Janice Straight
Ogden,United States
Summary
Knowledgeable FOIA officer with strong background in managing and disseminating information. Proven track record of implementing efficient data management systems to support organizational goals. Demonstrated proficiency in data analysis and information retrieval to enhance decision-making processes.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Government Information Specialist
FDA
Ogden, United States
12.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Administering, analyzing, supervising, or performing work involved in establishing, disseminating, or managing Government information
- As a Government Information Specialist, I formulate policy, advise agency management, and ensure compliance with Federal laws governing the flow of information
- The work also involves the safeguarding of Government information while supporting accountability and transparency
- Government information work involves implementing policies and procedures to manage Government information and providing information-related assistance and services to the general public
- The work requires interpreting and applying laws, regulations, policies, and guidance to provide access to Federal agency records and information, while ensuring protected information is appropriately disclosed
- Government Information Specialists make determinations about disclosures, issuance of denials, redactions, access to Federal agency records and use and dissemination of personally identifiable information
- Many Government Information Specialists focus on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act, or a combination of both
- This is a federal job
- Researching, analyzing, and evaluating data for response to Freedom of Information requests
- Assembling and reviewing proposed FOIA release packages, keeping abreast of recent developments in the field of disclosure, including recent court and department decisions, current legislative resolutions or problems encountered within the FOIA program, reviewing, and analyzing appeals from denials of access to records requested under FOIA and recommending final agency decision on release/non-release of records
- If necessary, testifying on behalf of the agency regarding FOIA cases and assisting Government attorneys in the litigation process
- Serving as liaison to external customers and recipients to clarify and resolve issues or developing agency policy and procedures regarding the administration of FOIA
Program Support Specialist
FDA
Salt Lake City, United States
05.2019 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Process improvement
- Perform investigative ad compliance technical work within the program areas of facilitation and training, quality systems management, and FMD145 releases
- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of NHFCAG program and recommend solutions when problems are found
- Responsible for coordinating and/or providing periodic and special reports in response to needs of senior managers
- Plan, organize, carry out, and evaluate special projects at the request of senior leadership
- Research, analyze, and present findings and recommend administrative strategies or changes in internal operating procedures
- Analyze, evaluate, and improve efficiency of internal administrative operations and policy determinations
- This is a federal job
- Administrative management
- Schedule management meetings and track meeting outcomes
- Enter requests into ARTS for staff and senior leadership
- Perform duties of timekeeper to include entering premium hours into ITAS as well as reviewing and correcting discrepancies
- Conduct literature and data searches
- Examine, edit, and consolidate information ensuring information is complete, factually correct and written in the appropriate style and format for ORA
- Proficient in the following FDA databases: eNSpect, CMS, ORADSS, OSAR, FACTS, Centerviews, FURLS, ITR (work as a proxy), ECMS, and the Lab Servicing Table
- Proficient in Microsoft Applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft teams, and Zoom
- Expert in handling confidential and sensitive materials
- Responsible for the release of Inspectional Narrative Reports under FMD145
- Possess knowledge of official records and responsibility for 1st party redactions
- Proficient in using the software redaction tools in Adobe Acrobat
- Experience as an Import Investigator and as a Consumer Safety Officer
- Skilled in written and oral communications
- Correspondence is prepared, edited, or reviewed in an informed and professional manner
- Liaison Services
- Ensure use of all communication tools available to include Skype, Jabber, Zoom.gov, Microsoft Teams, and WebEx
- Ensure proactive communication to supervisory staff
Consumer Safety Officer
FDA
Salt Lake City, United States
02.2016 - 05.2019
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Apply sound working knowledge of a variety of commodities, manufacturing practices, and inspectional and investigative techniques
- Independently plan and carry out routine inspections and investigations
- Use good knowledge of raw materials, manufacturing practices, quality control techniques and agency regulations and programs to carry out assignments
- Inspect manufacturing establishments that use standard, though varied, and complex equipment, and processes
- Review data and records to prepare for food manufacturing inspections
- Ensure total amounts of raw material or ingredients are accounted for in the total volumes of products manufactured
- Review handling and treatment of ingredients or materials after cooking products susceptible to bacteriological contamination
- Collect samples at critical points
- Conduct investigations that may result in legal actions
- This is a federal job
- Collect essential information, documentation, samples, and photographs of violative conditions
- Prepare reports
- Recognize and report unanticipated or unusual problems
- Collect samples and conduct field examinations involving weighing and measuring physical samples
- Maintain a regulatory notebook of field examinations and sample collections
- Conduct complex inspections and investigations; author reports documenting noted violations of FD&C Act
- Independently investigate routine consumer complaints
- Write clear and concise reports showing results of the inspections/investigations and submit to higher-graded investigators or supervisor for review and evaluation
- May testify in court regarding conditions of the manufactures and circumstances surrounding samples collected
Preparedness and Health Safety Instructor
America Red Cross
Houston, United States
04.2014 - 02.2016
- Part-time/On Call
- Preparedness and Health Safety Instructor
- First Aid/CPR/AED for Adult and Pediatrics
- Professional Rescuer Instructor
Medicaid Fraud Investigator
Oregon Department of Justice
Salem, United States
06.2012 - 11.2013
- Identify and confront suspects
- Record and review facts
- Interview and interrogate suspects, witnesses, victims and persons of interest
- Develop and prepare detailed reports
- Document facts, incidents, and activities
- Observe, receive, and obtain information from all sources
- Perform for or work with the public
- Resolve conflicts
- Negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve grievances
- Make decisions, solve problems, analyze and evaluate information
- Use sound judgment and decision-making
- Collect and impound evidence
Patrol Officer
Carlton Police Department
Carlton, United States
11.2010 - 06.2012
- Identify and confront suspects
- Record and review facts
- Interview and interrogate suspects, witnesses, victims and persons of interest
- Develop and prepare detailed reports
- Document facts, incidents, and activities
- Observe, receive, and obtain information from all sources
- Perform for or work with the public
- Resolve conflicts
- Negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve grievances
- Make decisions, solve problems, analyze and evaluate information
- Use sound judgment and decision-making
- Collect and impound evidence
Investigator
Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division
Salem, United States
04.2010 - 11.2010
- Record and review facts
- Interview and interrogate suspects, witnesses, victims and persons of interest
- Develop and prepare detailed reports
- Document facts, incidents, and activities
- Observe, receive, and obtain information from all sources
- Perform for or work with the public
- Resolve conflicts
- Negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve grievances
- Make decisions, solve problems, analyze and evaluate information
- Use sound judgment and decision-making
Detective
Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix, United States
12.1998 - 01.2010
- Identify and confront suspects
- Record and review facts
- Interview and interrogate suspects, witnesses, victims and persons of interest
- Develop and prepare detailed reports
- Document facts, incidents, and activities
- Observe, receive, and obtain information from all sources
- Perform for or work with the public
- Resolve conflicts
- Negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, resolve grievances
- Make decisions, solve problems, analyze and evaluate information
- Use sound judgment and decision-making
- Collect and impound evidence
- Develop probable cause and write search warrants
Medical Service Corps Officer Lieutenant Colonel
U. S. Army
Taunton, United States
09.1988 - 07.2008
- My total years of service were from September 1988 to July 2008 (Active duty and Reserves combined)
- I was mobilized with the 399th for deployment to Iraq however, I was injured and remained stateside
- My unit before this was the 10th Battalion, 6th Brigade, 104th Infantry Division
- I was an instructor for intermediate level Army Officer Education
- Medical Administrator
- Conduct and administer unit fiscal operations
- Plan unit budget
- Develop and implement organization policies and procedures
- Develop and oversee computerized record management
- Direct or conduct recruitment and training of personnel
- Direct, supervise, and evaluate work activities of unit and personnel
- Establish training goals for long- and short-range training calendars
- Establish objectives and organizational criteria directed by vision and purpose
- Ensure emergency readiness and compliance
- Maintain communication between governing boards, staff, and department heads
- Conduct staff meetings
- Set up and establish combat support hospital
- Plan, implement, and administer troop programs and services
- Exhibit knowledge of business and management principles
- Personnel administration
- Use human resource planning
- Conduct training, operations, and coordination of staff
- Allocate resources
- Use strategic planning to reach objective or complete mission
- Display strong leadership techniques
- Plan, direct, manage, administer, and participate in the functioning of health care facilities and organizations
- Participate at all levels of command in establishing and implementing policing and procedures affecting the U
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- Army Health Care Delivery system
- Plan, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and advise unit commanders and staff in medical and non-medical areas of patient evacuation and treatment
- Provide managerial expertise and technical guidance in developing, implementing, and maintaining information systems at medical activities
Education
Master's degree - Nutrition, Manufacturing Natural Products
American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, OR09.2015
Master's degree - Educational Leadership
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ06.2004
Bachelor's degree - English, Military Science
University of Alaska
Fairbanks, AK12.1989
Skills
- Researching
- Analyzing
- Evaluating data
- Assembling FOIA release packages
- Reviewing FOIA release packages
- Keeping abreast of developments in disclosure
- Reviewing appeals from denials of access
- Recommending agency decisions on records release
- Testifying on behalf of the agency
- Assisting Government attorneys
- Serving as liaison to external customers
- Resolving issues
- Developing agency policy
- Developing procedures regarding FOIA administration
- Personnel training
- Research proficiency
- Records maintenance
- Punctual and reliable
- Word processing
- Security awareness
- Records management
- Microsoft office
- Customer and client relations
- Computer proficiency
- Call answering and routing
- Team collaboration
- Professional demeanor
- Transcription and dictation
- Travel arrangements
- Conflict resolution
- Document management
- Needs assessment
- Correspondence distribution
- Office administration
- Travel planning
- Problem-solving
- Customer complaint resolution
- Administrative support
- Customer service
- Digital file transmission
- Scheduling
- Office equipment operations
- Calendar management
- Relationship building
- Appointment scheduling
- Report preparation
- Visitor and customer relations
- Document control
- Business correspondence
- Inventory management
- Basic math
- Courteous and professional
- Research and data analysis
- Cloud-based file organization
- Meeting support
- Teamwork
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Multitasking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Dependability
- Reliable and punctual
- Organizational skills
- Flexibility
- Telephone and email etiquette
- Active listening
- Effective communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
- Detail-oriented
- Verbal communication
Day Phone
240-402-8314
Timeline
Government Information Specialist
FDA
12.2021 - Current
Program Support Specialist
FDA
05.2019 - 12.2021
Consumer Safety Officer
FDA
02.2016 - 05.2019
Preparedness and Health Safety Instructor
America Red Cross
04.2014 - 02.2016
Medicaid Fraud Investigator
Oregon Department of Justice
06.2012 - 11.2013
Patrol Officer
Carlton Police Department
11.2010 - 06.2012
Investigator
Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division
04.2010 - 11.2010
Detective
Phoenix Police Department
12.1998 - 01.2010
Medical Service Corps Officer Lieutenant Colonel
U. S. Army
09.1988 - 07.2008
Master's degree - Educational Leadership
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor's degree - English, Military Science
University of Alaska
Master's degree - Nutrition, Manufacturing Natural Products
American College of Healthcare Sciences