

Achieved a record return of $110,000 for the All That's Jazz scholarship fundraiser in 2010

Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium: Pittsburgh, PA – June 2011 to August 2012

Director of Development

Oversaw all aspects of fundraising for the Pittsburgh Zoo, including major gifts, corporate giving, individual fundraising, foundation grants and grant management, governmental grants and loans, capital campaigns, annual giving, grant and project contracting, proposal generation, donor relationship management, presentations, event design and delivery, donor recognition programming, membership and member affiliation programming, budget construction and management, sponsor package development, program design, Board interactions/reporting/management, political advocacy, and legislative relations

Supervised five middle-management positions (Director of Individual Giving, Foundation and Grants Coordinator, Membership Manager, Assistant Director of Development, and Development Coordinator)

Selected Accomplishments:

Raised over $1.8 million from corporations, $250,000 from foundations, and $2 million from individuals

Managed government grants in excess of $3 million

EDUCATION

Doctoral Work in Organizational Change Management Theory, 1998

Wallace Carroll Graduate School of Management, Boston College, Boston MA

Master of Science in Public Management and Policy, 1990

Public Management and Policy Analysis double-major

H. John Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1987

American, International, Comparative Politics concentrations; Chemistry minor

Earlham College, Richmond, IN

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Association of Fundraising Professionals, Western Pennsylvania Chapter: Pittsburgh, PA, 2006 to present

Treasurer, 2009-2011

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