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061-1998 LTC CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 http:\\cLmiami-beach.fl.us L.T.C. No. 61-1998 LETTER TO COMMISSION May 7, 1998 TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members of the City Commission , FROM: Sergio Rodriguez City Manager SUBJECT: Appointment of Harlan M. Sands as Special Assistant to the City Manager I am pleased to announce that Harlan Sands has agreed to accept an appointment as a Special Assistant to the City Manager, commencing on May 18, 1998. His office will be located in the City Manager's Office. Harlan will be involved in assisting me in miscellaneous projects, acting also as a liaison with the Assistant City Managers, Executive Staff and other departments, and will have additional responsibilities and special projects, as well. Upon his arrival, I will introduce him to each one of you. Mr. Sands is a Miami Beach resident. He is currently a practicing Criminal Defense Attorney with the Dade County Public Defender's Office. Before relocating to South Florida in 1995, he spent eleven years in a succession of highly visible positions in the U.S. Navy. He holds a B.S. degree in Economics from Wharton School of Business, an M.B.A. degree in Finance from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from George Mason University. Attached is his resume. Please join me in welcoming Harlan to our City. SR/lg Attachment c: Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli, Assistant City Manager Janet Gavarrete, Assistant City Manager Harry Mavrogenes, Assistant City Manager Ronnie Singer, Executive Assistant to the City Manager Richard Bender, Executive Assistant to the City Manager Department Directors/Division Heads FICMGRILGRA IMISCILIESELlSANDS.L TC HARLAN M. SANDS Attorney at Law 1300 Lincoln Road Suite 903 Miami Beach, FL 33139 (305) 535-8059 SENIOR MANAGER - ADMINISTRATOR - LITIGATOR SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS . over 10 years public sector financial and administrative management experience . 6 years experience in Washington DC-area federal and state interagency coordination . 3 years as lead criminal defense attorney, Public Defender, Miami, Florida . over 10 years senior management experience as United States Naval Officer; current rank - Lieutenant Commander (0-4) . M.B.A., concentration in Finance, George Washington University . Member of Pennsylvania and Florida Bars EDUCATION 1984 B.S. Economics (concentration in Finance) WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 1990 1994 M.B.A. Finance Juris Doctor PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Fourteen years of leadership challenges, problem-solving, decision-making, upward movement, continuing education, and increasingly responsible positions. Extensive hands-on experience administering, planning, and managing government operations in the following functional areas: program management, personneVstaff development, financial management, information analysis and dissemination, federal/state interagency coordination, juvenile justice system programming and litigation, and criminal defense litigation. lJ /96-nresent CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY, 11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT AND COUNTY COURTS, MIAMI, FLORIDA Assistant Public Defender. Personally responsible for over 500 client cases involving misdemeanor crimes, DUI's, and felonies. Successfully litigated 15 jury trials in past year. Daily responsibilities include litigation, trial preparation, motion practice, and social service placement. 3/95-11/96 CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY, JUVENILE COURT, MIAMI, FLORIDA Assistant Public Defender - Juvenile Court. Personally responsible for over 250 client cases involving juvenile crimes and program placement. Certified by Supreme Court of Florida. Successfully practiced in all four delinquency courtrooms including over 25 bench trials. Daily responsibilities included litigation, trial preparation, motion practice, commitment conferences, and social service placement. .8L2.bl/2.5. REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR NAVAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Responsible for training, administration, management, and development of over 200 naval reserve intelligence personnel in Southeast Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. One of eighteen independent regional directors. Operationally directed 1500 mandays/year of manpower support to sensitive national-level intelligence operations and law enforcement investigations. Personally recruited and interviewed all new affiliates and qualified applicants for command positions. Supervised and managed 4 member full-time staff consisting of GS-ll, GS-7, E-6, and E-5. Controlled $1.7 million budget for training, wartime mobilization, and security. Specially recognized by Naval Air Station Commanding Officer for successfully integrating Air Force, Army, and Marine personnel into Naval units. 1/94-6/94 LOUISIANA STATE DISTRICT COURT LAW CLERK. BATON ROUGE, LA Part-time clerk for the Honorable Michael J. McDonald. Responsibilities included advising judge on motion rulings, pre-trial requests, and official correspondence. Drafted court orders, judgments, warrants, abstracted briefs. Regularly participated in pre-trial conferences. Prepared oral and written briefs on procedural and substantive motions, evidentiary issues. 8/91-8/93 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION MANAGER OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, SUITLAND, MD Directly responsible for providing naval reserve manpower support to Department of Defense intelligence collection efforts. Directed training, administration, and employment of 177 intelligence collectors in support of Department of Defense intelligence and investigative agencies. Worked closely with active duty force in determining ~ow to best use reserve personnel to help fill emerging intelligence gaps. Coordinated over 3000 total mandays of reserve support to ongoing collection efforts. Organized and funded training for Navy's only indigenous cadre of enemy prisoner interrogators. 11/92-8/93 WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENTIAL AIDE WASHINGTON, DC Personally selected as White House Military Aide. Coordinated official presidential functions including state dinners, diplomatic receptions, treaty signings, and congressional liaison. Required to maintain personal code of ethics beyond reproach. 5/89-8/91 EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS, PENTAGON Personally screened and selected as special assistant to Director of Naval Intelligence for Technology. Monitored and evaluated naval participation in over 100 national-level highly classified programs. Personally briefed senior level Research and Development program managers weekly on emerging intelligence developments. Coordinated and sponsored wide range of high level working groups between senior military/civilian program developers and policy makers. llL81.-2L8.2. MARITIME WATCH OFFlCER!INTELLIGENCE BRIEFER NAVAL OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER, SUITLAND, MD Qualified 24-hour Indications and Warning (I&W) watch officer. Qualified Soviet and third world surface and submarine fleet analyst. Authored numerous analyses of foreign navy operating patterns and construction trends. Provided all-source intelligence briefings to the Director of Naval Intelligence, National Security Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, and fleet intelligence centers 5/84-11/87 SHIPS OFFICER, USS GUAM (LPH-9) Served as Operations Officer for Electronic Warfare. Managed and supervised 47 man division. Qualified Surface Warfare Officer, Combat Information Systems Officer, Bridge Officer, Watch Supervisor.