White Paul Resume

							                                                PAUL D. WHITE
                                  5109 Elpine Way Riviera Beach, Florida 33418
                          pwhite26@comcast.net 561-236-3558 (Cell) 561-841-8017 (Home)

                                          PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Interim Community Development Officer                      Riviera Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
November 2011- Present                                   Riviera Beach, Florida
      Developed Community Development Corporation as a CHODO; developed property data base for SR 710.
         Coordinated activities with neighborhood residents.

Assistant City Manager                                        City of Riviera Beach
February 2002- October 2011                                  Riviera Beach, Florida
     Served as lead manager for strategic planning, budget cutbacks, revenue, technology and development.
        Increased revenues by 12% in approved budget, significantly closing projected deficit. Reduced by $2.4
        million (over two years) property and liability/worker’s compensation costs. Reduced projected City health
        costs by $750,000 (current year budget.) Provided operational analysis for budgetary purposes. Identified
        $7 million in combined revenue and cuts for the City Manager’s consideration.
     Successfully implemented utility transfer formula, and storm water management utility. Increased general
        fund dollars for other uses. Established fiscal discipline with use of utility funds. Supervised analysis of a fire
        assessment tied to a tax decrease, projected to lower the net cost of government.
     Recommended and implemented series of income streams to fund capital projects (i.e. impact fees, SMU
        and utility district creation.) Negotiated with bond company to complete (within 5% of budget) $6.6 million in
        stalled capital projects that included aquatic center and community center.
     Appointed as Chief union negotiator. Successfully negotiated 9 contracts (settled all for first time in 12
        years.)
     Implemented City-wide enterprise software systems. Provided increased productivity, accountability, and
        capability for a citizen score card. Improved city-wide efficiency through development of automated
        purchase order/requisition process.
     Served in EOC as key response and recovery coordinator for Riviera Beach during hurricanes Jeanne,
        Wilma, and Francis. Coordinated FEMA reimbursement process.
     Secured $1.6 million State of Florida OTTED grant on behalf of Lockheed Martin. Wrote grant which
        secured $5 million in Palm Beach Water Access bonds for renovation of Riviera Beach marina. Created
        non-CRA redevelopment strategy: valued at $150 million, it featured new residential development, infill
        housing, and commercial redevelopment.
     Supervised Human Resources, Parks and Recreation, Community Development, Library, and Purchasing,
        as well as various special assignments.

Principal                                              PDWA Management Consultants
March 2001- January 2002                                Atlanta, Ga.
     Provided management services to municipalities, and business development services to the private sector.
        Client list included Greenville County, South Carolina; Austin Redevelopment Corporation; District of
        Columbia; College Park, Georgia; Adsytech Inc. and Insituform Inc.


Regional Vice President - Business Development                  Insituform Technologies Inc.
February 2000- March 2001                                       St. Louis Mo.
Interacted with elected officials and public works/engineering professionals (primarily in Colorado and Texas) on
behalf of Insituform sewer lining and pipe bursting capabilities.




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Principal                                               PDWA Management Consultants
March 1998- March 2000                                   Atlanta, Ga.
     Provided management services to municipalities, and business development services to the private sector.
        Client list included Greenville County, South Carolina; Austin Redevelopment Corporation; District of
        Columbia; College Park, Georgia; Adsytech Inc.; and Insituform Inc.

Executive Director                                           Atlanta Empowerment Zone Corporation
1996-1998                                                    Atlanta, Georgia
     Hired by Mayor Campbell to create a new 501-c3 as dictated in the Empowerment Zone Plan. Awarded the
        first Empowerment Zone designation to draw down federal funding ($100,000,000), the City was a year
        behind in implementing the approved strategy.
     Created the new 501-c3. Leveraged $20 million in investment with $2.4 million in empowerment zone funds.
        Played key role in development of a business park - a key investment in the Empowerment Zone - which
        will, upon completion, create 1500 jobs and leverage in excess of $100 million. Developed all policy
        infrastructure including personnel, benefit and health plan policies. Hired entire staff.
     Negotiated phase I ($16 million) of a $54 million conversion of the former Fulton Cotton Bag Mill to a mixed
        income loft apartment development. Project, which includes retail and commercial in the heart of the Atlanta
        Empowerment Zone, was a catalyst for revitalization of the adjoining Cabbage Town neighborhood.
     Developed EZ Home Ownership Program, a financing mechanism to facilitate the purchase of homes in the
        EZ by persons of low and moderate-income. In partnership with Atlanta Housing Authority, created One-
        Stop Homeownership Center. In partnership with the Small Business Administration and City of Atlanta,
        successfully implemented One Stop Capital Shop to expedite small business start-up processes and
        funding.

