New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Strategic operations executive with 15+ years driving organizational transformation, legal analysis, financial management, and crisis response across multiple sectors. Proven track record managing $2.5M–$35M+ budgets while implementing technology solutions and data-driven systems that maximize operational efficiency and deliver measurable results. Led enterprise-wide disaster response operations deploying $5M+ in resources to 300+ households, developing 90-day strategic plans and affordable housing initiatives in underserved communities. Directed multi-site operations with annual budgets exceeding $4M, achieving 18% cost reduction through process optimization and workforce development strategies. Expert in financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and performance metrics, translating complex data into actionable insights for executive leadership and boards of directors. Implemented digital transformation initiatives reducing administrative burden by 30% while establishing compliance frameworks for federal and municipal oversight agencies. Skilled at stakeholder engagement and community trust-building, successfully securing $12M settlements and structuring $35M financing transactions. Experience spans financial auditing (Ernst & Young), legal counsel, business consulting, and FEMA disaster assessment across multiple states.
Conduct advanced financial analysis and accounting operations for Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, supporting executive decision-making for senior leadership, board of directors, and external stakeholders including airlines, concessionaires, and bond rating agencies Prepare complex financial reports, statistical analyses, and regulatory filings ensuring compliance with municipal, state, and federal requirements Analyze financial performance metrics and operational data to inform strategic planning and resource allocation decisions
Ensured compliance with federal, state and municipal regulations during debris collection and demolition of irreparably damaged or hazardous residential and commercial properties Conducted over 650+ home inspections on behalf of FEMA for homeowners and renters filing claims associated with hurricane damage related to federally-declared disasters DR 4728, DR 4671, DR 4663, DR 4611, and DR 4337 Conducted home inspections for families experiencing devastating home catastrophes, homelessness, school closures, and food insecurity in disaster-ravaged regions including, but not limiting to, Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Virginia, Spanish-speaking South Florida
Led multiple initiatives during post-Katrina N.O. education reform landscape, including development of strategies to better engage and educate students on the high school-to-workforce pipeline, going from less than 1% of Orleans Parish high school graduates earning career credentials in 2010 to now more than 25% of graduates earning industry-based career readiness credentials upon graduation Created and delivered Educator professional development aimed to foster more culturally-responsive learning methodologies and behavior redirection techniques to more than 500+ teachers, school leaders, and support staff Crafted and executed stakeholder engagement strategies on behalf of charter management and other non-profit organizations seeking to establish community trust and credibility within the business and philanthropic communities Planned and led the immediate disaster response operations to Hurricane Ida in New Orleans and surrounding parishes; developed 90-day triage and rebuilding strategy to deploy over $5M in resources, to immediately impact 300+, and later rebuild 100+, storm-affected homes in the Greater New Orleans (GNO) Region; crafted strategies to increase affordable housing development in historically-Black neighborhoods Oversaw the implementation of strategies designed to mitigate learning loss and increase student achievement of under-performing students across Greater New Orleans for a national organization with a regional annual operating budget of $2.5-4M, including digitizing operations to maximize staff instructional time; transforming professional learning communities to foster data-driven instruction; and, augmenting academic services with counseling and family support lines of business Consulted with several local disaster response non-profit organizations seeking to engage the affected population in the rebuilding efforts, while providing marketable job training skills and driving down the average per project cost of reconstruction by 18%
Counsel serving to represent a major, national insurance company in personal injury claims and lawsuits stemming from motor vehicle accidents, slip and/or trip and fall, and homeowner’s insurance liability Conduct and analyze discovery, including interrogatories, production of documents, party depositions, subpoena duces tecum, and requests for admission of facts Draft memoranda in advance of and appear at adversarial hearings to litigate various legal motions, including Motions to Compel Discovery and Declinatory, Dilatory, and Peremptory Exceptions Counsel serving to represent a regional worker’s compensation insurer in claims and litigation stemming from workplace-related accidents and injuries Represent individual plaintiffs in personal injury and hurricane property damage litigation against individuals, businesses, and insurance companies
Planned and led execution of the immediate disaster response operations to Hurricane Ida in New Orleans and surrounding parishes; developed 90-day triage and rebuilding strategy to deploy over $5M in resources, implemented to impact 300+ and rebuild 100+ storm-affected homes in the GNO Region Internally consulted on the development of two significant lines of service within the organization: development of a FEMA Support and Appeals Clinic; and, “Opportunity Housing” - increasing the inventory of multi- and single-family affordable housing developments in New Orleans by leveraging public/private partnerships for land acquisition, financing, construction, and property management