Federal Emergency Management Agency

Posted on: 2007-03-05

[email protected] EXPERIENCE: Office Management, Staff Supervision, Training, Bookkeeping, Inventory Control, Purchasing/Procurement, Customer Service, Data Entry, Efficiency and Organizational Skills. Computer Literate using Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Word Processing, Internet and Intranet Navigation, Office Machines, E-Mail Retrieval, Computerized Health Care System, National Emergency Information System and Federal Response and Recovery Automated Tracking System. Federal Emergency Management Agency Applicant Services, Disaster Recovery Center #17- Wiggins, MS 10-2005 to 03-2006 Federal Emergency Management Agency Housing Advisor Caseworker (Recertification) Picayune, MS 03- 2006 to 09-2006 While working at the Disaster Recovery Center in Wiggins, MS, I provided individual assistance on case- to-case bases for Hurricane Katrina and Rita. Assisted applicants with information through knowledge of a data base program (NEMIS) to properly process applications and to assist applicants with needed documents to facilitate the next step for processing. Accepted and submitted documents from applicants for processing and faxed information to NPSC. Researched and distributed resources that were available for to victims and assisted applicants to proper Government, State, Local and Volunteer Agency’s offering resources on grants and loans for personal recovery due to the losses from Hurricane Katrina and Rita. I was transferred to the Picayune Recertification Office upon the closure of the Disaster Recovery Center. There, I was assigned a case load of 165 individual applicants to recertify for continued temporary housing. I traveled throughout Pearl River and Hancock County to recertify eligible applicants for continued temporary housing and provided available Federal, State, Local and Volunteer Resources that were available for long term recovery. Obtained information from individual applicants on the progress of finding permanent housing and entered facts and findings in NEMIS and FRRATS. Recorded the percentage of progress on applicants who were homeowners and entered facts and findings in NEMIS and FRRATS. Veterans Health Administration, Biloxi, MS. Temporary Health Aid GS-03. Not to exceed one year.` 11-03 to 11-2004 Provided a full range of environmental and patient support services in support of the Department of Environmental Services and Nursing Services. Maintained and organized an efficient housekeeping operation to insure safe working conditions, patient room cleanliness and general areas to exceed established standards. Coordinated housekeeping work with other departments of the Veterans Health Administration. Gates Logging Inc, Ponchatoula Forest Products Inc, Gates Trucking, MS Kwik Stop, Inc Co-Owner/Office Manager/Bookkeeper 09 - 1980 to 07-2002 Responsible for all accounting, secretarial and clerical activities including but not limited to general ledger entries, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, insurance, prepared federal, state and unemployment forms and payments. Provided leadership, supervision, and training to employees on a day-to-day operation of a high volume gasoline and convenient store. Responsible for purchasing/ procurement, pricing, and inventory control of the petroleum products necessary for the operation of the gasoline pumps/service. Responsible for the daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly accounting applications such as daily reports, deposits, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger, bank reconciliation and prepared federal, state and unemployment forms and payments. Responsible for hiring employees necessary for the operation of the high volume convenient store. EDUCATION: St. Cecilia High School – Broussard, LA- High School Diploma University of Lafayette Louisiana – Business 12 hrs. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Certified Nursing Assistant Independent Study and EMI Courses EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITIUTE CERTIFICATES IS-00001- Emergency Program Manager and Orientation to the Position IS-00003- Radiological Emergency Management IS-00005.A- An Introduction to Hazardous Materials IS-00007- A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance IS-00008- Building for the Earthquakes of Tomorrow IS-00010- Animals in Disaster, Awareness and Preparedness IS-00015.A- Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies IS-00016- A Supervisor’s Guide to Equal Employment Opportunity IS-00022- Are You Ready? An In-dept Guide to Citizen Preparedness IS-00055- Household Hazardous Materials A Guide for Citizens IS-00100- Introduction to the Incident Command System, (ICS 100) IS-00111- Livestock in Disaster IS-00139- Exercise Design IS-00200.FW-Basic Incident Command System, I-200, for Federal Disaster Workers IS-00230- Principles of Emergency Management IS-00235- Emergency Planning IS-00240- Leadership & Influence IS-00241- Decision Making & Problem Solving IS-00242- Effective Communication IS- 00244- Developing and Managing Volunteers IS-00275- Role of the Emergency Operations Center in Community Preparedness, Response & Recovery IS-00288- Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Mgmt IS-00292 Disaster Basics IS-00317- Introduction to Community Emergency Response Te IS-00340- Hazardous Materials Prevention IS-00346- Hazardous Materials for Medical Personnel IS-00362- Multi-Hazard Emergency Planning for Schools IS-00386- Introduction to Residential Coastal Construction IS-00393- Introduction to Mitigation IS-00394.A- Protecting Your Home or Small Business from Disaster IS-00546- Continuity of Operations (COOP) Awareness Course IS-00547- Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP) IS-00650- Building Partnerships in Tribal Communities IS-00700- National Incident Management System (NIMS) an Introduction IS-00703- NIMS Resource Management IS-00800- National Response Plan (NRP), an Introduction COMPLETED HS/IA TRAINING COURSES DISASTER OPERATIONS COURSES Orientation to JFO/FEMA Federal Response Plan Orientation IT Security Government Ethics Safety DISASTER OPERATIONS COURSES PROGRAM SPECIFIC IHP Overview Equal Rights Orientation Diversity Sexual Harassment Customer Service Training Violence in the Workplace Quick Time Travel Rules and Regulations