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THOMAS

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Enthusiastic management, non-profit, sales, relations, and project

professional with excellent interpersonal/ communication skills

and proven success in the following diverse competencies:

INITIATIVE

COORDINATION

INSTRUCTION/TRAINING

STRATEGIC PLANNING

TEAM BUILDING

PUBLIC RELATIONS

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

MARKETING

PUBLIC SPEAKING

BUSINESS RELATIONS

ADVANCED COMPUTER SKILLS

• Proven ability to work effectively

and efficiently in both independent and team environments.

• Proven ability to coordinate and develop key relationships

in both the private and public sectors.

• Proven

ability to understand and sell both tangible and intangible

products.

• Proven ability to successfully execute

effective presentations to both small and large groups.

• Proven leadership ability in the realms of both

training and supervision.

• Excellent strategic

planning experience including vision, mission, team building,

organization and execution of action items.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Central Locating Services, LTD – Orlando, FL

Field Supervisor, Succession Management Program

January 2006 – Present

I was hired by CLS to participate in the company s new Succession Management Program. This program was designed to bring in recruits that CLS recognized as potential management and transition them through various positions to familiarize them with the utility locate industry. The goal of this program is to transition candidates into a District Management position within 18 to 24 months. The first position of this progression is that of a Utility Locate Technician. Below are some of my achievements and responsibilities with regard to this post.

Achievements

• Completed Safe Driving certification required

to operate company vehicles.

• Completed five weeks of utility locate theory

training and passed Utility Locate Technician Certification

test at the conclusion of classroom training.

• Completed five weeks of utility locate theory

training and passed Utility Locate Technician Certification

test at the conclusion of classroom training.

• Promoted to a field supervisor position from

a Damage Prevention Specialist position after only 6

months.

• Placed in a position of supervision for 5 field

employees.

• Doubled the size of my field crew in less than

3 months.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the east Orlando territory for CLS, LTD's Central Florida District.

• Organize daily routing to ensure maximum productivity and efficiency in traveling to various work sites.

• Supervise a crew of 10 plus field emloyees.

• Manage a fleet of more than 10 company vehicles and company equipment.

• Responsible for Safety, Quality, and Production of my crew.

• Maintain positive relationships with both contractors and Utility Companies.

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Muhlenberg College – Allentown, PA

Project Coordinator, 19th Street Development Project

August 2004 – August 2005

Contract Position

I proposed the pursuit of an economic development initiative

to the President of Muhlenberg College who agreed to the project

and contracted me to act as the Project Coordinator. This project

was intended to nurture the relationship between the college

and its surrounding community; however, the 19th Street Development

Project grew into an initiative pursued by the County of Lehigh,

City of Allentown and Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Some of my achievements as the 19th Street Project Coordinator

were:

• Organized a “Champions Committee”

with representatives from: The City of Allentown; Lehigh

County; The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce;

and other organizations with vested interest.

•

Acted as a liaison between the 19th Street Champions’

Committee and more than 100 businesses.

• Produced

a walking map of the businesses in the 19th Street Civic

District.

• Supervised two seminars for Muhlenberg

College Entrepreneurial Studies seniors.

•

Organized several meetings with the Merchants of the 19th

Street Civic District.

• Took minutes and wrote

agendas for all ‘Champions’ Committee’

meetings.

• Organized and executed a ‘19th

Street Community Film Forum’ and a ‘19th Street

Fair’.

Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges–

Bethlehem, PA

Community Fellow, College Valley Project

August 2004 – August 2005

Contract Position

The College Valley Project is part of an economic development

initiative begun by former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge and

continued under the administration of Pennsylvania Governor

Ed Rendell. The purpose of this initiative is to stem the ‘brain

drain’ in the state of Pennsylvania. This project is a

reaction to the Brookings Report findings that Pennsylvania

exports more college graduates than any other state. My responsibilities

included:

• Participating in all Steering Committee

Meetings.

• Participating in all Marketing Committee

Meetings.

• Creating a web maintenance policy

for the College Valley Website [http://www.collegevalleypa.com].

• Providing assistance on the development of

a College Valley ‘Student Welcoming Festival’

scheduled for Fall 2005.

Muhlenberg College – Allentown, PA

Web Content Coordinator and Presidential Assistant

August 2003 – August 2004

Contract Position

As the Muhlenberg College Web Content Coordinator I was responsible

for the following tasks:

• Maintenance of the Muhlenberg College

Web Site.

• Developing new sites for Departments

within the College.

• Editing existing Site

Content and checked for out of date material.

•

Meeting with faculty and department webmasters to instruct

how to update and maintain web accessibility.

•

Reporting twice a month to the heads of the Office of

Information Technology, Head Programmer, Vice President

of Public Relations, and school Webmaster regarding needs

and progress of day-to-day operations of the College Web

Site.

Dillard’s Department Stores – Oviedo, FL

Area Sales Manager

November 2000 –

September 2002

I was promoted to department manager from sales position after

six months. I received multiple promotions as department manager

increasing responsibilities with larger departments and more

numerous staff. Some of my responsibilities as an Area Sales

Manager were:

• Maintaining sales quotas and increasing

sales compared to previous year.

• Merchandising

sales floor.

• Creating promotional ideas.

• Signage and display upkeep.

• Hiring

and training department employees.

• Scheduling

employees addressing company and individual needs.

• Teaching Shoe University to new hires from other

stores.

Weber Funeral Homes, Inc. – Allentown, PA

Licensed Funeral Director

August 1995 –

May 1999

Some of my responsibilities as a Licensed Funeral Director included:

• Prep room responsibilities.

•

Meeting with families to organize funeral services and

contracts.

• Supervising services to ensure

smooth experience for families.

• Responsible

for keeping prep room current with state and federal safety

standards (filing proper paperwork with local, state,

federal, and corporate safety offices).

EDUCATION

September, 2005

Lehigh

University - Bethlehem, PA

M.A.

Political Science with a cross-disciplinary concentration

in Public Policy and Advocacy Studies

• Cum GPA 3.7.

• Selected from a competitive group of applicants to

attend graduate school as a Community

Fellow.

• Student Ambassador for .

•Participated in Team Pennsylvania Foundation's Economic

Development Summit in October 2004.

October, 2004

Muhlenberg

College - Allentown, PA

B.A. International

Studies with a concentration in Global Trade and International

Business

• Major GPA 3.7.

• Cum GPA 3.4.

• Participated in the 2003 Mid-Atlantic European Union

Simulation in Washington DC.

December, 1996

Northampton

Area Community College - Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree in Applied Science in Funeral

Service Education

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