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Lenexa, Kansas
adug9a@r.postjobfree.com
CORE SKILLS
Project Management
Professionalism
Independent Working
Time Management
Collaborative Teamwork
Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
Customer Management
Meeting Deadlines
V A L E N T I N E R E I D
O P E R A T I O N S M A N A G E R
EDUCATION
Master in Public Adm.
Park University
Parkville, Missouri
2009
Bachelors of Science
Business Administration
Northern Caribbean University
2005
VOLUNTEER
Waldo Brookside Rotary
Operations Blessings
Habitat for Humanity
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Owner/Operations Manager
Reid’s Restoration and Contracting Lenexa, KS Aug., 2011-Present
• Manage project acquisition through direct and indirect marketing.
• Establish client relations to define scope of work and budgetary expectations.
• Hire staff and all subcontractors as needed to fulfil contract agreement.
• Work with vendors and all specialists to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Supervise all aspects of daily operations.
• Management payroll and other business accounts (receivables/payables).
• Provide customer service to address client concerns. Operations Manager
Truman Medical/University Health Kansas City, MO Mar., 2019-Oct., 2020
• Provided leadership to 60 EVS technicians and 4 shift managers.
• Hired and trained team members working within my team and other shifts.
• Managed payroll and time verification to Kronos platform.
• Created daily schedules for general business and all special projects.
• Worked with suppliers and vendors to ensure adequate inventory levels.
• Supported efforts to acquire and maintain working equipment.
• Assessed staff performance and provided feedback for corrective action
• Played vital role in the creation of Covid 19 protocols for entire hospital network.
• Improved new hire retention rate by 59%.
Financial Coaching Manager
Community Services League Independence, MO Apr., 2015-Aug., 2018
• Supervised financial coaching team.
• Provided financial coaching to a caseload of more than 50 clients.
• Tracked program progress through data analysis and reporting.
• Managed client development including cross training for multiple service areas.
• Managed tax preparation service that reached over 200 residents annually.
• Supervised agency participation in Local Initiative Commission (LINC) program. SUMMARY
Dynamic operations manager with more than a decade of hands-on experience. Demonstrated expertise developing and managing complex teams in service-oriented organizations. Skilled at collaborating with multicultural teams. Adept in planning, program management and leading in any environment.
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V A L E N T I N E R E I D
O P E R A T I O N S M A N A G E R
Lenexa, Kansas
adug9a@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Director of Career Marketplace
Urban League of Greater Kansas City Kansas, MO 2016
• Developed recruitment strategies to maintain a diverse pool of job seekers.
• Maintained business partnership with 25 regional/national businesses.
• Designed programs to support employment opportunities for underserved communities.
• Created corporate sponsorship procedures and facilitated hiring events for over 400 job seekers. Section 3 Coordinator
Housing Authority of Kansas City Kansas City, MO Apr., 2012-Apr., 2013
• Revised Section 3 policies as defined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• Worked closely with HAKC’s legal counsel and the office of the CEO to revise Section 3 policy.
• Collaborated with the city of Kansas City, Missouri’s Section 3 office on $54 million crime lab project.
• Successfully secured employment opportunities for over 20 program participants.
• Worked closely with the HAKC’s Procurement Office to advocate for greater utilization of Section 3 businesses.
• Assisted MBE/WBE secure Section 3 contracts totaling approximately $200,000.
• Developed and maintained a job referral database with over 200 participants.
• Reviewed and analyzed complex federal, state and local regulatory compliance guidelines.
• Worked closely with HAKC’s contractors to define Section 3 requirements.
• Co-chaired Section 3 Committee.
• Tracked data and prepared reports.
Default Prevention/Retention Coordinator
Park University Parkville, MO Aug., 2006-Aug., 2011
• Provided financial service assistance to students in over 23 campus centers in 13 states.
• Hosted financial literacy workshops and webinars.
• Produced a newsletter for over 4,000 students.
• Worked with student loan guarantors to skip trace delinquent students, resolved loan delinquency and default.
• Reviewed FAFSA applications to verify federal (Title IV) compliance.
• Worked with multiple agencies to manage and maintain student records in multiple databases.
• Reduced home campus default rate by 50% within first year of program.
• Prepared and presented program reports to Park University’s executive team and MDHE. REFERENCES
References can be made available upon request.