Management Manager

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Boston, MA

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November 17, 2012

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Review of Section * Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Senior Executive,

Affordable Housing Programs

David Hoicka Resume for Public Housing Authority, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher

Resume: David Hoicka, Senior Executive

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David has comprehensive experience in efficient and effective management of HUD housing programs, including Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, Tax Credit LIHTC, community development, landlord-tenant, real estate development & finance. Oversee operations, budgets, strategic planning. Increase revenues and quality. Reduce costs. Oversee staff & contractors; manage multi-site programs.

Pro-active leadership for excellent customer service delivery and empowering resident economic self-sufficiency. Skilled in strategic planning, innovation, best practices, design and project management with multiple stakeholders at all levels. Increase HUD program compliance.

Excellent communication skills and a professional demeanor gained through extensive interaction with public and leadership roles with governmental officials, resident organizations, community organizations, businesses, public meetings, and print, radio and television media.

Transformed HUD scores for SEMAP to High Performer from Standard at 3 large housing authorities within 1 year each; and PHAS High Performer Status. Taught HUD regulations nationwide. Lawyer with MIT Degrees in Civil Engineering and Design.

International Experience with innovative affordable multi-cultural mixed income housing.

Authored 3 published Handbooks on HUD programs for Section 8 and Public Housing.

EducationBachelor of Science (Civil Engineering, including Project Management), MITBachelor of Science (Design Architecture Department), MIT. Masters in Divinity (Theology, including Social Work), Boston University. Doctorate in Law (J.D. with Honors, Deans List), Suffolk Law School, Boston.

David Hoicka Experience:

Public Housing Authority, Housing Choice Voucher, Affordable Housing

Executive Director, Public Housing Authorities, and Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherBuilding quality and excellence through implementation of audits, quality control procedures, admin plan updates, workflow improvements, file reviews, new software, staff training, team building. Strategic planning and resource management. Innovative services. Improve housing counseling programs with training, updating resources, outreach to clients and stakeholder organizations. Improve Operations and Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherSEMAP. Provide guidance on program operations. Oversee HUD program compliance & integrity. Resolve outstanding issues from OIG audit reports and Corrective Action Plans. Improve compliance for procurement, inspections, waiting list, rent reasonableness, and other program issues. Oversee about 3,300 families; $37m FY12, 13 budgetResolve outstanding debt, litigation. Resolve outstanding $11 million debt, and litigation issues regarding development through working with HUD, OIG, Tax Credit agency, County Board of Supervisors, Community Development, attorneys. Communications with Board, HUD. Prepare agendas, resolutions, reports, presentations, policies for Board, HUD, elected officials, media. Oversee contracts and agreements. Outreach to community groups and stakeholders to improve programs for elderly, seniors, disabled, family unification, veterans, disabled and persons with disabilities, workforce development, homeownership.

Housing and Community Development Lawyer, AttorneyAffordable housing, real estate development and finance, multi-family housing, mixed use projects. Negotiation, strategy, and building collaborative teams and partnerships. Advise community groups and stakeholders on program compliance, program integrity for community and affordable housing issues, including strategic planning, goal setting. Real Estate: negotiations; prepare leases; property contracts for renovation, construction, maintenance, purchase & sale, occupancy; rent collection; evictions. Advise on risk reduction, code compliance, lead paint remediation, & subsidized housing programs.

Chief Operating Officer, Large Public Housing Authority, and Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherOperations & Management. Oversee about 13,000 families including 5,300 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, 6,000 public housing, 1,800 Tax Credit units; 1,500 landlords; $88m FY10 budget; about 350 union/non-union staff.Cost-Effective Services. Increase agency efficiency at delivering cost-effective services. Increase revenues, reduce costs, optimize staffing levels for workloads; implement software and lean workflow methods; increase energy efficiency, preventive maintenance. Improved SEMAP to High Performer. Improve HUD program compliance & integrity. SEMAP raised from 78 to 97 within 1 year. PHAS High Performer Status (95). Public Housing Management. Review programs & leases. Increase rent collection by 10%. Improve lease-up, occupancy, inspections, code compliance. Reduce turnover, evictions.Public Housing Revitalization.Capital Fund Plan. Oversee capital planning and allocation of resources based on community needs, maintenance experience data, and agency goalsAsset Management Properties. Oversee maintenance and upgrading for 8 PHA AMPs & tax credit communities, by contracting, Section 3, and force account. HOPE VI. Oversee multiple parallel-tracked phases of Alamito development, including initial design stages, construction, and re-occupancyARRA Competitive Grant. Oversee national design competition to create 64 Green and sustainable redeveloped units of Elderly Housing and mixed uses, about $10 millionARRA Grant. Oversee about $12.7 million in redevelopment for about 4,000 public housing units, utilizing contract procurement and force accountNew Unit Acquisition. Oversee acquisition of 360 Tax Creditaffordable housing units to increase PHA housing stock by about 5%. Energy Performance Contract. Prepare for EPC to increase energy efficiency and reduce costs for about 7,800 unitsStrategic Planning, Improve Policies and Procedures. Oversee policy revisions for Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, risk reduction, financial procedures. Reduce crime and improve safety thru partnerships with law-enforcement. Build Resident Relations and Self-Sufficiency with case management, education, and employment policies, and with programs such as Section 3. Improve community relations. Build positive agency image and media relations. Improve stakeholder relations with presentations to Board, Resident Councils, Community.

