Christopher Adekoya

Greater Seattle Area

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Summary

Over my career, I worked in Higher Education, Public Administration and Law Library Automation and Management. In higher education, I taught graduate and undergraduate courses in economics, applied economics, business information technology, database design, and extension education for close to twenty years. In Public Administration, I had the privilege of working in Federal Civil Services, as a Legal Instrument Examiner for the U.S. Coast Guard and Law Librarian/Legal Assistant with the Office of Hearings and Appeals, Social Security Administration. In State Public Health Management, I worked as a Financial/Customer Services Specialist for Washington State DSHS. I have covered assignments requiring leadership and managerial skills, including serving as Head of a College Department and Director of a Law library. I have been involved in project planning and development in higher education and public health. For example, I was engaged in strategic planning, enterprise management, facilities management, cataloging automation, staffing and technology adaptation for work automation in higher education, law library, and public health. For public service, I serve as a Civil Service Commissioner (2012 - Date) for the City of Federal Way, Washington; Served as an Independent Salary Commissioner (2003 - 2012) and Planning Commissioner (1996 - 2000) for the same City and was on the Board of Bethel Christian Center, Federal Way, Washington. I believe strongly in Volunteerism as a way to give back to my country.

Specialties: Contract Negotiations and Placements; Project and Talent Management; Data Mining, Cataloging Automation and Performance Management; Interpersonal Communications at corporate and management levels, including using systems analysis for managing project life. I am a lean thinker who want to use this process to help advance enterprise goals. I am an appointed Notary Public in the State of Washington. Experience

Information Technology Security Specialist

Security Industry Specialists/Allied Universal (Contractor to AMAZON) Nov 2017 - Present (2 years 11 months +)

• Responding to 24/7 emergency notification of different types of facility events and applications on Amazon.com campus;

• Initiating emergency protocol in case of business event that may jeopardize business objectives; and, escalating business information risks to executive teams for rapid events resolution;

• Utilize a combination of manual and automated information management tools to escalate communication strategies to events owner, events res-ponder, and determining potential type of business disruption from events;

• Anticipating recovery and restoration process from emergency response: principles; strategic; and, focal;

• Working with assessment teams to track impacts of events on Amazonians in their physical work space and use of technology.

Civil Service Commissioner

City of Federal Way

Oct 2012 - Oct 2019 (7 years 1 month)

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Chairperson, Civil Service Commission ( February, 2017 - February, 2018)

• Exercise powers and perform duties established by law in connection with the selection, promotion, demotion and employment of commissioned police officers;

• Hear appeals involving disciplinary actions and alleged violations of the City Charter Personnel Rules and Personnel Ordinance with respect to police officers;

• Administer oaths, issue subpoenas, receive evidence, compel the production of documents, question witnesses at hearings, and issue such remedial orders as deem appropriate;

• Submit recommendations to the Mayor and the City Council related to the City’s Personnel System; and,

• Review comments on rules proposed by the Human Resources Director pursuant to the administrative code of the City and consider written comments and response from police officers and other stakeholders on the issue related to personnel and human resources.

Disaster Reserve Specialist,

U.S. Small Business Administration

Jun 2016 - Oct 2018 (2 years 5 months)

• Documenting recovery plans and implementing events' resolution in disaster impact area for US Small Business Administration and FEMA; • Documenting event resolutions and US SBA Loan application processing for families, individuals and businesses in real time with zonal coordinators; • Escalated events status to appropriate emergency resolution teams, including, processing application forms for need based impact zone groups; •Testing policy incorporated into risk assessments of disaster events and establishing testing cycle, including scopes and complexities; and, • Obtained financial documentation (legal, regulatory, business, governance) and associated information to further US SBA loan processing; and, Leveraging number of Information Technology (IT) processes to help ensure compliance and risk resolutions. Author of Book

Dorrance Publishing Co.

