RESUME
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BRUCE W. SKINNER |
bruce@btskinner.com |
PHILOSOPHY & ATTRIBUTES
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Dedicated, creative manager with strong leadership and motivational skills; extremely service-oriented; unique combination of intuitive and analytical abilities; astute at recognizing areas in need of improvement, with the vision to develop action steps and see them through to a prompt and successful completion, within budgetary framework; well-established positive relationships within university community; and commitment to a student-centered housing operation. |
EDUCATION
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Southeast Missouri
State University
University of Missouri
Law
School Kansas
City, MO
Southeast Missouri
State University |
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Assistant Director for
Facilities, Office of Residence Life Duties: Managed all facility aspects of $120 million in Residence Life facilities, home to 2,600 residential students. Management of these facilities included managing an annual budget in excess of $3 million for operations and yearly renovation and construction projects ranging from $250,000 to $3 million dollars annually. Additional duties included the management of summer camps and conference programs for 6,000 participants each summer, development and implementation of policy decisions for the physical management of the residence halls, and communication of facility issues to students and other University community members. Specific Responsibilities: ¨ Coordinated with Facilities Management, Paric Construction, and Jacobs Facilities on the construction of a $13 million, 85,000 square feet new residence hall. ¨ Developed ten-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for all the residential facilities. Plan included financing plan and schedule of major maintenance for each year through 2010. Coordinated a complete revision of the ten-year plan two years after its original publication. The revision included updated facility information and a new pro forma outlining the Office of Residence Life budget. ¨ Developed and managed the daily activities of leased properties, including the scheduling of maintenance work and decision making on physical improvements to the properties. ¨ Provided project management services for physical improvements to the residence halls, including inspection of work, verifying compliance with prevailing wage law, and contractor scheduling. ¨ Coordinated 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. Organized and managed the annual inventory of all items on the Office of Residence Life inventory. ¨ Responsible for planning all aspects of opening day for 5,000 students, parents, and friends, including traffic planning, facility scheduling, staffing, and vendor recruitment. ¨ Supervised professional and paraprofessional staff in the management of the residence halls, including new staff training and on-going training programs. ¨ Selected, trained, and managed the housing arrangements for the University Summer Camps and Conference program. Approximately 6,000 camp participants stay in the residence halls over the summer.
Hall Director, Office
of Residence Life Duties: Responsible for the total functioning of the Residence Hall as an educational environment consistent with the academic and educational mission of the University. Management of the residence hall included the selection, training, and supervision of building staff, advising hall government, and management of the Customer Service Desk. Specific Responsibilities: ¨ Supervised staff of 20, including Community Advisors, Computer Technicians, and Service Desk employees. ¨ Worked with students on individual developmental issues and made referrals as appropriate. Provided assistance to students in developing their interests and abilities. ¨ Development and implementation of a residence hall programming effort based upon the SHADES model. ¨ 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.
Assistant Store
Manager
Platte
City, MO Duties: Responsible for the merchandising, planograms, displays, unit and pricing accuracy, and supervision of associates in Apparel, Home Fashions, Jewelry, Cosmetics, Consumables, Electronics, Sporting Goods and General Merchandise areas of the store. Provided rotating supervision of all store operations, including implementation and maintenance of corporate programs, merchandising, customer service, financial and human resource management Specific Responsibilities: ¨ Responsible for sales over $6 million dollars across eight departments; total store sales were $21 million.¨ Responsible for the setup, maintenance, and management of seasonal products, including holiday, lawn and garden, and back to school departments. ¨ Provided supervision for three department managers and approximately 20 departmental employees. ¨ Developed and arranged physical merchandise layouts for softline departments.
Project Upward Bound Head Resident Duties: Responsible for the summer residential program designed to encourage and motivate disadvantaged high school students to pursue collegiate education. Program focused on developing the skills and attitudes necessary for success beyond high school. The program focused on socio-economically disadvantaged youth comprised of sophomore, junior, and senior high school students from the Southeast Missouri region. Specific Responsibilities: ¨ Developed and presented training program for Upward Bound residential staff.
