Deanna Notley-Wiest
Woodburn
Summary
Results-focused program management professional prepared for challenging role. Demonstrated ability to drive project outcomes and support team goals through effective planning and execution. Known for adaptability and fostering collaborative environments. Proficient in stakeholder communication and process improvement.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Law Enforcement Support Assistant
US Fish and Wildlife Service/Office of Law Enforcement
Wilsonville, OR
05.2015 - Current
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Serves as primary timekeeper for the Office of Law Enforcement (OLE) Boise, ID Resident Agent in Charge (RAC) district.
- Responsible for maintaining undercover registrations for all vehicle, boats and other equipment for three (3 ) states with different rules for each state.
- Provides assistance in procurement for the District
- Custodial Property Officer for 9 offices with a total accountable property inventory valued at $700k.
- Responsible for reviewing all case reports for Inspectors and /or agents ensuring information is accurately entered into the Law Enforcement Management Information System (LEMIS) database. Reviews an average of 250 per year.
- Researches, collects and analyzes data and case records ; develops, manipulates and maintains Law Enforcement Management Information System (LEMIS) database.
- Provides advice and technical assistance to field personnel in support of the OLE mission and strategic goals.
- Receives visitors, places and receives phone calls, and responds to email.
- Serves as primary point of contact (POC) for General Services Administration (GSA) lease to include yearly lease inspection.
- Primary POC for the Wilsonville Office of Law Enforcement and the Property Manager ensuring items needing repair or attention are handled in a timely manner.
- Responsible for initiating inspection actions utilizing the Joint Administrative Operations (JAO) “My Support” portal.
- Primary purchase card holder for RAC district. Responsible for paying all monthly invoices to include phone, internet, security alarm systems and other miscellaneous charges.
- Serves as Region Collateral Safety Officer.
- Responsible for coordinating travel arrangements, authorizations and vouchers for 15 employees to ensure federal travel regulation requirements are followed and official travel is conducted in a responsible and cost-effective manner.
- Responsible for ensuring employee travel profiles are up to date including travel routing lists are maintained and updated as necessary
- Responsible for entering monthly fleet utilization is entered into the Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) database.
- Performs monthly and periodic audits of credit card statements for the RAC district. This includes completing month reconciliation in FBMS.
- Supervisor: Richard Bare (208-217-7519)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Program Specialist/Patient Safety
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Portland, OR
02.2010 - 05.2015
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Served as a contact for the Patient Safety Program including, but not limited to, the day- to-day management of all Root Cause Analyses (RCA), communication and monitoring of teams ensuring timely conclusions and submission of reports, and monitoring completion of action items and implementation plans of the RCA teams to Medical Center Leadership , Veterans Inter Service Network (VISN) leadership and the National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS).
- Analyzed and interprets existing policies and develops new policies as necessary relating to the Patient Safety Program according to Veterans Health Administration (VHA) directives and legal opinions.
- Tracks resolution of problems identified in the Patient Safety Program and determines with the Patient Safety Officer (PSO) staff education activities and remedial opportunities for improvement based on trends identified from analysis of data.
- Conducts follow-up monitoring evaluation activities or special studies involving patient safety processes including data collection, analysis and validation as directed by the PSO to determine if remedial actions have been effective.
- Uses existing computer programs to develop basis graphs and charts to display trending patterns.
- Manages the National Patient Safety Alert database, assuring prompt notification to responsible staff with timely and comprehensive resolution.
- Maintains and serves as database administrator for the Medical Event Reporting System (MERS) database.
- Completes data analysis for the approximately 1,700 medical events received via the MERS system annually.
- Works closely with the physician co-chair of the Patient Safety Committee to maintain and provide high quality patient care delivery system and support mechanisms throughout the medical center.
- Serves as back up to Nurse Educator assigned to Patient Safety conducting New Employee Orientation (NEO) on Patient Safety program and principles.
- Supervisor: supervisor is no longer with agency (503-220-8262)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Program Analyst
United States Department of Veterans Affairs-Portland VA Medical Center
Portland, OR
10.2008 - 02.2010
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Supported staff of Systems Engineering/Redesign in gathering and compiling data necessary to achieve goals of department. This included but was not limited to the creation and maintenance of databases, spreadsheets and other analytical tools by ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Provided administrative and analyst support to Chief, Office of Systems Engineering/Redesign including management of running reports, special studies, and surveys; setting up classes, conferences, projects, presentations and correspondence. Participated and assisted in classes, conferences and presentation that advanced the skills and knowledge of various approaches to systems engineering.
- Assigned to a 90 day detail to the Research Compliance Officer. Provided audit support to the Research Compliance Office to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the medical center's research program in relation to VA and other federal requirements for the conduct of human, animal, and safety research.
