Lead Communications Specialist

PERSONAL DETAILS

Full name: Scott II, Charles C.

Nationality: American Citizen (born in Nassau, NP Bahamas)

DOB: 06:30:60

Marital status: Married

Address: ***** ** **** *****, ***** Lakes Florida, 33016 USA

Mob.: 786-***-****

E-Mail:***************@*****.***

PROFILE

My career has led me to specialize increasingly in the management of complex multi-cultural projects and staffs at international levels. I have experience in: strategic forward-planning; operating within the tight financial disciplines imposed by ambitious budgets which I have helped to plan; methodical administration to deadlines (not to speak of crisis management and disaster recovery where and necessary); and the application of modern leadership methods (through staff motivation and involvement in both decision-making and target-setting, clarity in communication, and easy personal inter-relations). My own cosmopolitan and rural background with analytical interests in other cultures, together with a command of the English language, have also left me confident in handling negotiations that require the reconciliation of different national approaches to otherwise common problems.

Skills Base

Familiarity with artistic and commercial worlds, the culture of government, and American regulations

Business Development in goal oriented environments with specific targets and timelines for achievements

Tested management techniques in North American, African, British, Bahamian and continental contexts

Proven leadership and human/project management skills

Budget design and management/monitoring

Time-efficient, systematic working methodology

Rapid adaptability to new problem-solving and new locations

Languages: Fluent in English, read and speak little Spanish, French, and Italian

IT: Microsoft(Word, Excel, Windows,) Corel, IMac (Apple)systems

Clean driving license

Global travelling experiences in metropolitan and rural settings

Conflict resolution certified

Contract development from inception in private and public sectors

Diversity expert and change agent

Professional counselor and mentor

Professional skill set assessment of potential hires

Professional team building managers

Goal setting and performance measures development for managers

Professional

2008-Present Principle/Partner of Hismaj Ghana Ltd and Core Services Limited

consults with multinational trading and mining companies seeking to conduct business in Africa

guiding companies into large scale gold mining projects in West Africa

consulting, facilitating, sourcing and trading of bulk commodities globally.

register and guide local Ghanaian companies on growing and developing local businesses into viable companies to conduct international trade.

Facilitation of housing, road construction and major capital improvement projects in Ghana and West Africa as a whole

2006-2007 Partner Principle of Africa World Trade Ltd

participated in the resolution of the port site location problems at Limbe in Cameroon between the president Bia and prime minister of Cameroon.

sourced, contracted, negotiated, developed a master plan, hired architect, engineering firm contractor and builder for the construction of the largest intermodal port in west Africa at Lembe.

put in place the master plan to build a cement plant in Limbe in Cameroon with Council General of South Korean to Cameroon, Mahamidu Dabu

2006-2007 CEO/ President of You Need To Know Inc.,

edited, coauthored and published 6 books on the history of inventions for children

conducted research, wrote scripts and lectured on the Willie Lynch Syndrome for the" You Need To Know" Lecture series in South Florida

2002-2006 Lead Communications Specialist South Florida Water Management District

developed and Coordinated links between the District and polities, elected officials in city, county, state and federal governments on Everglades Restoration Program.

organized outreach events, sought and facilitated strategic partners and sponsorships for corporate, political, civic, social & religious groups in South Florida

Originate product and service contracts to minority vendors in the District and USA as a whole

scheduled bulk media appearances in newspapers, on radio & television programs to inform the various publics on water and environmental matters of South Florida.

sponsored television programs that aired the commercial messages of the District and State of Florida.

sat on the boards of civic, community and political organizations that commercially, communally, academically and socially furthered the agency objectives

sat on evaluation panels and conducted interviews to hire more than 150 professionals into the agency on part time, temporary and permanent fulltime basis

sat on Environmental Oversight Committees of various Everglades Restoration Projects

mentored and directed other employees and professionals in more than 17 locations throughout the agency.

helped in the selection and contractual process for more than 52 water retention areas and storm water treatment areas construction projects, canal weirs and gates.

met with the Special Presidential Team from Nigeria who travelled to Miami Florida to meet with me for 2 weeks to experience a fact finding of possible developments for the Niger River Dredging(for NIWA). Took them to every major commercial sea port, airport and intermodal port in South Eastern Florida from West Palm Beach to the Port of Miami. Showed them the Miami River, Ft Lauderdale New River and the Airports of Miami, Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International and West Palm Beach. Demonstrated to them how the ports interact to maximize efficient trade and commerce Had them to meet with the port administrators as well as toured the most sensitive parts of the ports to view operations and security processes. Took them to see a park under construction as well as the old JFK West Palm Beach bomb shelter. Generated a Legislative guide to Comprehensive Water Management.

designed a dredging master plan with viable multi-optional commercial, residential, industrial and municipal options, for the Niger River with legal frame work to develop a tax base to support the dredging of the river and supplemental maintenance dredging.