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Planned
educational trips and weekend activities, including a weeklong trip to visit
colleges and universities in the ¨ Served as interim Counselor, including responsibility for budget, contact with parents, and verification of medical and participation records. |
COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION & LEADERSHIP
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¨ Selected as Chair-Elect for University Professional Staff Council, 2003-present ¨ Elected member of the University Professional Staff Council, 2002-present ¨ Served as only non-Facilities Management (FM) staff member on FM Administrative System Action Team ¨ Member of Clerical and Technical staff job evaluation (HAY) committee, 2002-present ¨ Selected for Upper Midwest Region Safety and Environmental Committee for campus housing, 2002 ¨ Participant in University Connections Committee, 1998-2000 ¨ Served as Greek Housing Renovation Liaison, 1996-1997 ¨ University Center Lead Building Manager, 1995-1997 ¨ University Studies Council, including professional development sub-committee, 1994-1997 ¨ Community Advisor/Project Coordinator, 1994-1996 ¨ Participated in variety of staff search processes, including leading two search processes and serving on Director of the University Center search committee ¨ Developed and presented Fall & Spring Training programs for student staff |
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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¨ Macromedia Flash MX: The Basics, Co-presented at Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education Conference in Springfield, Missouri, July 2003 ¨ Learn the Power…of PowerPoint 2002, Co-presented at Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education Conference in Springfield, Missouri, July 2003 ¨ Everything…in the “Palm” of Your Hand, Co-presented at Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education Conference in Springfield, Missouri, July 2003 ¨ Student Input in Building a New Residence Hall, Talking Stick, November 2002 ¨ Residence Hall Policy and Community Development, presented at Upward Bound Tutor-Counselor training, 2000, 2001 ¨ Resident Handbook and Understandings’, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 ¨ Residence Life New Student Admit Packet, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 ¨ Live the Campus Life, prospective residential student brochure, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 ¨ Residence Life Captive Audience monthly newsletter, 1998-2001 ¨ Student Auxiliary Services Communication Audit, examined the communication between five different auxiliary departments on the Southeast Missouri State University campus ¨ Community Advisor Handbook, 1999, 2000 ¨ Hall Director Manual, 1999, 2000 ¨ University Center Building Manager Manual, May 1997. Developed as part of Management Internship ¨ The 1995 Senate and the Environment, an applied ethics paper presented at an ethics conference at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, September 1997 ¨ The Economic Effects of High School Non-Completion on the Southeast Missouri Economy, Journal of Economics, April 1996. Co-author and presented at an economics conference in Memphis, Tennessee ¨ Collaborative Leadership: The Role of Students in General Education Administration, Journal of General and Liberal Studies, December 1995. Co-authored and presented at a general education conference in San Antonio, Texas ¨ Current Marketing Trends in Residence Life, A Case Study of Southeast Missouri State University, Presented to the Office of Residence Life, 1995. |
HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS
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¨ IC3 Internet and Computing Core Certification, 2003 ¨ Selected as Southeast Missouri State University Professional Staff Council Chair-elect, 2003 ¨ Finalist for Southeast Missouri State University Young Alumni Merit Award, 2003 ¨ Certificate of Academic Distinction, 2001 ¨ Certified Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training, 2000 ¨ Outstanding New Professional Award, UMR-ACUHO-I, 2000 ¨ Assistant Store Manager of the Quarter, K-Mart Stores, January 1998 ¨ National Residence Hall Honorary Association, Student Leader of the Year, 1997 ¨ Executive Vice President Service Award, 1997 ¨ Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society¨ Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Society¨ Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society ¨ University Dean’s List 1995, 1996, 1997 ¨ Phi Beta Lambda National Economics Competition, top ten finalist, 1995 ¨ Phi Beta Lambda State Economics Competition, top three finalist, 1995 ¨ Phi Beta Lambda State Human Resources Competition, top three finalist, 1994 ¨ Phi Beta Lambda State Business Decision Making Competition, top three finalist, 1994 |
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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¨ Association of College and University Housing Officers ¨ Copper Dome Society ¨ Center for the Study of the Presidency ¨ American Political Science Association ¨ Midwest Political Science Association ¨ Delta Chi Educational Foundation |
COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
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OPERATING SYSTEMS/LANGUAGES ¨ Microsoft Windows XP, ME, NT, 98, 95, 3.11, 3.0 ¨ Palm OS ¨ Microsoft Basic & Qbasic ¨ MS-DOS 6.22 OFFICE AUTOMATION SOFTWARE ¨ Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel) ¨ Corel WordPerfect Suite (WordPerfect, Quattro Pro, Paradox) ¨ Microsoft Works ¨ Microsoft Project GRAPHICS/DESKTOP PUBLISHING SOFTWARE ¨ Macromedia Flash MX ¨ Paint Shop Pro ¨ Adobe Pagemaker ¨ Microsoft Publisher ¨ Microsoft PowerPoint ¨ Corel Presentations INTERNET/INTRANET ¨ Microsoft FrontPage ¨ Microsoft Outlook ¨ Eudora Light E-Mail ¨ HyperText Markup Language (HTML) SPECIALTY SOFTWARE ¨ SPSS (Professional & Advanced Statistics) ¨ Adobe Premiere (Video Editing) ¨ Home Architect (Floorplan Construction) |
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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¨ City of Chaffee Parks Board ¨ Participation with Oran High School in sponsoring athletic camps, serving as a guest speaker, and chaperoning overnight field trips for high school students. ¨ District 15 Missouri FBLA Judge (Public Speaking, Entrepreneurship Team) ¨ Various volunteer efforts (Red Cross Blood Drives, Adopt a-Highway Roadside Cleanup, Muscular Dystrophy Association) |