Nonprofit IT & Operations Leader for Education Systems
Resume:
PAUL JACQUES
Los Angeles, CA
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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President
Manage an $11M Foundation granting $440,000 in Scholarships and Community Grants Annually.
Acting Executive Director, Responsible for all Club Operations and club business.
Rebuilding Membership Committee, on track to increase membership by 10%, reversing a negative trend.
Grew the Vocational Service program to provide an additional $50,000 per year in Scholarship grants to Vocational students.
Deliver addresses at various vocational school graduations honoring our scholarship recipients.
Serve as Committee Chair for all major club events including The Good Sam Award Rodney Peete and Holly Robinson Peete recipients), Woman of the Year Award (Charlene Dimas Peinado recipient), Distinguished Citizen Award (Father Greg Boyle) and the Courageous Citizen's Awards (various recipients), Consul's General's Day (over 20 Consul Generals attending.)
10-year member of the Scholarship Committee. Evaluating applications, interviewing candidates and working with other committee members to determine scholarship recipients.
Work closely with the club Treasurer on budgeting, expense planning and reporting and budget development and tracking.
Work with all committee Chairs on status, resourcing and accountability to ensure that the club is servings our stakeholders at the highest level both locally and internationally.
Write, produce, and present a weekly Rotary meeting featuring speakers that have included: Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, Developer and Philanthropist Rick Caruso, LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Los Angeles County Tax Assessor Jeffery Prang and Los Angeles Chef of Police Jim McDonnell.
Serve as Board Chair, working with the club Secretary to create agendas and resolutions, and scheduling and leading monthly club Board meetings.
2018-Present PAUL JACQUES CONSULTING: Los Angeles, CA
Principal
Non-profit Board and Strategic Planning Consulting.
Currently working with the Malin Foundation on initial Foundation setup and Founding Board member recruitment and development.
Board development and recruiting for the Transnational Space Alliance Summit.
2016-2020 SOLHEIM SENIOR COMMUNITY: Los Angeles, CA
Chair, Board of Directors
Led search committee and successful hire of current CEO.
Led expansion committee and due diligence efforts in exploring potential expansion and/or acquisition planning.
Restructured committees for greater effectiveness and efficiency.
Lead budget development. planning and implementation for a $16M annual operating budget.
2017-2018 DSI LUXURY TECHNOLOGY: Van Nuys, CA
Director of Operations
Turned a $300,000 deficit to profitability in 10 months.
Implemented a Project Management Tracking system to increase efficiency and accountability.
Upgraded legacy phone system to an IP-based system providing cost savings and greater reliability.
Successfully simultaneously managed multiple Home Theater and Home Automation projects, ensuring they stayed on-time, on-track and on-budget.
1998-2015 AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE: Los Angeles, CA
Chief Information and Infrastructure Officer
Successfully planned and executed a $9M multi-phase Capital Improvement Project that transformed the entire 8-acre campus. Initial phase consisted of a $5M Capital Improvement bond. Phase two and three financing came from Board raised funds based on successful completion of phase one.
Renovated all campus theaters including converting one theater into a dual-use theater and color correction suite.
Renovated all campus restrooms and common areas to provide aesthetic and ADA upgrades and improvements.
Installed and/or replaced HVAC systems in all campus buildings.
Built a professional Soundstage on campus.
Implemented an Enterprise-level campus-wide backup and data recovery solution.
Responsible for all technical design and renovations to the AFI Silver Theater in Silver Spring, MD, creating a fully-digital facility and secure wireless POS integration environment.
Forged relationships and partnerships with leading technology companies in order to provide cutting edge tools to Graduate Film Students and ensure Institute sustainability and growth.
The Hollywood Reporter named AFI "The Best Film School in the World" for multiple years during my time there.
EDUCATION:
Master of Business Administration
Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Bachelor of Arts, English
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
INDUSTRY RECOGNITION:
Los Angeles Man of Merit: Recognition
Los Angeles Magazine, November 2025
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