City of Ames, IowaSecretary I
Dec. 2012 - Mar. 2018Ames, IowaDepartment Secretary for Water and Pollution Control. Office Management, Department HR Manager, Marketing Manager, Accounting Acts as Executive Assistant to Director while providing administrative support to the department. Marketing Contract Administration Vendor Management Social Media Management: building social media following, raising follower by 700% Marketing Management Administration AP/AR support Operations Support Union Negotiations Contract management Undertook and improved the creation of the Annual Water and Sewer Rate Report to become a more comprehensive data report. Report creation is successfully completed each year from research, surveys, and data analysis and collection. This report is used by industry leaders statewide. Implemented use of vendor clubs and memberships in order to save department funds up to 10% with ordering supplies, travel arrangements, and shipping. Streamlined monthly billing configurations with the use of the SCADA system, cutting the time to do the tasks from two hours to 20 minutes. Event planning: open houses, EcoFair, conferences, training classes