John Aleman Application PackageAlemán John E
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
5824 Alton Road Miami Beach
Home Address City
Florida 33140
State Zip Code
HomeWork
johnstaraleman@gmail.com
Email Address
(786) 298-0180
Cellular
Miami Beach
Business Address
5824 Alton Rd
City
FL
State
33140
Zip Code
Jacobs
Occupation:Business Name:
Client Account Manager
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915 Jefferson Avenue, Miami Beach FL 33139
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AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?Yes
● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below:
I am a 28-year resident of the City, and former City of Miami Beach Commissioner. I have raised my two sons,
one an adult and one a teenager, here in this City since their birth at Mount Sinai Hospital. I have owned a
single-family home in Mid-Beach since 1999, and lived in the South Beach Flaming
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● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in?
Name Position
Miami Beach Botanical Garden Executive Board Member
The Rhythm Foundation Board Member
The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Member
● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach:
Property
5824 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL
If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach:
● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b):
Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No
If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s):
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Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2)
I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami
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Disclosure Requirements.
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Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year:
1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or
2. A "Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1)¹ ;" or
3. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return.
Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no
more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both.
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¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant
to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of
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County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach
City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However,
compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement.
DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT
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ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS AND
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JOHN ELIZABETH ALEMAN
786-298-0180 john.aleman@jacobs.com - johnstaraleman@gmail.com Miami, Florida
• Accomplished Fortune 500 information technology executive with emphasis in
program management, software development, logistics and transportation
• Former City of Miami Beach Commissioner
• Proven results driving local economic development
• Proven expertise in developing strategic plans and implementation strategies,
solving complex business issues and gaining buy-in across stakeholders
• Experienced decision maker and influencer on issues of Technology, Resiliency,
Capital Projects, Land Use and Civic Engagement
• Skilled program manager capable of driving numerous complex projects to
successful completion
• High level of initiative and assertiveness, as well as excellent interpersonal,
verbal and written communication skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jacobs, Miami, Florida
Client Account Manager, Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties
In her role with Jacobs, Mrs. Aleman leverages her proven expertise building trusted relationships and partnering
with governments, communities, businesses and organizations to help Jacobs clients develop strategic project
plans and implementation strategies to achieve their infrastructure, operations, sustainability and resiliency
goals. Responsible for regional sales and client account management across Miami-Dade and Monroe County.
City of Miami Beach Commissioner
• Chair, Land Use and Development Committee
o Upzoned commercial North Beach Town Center via award-winning1 development overlay
encouraging community revitalization and development investment, resulting in 4 development
applications within 12 months
o Sponsored Neighborhood Conservation District legislation to ensure quality of new real estate
development while designating two new local historic North Beach MiMo neighborhoods
o Protected residential neighborhoods from commercial intrusion by creating timely legislation
controlling new dispensaries and provision of health services including detox
• Vice Chair, Sustainability and Resiliency Committee
o Sponsored numerous initiatives as part of Miami Beach’s strategic response to sea level rise,
Resilient 305, including legislation and capital projects for critical stormwater, water and sewer
infrastructure that resulted in flooding mitigations in the City
o Sponsored projects to: reduce Miami Beach’s Community Risk Score from 7 to 5, create innovative
residential stormwater connections, fund marketing and education program s, formalize best
practices and methodology into the Rise Guide, and create Historic District Resiliency Guidelines
o Funded $250K annually to educate Miami Beach residents on Resilient 305, to increase community
engagement and support for the $800M critical infrastructure update
1 Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Award of Excellence: Plan NoBe – 2017 (Awarded for placemaking and community building for Neighborhood, District and Corridor
Scale); American Planning Association Florida Chapter, Gold Coast 2019 Award of Merit: Best Practice Award: Town Center Cent ral Core – October 2019 (Awarded to planners
whose achievements exemplify best efforts to create stronger, healthier and more just communities)
JOHN ELIZABETH ALEMAN
786-298-0180 john.aleman@jacobs.com - johnstaraleman@gmail.com Miami, Florida
• Neighborhoods and Community Affairs Committee
o Sponsored economic development projects including National Salute to America’s Heroes
(Memorial Day Air and Sea Show) resulting in millions of dollars of revenue to Miami-Dade County
o Creator of City of Miami Beach Youth Music Festival, growing audience to 3000 local area
residents; now in its 6th year, to promote arts, culture and community
o Innovator of “MB Resident Connect” public engagement system, garnering Florida League of
Cities 2018 Citizenship Award and increasing public participation in government
• Quality Education Committee
o Increased funding more than $2M for public education including STEAM, policing, and health
o Created adult education program that resulted in 150 residents learning to code
o Sponsored Drug Prevention and Awareness training available to 8,000 children and their families
• Finance and Citywide Projects Committee
o Reduced excessive developer fees choke-holding local investment while simultaneously closing
the legislative loophole that allowed Commissioners to individually waive hundreds of thousands
of dollars in municipal board appearance fees
o Reduced general fund dependency on parking revenue $6M annually
o Reduced municipal expense on temporary stormwater pumps by 50%
o Created free public transportation solution through public/private partnership
Aleman Holdings, Miami Beach, Florida
Project Management Consultant– Ryder System, Inc.
