Edward Stephen Houston
**** ***** ********** ******, ******** Park MN 55445 - 865-***-****
***********@*****.***
Executive Summary
A dedicated program manager that desires to work within the framework of an
organization that is accustom to meeting challenges and achieving results
in addition to addressing customer focus and strategic planning issues.
Core Qualifications
Client account management Staff training
Inventory control Employee workforce scheduling
Change management Policy program development
Staff development Consistently met goals
Business development Instructing educational materials
Professional Experience
Customer Service Representative
September 2010 to September 2013
U.S. Small Business Administration - Atlanta, GA Full-Time Seasonal 40Hrs
When Deployed
Responsibilities include serving as team leader in remote disaster areas
assigned in partnership with FEMA throughout the United States, providing
disaster relief to victims, i.e., homeowners, renters, and non-profit
organizations. Our objective was to facilitate relief in terms of
administering emergency funding for destroyed homes, rental homes, loss of
business assets, and emergency shelter. As team leader, I was task with
managing and training new disaster personnel in addition to collaborating
cross-functional initiatives with FEMA managers and team leaders.
Program Director
December 2007 to 2008
Reflection Treatment Agency - Knoxville, TN Full-Time 60Hrs, Agency Closed
December 2008
Responsibilities include managing the residential treatment facilities
program staff as well as assisting in the implementation of workforce
planning. I supervised and managed forty-five direct care staff members.
My core functional responsibilities include managing program activities in
addition to developing program behavioral models to address youth program
communication needs. Other related responsibilities include serving as
communications liaison officer in reference to youth criminal judicial
matters when directed by the Facilities Administrator. When called upon, I
served as interim Facility Administrator in the absence of the director.
In addition, I was required to develop risk assessment training to increase
awareness of potential threats for youth-on-youth, youth-on-staff violence
and escape. Reflections were level two youth sexual offenders secured
facility, ages from 11 to 18 years old.
Residential Facilities Manager
December 2006 to 2007
Child & Family Tennessee - Knoxville, TN Full-Time 60Hrs
Responsibilities include managing the residential treatment continuum
program in Blount County Tennessee. The therapeutic intervention program
consists of housing adolescence between the ages from 11 to 18. My core
functional responsibilities include coordinating new residential admissions
and perform initial behavioral intake assessments for new clients as well
as coordinate physical and therapeutic social needs with contracted
community outreach resource and assisted in the medication administration
to ensure that all program clients received their appropriate psychotic
medications.
In addition, I regularly communicated program strategies with the Director
of Residential Services as well as monitored program compliance.
Education
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs CO, United States
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice GPA 3.84 (Graduated with Honors)
My studies in criminal justice prepared me with adaptable skills for
interact with most cultures in society as well as helped me to focus on the
important of ethics and the high degree of professionalism expected as a
teacher, instructor, and a manager of resources.
Certificates of Achievement
United States Naval Veteran
Graduate Level - Project Management
Graduate Level - Change Management
Graduate Level - Business Administration