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Home My WebLink About096-2001 LTC .' ~ITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 hllp:\\cLmiamj..beach. fl... L.-':.C. No. CJb - d~ I LETTER TO COMMISSION May 15,2001 TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and Members of the City Commission {)o~ '-Obe..e.... b~~. ~I~-\o.e$ SUBJECT: Jorge M. GOnzalez~ ~ City Manager () . U RECENT APPOINTMENT FROM: This Letter to the Commission is to inform you of a recent appointment I have made in the Administration. Under separate cover, I will inform you ofrecent changes to assignments within the City Manager's Office. Effective May 21, 2001, Ramiro Inguanzo will join the City of Miami Beach as my Chief of Staff. Ramiro joins us with a varied portfolio of experience in. the public, not-for-profit and private sectors. Ramiro will be relocating from Washington, D.C., where he was the Director, Leadership Development Programs for the Council for Excellence in Government a not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing leadership and innovation in the public sector. There, he was responsible for coordinating and implementing leadership development programs for senior level managers in the U.S. Federal Government. In addition, he coordinated projects for the prestigious Innovations in American Government Awards, a partnership with the Ford Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government which recognizes programs in local, state and federal government. Prior to his work with the Council, Ramiro was the Assistant Dean of Students for the Miami- Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus. He has also served the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission as a Commissioner and the Florida House of Representatives', Appropriations Committee as a Legislative Fellow. Ramiro will be responsible for providing direct support to the City Manager's Office to ensure our high quality, customer service environment is continued and expanded. Ramiro will represent me and my office in a variety of forums to ensure that the Administration is responsive to our constituents and that we resolve all concerns in a timely and effective manner. Please join me in welcoming Ramiro to our team. I am sure you will fmd him to be highly qualified and professional. I have attached a copy of his resume for your information. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. IMG:p<w Attachmenl F:\CMGRlSALLlLlUllUGUANZO.WPD . '., -~':.~, ;', :':~.<:..:.::.,~.~: t .:-.:' '....,:'(.1 . .. . ~ '. Ramiro Jose Inguanzo 1220 L Street, NW, # 100-382 . Washington, D.C. 20005 . 202-487-7264 Education Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida . Master in Public Administration, August 1994 . B.A. in Political Science / Communication, April 1991 Exnerience Council for Excellence in Government, Washington, D.C. Director, Leadership Development Programs, October 1996 - Present ow Direct leadership development programs for managers in the U.S. federal government. Responsible for managing a $1.8 million dollar budget, working with a team to design program curriculum, organizing large conferences, and arranging site visits to high-perfonning organizations to benchmark their executive teams (including: AOL, AT&T. Bank of America, Boeing, EDS, Ford, IBM. Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Saturn, 3M. NYC Police Department, National Geographic Society, EPA, FEMA, HUD, NASA, U.S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard). . Coordinate projects for the Innovations in American Government Awards, a partnership with the Ford Foundation and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, which recognizes programs in local, state, and federal government that devise innovative, creative, results-oriented and effective ways to meet urgent social and economic challenges and work with these winners to help replicate these results with other government agencies in the U.S.. . Coordinate projects for the Partnership for Trust in Government, a coalition of prominent non- government organizations in the private and public sectors to promote greater public confidence in government by showing the American public how government is effective (partners include: MTV Networks, Children's Television Workshop, McDonald's, Boy and Girl Scouts, National Civic League, National Council of fA Raza, Good Housekeeping Magazine). . Part of team that led a year-long e-Government initiative of over two hundred cross-sector leaders to create specific policy recommendations to the new Administration and Congress on the continuing implementation of e-Government strategies in the federal government. Miami-Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus, Miami, Florida Assistant Dean of Students, August 1994 - October 1996 . Supervised evening services provided by the Division of Student Services including: student activities, admissions, registration, financial aid, academic counseling, and career placement. . Directed student activities and special events including campus: commencement ceremony, student leadership development and recognition programs, and lecture, music and film series. Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee, Florida OJmlllis!i&ner. September 1993 - August 1995 . ~~pojnted twice by the late Florida Governor Chiles to this state board responsible for making ~. pulicy recommendations regarding higher education issues to Florida's Board of Education, I;giSfature, Board of Regents, Community Colleges, and Independent Colleges & Universities. Florida House of Representatives, Appropriations Committee, Tallahassee, Florida Legislatiye FeUow,May 1992 -May 1993 . Jtesearched, evaluated, and tracked proposed legislation to detennine its fiscal impact on the l8fe ofFtorida and specialized in analyzing and preparing budgetary reports for state agencies. ./:~\\>..):~.~~ . ;' ,. ..... .,. . . Consultin!! Avery Dennison, At/anta, Georgia Employee Relations Specialist, March - Apri/, 2000 . Advised Regional Human Resources Manager on employee development issues and strategies diAx Telecommunications, Zurich, SWitzer/and Assistant Producer, November 1998 · Coordinated production of corporate video for this subsidiary of SBC Communications Protei International, lAke/and, F/orida Spanish Translator, May 1993 and December 1995 ... Served as a translator in Mexico for this multinational telecommunications firm. Management Systems International, Washington. DC Market Analyst, December 1992 - June 1993 · Tracked indicators to evaluate the economic development of Latin American countries LeadershiD · Spokesperson for the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund, 1996-1998 . South Florida Up & Comers Award, 1995 · Florida College Student of the Year, Honorable Mention, 1994 · Florida State University's 1- Apollo Visko Leadership Award recipient, 1994 · Outstanding Young Men of America, 1992 . Florida State University Hall of Fame, 1991 . Florida State University Community Service Award, 1991 . · Florida State University Student Government Association, Union Board Chairman, 1990-1991 . Knights of Columbus Patriotism Award, 1986 and 1987 · High School Junior and Senior Class Vice President, 1986 and 1987 . Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1985 Skills . Fluent in English and Spanish · Windows and Microsoft word-processing, graphics and spreadsheet programs ~.