Nov 2014 - May 2015 (7 months)

Author of two books:

1) AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM I: Documenting the Process and Progress on OBAMACARE; Paperback : INKWATER PRESS

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 201*-****** (I) ISBN-13 978-1-62901-224-7 l ISBN-10 1-62901-224-6

2) AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE REFORM II: Documenting the Process and Progress on OBAMACARE Paperback : INKWATER PRESS

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 201*-****** (2) ISBN-13 978-1-62901-224-7 l ISBN-10 1-62901-224-6

Independent Salary Commissioner

City of Federal Way

Jul 2008 - Jun 2012 (4 years)

• Studied relationships of salaries and benefits to the duties of the Mayor and the City Council members;

• Adjusted Mayor's salaries as appropriate, compute, churn and analyze salary data and adjust them, if appropriate;

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• Called for and receive depositions from city residents and interested parties regarding salary schedules for Directors and Managers in the city's employment; and,

• Reviewed and filed salary schedules and benefits for City staff and employees. Legal Instrument Examiner

U.S. Coast Guard

Oct 2007 - Sep 2009 (2 years)

• Reviewed Legal documents, management profile and other submissions related to the issuance of Merchant Mariner Licenses and Instruments;

• Prepared general legal and financial analysis and issue review reports of instruments a er examination of merchant mariner s submissions; and,

• Ensured adherence with the key legal controls and instruments for CFR 46, 10, Parts 1-40. Financial Services Specialist

State of Washington

Apr 2007 - Sep 2007 (6 months)

• Prepared general financial analysis and made presentation on human and health services' programs;

• Key interfaced with internal and external examiners and social programs beneficiaries during quarterly review of issued social welfare benefits;

• Wrote and implemented human and health services programs portfolios; and,

• Completed programs' evaluation, issued process reports and implemented new changes to social welfare programs.

Consultant (Paint Project Management)

PACCAR

Mar 2005 - Apr 2007 (2 years 2 months)

• Communicated Project completion status, provided advice on environment pollution activities of the plant site, briefing administrators on federal pollution guidelines such as regulations, evaluation criteria and generated impact statement reports;

• Collected data, interpreted impact statement and supported pollution abatement activities regarding paint waste and oil and sludge disposal in the manufacturing site, measuring unacceptable level of air and water pollution activities, emergency hazard waste maintenance process, developing impact statement of new industrial expansion projects and adhering to the Oil Pollution act of 1990, designing comprehensive environmental response papers and adhering to Clean water Acts requirements; and,

• Advised the Paint department on environmental pollution guidelines and the threshold of acceptable OSHA standard.

Professor (Adjunct)

Oregon Institute of Technology

May 2000 - Feb 2005 (4 years 10 months)

• Prepared instructional so ware and online classes in Relational Database, Financial Management, Micro- Economics, Decision Support Systems, Systems Analysis and Designs; including testing, grading and evaluating student's outcomes and performance;

• Using Oracle 8i, I taught the following exercises and activities: a) designing, configuring and developing ETL processes; b) providing best practices for ETL design and development; c) Designing and developing OBIEE Christopher Adekoya - page 3

RPD, reports and dashboards; d) Configuring and testing OBIEE environmental and security modules; and, e) Implementing BI Applications on client servers and sites;

• Counsel students on college admissions requirements, including College Board SAT tests, ACT scores and other recruitment services for non-traditional college applicants;

• Developed recruitment strategy, including electronic recruitment, faculty development and placement in various class schedules;

• Kept abreast of college programs development and planning, including counseling traditional students. Law Librarian/Legal Assistant

Social Security Administration

May 2001 - Apr 2002 (1 year)

• Prepared cases for adjudication and hearings, including using the Procedure Operation Manual to guide preliminary adjudication requirements as set fort in Code of Federal Regulations;

• Assisted library patron with law-related reference question and provided direct assistance to attorneys on legal research;

• Developed relationships with local and national sources of law and legislative materials including US Supreme court, Appeal Courts and District Courts libraries; Indexed and catalog law library materials, and completed complex legal research;

• Managed the legal on-line database center, including planning, organizing, implementing, advertising and administering the center’s activities; and,

• Conducted detailed searches of State and Federal codes, legislative histories, case reports, digests and indexes.

Law Librarian

Washington State Department of Corrections

Oct 2000 - Mar 2001 (6 months)

• Directed the law library, developing and implementing policies and procedures for ordering legislative materials for the library;

• Provided advanced and extensive reference and literature searches in Law, using among other so ware, West law and Versus law;

• Supervised the technical services and government documents sections of the law library, participating in online database searches, inter-library loan, cataloging, circulation, serial control and manuscripts preservation;

• Analyzed online legal research systems, purchased and made recommendation on purchase of online legal databases;

• Assisted the Superintendent in the formulation of policies and procedures for new and existing law Library Programs; and,

• Developed and improved authoritative law library collection to meet constitutional requirements for offender legal representation and provisions of the office of federal and state attorney generals and the American Bar Association.

