University Instructor, Adjunct Southeast Missouri State University

• August  2004 - Present
• Fall 2004 semester, UI100 Freshmen seminar on Leadership and Advocacy.  This was a new theme course that I developed with the assistance of Student Affairs professional.  First for credit academic course taught in the residence halls in the past 15 years.  Course is part of the University Studies program and focused on development of leadership skills and effective advocacy strategies for students.  Course included guest speakers from the State Legislature, University President, and other prominent community leaders. 
• Spring 2005, Fall 2005, & Spring 2006, PS103 Introduction to US Political Systems.  This course  introduces students to basic concepts comprising contemporary American politics.  The course covers issues ranging from "Separation of Powers," special interest groups, elections and the Missouri Constitution.    The course if offered through the  Department of Political Science, Philosophy, and Religion.

Associate Director for Facilities and Operations Southeast Missouri State University

• February 2004 - Present
• Position includes most of the responsibilities of the Assistant Director for Facilities and was expanded to include additional professional staff supervision, responsibility for all operational and business functions of the office. 
• Member of central staff decision-making team for the Office of Residence Life housing 2,600 students in 12 residence halls. Participate in departmental policy, procedure, and budget review.
• Responsible for the physical management of $120 million in Residence Life facilities, housing 2,600 residents.
• Responsible for development and management of $25 million dollar budget.  
• Responsible for supervision of Coordinator for Administrative Operations which manages  housing contracts, roommate selection, cancellation requests, priority sign-up and group housing occupancy. 
• Responsible for supervision of Coordinator for Business Operations which manages all vending function across campus, leased properties, and Customer Service Desk management.  
• Coordinate custodial, repair, maintenance, and support services work within the residence halls. Annual budget exceeds $3 million.
• Responsible for maintaining over $2 million in Residence Life inventory, including assessing condition of inventory and maintaining documentation.
• Responsible for planning all aspects of opening day for 5,000 students, parents, and friends, including traffic planning, facility scheduling, staffing, and vendor recruitment.
• Coordinate with the University Center to plan summer camps and conferences program for 6,000 participants.
• Supervise professional and paraprofessional staff in the management of the residence halls, including new staff training and on-going training programs.
• Work with student organizations, such as the Residence Hall Association and various Residence Hall Councils, to address their facilities concerns.

Assistant Director for Facilities Southeast Missouri State University

• June 2000 - February 2004
• Member of central staff decision-making team for the Office of Residence Life housing 2,600 students in 12 residence halls. Participate in departmental policy, procedure, and budget review.
• Coordinated with Facilities Management, Paric Construction, & Jacobs Facilities on the construction of a $13 million, 85,000 square feet new residence hall.
• Responsible for the physical management of $120 million in Residence Life facilities, housing 2,600 residents.
• Developed ten-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for all the residential facilities. Plan includes financing plan and schedule of maintenance for each year through 2010.
• Coordinate custodial, repair, maintenance, and support services work within the residence halls. Annual budget exceeds $3 million.
• Develop and manage the daily activities of leased properties, including the scheduling of maintenance work and decision making on physical improvements to the properties.
• Develop and implement policy decisions regarding the physical management of the residence halls. Examples include strategies to address problems with vandalism, management of the Residence Life inventory, and timely reporting of facilities concerns to the residence hall population.
• Coordinate service and repair needs for food service vendor, including preventive maintenance and cleaning.
• Responsible for maintaining over $2 million in Residence Life inventory, including assessing condition of inventory and maintaining documentation.
• Responsible for planning all aspects of opening day for 5,000 students, parents, and friends, including traffic planning, facility scheduling, staffing, and vendor recruitment.
• Coordinate with the University Center to plan summer camps and conferences program for 6,000 participants.
• Supervise professional and paraprofessional staff in the management of the residence halls, including new staff training and on-going training programs.
• Work with student organizations such as the Residence Hall Association and various Residence Hall Councils to address their facilities concerns.

