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Round Rock Data Center

Location:
Round Rock, TX
Posted:
June 09, 2025

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James Blount

**** ***** ****

Round Rock, Texas *8665 United States

Mobile: 512-***-****

Home Phone: 512-***-****

Email: ********@*****.***

Work Experience:

AECOM

FEMA CRC Lane Manager

1702 Chino Cove

Round Rock Texas

1/29/2024

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Determined appropriate organizational structure based on FEMA direction.

Managed the organization by providing administrative support, applying organizational development principles, or driving employee engagement.

Lead mission driven workloads; including establishing team workload priorities, managed resources, or directed subordinate staff.

Coordinating, training, leading, and providing guidance to Grants management program specialist.

Coordinated grants administration life-cycle processes for a full range of complex grants including managing, coordinating, and accomplishing the full range of complex assignments related to Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs.

Utilized different management styles depending on the situation to effectively motivate employees.

Provided management with well researched, justifiable analysis of project handle times, realistic “Request For Information” reply’s from disaster sites, labor hours and new FEMA policies.

Provided technical assistance, guidance and training of subordinate staff.

Utilize Grants Manager to review and track open projects.

Advised senior-level leadership on emergency management response efforts.

Maintained project analysis, quality analysis, field disaster response analysis, workflow analysis and process improvement.

Participated in conducting training for personnel.

Utilized data to analyze operational performance

Tidal Basin

Public Assistance Consultant -DR4673, DR4734

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

1702 Chino Cove

Round Rock Texas

9/22/2023-1/29/2024

Provide public assistance to victims of disaster in preparation of them submitting grant requests to FEMA.

Work with FEMA applicants to anticipate and streamline grant requests related to FEMA declared disasters.

Work with applicants after grant requests submitted to FEMA to answer request for information and be the face of the applicant in all communications with FEMA.

Worked with several electric COOPs in Florida following disasters IAN and IDALIA ensuring the applicant was submitting documentation on time and correctly.

Texas Division of Emergency Management

Reginal Mitigation Coordinator

1033 La Posada

Suite 300

Austin, Texas

6/15/2022 – 9/21/2023

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Provide supervisory oversight, technical assistance, guidance and training to branch in regard to Hazard Mitigation Grants.

Utilize GMS and NEMIS software to document grant applications and projects.

Familiar with FEMA and BRIC grant application process.

Analyze Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs requirements and determines needed and available resources.

Review submitted grant applications and local hazard mitigation plans to determine the applicant’s eligibility for award based on established criteria

Provide oversight on large and complex projects in coordination with specialists.

Actively participates with Internal partners in coordinating program requirements and regulations.

Meet with applicants and assist with completing and submitting FEMA grant applications.

Established open line of communication regarding additionally needed documentation (RFI), setting reasonable expectations, and established deadlines

Atlantic CRC specialist

Electrical Utility Disaster Specialists

1702 Chino Cove

Round Rock, TX

8/2019 - 7/2021

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

As CRC QA, reviewed al projects from all lanes to ensure DDD and SOW matched. Processed claims, change orders, cost reasonable analysis to request reimbursement.

Review all projects submitted for disasters in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands

As Costing Specialist, Created COVID 19 projects for applicants in FEMA Regions I and II

Utilize Grants Manager to review and track open projects.

Used CEF to estimate total cost of projects.

Created determination memos and request for information issues to applicants in order to determine all aspects of their project was covered.

Noted all file discrepancies to be included in an RFI (Request for Information).

Experienced with the PAPPG, Stafford Act, 44 CFR and local, state, and federal laws and regulations

Identified/formulated/submitted the SOW for the Initial grant. Used Excel and Word to prepare required documents.

Train new hire QA specialists as well as the new hire project review specialists.

• Received Michael Popper award from CCPRS

Experienced with the PAPPG, Stafford Act, 44 CFR and local, state, and federal laws and regulations

Identified/formulated/submitted the SOW for the Initial grant. Used Excel and Word to prepare required documents.

Educate the new hire QA specialists as well as the new hire project review specialists

Supervisor: Gary Grubbs 270-***-****)

Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes

Power and Cooling Solutions Engineer

PCM

Austin

Austin,, TX

3/2017 - 8/2019

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Communicate with customers and account executives in order to determine the customer’s backup power, cooling, environmental monitoring, rack and power distribution needs.

Create detailed solutions based on customer requirements.

Calculate power needs from customer list of installed / ordered equipment.

Provide monthly reports related to customer contacts, number or orders quoted and value of orders.

Communicate solution to customer on follow up call, answer their questions, explain my solution.

Increased year to year sales by 46%

CRC Completed Lane Supervisor

FEMA

800 N Loop 288

Denton, TX

8/2016 - 3/2017

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Determined appropriate organizational structure based on FEMA direction.

Managed the organization by providing administrative support, applying organizational development principles, or driving employee engagement.

