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Gregory A. Nix

Tallahassee,FL

Summary

Highly accomplished 20 year social worker who has practiced extensively in the fields of child protection, child welfare, and juvenile delinquency. Subject Matter Expert on substance abuse, recovery, mental health and their respective systems. Highly talented professional who can bridge private and government operations to achieve desired community goals. Expert in crisis - intervention, management and counseling. Non-profit expert with proven experience in aligning agency goals with grant requirements.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

SME Expert

Outlier, Inc.
03.2024 - Current
  • Review prompts and responses to identify best examples for Artificial Intelligence learning
  • Provide necessary feedback on AI learning tasks to ensure safety and threat issues are identified and addressed

Adoption Social Worker

Adoption STAR, Inc.
04.2021 - Current
  • Conduct home studies of applicant families
  • Other duties as needed
  • Secondary income, conducted outside business hours

Development Representative

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
09.2022 - 06.2023
  • Develop marketing leads for Fresh from Florida promotional program within the Southeastern United States Trade Association
  • Attend trade shows to represent Fresh from Florida producers and marketing program to develop markets in the international trade arena

Tutor

Varsity Tutors and Wyzant Tutoring
Tallahassee, USA
01.2019 - 01.2023
  • Primary area of tutoring: LMSW preparation
  • Current pass rate of former students: 75%
  • Specialized topic areas: social work (generalist) and all course work attendant to attainment of BSW or MSW
  • Secondary topic areas: U.S and World history (high school and bachelor level), writing – academic and creative (no limit), research, data analysis and elementary statistics

Business Analyst/Subject Matter Expert – Child Welfare Prevention

TekSystems
04.2022 - 06.2022
  • Contract with Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
  • Reviewed extant policy and program operations for alignment with the Families First Prevention Services Act of 2018
  • Studied extant data base and confirmed alignment between policy and data entry process
  • Completed full analysis of new data module and alignment with Kentucky and federal law and policy

Business Analyst / Government Operations Consultant III

Florida Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Tallahassee, USA
06.2019 - 04.2022
  • Primary duty as Subject Matter Expert for the Quality Improvement Unit at the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
  • Provide insight and guide business process and practices in data collection to ensure integrity and validity of data being reported in
  • Created the Action Plan for the Transformation Technology Initiative and established initial relations with Managing Entities to begin workgroup designed to address deficiencies in current bed registry data base
  • Manage business relations in-house and with external community partners related to the Financial and Services Accountability Management System (FASAMS)
  • Manage the Weekly Stakeholder Report to incorporate new communication features to increase collaboration with community partners, stakeholders and the Managing Entities
  • Coordinated workflows, provided leadership and direction as required, and provided support to all members of SAMH who requested aid or assistance

Chief Executive Officer

Nix Enterprises, LLC
Tallahassee, USA
09.2018 - 06.2021
  • Established company in 2018 to manage contracted services with Zipcar, Inc
  • Manage Zipcar’s fleet at Florida State University to ensure clean, operational vehicles for hourly rentals
  • Provide reports on status of cars and assess and determine if a car must be taken out of rotation for maintenance or repairs

Internship

OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
Tallahassee, USA
01.2018 - 08.2018
  • Established effective data analysis and quality control throughout program evaluation procedures, managing data collection processes while integrating process improvements in support of operational goals
  • Tracked performance against program initiatives, developing grant funding processes while implementing compliance regulations with established organizational benchmarks
  • Assessed community resources, integrating information into program management directives, ensuring the achievement of operational goals based upon program benchmarks

Graduate Assistant

FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE (FICW)
Tallahassee, USA
04.2016 - 08.2018
  • Developed literature reviews based upon research in assessing issues that are present in the current foster care system within the state of Florida
  • Drove communications throughout organizational levels, supporting operational objectives through information management, delivering detailed quantitative and qualitative research study results
  • Facilitated strong professional relationships with co-workers, contributing to the formulation and deployment of department and program policies

Internship

FOSTERING ACHIEVEMENT FELLOWSHIP
Tallahassee, USA
08.2016 - 05.2017
  • Assisted in coordinating successful counseling and crisis intervention services for a diverse range of individuals
  • Accurately documented program resources, developing cost-effective and comprehensive services targeting a wide range of client needs to ensure strategic partnerships and successful social and human service support
  • Managed communications for a wide range of participants, coordinating weekly group counseling sessions for aging out foster youth clientele