Planning Commissioner

City of Federal Way

Jul 1996 - Sep 2000 (4 years 3 months)

• Approved city policy statements on annexation, growth, transportation, economic development, parks and open spaces;

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• Reviewed all proposed amendments to comprehensive plan and periodically conducted special studies to keep plan current and assigns related studies to the community development staff and or consultants;

• Advised City council on annexations, zoning related issues, subdivisions development, site reviews and architectural plans;

• Reviewed special use applications so that residents of Federal Way are assured that land use are compatible with their surrounding location and related uses; and,

• Cooperated with other municipal and regional planning commissions and other state and federal agencies on local planning programs and to assure harmonious and integrated planning in King County, Washington State. Senior Research Fellow/Faculty Institute of Education Leopold-Franzens Universität Innsbruck

May 1994 - Jun 1995 (1 year 2 months)

• Provided the Institute of Education with valuable resource for research and development of new college faculty members;

• Developed, validated and implemented Action Research Program for Higher Education instruction in Agricultural technologies; and

• Served as Agricultural Economics/Extension specialist in higher education development teams and instructional diagnostic teams at OECD-African Universities Head of Department/Faculty

University of Ilorin,Ilorin Nigeria, Faculty of Agriculture Jul 1986 - Apr 1995 (8 years 10 months)

• Performed college instructional duties in agricultural economics, economics, extension education and rural development;

• Controlled all the departmental affairs including issues of curriculum and instructional development;

• Developed department budget and appropriated funds with inputs from faculty members; and,

• Delegated power and was directly responsible to the Dean of faculty, Senate and Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Education

FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE

SELF DEVELOPMENT COURSES IN SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services 2017 - 2017

REAFFIRMATION AND DEDICATION TO SERVE IN TIME OF CRISIS, THROUGH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLETION OF INDEPENDENT STUDY TO SAFEGUARD THE NATION; INCLUDING THE COURSE: IS-916 Critical Infrastructure Security: The and Diversions – What You Can Do University of Washington Information School

Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS), Information School, University of Washington, Seattle

1997 - 1998

Alumna Membership at University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma; and Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma. Christopher Adekoya - page 5

University of Washington Information School

Master's degree, Library and Information Science

1997 - 1998

The University of Washington, Seattle MLIS program, prepares students to become leaders in the library and information world. Equipped with a keen understanding of the uses and users of information, graduates use their knowledge and determination to lead in a world where information is increasingly the most important commodity.

Oklahoma State University

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics/Educ

1981 - 1984

MS, Information & Library Science, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 98195; MS, Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 74078; BS, Agricultural Economics, Langston University, Langston, OK. 75030. Oklahoma State University

Master of Science - MS, Agricultural Econs/Educ

1981 - 1984

The program of study for the Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics/Educ develops professional competence in agricultural economics, economics, statistics and extension services. In addition to the general prerequisites specified as minimum background for advanced study, a sufficient mathematical background (including differential and integral calculus) is a prerequisite. Graduate School Employment: Teaching Assistant in Agricultural Economics and Extension Education (1981-1984) Langston University

Bachelor of Science (BS), Ag. Economics

1978 - 1981

Course in Micro and Macro Economics; Accounting; Calculus; Statistics; Mathematics; Personnel Management and more

Licenses & Certifications

Certification in Administration & Management - University of Washington 448747447A

Washington State Notary Public License - State of Washington Issued Mar 2002 - Expires Mar 2023

USCG Merchant Mariner License - US Coast Guard Academy - National Maritime Center Issued Apr 2019 - Expires Mar 2023

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Transportation Worker Identification Credential - Transportation Security Administration and USCG

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Issued Apr 2019 - Expires Mar 2023

Skills

UNIX Databases • Building User Interface • Conflict Resolution • Faculty Development • Staff Management • SQL Server 2005/2000 • Contract Negotiation • Consultancy • Contract Management • Planning Christopher Adekoya - page 7

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