  Director                                                        National Development Council
  1994-1996.                                                      New York, New York
     Provided economic development and housing technical assistance to cities in the eastern United States.
        Created a multi-bank community development corporation (CDC) with the 12 Clearinghouse Banks of New
        York. Capitalized with $12 million in stock purchases and lines of credit by the participating financial
        institutions. Provided training for national certification as an economic development finance professional;
        NDC was first to offer such certification.

City Manager                                                               City of Gainesville
Gainesville, Florida                                                        1989-1994
     Served as Chief Executive Officer of municipal government with 1700 employees and $300 million budget.
        Implemented a corporate planning process with elected officials & municipal leadership to identify and
        prioritize needs, with an articulated vision of Gainesville as the most livable city in the country. During Plan
        Year 5, Money Magazine designated Gainesville the “Most Livable City in America”.
     Developed a five-year financial plan. Plan goals were accomplished within three years, with adequate cash
        reserves and a Commission-approved reserve policy. Supervised Gainesville Regional Utilities, an electric,
        water, waste water and gas utility with 700 employees. Provided oversight and leadership for the largest
        bond issuance (general government) in City’s history.
     Completely reengineered the City’s organization, including compensation and benefit plans. Renegotiated 8
        labor contracts to conform to the new structure. Implemented a total quality management program
        emphasizing internal and external customer service. Led City’s first voter- approved annexations.
     Hosted an Interagency Homicide Task Force. In a one-week period during August 1990, Gainesville was
        rocked by the brutal murders of five college students. The City acted as the lead agency in cooperation with
        the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the FBI, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, and the State
        Attorney’s Office. Successful lobbying efforts reaped over $2 million in federal funds to defray the cost of the
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        Hosted the Arsonist Task Force. In January 1991, North Florida was terrorized by a serial arsonist. In
         Gainesville, 8 churches were destroyed (an additional 20 churches were destroyed in north central Florida.)
         City again served as host agency in cooperation with Federal Tobacco and Firearms Division of the US
         Department of the Treasury, the US Attorney’s Office, the State Fire Marshall, and the cities of Ocala,
         Lakeland, and St. Augustine. Successfully lobbied for over $200,000 in federal funds to defray the cost of
         the investigation.

Deputy City Manager                                                     City of Gainesville
1986-1989                                                                 Gainesville, Florida
     Responsible for the departments of Transit; Parks and Recreation; Public Works; Traffic Engineering;
         Nature and Cultural Affairs; Economic Development; and Building Codes and Inspections.
     Created a storm water management utility (SMU) as a dedicated source of funding for drainage system
         maintenance, mosquito abatement and street cleaning. Positioned City for the largest bond issue in its
         history.
     Created a comprehensive recycling program, which included commercial (apartments), restaurants and bars
         and achieved a 70% participation rate.
     Managed the development of home ownership for Gainesville's Porter’s Oaks subdivision, which included
         (78) units of low & moderate-income housing. Implemented strategic planning with the community, site
         assembly, demolition, design and new infrastructure. Developed multi-tiered financing structure to facilitate
         the purchase of low & medium-income homes in Porter’s Oaks.
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Director of Neighborhood Economic Development (DO5)                           Dept. of Neighborhood Housing
1981-1986                                                                Cincinnati, Ohio
     Created the City’s first SBA 502 corporation. Implemented $2million annual capital projects budget.
     Responsible for all commercial development outside Cincinnati’s downtown core, comprising an area of 50
         neighborhoods and business districts. Served as chief negotiator on all commercial projects outside the
         downtown core. Managed neighborhood development plans.

City Manager                                                              City of Lincoln Heights
1979-1981                                                                 Lincoln Heights, Ohio
     Served as Chief Executive Officer of city with 100 employees and $3million budget. Averted fiscal
        emergency (bankruptcy) by implementing cost saving measures in personnel and operations without overtly
        affecting public services.
     Developed the City’s first industrial park. Constructed major street and sewer projects. Built city swimming
        facility and two major parks.
                                                   EDUCATION
•   M.P.A., Public Administration and City Management. Howard University School of Business - Washington, D.C.
    1977
•   B.A. [Cum Laude], History and Political Science. Morehouse College – Atlanta, Georgia. 1974
                                        PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
•   International City/County Management Association
         Past member
         Nominating Committee, 1992
         Conference Planning Committee, 1992-93
         National Committee [considering The Council-Manager Plan and Its Future]
•   Florida City/County Manager Association
         Board of Directors 1992-1994
         Secretary 1994
•   ICMA Retirement Corporation
         Member, Board of Trustees 1993-94


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         Chair, Council Manager Committee, 1993
•   National Forum of Black Public Administrators
         Member, Board of Directors 1992-Present
         Founding member, North Central Florida Chapter
•   Citizens Health Purchasing Alliance Board, Governor’s Appointee 1993-1994
                                               REFERENCES
                                   Available on request. Willing to relocate.




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