Lead mission driven workloads; including establishing team workload priorities, managed resources, or directed subordinate staff.

Coordinating, training, leading, and providing guidance to Grants management program specialist.

Coordinated grants administration life-cycle processes for a full range of complex grants including managing, coordinating, and accomplishing the full range of complex assignments related to Hazard Mitigation Assistance programs.

Utilized different management styles depending on the situation to effectively motivate employees.

Provided management with well researched, justifiable analysis of project handle times, realistic “Request For Information” reply’s from disaster sites, labor hours and new FEMA policies.

Provided technical assistance, guidance and training of subordinate staff.

Utilize Grants Manager to review and track open projects.

Advised senior-level leadership on emergency management response efforts.

Maintained project analysis, quality analysis, field disaster response analysis, workflow analysis and process improvement.

Participated in conducting on-site training for personnel.

Utilized data to analyze operational performance

Public Assistance Project Specialist DR-4245, DR-4223

FEMA

1702 Chino Cove

Round Rock, TX

8/2015 - 8/2016

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Participate in kickoff meetings and exit briefings with assigned applicants.

Created Project Worksheets (PW) focusing on accuracy, completeness, eligibility and special considerations.

Tasked to create versions of existing and obligated projects in order to correct previous over-sites.

Prepare PWs to provide additional funds or to de-obligate funds as situations dictate.

Work directly with Texas state agencies, audited information, managed time-lines and ensured correct grant proposal writing for over $8-million in Federal Funds.

Educate the applicant on program process, timelines, and eligibility.

Secure list of projects and assist applicant in project formulation, incorporating applicant’s priorities into project scheduling.

Inform applicant of PW progress and any potential changes to PWs.

Assist the Environmental Officer and Historical Preservation Officer for all programs and activities having environmental and/or historical assessment or clearance requirements.

Public Assistance Project Specialist FM-2958 (FMAG)

FEMA

1702 Chino Cove

Round Rock, TX

2/2012 - 8/2012

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Participate in kickoff meetings and exit briefings with assigned applicants.

Created Project Worksheets (PW) for FMAG applicants focusing on accuracy, completeness, eligibility and special considerations.

Tasked to create versions of existing and obligated projects in order to correct previous over-sites.

Prepare PWs to provide additional funds or to de-obligate funds as situations dictate.

Work directly with Texas state agencies, audited information, managed time-lines and ensured correct grant proposal writing for over $8-million in Federal Funds.

Educate the applicant on program process, timelines, and eligibility.

Secure list of projects and assist applicant in project formulation, incorporating applicant’s priorities into project scheduling.

Inform applicant of PW progress and any potential changes to PWs.

Assist the Environmental Officer and Historical Preservation Officer for all programs and activities having environmental and/or historical assessment or clearance requirements.

Senior Manager

DELL Computer Corporation

One Dell Way

Round Rock, TX

9/1995 - 1/2008

Hours per week: 40

Directly managed 60 employees to include web developers, project managers technicians and people managers.

Managed the organization by providing administrative support, applying organizational development principles, or driving employee engagement.

Lead mission driven workloads; including establishing team workload priorities, managed resources, or directed subordinate staff.

Determined appropriate organizational structure based on workload and expertise and ensured the structure and staffing were compliant.

Implemented organizational leadership, strategic and critical thinking, to lead and supervise a diverse workforce to include creating a culture that fostered high standards of ethics and diversity among staff members.

Utilized data to analyze operational performance

Administered formal performance evaluations based upon research and metric analysis.

Managed client relationship with technical support sub-contractors.

Provided analysis, leadership and management for manager’s, project managers, systems administrators, DBAs, software engineers, web developers, and technical support

Project Manager for creation of a 120-person call center from the ground up in Edmonton Canada

Project Manager for outsource call center in Nashville TN for XPS support.

Project Manager for new product serviceability and policy development management. These include; portable computers, televisions, printers, PDA's, projectors and software.

Cryptographic Maintenance Technician

United States Air Force

14185 Falcon St

Glendale, AZ

3/1989 - 3/1993

Hours per week: 40

Maintained the secure (encrypted) communication for Luke Air Force Base in the command center and data center.

Responsible for running network and communication cables within buildings and from structure to structure.

Provided field support for the base computers (PC) and flight planning mini mainframe portable units. These units were deployed during Desert Storm.

Supervised and trained 7 technicians.

Education:

CC of the USAF Phoenix, AZ United States

Some college (Certificate)

Credits Earned: 40 Semester Hours

Major: Electronics

Emergency Management Institute Austin, TX United States

Credits Earned: 20 Semester Hours

Major: Emergency Management

Job Related Training:

References:

Name

Employer

Title

Phone

Email

Rodney Sevier Dell Technical sales

512-***-****

*************@****.***

Anthony Cala 407-***-****

*.****@*****.***

Shawn Zapalc 713-***-****

************@*****.***



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