High School Engineering

Lori Davis

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City: Savannah

State: GA

Zip: 31419

Country: USA

Phone: 912-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $60,000

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

See Resume

Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

OBJECTIVE: Create opportunities to utilize my organizational leadership and project

management skills to create and manage successful, innovative programs that support

workforce development initiatives.

LEADERSHIP, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2012 - Present Savannah Technical College, Savannah, GA

Director of Economic Development

Discovered $55K error in invoicing of business account-resolved to satisfaction of

client/recovered revenue

Managed 99% of FY2013 Continuing Education Training Revenue

July through October

Managed 99.07% OF FY2013 Business and Industry Training Revenue (Excluding

Facilities Income)

Established project tracking procedure

Centralized invoicing -reduction in lost revenue

Creation/Management of contracts and budgets for individual projects

Involved in departmental budget creation and submitted for approval to Vice President

Familiarity with departmental payroll process Created an organizational matrix

result of analysis of staff performance which indicated

confusion

Ensure all staff followed proper procedures for reporting time and leave

disciplinary

actions

Staff evaluations written to support disciplinary actions

Professional development plans for staff

Defined responsibilities for new staff worked daily with new staff for smooth transition

Created mandatory departmental calendar to track course schedules and staff hours

Managed 8+ adjunct staff on business contracts and continuing education

removed

adjunct staff when necessary

Involved in 50+ projects during first 11 months on the job

Managed long term project with 4 adjuncts and $85k+ revenue-scheduling-data review-

contracts-invoices- POs-best practices

Developed free lecture series

Lean/Health and Wellness/Compliance, Safety, and

Accountability

Initiated development of a Summer Skills Institute

Created Access Database for adjunct instructor candidates

Participated in Program Review/Modifications for departmental technical certificate of

credit programs

Monitored upkeep and cleanliness of small campus

Facilitated resolutions for facility and vehicle scheduling

Worked with communications office to ensure effective/timely news releases were

produced

highest visibility for Economic Development

Developed continuous marketing plan

Developed web schedule for each current academic quarter

Developed printed marketing materials and edited existing materials to increase accuracy

of information

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2001-2011

ENGINEERING INSTRUCTOR/PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT/ROBOTICS

MENTOR/DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON

Richmond Hill High School, Richmond Hill, GA

Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career Institute, Savannah, GA

Sol C Johnson High School, Savannah, GA

Developed three engineering programs

Engineering Advisory Board

created for each program

consists of executives from

local industry

Designed a new Manufacturing Engineering Facility

Created and managed robotics programs which involved an extensive partnership with

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Secured in excess of $40,000 in grants and over $100,000 in services

Virtual engineering program collaboration with Armstrong Atlantic University through

National Science Foundation grants

Coordinated engineering internships at Coastal Georgia Electric Cooperative and

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Engineering Design

Inventor and AutoCAD

Generated skills checklist for industry to determine equipment to be purchased

Completed Engineering Program Certification

first program certified east of Macon

Created mentoring program between high school engineering students and middle /

elementary school children

INDUSTRY RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

1986-1994

Engineering Services Provided to Various Corporations - Electronics/Avionics

Designer

Provided engineering design services to various corporations such as Learjet, Gulfstream,

Computer Sciences of Australia, Flygt and Eaton Consolidated Controls

1992-1999

Derf Engineering Services

owner

Provided engineering design services to various corporations listed above

Estimated man-hours and cost for each service and provided billing

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS:

CERTIFIED WAREHOUSING AND DISTRIBUTION SPECIALIST-Savannah, GA

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA-Griffin, GA- Ed.D. in Workforce Development, Leadership and

Education

Class of 2014

MSSC

Logistics Technician Certification

Savannah, GA

Georgia Southern University-Statesboro, GA-Master

s Degree in Technology Education-4.0

GPA

The Wichita State University- Wichita, KS-Bachelor

s Degree in General Studies-Magna

Cum Laude

HONORS/AWARDS:

SCJ High School Teacher of the Year

2004-2005

CBETA (now Creative Coast) Excellence in Education

2004

GACTE New Teacher of the Year

2004-2005

GiTEA Vice-President

2005-2007

GACTE President Elect

2005-2007

ACTE Technology Education National Program of Excellence

2006

ITEEA Program Certification

2006

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics -Teacher of Excellence

2006

Engineering and Technology GPS Committee

2005-2006

Savannah Engineering Academy Board

2004-2006

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