Project Manager

Michelle Esposito

504-***-**** acwd7z@r.postjobfree.com 3033 Deer Trail, McKinney, TX 75071

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accomplished project manager in residential construction project engineering and contract review, as well as construction monitoring.

Data analyst with substantive knowledge of hazard mitigation, coastal restoration, small business incubators, transportation, education, and disaster research

Researcher with strong working knowledge of applied quantitative and qualitative methodologies as well as community and stakeholder engagement.

Social science researcher with extensive program evaluation experience, research design and grant writing experience.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

Solutient:

Project Manager and Data Analyst 2015 to Present

Managed hundreds of mitigation projects totaling over $44,000,000, across several grants, for multiple clients to ensure compliance with local, state and federal program regulations, ordinances and guidance.

Reviewed, revised, and stamped engineering for elevation and reconstruction projects. Reviewed and revised estimates and contracts. Lead meetings and contract signings with contractors, engineers, construction monitors and home owners.

Tracked progress of and monitored construction projects and reviewed and approved milestone reports for properties in construction. Managed project budgets, reallocations of funds and deductions based on contractor performance.

Reviewed and provided comments to drafts of floodplain ordinances and municipal directives.

Designed and managed ridership assessments for under-utilized public transit routes. Collected and analyzed data, created and implemented surveys, made recommendations for alternatives to fixed route service.

UNO Center for Hazard Assessment and Response Technology: 2006 to 2014 Principal Investigator

Designed and managed a data collection project for the Environmental Defense Fund to gauge the capacity of Gulf Coast industry and infrastructure to meet the needs of planned coastal restoration projects.

Managed St. Bernard Parish’s Repetitive Flood Loss Area Analysis. Collected data on over 1,100 homes, analyzed potential mitigation measures, and wrote report in compliance with FEMA’s Community Rating Scale guidance.

Managed and designed project that conducted Robert Savoie’s data collection for the second edition of his book the 21st Century Technology-Based Regional Economy: A Roadmap for Success including secondary data analysis and an international telephone survey project. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Gremillion Consulting:

Owner/ Statistical Consultant 2007 to Present

Designed and conducted program evaluations for clients including: KidsmART, New Orleans Outreach, Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, Institute for Mental Hygiene, the University of New Orleans, Loyola University and Goodwork Network.

Designed and implemented Transportation research projects for clients including: HM Advertising, The City of Kenner, LASWIFT, SW Leader Inc., Hotard, and Crescent City Connection Division DOTD.

Hired, trained and managed staff to collect data, facilitate focus groups, evaluate businesses/ programs and conduct survey and interviews.

UNO Center for Hazard Assessment and Response Technology: Research Associate IV 2006 to 2014

Designed, developed and managed projects for an applied disaster research center.

Identified RFP’s, wrote proposals and was awarded grants as the principal investigator.

Designed methodologies and metrics for US Army Corps of Engineers and Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.

Worked to create more resilient communities by conducting repetitive flood loss area analysis, facilitated with Community Rating System User Groups, and working to incorporate local knowledge into coastal restoration decision making.

Wrote, published, and presented research findings at national conferences. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2007 to 2015

Adjunct Social Science Instructor-

University of New Orleans, Dept. of Sociology (2007-2014)

Delgado Community College, Dept. of Sociology (2012- 2015)

Loyola University, Dept. Of Criminal Justice, (2014- 2015)

Dillard University, Dept. of Sociology (2012-2013) o Courses taught: Social Statistics and SPSS, Social Research Methods, Environmental Sociology, Social Problems, Marriage and the Family and Introduction to Sociology o Supervised, evaluated, and advised graduate teaching assistants EDUCATION

Master of Arts in Sociology 2007

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Thesis topic: Conducting mailed survey research in a post-disaster setting Basic GIS and Remote Sensing Certification 2009

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Bachelor of Arts in Sociology 2004

University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)

Association of State Floodplain Managers 2015

PUBLICATIONS

Matthew B. Bethel, Lynn F. Brien, Michelle M. Esposito, Corey T. Miller, Honora S. Buras, Shirley B. Laska, Rosina Philippe, Kristina J. Peterson, and Carol Parsons Richards (2014)

“Sci-TEK: A GIS-Based Multidisciplinary Method for Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge into Louisiana's Coastal Restoration Decision-Making Processes”. Journal of Coastal Research In-Press.

Shirley Laska and Robert Gramling with Chad M. Berginnis, Monica Farris, William Freudenburg, Michelle Gremillion, Pam Jenkins, Richard Krajeski, Harriet McCombs, Nancy Mock, Betty Morrow, Brad Ott; Kristina Peterson, and Henry Taylor. (Mar. 5, 2009)

“Expanding the Identification and Measurement of the Human Consequences of Disastrous Flooding: Toward the Refinement of the ‘Other Social Effects’ Account.” Vol. I, Economics Appendix, Attachment 2, Pg. 90 (105 pages) of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Report (LACPR) to the U.S. Congress. Final draft of full report under review by National Academy of Sciences.

PRESENTATIONS

“Using Real-Life Community Collaboration to Train Applied Sociologists” Applied and Clinical Sociology Conference (October 2011) Co-Presenters: Erin Merrick, Maggie Olivier, Corey Miller

“Riding the Tides: Conducting Applied Research in Disaster Settings” Southern Sociological Society Conference (April 2012) Co-Presenters: Erin Patton-Merrick, Maggie Olivier, Corey Miller

“Sci-TEK” Gulf of Mexico Alliance: Coastal Community Resilience Workshop (February 2012) co- Presenters: Corey Miller, Matt Bethel

“Sci-TEK: Blending TEK and Geo-Spatial Sciences” State of the Coast Conference (June 2012) Co- Presenter: Matt Bethel

“Sci-TEK: A Method to Incorporate TEK into Restoration Decision Making” Gulf of Mexico Alliance: All Hands (June 2012) Co-Presenters: Corey Miller, Matt Bethel, Lynn Brien

“Building Creative Capital: Blending Innovative Strategies with Risk Reduction Efforts” Building Resilience Workshop V (March 2014) Co-Panelists: Rebecca Snedeker, Jeff Carney, Nicole Love, Shannon Dosemagen

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

Louisiana Floodplain Management Association

Association of State Floodplain Managers

Valero Mereaux Refinery Citizen Advisory Panel

St. Bernard Parish Local Emergency Planning Committee

Flood Loss Outreach and Awareness Taskforce

List of projects and references available upon request

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