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Nate Baumgardner

La Farge

Summary

Dynamic Emergency Management professional with hands-on experience in analyzing active disaster and defining corrective improvements. Brings strong problem-solving skills and proactive approach to innovation as a result of Continuous Improvement experience. Known for adaptability, creativity, and results-oriented mindset. Committed to bringing entrepreneurial mindset to the public sector in support of lean and adaptive improvements to organizational challenges.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Founder

Innate Flow
12.2021 - Current
  • Developed and maintained Innate Flow's vision, mission statement and strategic plan.
  • Coached 30+ clients in entrepreneurial leadership, mindset and habit shifts, and self-empowerment.
  • Grew and managed Innate Flow Mastermind community on the Kajabi Communities platform.
  • Organized workshops for 100+ people focused on building leadership skills, doing inner healing for the purposes of self-empowerment.
  • Oversaw financial management activities such as budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow monitoring for improved financial stability.
  • Conducted client outreach for Innate Flow, building brand awareness and relationships with ideal clients.
  • Led program launches for Innate Flow Masterminds and Mentorship Programs.
  • Created comprehensive marketing campaigns that increased brand awareness and drove sales using Instagram and email marketing systems.

Continuous Improvement Program Lead

FEMA
10.2018 - 01.2022

• During disaster operations, deployed to Joint Field Offices (JFOs), Regional Response Coordination Centers (RRCC), National Response Coordination Center (NRCC), Distribution Centers (DC), and other locations to perform Continuous Improvement Program functions

• Developed data collection plans for use during declared disasters using regional objectives, all hazards plans, historical disaster information, and previous lessons learned

• Led field Continuous Improvement teams in conducting interviews, validating data and aggregating data to develop After Action reviews for Type-I, Type II and Type-III federally declared disasters

• Led in-person and virtual teams following field to ensure the efficient and effective development of robust and validated disaster AARs used to inform FEMA leadership decision-making

• Developed corrective action tracker spreadsheet, compiling and organizing regional courses of action used to brief the Continuous Improvement Working Group (CIWG)

• Facilitated Regional Continuous Improvement Working Group to support the tracking of corrective actions, improvement plans, issue resolution, or potential best practice integration

• Supported development of improvement plans, issue resolution, or potential best practice integration

• Organized, coordinated, and executed quantitative/ qualitative studies and analyses of recurring or emerging disaster issues, new or modified program/management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives. Assisted in evaluation of corrective actions to determine if the solution was effective

• Developed written and graphical reports to brief leadership on analyses and courses of action

• Collected data from pertinent FEMA programs and other federal agencies to corroborate or refine observations and other knowledge products. Ensure consistent, coherent and accurate recording of observations and knowledge products for use in the after action review process

• Tracked the status of Regional AARs and ensures their progression through the Regional concurrence process

• Developed and implements comprehensive continuous improvement data collection and analysis process that includes all aspects of RRCC operations; including the RRCC incident management interface


Education

Master of Science - Public Policy And Human Development

United Nations University
Maastricht, Netherlands
08-2014

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science and International Relations

American University in Bulgaria
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
01-2011

Skills

  • Continuous Improvement Process Analysis
  • High-level Leadership Coaching
  • Emergency Management Program and Policy Analysis
  • Visionary leadership
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Strategic thinking

Certification

  • Emergency Manager Orientation 12/2017
  • Incident Command Systems - 300 11/2018
  • Incident Command Systems - 400 11/2018
  • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program 11/2018
  • Program Management Principles 12/2018

Timeline

Founder

Innate Flow
12.2021 - Current

Continuous Improvement Program Lead

FEMA
10.2018 - 01.2022

Master of Science - Public Policy And Human Development

United Nations University

Bachelor of Arts - Political Science and International Relations

American University in Bulgaria