Felton Stevens Jr
3617 Brooklyn Ave. Port Charlotte,FL
Summary
Dedicated Proposal Management professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Expert in planning and executing proposal management activities and projects. Certified Scrum Master (Agile Project Management); MBA in Project Management.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grants Management Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency-Contractor
Remote
08.2023 - Current
- Serves as Contractor through Witt Obrien's/Guidehouse for this project
- Manages 5 Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings Grantees through full grant cycle
- Monitors and analyzes changing laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants.
- Distributes grant requests for proposals, review responses and recommend acceptance.
- Manages grant policy formulation, interpretations and administration.
Grants Management Specialist
Witt Obriens
818 Town & Country Blvd Ste 200 Houston, TX 77024
04.2022 - Current
- Monitored and analyzed changing laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants.
- Guided administrative aspects of partnership agreements.
- Reviews grant policy formulation, interpretations and administration.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Worked flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Distributed grant requests for proposals, reviewed responses and recommended acceptance.
- Managed grant policy formulation, interpretations and administration.
- Supported grants team, offering technical and administrative oversight and support.
Seasonal Tax Associate
Intuit
2632 Marine Way Mountain View, CA 94043
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Delivers high-quality customer service interaction and experience
- Follows company policies and procedures
- Troubleshoots and resolves routine Tax Support issues
- Reviewed and analyzed client data and accurately prepared income tax returns and tax research.
- Researched and analyzed specialized tax laws, rules and regulations and analyze pertinent client, industry and technical matters to remain current on tax legislation.
- Developed in-depth knowledge of client business and industry through direct interaction while working on various aspects of engagement.
Strategic Planning & Development Coordinator
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
601 E Kennedy Blvd Tampa, FL 33602
03.2021 - 05.2022
- Coordinated proposal administration activities for multiple stakeholders (County Administrator, Executive Team, department directors, etc.)
- Develops and maintains pre-planning proposal process, and applications specific to County's capital and operating funding
- Training: Conducted interoffice training opportunities for departmental staff
- Research: Searched relevant portals and set up appropriate alerts to source federal, state, and local RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs,
- Stakeholder Management: During proposal/grant kickoff and debrief meetings, prepare detailed proposal plans, schedules, outlines, and compliance matrices for all phases of proposal development
- Vendor Management: Performed scoring of proposals for multiple vendors during the RFP process
- Evaluated current processes to develop improvement plans.
- Produced detailed and relevant reports for use in making business decisions.
Grants Management Coordinator/Pre-Award Specialist
Parkland Hospital System
2377 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207
05.2013 - 03.2021
- Implemented, monitored, and evaluated contractual, programmatic, and fiscal requirements for all internal/external agency contracts and funded projects
- Reviewed proposal plans and deliverables; managed budgets using Microsoft Excel
- Facilitated meetings with the project team to regularly review issues and monitor progress
- Reviewed contracts to distribute required deliverables to grantees
- Collaborated with project teams via Microsoft SharePoint to ensure timely decision-making and effective communication between project stakeholders at all levels
- Reviewed draft proposals to ensure Legal Authority, Signatory Authority, and Assurances/Certifications
- Selected Contributions:
- Submitted over 24 new proposals in 2020, with an 80% success rate in 2020
- Developed status reports for over 40 proposals and updates to project team and stakeholders
- Successfully managed the contracts of over 42 grant projects in 2021, which totaled over $32 million dollars
- Administered over 7 new COVID related awards in 2020, which totaled over $2 million dollars
- Created monthly/annual budget and forecast reports that contributed to a 10% decrease in funding expenditures
- Monitored and analyzed changing laws, regulations and policies pertaining to grants.
- Distributed grant requests for proposals, reviewed responses and recommended acceptance.
- Guided administrative aspects of partnership agreements.
- Managed grant policy formulation, interpretations and administration.
Program Manager
Dallas County Health Department
2377 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, TX 75207
11.2011 - 05.2013
- Led the operation and management of the Ryan White Federal Grant Program, including supervision of 2 full-time staff, 45 volunteers, and the coordination of 3 projects totaling 20+ million dollars
- Administered technical assistance and training to 40 Ryan White Planning Council Members in the development and implementation of strategies to improve funding distribution
- Provided contract administration expertise post-award for sub-grantees
- Selected Contributions:
- Initiated, Planned, and executed the 2012 Comprehensive Services Strategic Planning Project for the Ryan White Dallas Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA), which resulted in a $45,000 savings to the Ryan White Program
- Developed diversified partnerships with local community-based organizations, individuals, and corporations to raise program visibility, resulting in a 25% increase in Planning Council Membership
- Coordinated the 2011 Ryan White Dallas EMA Needs Assessment Project to determine health services which resulted in an increase in access to 3 additional healthcare service providers for clients
- Coached team members on productivity strategies, policy updates and performance improvement plans to accomplish challenging goals.
- Interacted with customers and clients to identify business needs and requirements.
- Monitored progress of programs, using and applying programming documents, program directives, funding documents and other program material.
Education
MBA - Project Management
Dallas Baptist University 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy
Dallas, TX 7521105.2017
Master of Arts - Health Planning
A.T. Still University 800 W. Jefferson St.
Kirksville, MO 6350105.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
U.T. Arlington 701 S Nedderman Dr
Arlington, Texas 7601908.1996
Skills
- Materials Planning
- Detailed Meeting Minutes
- Risk Analysis
- Grant Proposals
- Creative Solutions
- Budget Planning
- Grants Coordination
- Reporting Requirements
- Grants Management
- Grant Applications
- Project Management
Accomplishments
- (PROPOSAL/GRANT WRITER, ADMINISTRATOR) – Expertise in all phases of proposal management (pre/post award, closeout process)
- Responsible for coordinating proposal process throughout the lifecycle to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements set by federal, state, and local funders; creates compliant documents on time; assures that all regulatory requirements are met for federal, state and local grantors, including past grantors such as Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC), City of Dallas, City of Garland, and Hillsborough County
- Currently enrolled in Association of Proposal Management Professionals Certification Course
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat.
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)-Scrum Alliance
Timeline
Grants Management Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency-Contractor
08.2023 - Current
Grants Management Specialist
Witt Obriens
04.2022 - Current
Strategic Planning & Development Coordinator
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
03.2021 - 05.2022
Seasonal Tax Associate
Intuit
01.2021 - 12.2022
Grants Management Coordinator/Pre-Award Specialist
Parkland Hospital System
05.2013 - 03.2021
Program Manager
Dallas County Health Department
11.2011 - 05.2013
MBA - Project Management
Dallas Baptist University 3000 Mountain Creek Pkwy
Master of Arts - Health Planning
A.T. Still University 800 W. Jefferson St.
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies
U.T. Arlington 701 S Nedderman Dr