Miguel Blancas
Manassas,VA
Summary
Dynamic leader with a proven track record at the City of Alexandria, VA, adept at fostering collaboration and spearheading process improvements. Skilled in strategic planning and program oversight, I excel in transforming operations and enhancing efficiency. My expertise in Six Sigma and effective team operations has consistently delivered impactful organizational advancements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Deputy Director
City of Alexandria, VA
07.2024 - Current
- Fostered a positive work environment by promoting collaboration, transparency, and open communication among team members.
- Developed strategic plans to achieve organizational goals, ensuring alignment with company''s mission and vision.
- Monitored performance metrics, analyzing trends to identify areas requiring attention or improvement.
- Collaborated with Public Safety and Human Services agencies to accomplish key objectives.
- Ensured regulatory compliance across all departments through diligent monitoring of policies, procedures, documentation requirements.
- Improved coordination and communications across organization to increase operational efficiency.
- Collaborated with other department heads to ensure smooth functioning of organizational activities.
Program Manager
City of Alexandria Government
10.2021 - 07.2024
- Developed organizational assets and managed $60M on federal funds across 17 Government departments, non-governmental and cross-jurisdictional entities
- Oversaw 35 project managers and their fiscal officers
- Report to City Management and City Council on spending, progress, compliance and forecasting
- Ensured Federal compliance on spending and progress
- Oversaw communications strategy for the program
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
Deputy Project Manager
City of Alexandria Government
11.2020 - 10.2022
- Designed and Developed a Project Management Information System
- Coordinate the development of standardized practices, processes, templates, forms, procedures, and SOPs for technical project management
- Design and collaborate with a private enterprise to develop a Project Management Information System
- Develop and coordinate a change management strategy to incorporate the standardized practices City-wide
Operations Chief
City of Alexandria Government
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Design documentation gathering procedures to collect information on continuity of operations plans from 32 Departments within the City structure
- Coordinate data collection on PPE needs, mass fatality action plans, vaccination rate, essential functions by Department and City reopening strategies
- Keep track of EOC documentation during the COVID emergency based on NIMS guidelines
- Progressive leadership responsibilities within the EOC: Documentation Leader, Acting Planning Chief, Operations Chief
- Develop management tools for EOC inventory tracking, AHD vaccination distribution tracker, CoA on-site workforce tracker, CoA Departments COOPs and essential functions tracker, COVID19 vaccine compliance policy and tracking system, among others
Crime and Violence Prevention Coordinator, Intake/Probation Officer
Juvenile and Domestic Court Service Unit
05.2018 - 10.2021
- Company Overview: City of Alexandria VA
- Design and implement Crime and violence Prevention Programs, including gang prevention initiatives
- Educate and train ACPS teachers and admins on gang prevention and intervention strategies
- Oversee the fidelity of gang prevention and intervention programs subcontracted by the City of Alexandria Government
- Coordinate Gang prevention, intervention and suppression efforts with other City agencies and adjacent jurisdiction
- (ACPS, APD, DCHS, Arlington and Fairfax gang prevention coordinators and schools)
- City of Alexandria VA
IPE Supervisor – Intervention, Prevention and Education
Northern Virginia Family Services
05.2017 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: VA, USA
- Oversaw the gang prevention and intervention program, oversaw its implementation, effectiveness, and evaluation across Northern Virginia Jurisdictions (Arlington, Fairfax, Alexandria)
- Redesign and restructure the gang prevention, and violence prevention program programs’ theoretical framework and implementation process, including organizational assets and data collection tools
- VA, USA
IPE Counselor – Intervention, Prevention and Education
Northern Virginia Family Services
02.2015 - 05.2018
- Company Overview: VA, USA
- Managed a case load of 12 cases of gang involved, at risk to be recruited, or victims of gang violence youth, providing therapeutical case management across multiple jurisdictions (Alexandria, Fairfax, Arlington)
- Assess for criminogenic factors and develop service plan to prevent gang affiliation
- Facilitated gang prevention work groups with youth in middle and high school
- VA, USA
Manager of Migration and Labor affairs
Mexican Embassy, Consular Section in Washington DC
05.2014 - 02.2015
- Managed Public Affairs and collaboration with US agencies, community partners and the Mexican community
- Increased efficiency of case management on immigration and labor areas (DACA, SIJS)
Criminology Professor
Mesoamerican University
01.2013 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Puebla, Mexico
- Taught classes in the Basis of Terrorism and Public Safety program
- Taught classes in the Basis of Criminology program
