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leadership, and budget planning for future practice endeavors. Valarie obtained client
<br />task bookings for future revenue from mid -2019 through the end of 2021, exceeding
<br />$1.2 million, $6 million, and $3 million annually, respectively.
<br />PROJECT MANAGER, FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, WITT O'BRIIEN'S LLC, PALM CITY,
<br />FLORIDA, APRIL 2009 — OCTOBER 2018
<br />Valarie managed various South Florida clients still recovering from the 2004-2005 Hurricanes 1141
<br />Charley, Frances, Jeanne, Katrina, and Wilma, as well as the 2016 Hurricane Matthew and 2017
<br />Hurricane Irma. She was responsible for staff oversight and participated in work product delivery,
<br />including new/versions of Project Worksheets, Time Extensions, Reimbursement Requests, Appeals,
<br />Closeouts, and general grant management functions such as quarterly reports and client project and
<br />financial status reporting. Additionally, Valarie was responsible for Project Management duties for ten
<br />individual Disaster Debris Monitoring projects in Broward and Palm Beach Counties in response to the
<br />2017 Hurricane Irma. Tasks included client management, staffing projects, training monitors in the field,
<br />invoicing, daily reporting of operations, and issue resolution.
<br />PUBLIC ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR, FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, WITT O'BRIEN'S LLC, MIAMI,
<br />FLORIDA, MAY 2006 — MARCH 2009
<br />Valarie worked as the lead Public Assistance Coordinator for FDEM, responsible for recovery efforts
<br />in Miami -Dade County, which included 218 municipal and private nonprofit organizations applying for
<br />more than $560 million in federal funds related to Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. She oversaw Public
<br />Assistance program activities for six State of Florida declared disasters, which impacted the Miami metro
<br />area in 2004 and 2005.
<br />TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTRACTOR (TAC) ATCS, PLC (FEMA SUB TO FLOUR), FLORIDA, 2004 —
<br />2006
<br />Valarie was a FEMA Technical Assistance Contractor (TAC) from 2004-2006, under the Flour disaster
<br />cadre, performing various tasks to support disaster recovery in South Florida. She assisted Palm Beach
<br />County's response to Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, including building damage assessments, cost
<br />estimating, Project Worksheets (PWs) development, and managing assessment teams. She also assisted
<br />Miami -Dade and Broward Counties following Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma serving as the Deputy Public
<br />Assistance Coordinator (PAC) for debris operations for Katrina to determine debris eligibility, managed
<br />ten debris specialists, and performed QA/QC to help resolve special projects for both disasters.
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<br />Vice President of Public Assistance, GrantWorks, Inc., Palm City, Florida, August 2023 — Present
<br />Associate Managing Director, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Palm City, Florida, February 2018 — June 2023
<br />Acting Practice Lead, FEMA Public Assistance, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Palm City, Florida, April 2019 —
<br />October 2021
<br />Project Manager, FEMA Public Assistance, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Palm City, Florida, April 2009 —
<br />October 2018
<br />Public Assistance Coordinator, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Miami, Florida, May 2006 — March 2009
<br />Technical Assistance Contractor (TAC) ATCS, PLC (FEMA sub to Flour), Florida, 2004 — 2006
<br />Structural Engineer, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Atlanta, Georgia, 1997 — 2004
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