Supervised twelve member Building and Facilities staff for city with population of 30,000. Responsible for recruiting, selecting and training staff, allocating responsibilities, and writing performance evaluations. Responsible for all review of building plans for compliance with applicable codes and ordinances for City issuing over 300 building permits per month. Performed field inspections as necessary. Coordinated activities with other City departments. Provided information and interpretations of various codes and ordinances for architects, engineers, developers, contractors and homeowners. Investigated complaints and potential life-safety violations of building codes. Assisted in developing and monitoring Department budget.

Initial point of contact for all department customers. Responsible for providing information to the public regarding City ordinances, municipal codes, building codes and regulations. During three-year, 150% growth cycle, processed applications and plans, coordinated inter-departmental clearances as necessary to issue building permits, maintained departmental application software and permit database, and coordinated subordinate and temporary staff. Designed and implemented City's first World Wide Web presence, later maintaining and overseeing daily updates of departmental Web pages. Responsible for coordinating building plan check process after resignation of Building and Safety Manager.

Provided contract architectural drafting services to architects, general contractors, and homeowners. Services included complete working drawings for room addi-tions, custom homes and commercial buildings, and digitizing topographic maps for site design. Provided industrial design drafting services for communications manufacturing company including 2D and 3D presentation.

Worked as construction electrician (Apprentice through Journeyman) for numerous contractors in Riverside County. Foreman over ten employees installing, testing and troubleshooting fire alarm system at Marriott's Desert Springs Resort. Foreman over ten employees during one year renovation of Palm Springs Radisson Resort and Hotel.

Building Plans Examiner (2001 IBC & IRC) Certificate No. 5037105-06.

Building Inspector (2001 International Building Code (IBC) & International Residential Code (IRC)) Certificate No. 5037105-01.

Safety Assessment Program, Disaster Service Worker, Building Inspection, Certificate No. SAPC50348.

Building Plans Examiner UBC (1997 Uniform Building Code) Certificate No. 5037105-60.

Building Inspector UBC (1997 Uniform Building Code) Certificate No. 5037105-10.

Major Subject: Architecture.

Certificate of Completion, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W. Local 440)
Construction Electrician Apprenticeship

Associate of Arts, Business Administration