- Taught and designed classes in the Criminal Policy program
- Taught classes in Human Rights and Criminology
- Puebla, Mexico
Criminology Professor
Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla
08.2012 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Puebla, Mexico
- Created and taught the 'Criminological Policy' program
- Created and taught the 'Public Safety' program
- Puebla, Mexico
Assistant Criminology Professor
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Taught Incarceration Systems classes
Intern
Nuevo Leon State Department of Public Education
08.2010 - 02.2011
- Researched geographic location of schools and relationship of gangs, drugs and alcohol sales and consumption
Intern
Nuevo Leon Department of Public Safety, Strategic Planning Area
08.2009 - 12.2009
- Researched about the criminological situation in Nuevo Leon, collected and analyzed statistical data about the economy, health, education, and long-term unemployment to create crime prevention programs
Intern
Nuevo Leon Department of Public Safety, Social Reinsertion Center
04.2009 - 07.2009
- Conducted criminal interviews that supported the 'Prevention of drugs consumption' program
Education
Masters - Public Administration
University of Birmingham
10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
12.2011
Abroad Studies - Criminal Policy, Aggression, Violence and Antisocial Behavior, Educational Contexts and Criminal Behavior, Social Research Methodology
University of Murcia
02.2010
Skills
- Matrixed Organization Lead
- Process improvement techniques
- Effective collaborator
- Experienced process improvement and implementation
- Strategic thinker
- 5’s and Six Sigma
- Process updates
- Process Improvements
- Program Oversight
- Change planning
- Team Operations
Certification
- Municipal Government Management, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2011
- Strategic Policy on Security and Defense, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2010
- Northern Border Security and Development, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2009
- Public Safety, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2008
- National Security, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2008
- Internal Security in the Context of the Mexican State, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2007
- Local Government 101: Fundamentals with Equity and Inclusion Specialization, ICMA, 2019
- Gang Specialist, Certificate Virginia Gang Investigators Association, 2015
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Professional, 2024
- Project Management Professional, 2022
- Baldridge Lean Practitioner Certification, 2022
- PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner, 2023
Publications
Inseguridad Pública y la profesionalización, Revista Mundo Psique, #27
Awards
40 under 40 award, Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, 2021
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Deputy Director
City of Alexandria, VA
07.2024 - Current
Program Manager
City of Alexandria Government
10.2021 - 07.2024
Deputy Project Manager
City of Alexandria Government
11.2020 - 10.2022
Operations Chief
City of Alexandria Government
03.2020 - 10.2021
Crime and Violence Prevention Coordinator, Intake/Probation Officer
Juvenile and Domestic Court Service Unit
05.2018 - 10.2021
IPE Supervisor – Intervention, Prevention and Education
Northern Virginia Family Services
05.2017 - 05.2018
IPE Counselor – Intervention, Prevention and Education
Northern Virginia Family Services
02.2015 - 05.2018
Manager of Migration and Labor affairs
Mexican Embassy, Consular Section in Washington DC
05.2014 - 02.2015
Criminology Professor
Mesoamerican University
01.2013 - 05.2013
Criminology Professor
Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla
08.2012 - 05.2013
Assistant Criminology Professor
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
01.2011 - 12.2011
Intern
Nuevo Leon State Department of Public Education
08.2010 - 02.2011
Intern
Nuevo Leon Department of Public Safety, Strategic Planning Area
08.2009 - 12.2009
Intern
Nuevo Leon Department of Public Safety, Social Reinsertion Center
04.2009 - 07.2009
Bachelor of Science - Criminology
Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon
Abroad Studies - Criminal Policy, Aggression, Violence and Antisocial Behavior, Educational Contexts and Criminal Behavior, Social Research Methodology
University of Murcia
- Municipal Government Management, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2011
- Strategic Policy on Security and Defense, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2010
- Northern Border Security and Development, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2009
- Public Safety, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2008
- National Security, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2008
- Internal Security in the Context of the Mexican State, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, 2007
- Local Government 101: Fundamentals with Equity and Inclusion Specialization, ICMA, 2019
- Gang Specialist, Certificate Virginia Gang Investigators Association, 2015
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Professional, 2024
- Project Management Professional, 2022
- Baldridge Lean Practitioner Certification, 2022
- PMI – Agile Certified Practitioner, 2023
Masters - Public Administration
University of Birmingham
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