Public Housing Advisor to Government, Ministry of Housing (International), Affordable HousingAffordable Housing & Community Development. Development and construction of multi-cultural public housing and affordable housing for mixed income residents, including financing and capital budgets, energy efficiency, historical preservation, green space preservation.Cost-Effective Services. Increase agency efficiency at delivering cost-effective services. Increase revenues, reduce costs, optimize staffing levels for workloads; implement software and lean workflow methods; increase energy efficiency, preventive maintenance. Real Estate Management: Review programs, leases. Increase rent collection, reduce turnover, evictions, improve occupancy, maintenance, inspections, code compliance.Prepare Strategic Planning goals, objectives and initiatives, with stakeholder input. Homeownership and Affordable Housing Development. Review development and construction of multi-cultural affordable housing and new town development for mixed income residents, including financing and capital budgets, energy efficiency, renewable energy, historical preservation, green space preservation.Build community relations. Improve relations with stakeholders such as Media and Public, other government agencies; prepare Public Relations plans and options. The housing programs I worked with, were recognized by the UN for affordable housing leadership, UN-Habitat Special Citation Scroll of Honor Award

Research International Public Housing and Affordable Housing Development South East AsiaHow other countries provide excellent public housing and affordable housing for their citizens in Southeast Asia: Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and other locations.International Best Practices for Public Housing, Affordable Housing & Community Development. Innovative methods to reduce and control costs, increase revenues and quality, and empower economic self-sufficiency, in multicultural, multi-language environments. Assessment of award-winning best practices for design, finance, construction, operations and maintenance of low-income housing.

Branch Chief of Housing and Community Development Corp, Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherOperations & Management. Oversee about 10,000 families including 5,300 Public Housing, 5,000 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher HCV, 1,200 landlords; tax credit; other assisted housing programs. Administer about $50 million annual budget for Public Housing, including Capital Fund Plan financing; about 350 employees (about 200 civil service/unionized & 150 privatized), in 18 regional management units for 65 housing developments.Public Housing Management: Improve occupancy, reduce turnover and vacancies, increase rent collections, improve inspections, maintenance, code compliance, landlord-tenant.Cost-Effective Services. Increase agency efficiency at delivering cost-effective services with careful procurement, budgeting and cost analysis management, and team building. Implement software and lean workflow methods to improve efficiency and reduce costs.Improve SEMAP to High Performer. 75 to 96 in 1 yr; improve HUD program compliance.Build Resident Relations and Self-Sufficiency with resident case management. Reduce crime and improve safety thru partnerships with law-enforcement and watch groups.

Manager, Public Housing Authority, Section 8 Housing Choice VoucherReal Estate Management: Improve occupancy, reduce turnover and vacancies, improve inspections, maintenance, & code compliance. Managed Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher contracts for about 3,500 families, and rent reasonableness for about 7,000 families, 2,000 landlords; Project Based Vouchers; budget about $40 million.Cost-Effective Services. Increase agency efficiency at delivering cost-effective services with budgeting and cost analysis, software and lean workflow methods; team building.Improve SEMAP to High Performer. 85 to 100 in 1 year; improve HUD program compliance.Managed Public Housing program areas including occupancy; improving maintenance for about 7,000 families. Review project-based and LIHTC tax credit programs.Review capital budget, modernization & construction plans, policy implementation and grants management. Build staff teamwork and resident and stakeholder relations

Teach Housing Voucher Program, National Housing Management Organization, Washington DC.Certify Housing Managers nationally around USA in HUD affordable housing policies, management, and occupancy. Taught HUD Policies & Regulations including eligibility, family size, multicultural issues, housing finance and budgeting, audit and verification, disability, waiting lists, maintenance, crime and safety, reporting & statistics.National locations included Boston, New York, Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Seattle.

Director Affordable Housing Development, Roxbury Management and Training Corp, BostonAffordable housing and job training. Create and implement cost-effective entrepreneurial program. Rehabilitate affordable housing for Social Service agencies. Prepare strategic planning, identify opportunities, oversee budgets, project management Recruit, supervise, and build teams for about 100 multicultural employees.Developed strategic partnerships with Local Stakeholders, government agencies, nonprofit & community organizations. Focus efforts of diverse groups onto common goals. Participate in affordable housing policy issues at grassroots, city hall and state levels.Real Estate Management: manage residential and commercial leases, lease-up and occupancy, rent collection, evictions, inspections, maintenance, building code and health code compliance; subsidized housing, and marketing.

Community Experience

Community Board Memberships. Past Director of community boards in Boston

* Riverside Cambridgeport Community Corporation (a CDC) Director

* RCC Management Inc (a neighborhood CDC) Director

* Save Central Square (neighborhood historic preservation) Director

* Association of Cambridge Neighborhoods Inc Director

* Central Square Neighborhood Coalition Inc Director.

Other Community Experience.

* Cambridge Civic Association Member

* Social Service Hotline, Boston Volunteer

* Habitat for Humanity New Orleans, San Francisco Volunteer

Professional Housing CertificationsPHM Public Housing Manager, SPHM Senior Professional Housing Manager (NAHRO)

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Certification (Quadel)

NCHM (National Center for Housing Management):

* Certified Occupancy Specialist COS * Registered Housing Manager RHM

* Certified Voucher Specialist CVS * Certified Manager of Housing

* Certified Manager of Maintenance * Site Based Budgeting Specialist

PublicationsPublic Housing Occupancy Handbook: Regulations and Comprehensive Index HUD's Affordable Housing Program (538 p). ISBN 1-59330-129-4. Aventine Press, 2003. Section 8 Handbook: Regulations and Comprehensive Index, Housing Choice Voucher Program HUD's Affordable Housing (573 p). ISBN 1-59330-128-6. Aventine Press, 2003. Public Housing Property Management: Modernization, Development, Maintenance and Relocation: Regulations and Comprehensive Index, Aventine Press, 2004 "Connecting the Dots", (article on computerized mapping in HUD housing management), in NAHRO's Journal of Housing and Community Development, November-December 2002.

Thank you for your time. I look forward to hearing from you! I really can make a positive impact for your organization.

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