Hall Director, Office of Residence Life Southeast Missouri State University

• August 1998-December 2000
• Responsible for management of a residence hall, including staff supervision, responding to student concerns, and developing leadership opportunities for students.
• Supervised staff of 20, including Community Advisors, Computers Technicians, and Service Desk employees.
• Responsible for the enforcement of Residence Life and University policies, including the adjudication and sanctioning for violations of Residence Life and University policies.
• Responsible for on-call and emergency duty coverage for the campus residence halls.
• Established Hall Council, including the development of a hall council budget.
• Served as Summer Conference Coordinator for summer camps and conference program.
• Worked with individual camps to provide the residential needs for their camp or conference, including billing, room assignments, and custodial/maintenance concerns.

Softlines Assistant Store Manager K-mart Stores

• October 1997 - August 1998.
• 60 hours per week.
• Responsible for softlines area of a K-Mart Store.
• Supervised the store and all operations on rotating schedule.
• Developed fixture and merchandise layouts.
• Sales for departments totaled over $6 million dollars, store sales over $21 million.
• Responsible for addressing customer complaints.

Greek Renovation Liaison, Southeast Missouri State University

• Summer 1997; 40 hours per week (relocated to Kansas City)
• Worked with University administration in developing renovation plans for Greek Area.
• Coordinated building design proposals including anticipated costs.
• Prepared proposals for student review.

Greek Hall Director, Southeast Missouri State University

• August 1996-August 1997; 35+ hours per week (relocated to Kansas City)
• More details about this unique position

University Center Lead Building Manager, Southeast Missouri State University

• December 1995-August 1997; 15+ hours per week (relocated to Kansas City)
• Supervised a team of six building managers who were responsible for the operations of the University Center on a rotating schedule.
• Duties included supervising room setups, special event coordination, managing information desk cash register, supervising student setup crew, and the recruitment and hiring new building managers.

Project Upward Bound Resident Director (Head Resident), Southeast Missouri State University

• Summer 1996; 45 hours per week (position was for summer only)
• Coordinated a summer residential education program for forty low-income/disadvantaged youths. The students were sophomore, juniors, and seniors from the Southeast Missouri region.
• Planned education trips and weekend activities, including a week long trip to St. Louis, Missouri.
• Lived in the building with the students and supervised the Tutor-Counselor staff members who worked with the students. The daily responsibility for so many teenagers taught me the value of tolerance, patience, and the value of respect.

Project Coordinator, Southeast Missouri State University

• August 1995-August 1996
• Worked with two Greek chapters in identifying and addressing chapter needs; these needs included housekeeping, maintenance, and key requests.
• Other duties included an on-call duty rotation, advising the Greek Area Council, and developing the Greek Area Community Review Council.
• Greek Customer Service Staff Member of the Month, November 1995.

Community Advisor, Southeast Missouri State University

• August 1994-August 1995
• Served as the paraprofessional staff member for two floors in Dearmont Hall.
• Duties included community development, programming, advising the Community Review Council, and organizing and recording maintenance requests.
• Responsible for approximately 50 residents.
• Program of the Month Award, Student Government Elections; 1995.
• Program of the Month Award, Archie Bunkers Neighborhood; 1994.
• Program of the Month Award, Sex in the Dark; 1994.

Tutor, (Student Support Services) Southeast Missouri State University

• September 1994 - May 1996
• Worked with individual students in a variety of academic areas.
• Conducted group study sessions on many occasions. Also served as a test reader for students who possessed reading difficulties

Seasonal Associate, Venture Stores, Inc.

Listing of Venture Positions Assistant Customer Service Manager In-Store Stocking Team Lead In-Store Stocking Team Member Receiving Associate Early Morning Stocking Associate Store Remodel Team Associate Sales Floor Associate Seasonal Associate

• Summer 1994 & 1995; Christmas 1993-95; 40 hours per week
• Served in a variety of capacities, including receiving, stocking, and cash register operations.

In-Store Stocking Team, Venture Store, Inc.

• December 1991-August 1993; 40 hours per week
• Managed the stocking and operations of the electronics, hardware, sporting goods, pets, seasonal, automotive, and toys.
• Personally responsible for manual ordering of certain high volume merchandise. Also performed merchandise count audits, processed vendor order applications, and trained new stocking and department associates.
• Venture Associate of the month, December 1992.

Sales Floor Associate, Venture Stores, Inc.

• August 1991- December 1991; 40 hours per week
• Worked primarily as a hardlines sales floor associate. Assisted in answering customer questions and recovery of the store in the evening.
• Also worked as a departmental and front lanes cashier.