PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER, SR Highlights Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint Access; Knowledge Mac PC. Professional: Strong written verbal skills; project management skills; detail oriented team player; research skills. Experience Public Information Manager, Sr July 2006 Current Company Name Responsible media relations City's Department Watershed Management (DWM) proactively ensure timely accurate coverage including developing press releases, media alerts, traffic advisories; provide talking points briefings DWM Commissioner Deputy Commissioners media interviews; monitor track media coverage accuracy, analysis identification potential issues; crisis communication resolution; generate updates Department's Atlantawatershed.org website DWM's social media pages provide continuous information impacted stakeholders. Provide daily media updates Mayor's Office Communications develop strategies manage news coverage. Develop implement communications plans DWM drinking water wastewater construction green infrastructure projects include comprehensive public relations outreach efforts ensure effective citizen notification involvement. Past present projects include: Peoplestown Flooding Response (Southeast Atlanta Green Infrastructure Initiative, including communications outreach construction award-winning five-million gallon stormwater storage vault Turner Field first major permeable pavers project City Atlanta); Green Stormwater Infrastructure Task Force; FEMA Floodplain Maps; Automated Meter Reading program; Georgia Tech-Midtown Water Main Replacement Project; Camp Creek Sewer Capacity Relief Project, citywide Valves Hydrants Assessment Location Project. Manage public outreach activities Sewer System Evaluation Survey (SSES) Sewer Rehabilitation Program provide management direction team contract Public Information Managers Public Information Officers. Write articles highlighting Watershed Management initiatives industry trade publications, including Georgia Engineer. Plan execute press special events related construction projects, community activities vendor/contractor. Graduate City Atlanta's. Senior Manager January 2010 January 2011 Company Name Winner 2012 H2Oscars Award Best Performance Supporting Role Construction Project role project public relations communications management. Assistant Public Relations Manager Special Projects Writer March 2005 June 2006 Company Name Executive messaging Airport General Manager Atlanta Mayor researched information developed speeches talking points Aviation General Manager, Deputy General Manager executive staff members formal presentations, weekly press conferences media interviews. Contributing writer Airport's monthly on-line newsletter, HJN News. Managed Department Aviation's Speakers Bureau assisted coordination Hartsfield-Jackson Airport press events managed on-site media. Senior Public Relations Information Specialist May 2000 March 2005 Company Name Researched, wrote edited speeches talking points Transportation Board members GDOT senior management. Developed presentations created press materials including press releases, fact sheets, newspaper commentaries pitch letters. Coordinated managed Speakers Bureau. Developed participated community outreach campaigns. Monitored reported legislative activities Georgia General Assemblies. Media relations responsibilities including monitoring media coverage Department transportation related issues. Worked closely media answer inquiries meet media needs accurate, timely professional manner. Served on-call, emergency Department spokesperson. Wrote feature articles Departmental publications, including personnel newsletter. Education Masters Public Administration Troy University Bachelor Arts English University Georgia English Work History Company Name Company Name Company Name Professional Affiliations Public Relations Society America Georgia Chapter (Candidate Accreditation Public Relations certification) Black Public Relations Society Atlanta 2013 National Convention Planning committee Junior League DeKalb County Public Relations Technology Chair (2012-2013), Public Relations Assistant Chair (2009-2010) Skills conferences, detail oriented, direction, Engineer, special events, senior management, feature articles, General Manager, letters, Mac, materials, Media relations, messaging, Access, Excel, Microsoft Office Suite, Office, PowerPoint, Word, newsletter, newspaper, personnel, presentations, press, press releases, project management, public relations, publications, Reading, research, speeches, team player, Transportation, verbal skills, website, written, writer, articles