Michael Barr

• Monitored wildlife populations to ensure compliance with state regulations.
• Conducted field inspections to identify illegal hunting and fishing activities.
• Assisted in public education initiatives about conservation practices and wildlife protection.
• Collaborated with law enforcement agencies to enforce wildlife laws effectively.

Recruited future Game Wardens of high moral character and academic achievements and mentored through the career process of Conservation Law Enforcement.

Developed relationships at colleges in Georgia and surrounding States through Criminal Justice professors providing presentations on a career as a natural resourse law enforcement officer.

Traveled the State and set up recruitment presentations at law enforcement conventions and career focused events.

Followed the results of applicants through the year long hiring process to meet agency goals and high quality personnel.

Supervision and administrative field duties related to a work section of seven Game Wardens of various ranks and locations.

Field coverage varied from three counties and the busiest lake per acre in the nation, Allatoona Lake, to seven counties from Polk County through Dade County in NW Georgia.

Mentored and monitored the activities of assigned work section members also working directly with them multiple times per month.

Conducted training, equipment operational monitoring, yearly reviews, guidance on law enforcement cases, assistance with court appearances.

Guidance and training for career goals of team members.

Chosen by Chief of Law Enforcement to meet agency goal of a Game Warden Specialty License Plate approved by statutory regulations and available for the citizens of the State of Georgia.

Presentations to organization connected to the outdoors and pre-sales of 1000 specialty license plates as required by law.

Development of actual license plate format and the technical application to the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicles. Game Warden specialty plate still in use today.

Coordination of funds captured by the specialty license plate and applied to year operations at the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.

• Enforced state regulations to ensure compliance with wildlife conservation laws.
• Conducted safety inspections and assessments of natural resources areas.
• Provided educational programs on environmental stewardship to community groups.
• Collaborated with local law enforcement on public safety initiatives in parks.
• Assigned to Dawson County and Lake Lanier 1995-1996, North Fulton, South Fulton, Chattahoochee River, and Clayton County 1996-2003. Assisted in coverage in Cobb and Douglas Counties.

• Developed and implemented business strategies to drive growth and enhance operational efficiency.
• Managed daily operations, ensuring optimal resource allocation and workflow efficiency.
• Cultivated strong relationships with clients, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Oversaw financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and expense control.
• Developed a contact construction service and a moving company in existence today, Secure Move LLC.

• Streamlined operational processes to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
• Led cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives, improving service delivery standards.
• Developed training programs for staff, fostering skill development and operational excellence.
• Analyzed performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and drive productivity enhancements.
• Started as reservation sales agent, promoted to training agent of sales personnel, promoted to supervisor of a team of 50 sales agents, promoted to real time operation manager of Atlanta reservation sales for Eastern Airlines.