Mayra D. Buttacavoli Application PackageMayra Diaz Buttacavoli
FMB1208@aol.com
305-319-0304 cellular telephone
OBJECTIVE
To provide consulting services in connection with employee grievances, collective
bargaining contract disputes and building and zoning matters.
EXPERIENCE
February 2009 to present
Consulting for private land owners and business on building and zoning matters.
Hearing Officer
Interpretation of collective bargaining agreements andgrievances arising fromlabor
disputes between the administration and employees and unions when discipline is filed
against an employee. A report is preparedrendering the decision post hearing from
evidence obtainedand research conducted.
City of Miami Beach
January 2004 –January 2008
Director of HumanResourcesand Risk Management Department.
Oversight of the City’s Compensation, Recruitment, Employment Testing, Classification,
Audits, Employee Benefits, Employee Relations, Risk Operations, and Labor Relations for
negotiation sessionswith Police, Fire, AFSME, and GSA unions.
April 1993 –December 2003
Assistant City Manager
Reported to fivedifferent City Managers over this time frame, during which I had oversight
of various departments including; Fire, Code Compliance, Internal Audit, Human
Resources and Risk Management, Hurricane and Emergency Operations, Information
Technology, Procurement, Fleet Management, Asset Management, Parks and Recreation,
Special Events,Convention Center, Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theatre, and Bass Museum.
As partof my functions I oversawvariouscapital projects including FireStation
expansionsand renovations, 21Parkand Recreationfacilities, Miami Beach Golf Course
and Clubhouse Renovation, Bass Museum Expansion and Renovation, Convention Center
and Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theatre Convention Tax Development renovations, Cultural
Center Streetscapeand Park planning renovation, and a New Regional Library.
I was staff liaison to various Boards and Committees including: Visitors and Convention
Authority, Police and Fire Pension Board Trustee, Convention Center Advisory Board,
Tourist Expansion Convention DevelopmentTax Authority (TECCEA), Bass Museum
Trustee Board and renovation/expansion committee, Miami Beach Golf Course Ad Hoc
Committee, Collins Park Cultural Center Oversight Committee, Fire Station 2 Oversight
Committee, and Convention Center Capital Projects Oversight Board.
I was lead negotiator in several public/privateventures including; FPL/Publix Supermarket
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land sale, 7streetparking garage, South Beach Marina,Pavarotti Concert on the Beach
agreement, Smith and Wolenski Restaurant lease and the Miami Beach Golf Course
Management Agreement.
Miami Dade County
September 1991 –April 1993
Fiscal Management Bureau Commander –Corrections and Rehabilitation Department
Directed and supervised the Finance, Procurement, Property Room, Commissary,
Warehouse and Fleet operations for the Department. I supervised over 60employees.
July 1989 –July 1991
Family Leave of absence
April 1984–July 1998
Director of Administrative Services –General Services Administration Department
Administered one of the County’s largest departments consistingof seven divisions, 803
budgeted positions,a fiscal budget exceeding $160 millionand 800 positions of which I
supervised 62. In this position I had oversight of Accounting and Fiscal Management,
Computer System Development and Maintenance, Personnel, Parking Operations, Security
Management, and Real Estate Management. In the County’s self insuredtrust fund yearly
rates were set and billings issued to county departments forworker’s compensation, general
liability, health,and police professional liability insurance coverage.I assisted with the
coordination ofMiami-Dade special events,such as the Inter-American Development Bank
Conference (1987), Congressional Partnership Weekend (1987), and the Papal Visit (1987).
August 1981 –April 1984
Administrative Officer III –General Services Administration Department
Directed the Finance and Accounting functions for the Department.
October 1979 –August 1981
Accountant II –Parks and Recreation Department
Supervision of the financial reporting of the public revenue facilitiesofVizcaya Museum,
Marinas, Campgrounds, Trail Glades Range, tennis courts,golf courses, snack bars, and
leases.
June 1978 –October 1979
Auditor I –Internal Audit Department
Audited the County’s Federally Funded programs and issued reports to the County
Manager.
EDUCATION
University of Miami, Graduate School of Business,Master of Science, June 1978.
University of Miami, School of Business, B.B.A.in Accounting, December 1977.
Society of Human Resource Management, Professional Resource Management Certificate,
January 2007.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.