- Served as a Controlled Substance Inspector conducting controlled substance inspections for three assigned areas.
- Supervisor is no longer with agency.
Statistical Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultura
Portland, OR
07.2007 - 10.2008
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Provided a wide variety of program support services to include entering statistical data into spreadsheets or other electronic format.
- Collaborated and assisted 7 commodity statisticians in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports or other special reports.
- Created and maintained databases and files on the Local Area Network (LAN). Served as the List Frame Statistical Assistant maintaining a List Frame Data base to be used on the majority of surveys conducted by agency throughout the year and during the Census of Agriculture years.
- Supervisor: Bruce Elkind (503-326-2131)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Statistical Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultura
Washington DC, DC
08.2002 - 07.2007
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Provided a wide variety of program support services to include entering statistical data into spreadsheets or other electronic format.
- Collaborated Assists 22 commodity statisticians in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports or other special reports.
- Created and maintained databases and files on the Local Area Network (LAN). Assisted statisticians in compiling information and statistical data when necessary to respond to inquiries from agricultural organizations, farmers, private businesses, government agencies, and others.
- Responsible for Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) presentations that are conducted monthly, quarterly and semiannual for the Secretary of Agriculture and other representatives and created other special presentations as needed. Routinely prepared correspondence of technical and non-technical nature.
- Serves as Branch Local Area Network Coordinator (LAN).
- Supervisor: William Weaver (334-279-3555)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Secretary
United States Dept. of Agriculture/National Agricultural Sta
Washington DC, DC
01.2001 - 08.2002
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Served as the Statistics Division Director’s personal assistant.
- Received incoming calls, which included calls from within Division, Field Offices, other Divisions, other Departmental and Federal Governmental Agencies, Congressional members, representatives of agriculture industries and news media.
- Maintained supervisor’s calendars, reminded supervisor of appointments, arranged appointments for supervisor with others and made final appointments for those wanting appointment with supervisor.
- Made necessary arrangements for travel both domestic and international on the basis of brief instructions for the Director and other branches within the Division.
- Reviewed incoming and outgoing mail and correspondence concerning office matters to determine if they were cleared by appropriate officials and are procedurally and grammatically accurate and conform with general established policy.
- Prepared correspondence of a technical and non-technical nature, ensured strict compliance with agency policies and procedures.
- Assisted in ensuring compliance with procedures used for sensitive, speculative, and confidential information.
- Maintained subject matter files and records that related to the Division and Agency.
- Coordinated work and Division policy with four branch secretaries.
- Supervisor: supervisor is no longer with agency (202-720-3896)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Contact me first
Office Automation Assistant
United States Dept. of Agriculture/National Agricultural Sta
Washington DC, DC
06.2000 - 01.2001
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Provided a wide variety of administrative assistance to the office, including, but not limited to, knowledge and execution of office procedures, scheduling, daily communication and correspondence, travel, procurement, filing, and responding to data providers and customers in a timely, accurate, and cooperative manner.
- Was also temporarily assigned to the Office of the Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics during a transition period.
- Supervisor: Ronald Bosecker (202-720-2707)
- Okay to contact this Supervisor: Yes
Education
Technical or occupational certificate -
Law Enforcement Data Systems (LEDS)
Wilsonville, OR08.2017
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
Wildlife Evidence Custodian Training
Wilsonville, OR07.2017
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
Washington, DC05.2006
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
Washington, DC11.2005
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
Washington, DC08.2005
High school diploma or equivalent - undefined
Forney High School
Forney, TX05.1984
Skills
- Skill development
- Group and individual instruction
- Performance assessments
- Skill building
Languages
English
Spoken Advanced
Written Advanced
Read Advanced
Timeline
Law Enforcement Support Assistant
US Fish and Wildlife Service/Office of Law Enforcement
05.2015 - Current
Program Specialist/Patient Safety
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
02.2010 - 05.2015
Program Analyst
United States Department of Veterans Affairs-Portland VA Medical Center
10.2008 - 02.2010
Statistical Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultura
07.2007 - 10.2008
Statistical Assistant
United States Department of Agriculture/National Agricultura
08.2002 - 07.2007
Secretary
United States Dept. of Agriculture/National Agricultural Sta
01.2001 - 08.2002
Office Automation Assistant
United States Dept. of Agriculture/National Agricultural Sta
06.2000 - 01.2001
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
Wildlife Evidence Custodian Training
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
Technical or occupational certificate - undefined
USDA Graduate School
High school diploma or equivalent - undefined
Forney High School
Technical or occupational certificate -
Law Enforcement Data Systems (LEDS)
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