Met with the governor of the Pantanal in Brazil to offer solutions to reverse the depletion of the environment of the Pantanal as an ecological treasure of the world

1998-2002 Community Outreach Coordinator South Florida Water Management District

provided information to management and the various publics of the African American communities in 16 Southern Counties of South Florida on the Everglades Restoration Program and the 52 components being constructed and monitored.

Assisted the US Army in their 8A certification program to locate minority vendors to conduct business with throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico

Certified EEO Diversity Specialist

instructed hired contractors on the way to present information to various publics about the District, history, professional operations, contracting and employment opportunities on average of 150 times per month

funded, collaborated, designed and oversaw the establishment of environmental education programs in 8 higher education institutions in South Florida

Guest lectured at the Masters level on Urban Design and Environmental Impact at the Center for Urban Studies at the Florida Atlantic University Commercial Blvd. campus

travelled to Tallahassee and Washington every year to lobby US Congress to continue support of the Everglades Restoration Program

travelled throughout the Southeastern USA by all possible ways to inform elected officials and publics about the importance of Everglades restoration historically, environmentally and economically on the Nation and the World.

sponsored major regional and national conferences, conventions and seminars on the environment with political impacting abilities to further the agencies objectives.

travelled extensively annually presenting more than 200 speeches and talks on the environment, The problems that we had, solutions to those problems and the time to fulfill the needs

developed and managed a District wide budget to conduct public information campaigns and outreach. Hired contractors to perform the required tasks holding the agency to a zero growth in staff and achieving all operational goals as directed by the governor's office

1996-1998 Environmental Scientist, South Florida Water Management District

scheduled and conducted environmental audits and submit reports to SFWMD, DEP and EPA

developed methods of water, soil, fish, sample collections,

trained technicians in sample collection and collection sites

selected the best sites to erect monitoring stations and collect samples for environmental water quality monitoring.

verified the changes in concentrations of monitoring species in situ and by SCADA systems

scheduled and flew in helicopters to monitoring contract sample collection

monitored and verified that the District was within the allowed permissible legal limits of the NPEDS limits.

generated monthly, quarterly and annual reports to EPA on the Everglades Nutrient Removal Program (ENRP)

worked directly with Human Resources, Ginger Brooks, Dr Leslie Wedderburn and the Water Quality Division to design a new evaluation process to hire qualified professional minorities. Resulted in professionals from 19 different countries being hired.

assisted the Data Collection Division to locate sites to erect SCADA stations for Everglades Nutrient Removal Project and the Everglades Monitoring and Protected Areas

Consulted with the Government of the Bahamas and the United Nations on the Water transmission problems on New Providence Island in the Bahamas.

Opened the Water week and sat on a panel to discuss the huge ground water leakage and contamination problems on the Eastern half of the Island. Meet with Mr. Moss, Department of Works Director, Dr Peach, The United Nations Hydrologic Engineer, Mr. Michael Swan and Mr. Weech the Project Operations Managers.

1995-1996 Acting Quality Assurance and Safety Officer in Water Quality Monitoring Lab

sourcing and ordering of quality control samples

generated pesticide quality control samples

evaluated the results of quality control species used and the effectiveness of the analysis

updated the Quality Assurance Plan and worked to maintain the certification of the Laboratory and the District to continue sampling and analysis under authority of the Department of environmental Protection (FDEP)

1992-1996 Water Quality Laboratory Analyst, South Florida Water Management District

developed analytical methods of nutrients: phosphorus and nitrogen (TPO4, TDPO4, OPO4, hPO4,TKN, TDKN)

laboratory safety monitoring, handling chemicals, waste chemical disposal, cleanup of chemical spills, evaluated methods of analysis and reduction of toxic waste, fitted and ordered lab gear, accident and incident report generation

digested and analyzed more than 450 samples for nutrient parameters weekly using Alpkhem Rapid Flow Analyzers

developed the first parts per billion analysis on these instruments ever. Results were used successfully in Federal Court to legally defend a multibillion dollar law suit against the District and the State of Florida.