Juvenile Probation Officer

DEKALB COUNTY JUVENILE COURT
Decatur, USA
09.2009 - 12.2012

County News Reporter

LARSON NEWSPAPERS
Sedona, USA
04.2008 - 11.2008

Reunification Case Specialist

Arizona Department of Economic Security - Division of Children, Youth and Families (AZ-DES-DCYF)
Cottonwood, USA
10.2006 - 03.2008

In Home Services Case Manager

Catholic Charities
Cottonwood, USA
09.2006 - 10.2006

CPS Contract Case Manager

Catholic Charities
Flagstaff, USA
09.2005 - 08.2006

Case Manager and Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
Flagstaff, USA
01.2005 - 08.2005

Case Manager, Facilities Manager, Statistician, Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
Flagstaff, USA
09.2004 - 01.2005

Lead BHT and Facilities Statistician and Manager, Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
Flagstaff, USA
06.2004 - 09.2004

Behavioral Health Tech and Facility Statistician

OpenInn Inc
Flagstaff, USA
10.2003 - 06.2004

Volunteer

AmeriCorps
Flagstaff, USA
06.2003 - 03.2004

Education

Master’s Degree - Social Work, Concentration in Policy & Administration

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
12.2018

Certificate - Leadership in Executive and Administrative Development

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
12.2018

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Concentration in Developmental Theory

Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN
12.2003

Skills

  • Strategic Planning & Analysis
  • Organizational Development
  • Conflict Management
  • Staff Training/Mentoring
  • Crisis Management
  • Research Methodologies
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Case assessment
  • Program evaluation
  • Case management
  • Written communication
  • Analytical skills
  • Client needs assessments
  • Service planning
  • Teamwork
  • Change management
  • Administrative management
  • Public assistance programs
  • Policy implementation
  • Research and facts collecting
  • Grant writing

Affiliations

Phi Alpha Honor Society, 2016

Research

  • Conducted an instrumental analysis of research funded by FICW through the review of Research Proposals and Final Reports, assessing compliance with approved methodologies, and outcomes., 2016
  • Coordinated and completed foundational research for Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) on current policy changes through the implementation of a Differential Response Model., 2016
  • Directed foundational research of Criminal Sexual Exploitation of Children, currently utilized by the Florida DCF child investigators in identifying commonalities necessitating a complete assessment in the determination of child’s involvement, CSEC., 2017
  • Conducted, completed and submitted extensive literature review for FICW in conjunction with colleagues conducting quantitative/qualitative mixed-methods survey for report to be submitted to Florida Legislature in accordance with HB 1121., 2017
  • Conducted and completed literature review on characteristics of parents entering child welfare and located and identified service delivery models to provide preventative in-home services in attempt to prevent or mitigate child removal., 2018

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

SME Expert

Outlier, Inc.
03.2024 - Current

Development Representative

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
09.2022 - 06.2023

Business Analyst/Subject Matter Expert – Child Welfare Prevention

TekSystems
04.2022 - 06.2022

Adoption Social Worker

Adoption STAR, Inc.
04.2021 - Current

Business Analyst / Government Operations Consultant III

Florida Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
06.2019 - 04.2022

Tutor

Varsity Tutors and Wyzant Tutoring
01.2019 - 01.2023

Chief Executive Officer

Nix Enterprises, LLC
09.2018 - 06.2021

Internship

OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
01.2018 - 08.2018

Internship

FOSTERING ACHIEVEMENT FELLOWSHIP
08.2016 - 05.2017

Graduate Assistant

FLORIDA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD WELFARE (FICW)
04.2016 - 08.2018

Juvenile Probation Officer

DEKALB COUNTY JUVENILE COURT
09.2009 - 12.2012

County News Reporter

LARSON NEWSPAPERS
04.2008 - 11.2008

Reunification Case Specialist

Arizona Department of Economic Security - Division of Children, Youth and Families (AZ-DES-DCYF)
10.2006 - 03.2008

In Home Services Case Manager

Catholic Charities
09.2006 - 10.2006

CPS Contract Case Manager

Catholic Charities
09.2005 - 08.2006

Case Manager and Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
01.2005 - 08.2005

Case Manager, Facilities Manager, Statistician, Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
09.2004 - 01.2005

Lead BHT and Facilities Statistician and Manager, Staff Supervisor

OpenInn Inc
06.2004 - 09.2004

Behavioral Health Tech and Facility Statistician

OpenInn Inc
10.2003 - 06.2004

Volunteer

AmeriCorps
06.2003 - 03.2004

Master’s Degree - Social Work, Concentration in Policy & Administration

Florida State University

Certificate - Leadership in Executive and Administrative Development

Florida State University

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Concentration in Developmental Theory

Gustavus Adolphus College
Gregory A. Nix