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Project Manager Community Relations

Location:
Detroit, MI
Posted:
October 26, 2023

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Resume:

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313-***-****

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Clinton R. Borders

Summary of Qualifications

I have a proven record of being trustworthy and ethical. I am committed to serving citizens with barriers to employment and helping to guide, stabilize, and bring structure to employees of all socioeconomic backgrounds through motivation and encouragement. Through my employment history, I’ve developed strong time management, decision making, planning and organizing, problem solving, and communication skills. As a supervisor, I created a team atmosphere while delegating tasks and responsibilities and teaching standard operating procedures. I stay relevant, always looking for process improvement and avoiding obsolescence, which is the defining characteristic between success and failure, growth and stagnation. Employment History

Project Manager Recovery Park, Detroit, MI 4/2022 - 9/2023 Managed farming operations. Hired and trained new staff, evaluated staff performance. Mentored staff on irrigation set up and nutrient control. Planned seasonal crops, designed and tested hydroponic garlic growth. Increased community relations and coordination. Established an event space, managed live concerts on the farm. Designed and installed a community farm at a local church. Led construction crew of 9 to repair and upgrade public housing units for the City of Detroit. Warehouse worker Penske 4/2020 - 8/2020

Operated 3-pallet jack to pull orders, filled orders, wrapped pallets, and transported to dock. Senior Building Maintenance Technician Cynet Systems Inc. 7/2019 - 10/2019 Contractor for the American Red Cross through Cynet Systems. Responsible for all building maintenance at eight Red Cross properties.

Packer/Shipper Randstad Staffing/Penske Logistics, Highland Park, MI 12/2018 - 1/2019 Outsourced to Penske Logistics. Responsible for pulling orders for and using scanner to locate merchandise. Packed merchandise for shipping.

Packer/Shipper Randstad Staffing/Allied Process, Detroit, MI 8/2018 - 11/2018 Outsourced to Allied Process. Responsible for loading/unloading auto parts from heat treatment furnaces. Generated tracking sheets from computer systems to locate parts and follow standard operating procedures. Certified in HiLo operation.

Supervisor Recovery Park, Detroit, MI 2/2018 – 9/2018 Hired and trained new staff, set employee goals and objectives to develop and maximize potential, monitored staff performance, and prepared performance reviews. Created and presented monthly status reports to management. Created non-verbal communication systems for employee assignments and growing procedures. Designed and created workflow work stations through Lean principles. Forecasted crop availability seeding to harvest. Maintained daily operations on the farm. Grower Recovery Park, Detroit, MI 10/2016 – 2/2018 Constructed high tunnels to establish growing operations for produce. Trained on growing methods and risks to production. Responsible for filling orders for deliveries and invoicing. Built flood tables and irrigation systems for hydroponic and soil-based growing. Set up high pressure sodium and LED lighting systems. Maintained water and soil chemistry and used different growing systems and media to maximize yield. Reviewed performance data (financial, sales and activity reports) to monitor and measure productivity, goal progress, and activity levels. Responsible for harvest yields to meet financial quotas. Adaptable and flexible in response to weather conditions and farm emergencies. Restoration/Maintenance Manning Manor, Detroit, MI 01/2016 – 10/2016 Responsible daily maintenance operations of building and daily work orders for tenants apartment repairs. Hardwood floor restoration, sanding and polyurethane floors, subflooring and tiling, drywalling and patching, and light plumbing. Refurbished apartments to move-in ready condition. Warehouse Worker Del Bane Produce, Detroit, MI 11/2015 – 01/2016 Responsible for filling orders, loading trucks for delivery, cleaning out coolers, refilling stock back in coolers, and unloading trucks from loading docks.

Restoration Specialist Building Huggers, Detroit, MI 11/2014 – 11/2015 Restored, repaired, and installed windows and doors in keeping with original historical design. Performed stripping, sanding, staining, priming, and painting; hanging or replacing weights, moldings, weatherstripping, fixtures and door knobs.

Project Manager Replanting Roots, Detroit, MI 04/2012 – 11/2014 Recruited returning citizens with barriers to employment. Interviewed and hired employees. Coordinated with Motor City Blight Busters to plan and organize tasks and responsibilities for future projects. Delegated tasks and responsibilities. Led a team of ten to be the most effective and efficient in a very tight timeline. Created weekly reports for non-profit management team. Responsible for payroll, timesheets, and record keeping from previous projects.

Education

Associates of Science in Theology, Cypress Bible College, Garden Valley, TX Wayne County Community College, Detroit, MI

Montcalm Community College, Montcalm, MI

Focus Hope IT, Detroit, MI

Additional Skills

● Microsoft Office Word, Excel

● Certification, Supervisory Leadership Skills Training from Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, Feb 2018

● Certification, Supervisor Skills 2.0 Sustained Leadership Program

● University of Arizona Bio- Systems Engineering - Controlled Environment Agriculture Center - Hydroponic vine crop intensive workshop

● Forklift/HiLo certification

● Operation of construction and warehouse equipment

● Chauffeur's license

References

Gary Wozniak, Owner, Recovery Park 313-***-****

Amanda Huszti, Facilities Manager, Red Cross 313-***-**** Carrie Kempf, friend, 248-***-****



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