Part of the special recovery teams for hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the no name storm of 1999

instructed Environmental Scientists from Brazil for 3 months on nutrient analysis in tropical environments.

analyzed atmospheric deposition samples that showed Sahara dust particles were wind transported to North America

1989-1992 Laboratory Technician, South Florida Water Management District

Employee of the Month Award for the highest quality analysis of Phosphorus in the State of Florida. Information used to settle a multibillion dollar law suit against the State of Florida.

analyzed 450 TPO4, OPO4 and TDPO4 samples

developed a comprehensive recycling program for the District that was later adopted by the State of Florida.

1988-1989 Hydrology Field Technician, South Florida Water Management District.

located abandoned, contaminated artesian water wells and process the permits required to plug them

profiled the hydrology of each well. logging the diameter, casing conditions, conductivity, chlorides, temperature, flow rates turbidity, dissolved oxygen, depth, total depth of each well

collected samples of well cuttings while ground water monitoring wells were being drilled

assisted the well drilling crew in the preparation of equipment to drill a water well, pump test and recharge rates

drove heavy equipment and trucks to the drilling sites during mobilization and away during demobilization

assisted in data entry into computer models mapping out the hydrology of the South Florida Geologic sub-straights

1987-1988 Field Worker, South Florida Water Management District

assisted the heavy equipment operators in the clearing of canal banks of trees and any debris that could impede the flow of water in the canals

removed trees that lined canal banks and cleared floating debris from the water of canals

operated barges, boats and floating platforms, chain saws, pressure cleaners ect,

1986-1987 Principle Charles C Scott Enterprises

remodeled homes

erected electrified fences, installed lights, pool pumps, sprinkler systems, drapery rods, doors, painting of properties

1985-1986 Professional Tackle Chair maker, Lee's Tackle Inc

prepared, sanded and assembled teak tackle chairs for luxury yachts

1885(summer) Dorphil Inc

sold and delivered pool chemicals, spa's, pumps, lights, fittings to retailers

1978-1979 Computer operator, Bahamas Telecommunications, Ministry of Finance and Navios Bahamas Limited.

operated the IBM320 and Burroughs computer systems

generated monthly telephone bills, government revenue & expenditure reports, tourist arrival and departure reports

vessel tracking of 24 tankers and bulk carriers around the world, payroll adjustments for employees

1972-1974 Charles C. Scott Conch Salad Company

Garden made conch salads on weekends for sale to fund travel and other investment ventures

1971-1973 Charles C. Scott Grater Company

Handmade graters for coconuts and nutmeg to fund trips to Orlando, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados

Academics

2006 State of Florida Certification in Trails and Urban Park Designs

2005 State of Florida Certification and License in Conflict Resolution, Florida State University Law School and Center for Conflict Resolution

2004-present Lifetime member of Inner Circle of Golden Key International Honor Society(Kappa)

2004-Present Lifetime member of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society

2004- Audubon Society Environmental Scientist and Educator for the year

2000 EMBA Course work discontinued at Florida Atlantic University, due to illness

1999 CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Certification for Miami Dade County

1998 EEO Diversity Certification Training for Hiring Professionals, Diversity Center for Training, Virginia

1998 Professional Website Designs, South Florida Water Management District

1997 Seven Habits of Highly Successful People( Steven Covey), Palm Beach Institute of Government at Palm Beach Community College.

1996 Miami Dade County Urban Design Course for County Government Elected officials(taught by mayors and Urban Planning Directors from cities all over the USA, Academicians and Professionals)

1996 Catastrophic Hazardous First Response and Management Certification South Florida Water Management District and National Hurricane Center

1995 Hurricane and Natural Disaster Response, South Florida Management District in conjunction with the National Hurricane Center and University of Miami Institute of Marine Sciences

1995 BA in Economics/Political Science Suma Cum Laude Florida International University

1994 Myers Briggs Personality Types, South Florida Water Management

1994-Present Member of the National Political Science Academy

1994/95 International Who's Who for Business

1994 Project Management for Managers (one to three) FEEDS Program 1999 Strategic Planning for Managers, Institute of Government, Palm Beach Community College

