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DJ Hofmann

DJ Hofmann

Operations Director
McKinney,TX

Summary

PROFILE SUMMARY: An Agile-certified, experienced, and analytical operations professional with proven strengths in project management, account management, data analysis, and continual process improvement.

StrengthFinders Assessment: Analytical, Responsibility, Learner, Belief, Activator.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Operations Director | Minister

The Parkway Church
McKinney, TX
11.2021 - Current
  • CORE COMPETENCIES: Leadership Development, Continuous Process Improvement, Project Management
  • Instituted a goals-based strategy for the organization
  • Reviewed financial and operational reports on regular basis to make effective decisions
  • Trained staff and key leaders in Agile fundamentals in order to produce new initiatives to reach community-driven outcomes
  • Created a culture of accountability through the implementation of task management and feedback
  • Main areas of responsibility: Business Operations, Facility Operations, Human Resources, financial management, and strategic planning.

Operations Manager | Senior Site Leader

Year Up DFW
Dallas, TX
11.2016 - 05.2021
  • CORE COMPETENCIES: Site Leadership, Continuous Process Improvement, Project Management
  • Directed and facilitated Site Leadership team and strategic planning to support successful program outcomes for a 30-person team
  • Successfully shifted the company location's focus from lag measures to lead measures in order to achieve organizational goals in a more tactical and methodical way
  • Main areas of responsibility: Business Operations, Human Resources, financial management, leading through influence, and cross-functional collaboration.

Manager of International Missions | Account Manager

Buckner International
Dallas, TX
06.2014 - 08.2016
  • CORE COMPETENCIES: Account Management, People Management, Project Management
  • Directed the department’s strategy, day-to-day operations, P&L, and organizational development for a team of 7 employees
  • Shifted the department’s focus from lag measures to lead measures in order to achieve organizational goals in a more tactical and efficient way
  • Developed and secured strategic partnerships while establishing a customer excellence mindset with nursing programs, schools, and community-based organizations in order to achieve program goals.

Associate Missions Minister | Account Manager

The Village Church
Flower Mound, TX
11.2008 - 04.2014
  • CORE COMPETENCIES: Account Management, Project Management, Leadership Development
  • Created and implemented leadership training programs for short-term, midterm, and long-term cross-cultural workers
  • Designed, organized, and project managed an average of 25 transformational service trips per year through lead volunteers to multiple international partners in order to fulfill community transformation initiatives.

Education

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Clarks Summit University
Clarks Summit, PA
01.2015 - 05.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Integrative Studies Business | Psychology | Religion

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
08.2003 - 05.2006

Skills

    Process Improvement

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Accomplishments

  • Magna Cum Laude: Earned a Masters in Organizational Leadership with extremely high honors (GPA 3.96) while juggling an evolving workload, a career transition, and 3 small kids.
  • Regional Dept Oversight: Developed and ran a regional operations pilot program to support scalable solutions and growth for national program expansion.
  • Project Management: Directing a 12-month $550,000 building restoration project serving as the Project Manager between the contractors, the insurance company, and the organization.
  • Change Management: Developed critical policies, procedures, and processes needed to shift and lead our staff through a significant transition in leadership and program philosophy.
  • Data Analysis & Financial Acumen: Identified key areas of waste resulting in a $200,000 reduction in the budget while producing the same outcomes (ie. “Do more with less”).
  • Vision Realization: Energized the Director’s programmatic vision by moving it from theory into strategy and executable action.
  • Work Ethic: Awarded the prestigious Core Value award for Being Accountable (twice), which is given to the employee that exhibits a strong work ethic while holding peers and managers accountable as well.

Timeline

Operations Director | Minister

The Parkway Church
11.2021 - Current

Operations Manager | Senior Site Leader

Year Up DFW
11.2016 - 05.2021

Master of Arts - Organizational Leadership

Clarks Summit University
01.2015 - 05.2018

Manager of International Missions | Account Manager

Buckner International
06.2014 - 08.2016

Associate Missions Minister | Account Manager

The Village Church
11.2008 - 04.2014

Bachelor of Arts - Integrative Studies Business | Psychology | Religion

University of North Texas
08.2003 - 05.2006
DJ HofmannOperations Director