• Delivered innovative technology platform to support new Transactional Vehicle Maintenance product
development, including implementation of first customer.
• Designed roadmap for Customer Web Portal to improve customer retention by providing visibility to 200K
vehicles in $5B Fleet Management division.
• Led business process re-engineering for customer pickup and delivery service.
• Integrated transportation invoices to corporate Ariba financial system.
MasTec, Inc. Miami, Florida (FORTUNE 500 infrastructure construction)
Chief Information Officer
• Recruited to serve as interim CIO after declining permanent position in order to focus on family.
• Achieved six-figure savings through sourcing and negotiation projects, implementation of new Project
Portfolio Management and Time Tracking system to enable accurate accounting and leadership
decision making.
Ryder System, Inc. Miami, Florida (FORTUNE 500 global logistics and transportation services)
Group Director, International IT
• Ensured successful performance of all International supply chain and transportation Information
Technology systems, managing 70 technical professionals in 9 countries (China, Singapore, Canada,
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Germany and the UK).
• Defined the technology strategy at a global and country level, identifying and executing all IT initiatives for
supply chain and transportation sales and operations .
JOHN ELIZABETH ALEMAN
786-298-0180 john.aleman@jacobs.com - johnstaraleman@gmail.com Miami, Florida
Senior Director, Fleet Management Technology
• Created software development strategy to support $4.5B Fleet Management Services operating unit.
• Directed more than $10M annual IT spend with responsibility for technology strategy, application
development and legacy systems maintenance for Shared Services and Strategic Sourcing.
• Managed 38 technical professionals and more than 40 legacy systems.
• Ran IT Program Management Office (PMO) providing governance for all projects over $500K
• Garnered ryder.com a 2007 Horizon Interactive Silver award by redesigning its corporate web site.
Director, Supply Chain Management Technology
• Delivered Shipment Management software solution “Cradle to Grave” supporting $150M in freight 1
year after implementation – on schedule and within 3% of $5M budget
• Re-branded Ryder’s digital presence, ryder.com, subsequently recognized in BtoB magazine’s ‘Net
Marketing 100’ annual list of best B2B web sites
• Launched inaugural online releases of Ryder vehicle rental and used vehicle sales products
• Provided IT leadership for multiple business units with $1B combined gross revenues , directing 18 technical
personnel and 33 concurrent technology initiatives
• Delivered multiple simultaneous software development and packaged software implementation projects ,
supervising teams of technical and non-technical staff up to 75 professionals
Andersen Consulting, Atlanta, Georgia (currently Accenture)
Senior Systems Consultant
• Responsibilities included software design, programming, programmer supervision, code review, user
and system testing, training, documentation, and project management
EDUCATION University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
BSBA, Finance - high honors
COMMUNITY SERVICE
• Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Board of Directors
• Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors and Executive Committee
• The Rhythm Foundation, Board of Directors
• PTA President & Board Member, North Beach Elementary, Nautilus Middle and Miami-Dade County Council
• City of Miami Beach Quality Education Committee, Chairwoman
AWARDS
• SAVE Champion of Equality
• Women of Tomorrow Pillar of the Community Award
• South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Public Service Award
• PTA President of the Year & Local Unit of the Year, Miami-Dade County
• Ryder President’s Club
• Ryder Customer Exceed Award
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