1992 How to Manage your Supervisors, Palm Beach Institute for Government, Palm Beach Community College.

1992 Brochure and Website Designs, Palm Beach Community College.

1992 Conducting Professional interviews, Institute of Government, Palm Beach Community College

1992 Computer Aided Design Certification(CAD)

1992 Project Planning for Managers Certification, South Florida Water Management

1992 Contract Management, Institute of Government, Palm Beach Community College

1989 Diploma in Leadership &Team Building for Managers, University of Miami, School of Continuing Studies

1989 Professional Business writing for Managers Palm Beach Community College

1988 Speed Reading and Memory Improvements, Northwood University

1988 CPR Certification, South Florida Red Cross

1988 First Responder First Aid Certification, South Florida Red Cross

1988 Class A Fire First Responder and Suppression Training

1988 Handling Hazardous Chemicals, South Florida water Management in conjunction with OSHA

1985 Chemistry/Physics Howard University

1982 AA Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics Miami Dade College

1980-1982 American Chemical Society Student Affiliates-Vice President

1981-1982 Miami Dade College Student Senate

Civic and Community

2005 2006 Worked with the office of US Senator Graham to get the reduced classroom size initiative on the ballet in Florida and get the State to Amend the constitution and adopt the changes.

2000-2006 Business Development Director for the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce.

Directed new members into the Chamber into contract and new business opportunities.

guided business owners into making their business more profitable as well as growing their profit margins and market shares

recruited new members to the chamber and focused membership into critical areas that the chamber was deficient in.

prepared members for new and pending opportunities for businesses in the public and private sectors

1999 CERT- Community Emergency Response Training Diploma

1996-2000 Community Council 3(Elected to public office for first 2 years and reelected for 4 years in 1998.Resigned in 2000 due to health matters)Made zoning decisions on new development as well as coordinated the planning for modifications and guide new construction and infrastructure in Northern Miami Dade county. The area evolved into the City of Miami Gardens.

1993-1996 Vice President of the Biscayne Gardens Civic Association.

Prepare meeting agenda's

act to maintain the value of the residents homes in Biscayne Gardens

Oversee the code enforcement of the county throughout the community

prevent the establishment of buildings, fences and business that are outside the realm of the codes that upheld the civic and civil nature of our community

oversee the maintenance of the Biscayne Gardens Community center

Oversee the leases of the community center for the purposes of holding events in the community.

Develop systems of revenue to maintain the fiscal viability of the association

1996-2002 Outreach Coordinator and Board Member of the North Fork Development of the New River in Ft Lauderdale.

Oversee the communications of the association and its goals.

politically to guide the executive director on the matters that required government involvement and participation.

Spare head the fundraising of the organization and get the appropriate finding of the organizations operations

1996-2006 Member of the Audit Committee of the North Dade Community Federal Credit Union

Conducted Unannounced monthly and quarterly audits for the state as well as federal regulations and compliance.

Wrote audit reports on the credit union status and compliance to state regulators and made recommendations to enhance positive change.

1998-2002 Board of the Gould's Coalition of Ministers and Laypersons

Guided the Association in their fund raising and political endeavors.

1996-2006 Member of the Board of the Storm of 1928 Community

Fundraising and public information campaign on the history of the hurricane of 1928 that caused Lake Okeechobee to over flow its banks and send water flowing South to Miami in a 50 mile wide sheet flow that flooded entire cities killing thousands of South Florida residents.

2002-present Member of the 5000 Role Models of Excellence.

Mentoring 5000 plus young black men from the inner cities of South Florida

200*-****-*** Blackmen of America,

Mentored 62 African American men in College and professional careers

2002-2005 Chairman of the Board Selection Committee of the Miami Dade Metro Action Plan

Oversaw the process of selecting all appointees of the Miami Dade Board of County Commissioners and evaluated them as to their competence to sit on the MAP Board as a viable Board member.

2000-Present Black Executive Forum

1996-2006 Member of Underrepresented People Positive Action Committee(UPPAC)

Political association set up to guide inner city citizens thru the process of government to be heard and get desired response from government.

1999-2000 United Way of North Miami Dade

Sat on the board of directors for the agency and oversaw its fund raising and membership development

1976 - Present Member of the Order the Holy Cross

1975 summer taught summer school for the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada and California in Nevada at Las Vegas, Tonopah & Glen brook on Lake Tahoe and in California at San Mateo

1973-1975 Cross Roads Club, Bahamas Red Cross

assisted paraplegic and quadriplegic citizens with getting out beyond their homes as athletes, workers and socially viable people.

built wheelchairs from scrapped, dumped older ones. The refurbished ones were donated to the needy.

1972 Member and one of original founders of St Gregory's Anglican Church, Nassau Bahamas

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