Curriculum Vitae-Caulfield Page *

Thomas E. Caulfield, PhD

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Education:

Walden University, Minneapolis, Minnesota; PhD, Public Policy and Administration. Concentration – Public Management

Dissertation: Nonviolent resistance to security policy in nationalist Northern Ireland, 1970-1981 Vermont College, Montpelier, Vermont; MA, Politics and Conflict Management. Thesis: Political identity and conflict management St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY; State University of New York, College at Buffalo; BS, Education Academic Honors:

Pi Alpha Alpha – Public Administration Honor Society Government Administration:

Public Management Consultant, 2018-present. Advise public sector clients on various phases of municipal operations related to but not limited to program/project management, public bidding, construction management, contract administration, budgeting, capital improvements, and physical needs assessment. Administrator of Capital Improvements & Development for Buffalo Sewer Authority, 2007-2016. Manage all facets of the Capital Improvements Program for the $47 million budget of the regional wastewater treatment facility. Duties included but were not limited to: engineering management, contract administration, inspection services, specification compilation, strategic planning, budgeting, capital fund allocation, and technical needs assessment.

Administrator of Capital Improvements & Development for Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, 1990-2007. Administration of the $12 million annual Capital Grant for the local public housing authority. Duties included but were not limited to: contract management, personnel management, grant writing/administration, and strategic planning.

Professional Skills:

Program/Project Management Construction/Contract Management Grant Administration Public Sector Finance

Public Budgeting

Adjunct Lecturer:

State University of New York at Buffalo.

Identity, Community Division, and Conflict Management in Northern Ireland Hilbert College.

Conflict Management in Northern Ireland Physical Force Politics in Ireland Irish Republicanism Loyalist Identity in Northern Ireland Curriculum Vitae-Caulfield Page 2

Daemen College.

Dynamics of Conflict

Research Areas:

Nonviolent resistance Integrated Education in Northern Ireland Collective resistance Irish Medium Education

Physical Force Politics Civil Society versus Political Society in Northern Ireland Language, Politics, and National Identity Irish Famine in Northeast Ulster Professional Affiliations:

American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA)

International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) Cultural Associations:

Irish-American Cultural Institute American Institute of Irish Studies Scóil Cultúr na hÉireann Comhaltas Ceoltóírí Éireann Other Associations:

Buffalo Board of Education – Member, Ethics Committee Can You Dig It, Inc. (a 501(c)(3)) – Corporate officer Volunteer Activities:

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Mount Mercy Academy

Nichols School Bishop Timon-St. Jude High School

Western New York Maritime Charter School Notre Dame Academy Enterprise Charter School

Citizenship:

United States of America

Republic of Ireland

Languages:

English

Spanish (Español)

Irish (Gaeilge)

Professional References:

Mark Schroeder, NY State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; adh4j8@r.postjobfree.com; 716-***-**** Michael Brogan, PhD, Senior Vice-president for Academic Affairs; adh4j8@r.postjobfree.com; 716-***-**** Michael Letina, Plant Superintendent; adh4j8@r.postjobfree.com; 716-***-****