David B. Doss

Experience

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  BOGALUSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

  Executive Director

  ✔️ Represented the Chamber of Commerce to prospective businesses and visitors to the community. ✔️ Duties included coordination and logistics for meetings, business tours, awards ceremonies, mixers, and community events.✔️ Identified opportunities and challenges facing the business community on a local, city, and state level. ✔️ Advocated for laws benefitting business, supported zoning changes to allow business development, and made presentations at meetings.✔️ Led the business community's efforts to support education, charities, and cultural organizations. ✔️ Launched partnerships between educators and employers to provide skills needed by the local labor market. Show less

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1992

  District Representative - United States House of Representatives

  ✔️ Selected as District Representative by U.S. Congressman Richard Baker of Louisiana’s 6th District.✔️ Managed the district office, supervised staff, directed constituent services, and worked with community leaders and elected officials.✔️ Developed and implemented a responsive, service driven strategy resulting in no opposition during 1990 election cycle.✔️ Provided leadership on issues of policy and ensured maximum community engagement.✔️ Interfaced on a daily basis with constituents, organizations, businesses, and government entities. ✔️ Attended meetings with stakeholders, business leaders, constituents, elected officials, agency staff, and community activists. Show less

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  Speed Insurance Agency

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1999

  Multiline Agent

  ✔️ Developed a marketing plan and built a book of business from $0 to $1.5 million+ in less than 4 years. ✔️ Created a referral program for realtors that dramatically increased sales and won a nationwide insurance marketing award.✔️ Built a system featuring superior business retention with aggressive new business marketing. ✔️ Identified individual and business sales opportunities in the Commercial & Residential Property & Casualty, Life & Auto lines.✔️ Sales responsibilities included quoting rates, explaining premiums, prequalifying customers, and maintaining an extensive knowledge of products and services.✔️ Wrote policies for a variety of local residents and area businesses. Show less

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  Donaldson Educational Services

  Jan 1995 - Jan 2001

  Adjunct Instructor

  ✔️ Taught licensed life, health, and property & casualty insurance agents about sales techniques and products. ✔️ Performance was based solely on student evaluations.✔️ Consistently received marks that ranged from good to excellent in evaluations that measured areas such as knowledge and the ability to present material in a dynamic manner.

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2004

  District Director - United States House of Representatives

  ✔️ Recruited as District Director for Congressman David Vitter in the 1st District of Louisiana, LA. ✔️ Successfully organized the state offices and staff into a team after a special election victory.✔️ Established goals and objectives for district offices, developed feedback mechanism to ensure resolution of constituents’ needs.✔️ Played a key role in re-election in 2000 with 81% of the vote and eventual election to the U.S. Senate.✔️ Led staff in coordinating a wide range of constituent services, including answering phones, writing letters, speaking directly with constituents.✔️ Answered stakeholder questions, solved constituent issues related to the Federal government and its agencies. Show less

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  United States Senate

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2016

  State Director - United States Senate

  ✔️ As State Director for U.S. Senator David Vitter, led staff and operations in 7 Senate offices in each metro area of Louisiana.✔️ Implemented an aggressive outreach plan that promoted relationship building.✔️ Acted as the Senator’s primary representative, spoke to civic and business organizations, and managed all constituent services and outreach efforts in the state.✔️ Worked closely with constituents on a variety of issues.✔️ Organized and scheduled projects, represented the Senator’s interests at various events and meetings.✔️ Participated in meetings with affected cities and parishes to discuss, develop, and align the Senator’s legislative activities.✔️ As Deputy State Director, led the effort to re-organize the management structure within the state to streamline and improve functionality.✔️ As Regional Director, managed the staff and all operations in S.E. Louisiana, including New Orleans. ✔️ Developed a new training program for new staff and provided mentoring to teach the strategy and skills needed to be successful. Show less

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  Syncom Space Services, NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility

  Jan 2016 - now

  Director, Business Development & Government Relations

  ✔️ Currently employed through Syncom Space Services (S3) at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility with responsibility for business/economic development and government relations duties supporting the SLS Program through a multi-million dollar Amentum / BWXT contract.✔️ Accountable for business development regarding facility leases of up to 100,000 sq. ft. to private industry tenants, including Blade Dynamics-LM Windpower-GE.✔️ Developed a strategic leasing plan to attract vendors & suppliers within the government, defense, aerospace, and energy sectors seeking the engineering facilities and utility infrastructure necessary to fulfill mission requirements.✔️ Following loss of 500,000 sq. ft. of inventory from the 2017 tornado, realigned role to focus on governmental relations representing a world-class manufacturing facility providing vital support to NASA and other tenants.✔️ Served as point person on successful grant of $109 million in Federal funding for replacement of the largest office structure, as well as additional tornado damage to Michoud buildings, facilities, and infrastructure. Show less