NICHOLAS REINERT
Alsip,IL
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Residential Appeals Analyst
Cook County Board of Review
Chicago, IL
07.2023 - Current
- Analyzes residential property tax appeals filed before the Board of Review. Reviews complex appraisals, equity, and sales evidence submitted by attorneys.
- Ability to prepare appeal evidence for all Class 2 properties in Cook County, including townhomes, recommending corrections.
- Works closely with District 1 PTAB Director to prepare evidence for PTAB dockets, defending BOR's final valuation for assessment years.
- Uses BOR/County software applications including: BOR comps tool, ONBASE, Cook County Clerk's Office Record of Deeds Search, CookViewer, Assessor neighborhood map, and Illinois PTAB website, in order to adjudicate appeals.
- Conducts "Pro-Se" hearings with residential homeowners.
- Responsible for outreaches: Assists with public presentations to groups and organizations to educate homeowners about the property tax system and help homeowners file appeals with the Board of Review.
Campaign Coordinator
Alderman Matthew J. O'Shea
Chicago, IL
11.2022 - 03.2023
- Processed daily voter files from Chicago Board of Elections and created new voter files utilizing NGP Van to maximize voter contact.
- Managed early voting and election day operations in a municipal ward with 38,000 registered voters.
- Instituted a phone banking platform that allowed the campaign to contact over 3,000 voters.
- Successfully implemented a field plan that reached 10,000 voters. Resulting in the highest number of ballots cast within the 19th ward in over ten years.
- Coordinated a volunteer staff of 100 people while maintaining a list of 2,200 yard sign locations.
Campaign Manager
Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham
Chicago, IL
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Advised the Senator on key policy positions and strategy of the overall campaign. Resulting in the Senator's highest vote share in his district since taking office.
- Responsible for overseeing and editing the Senator's mail campaign which included fifteen direct mail pieces reaching 80,000 voters.
- Managed the Senator's digital advertising campaign for social media platforms, including Youtube, Facebook, and various streaming platforms.
- Supervised a staff of five full time canvassers, utilizing NGP Van to reach over 7,000 voters.
- Oversaw a million dollar campaign budget that included media buys and vendor payments.
Chief of Staff to State Representative Fran Hurley
State Of Illinois
07.2020 - 08.2022
- Manage day-to-day office operations including phone management, email correspondence, calendar scheduling, and mail management.
- Communicated with government agencies on the state, federal, county, and township level. In order to resolve constituent casework and prioritize the State Representative's legislative initiatives.
- Coordinate Representative’s media engagement to market the Representative to her constituency. Including generating content for her social media outreach, maintaining Representative's website on a monthly basis, and editing press releases.
- Maintained Representative's district office allotment for legislative office purchases. Prepared invoices to be voucher using state funds.
- Planned district-wide community events with internal and external stakeholders, including community business associations, local government entities, and various elected officials.
- Supervised interns and participated in hiring, training, and performance evaluations.
Intern State Senator Bill Cunningham
19th Ward Constituent Services Office
09.2019 - 12.2019
- Utilized the Illinois State Senate Democrat’s I-Constituent Database to log constituent inquiries by issue.
- Used DNC’s Vote-Builder database for looking up voter profiles and creating mailing lists to share state services and events with constituents.
- Developed professional writing and political messaging skills while drafting letters of support on behalf of a state senator and state representative on a wide range of issues including grants.
- Used the Illinois General Assembly database to look up bills, read legislative text, and code how legislators have voted on respective bills and issues.
- Gathered materials and documents for the senator and representatives for review and briefed them on
research findings.
Receptionist
Saint Xavier University
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Staffed the university’s main switchboard, answering general inquiries, and directing calls to appropriate departments.
- Responsible for filing campus reports and paperwork, while maintaining campus directory and website.
- Monitored and screened visitors to verify accessibility to inter-office university personnel. Handling approximately fifty inquiries per day.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Saint Xavier University
3700 W. 103rd Street 12-2019
High School Diploma -
Marist High School
4200 W. 115th Street05-2015
Skills
- Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel - 5 years
- Professional Writing Skills - 5 years
- Google Workspace- 3 years
- Customer service - 8 years
- NGP Van - 3 years
- Senate iConstituent- 3 years
- Door to Door Canvassing - 3 years
Timeline
Residential Appeals Analyst
Cook County Board of Review
07.2023 - Current
Campaign Coordinator
Alderman Matthew J. O'Shea
11.2022 - 03.2023
Campaign Manager
Illinois State Senator Bill Cunningham
08.2022 - 11.2022
Chief of Staff to State Representative Fran Hurley
State Of Illinois
07.2020 - 08.2022
Intern State Senator Bill Cunningham
19th Ward Constituent Services Office
09.2019 - 12.2019
Receptionist
Saint Xavier University
08.2018 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Saint Xavier University
High School Diploma -
Marist High School