Ronald Berkebile

Experience

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  Tidewater Tech Online

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Business Management Coordinator

  Created an online business management degree program, hired professors and authors, managed the faculty, developed business management degree classes, interacted with students, taught some of the classes when needed, and presented pedagogical techniques at conferences.

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  City of Portsmouth

  Jun 2004 - Jul 2007

  Financial Planner

  Revenue forecasting for $535 million general fundBudget coordination for Sheriff, Police, Fire, IT, and Social Services departmentsForecasted new oceanic shipping port impact upon the general fundERS implementation team memberMember of the performance measurement formulation teamMember of the capital project reconciliation teamAccounting duties

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  City of Virginia Beach

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2023

  Business center General Manager: Responsibilities include complex financial reporting; maintenance of accounting ledger, records, and files; coordination of a multi-million dollar operating and capital budget; revenue and expense forecasting; performance measurement management; strategic and tactical goal and objective setting; box office management; revenue account management; tourism impact analytic analyses; fiscal monitoring and reporting of operational payroll, AR, and AP activity; event settlement oversight; supervision of full and part-time business office and accounting staff; IT functionality management; supervision of contractual staff and vendors, AV services, and telecommunication contract compliance; facility sustainability initiatives; industry representation; audit liaison; and procurement administration. Show less Analyst think tank creator, subject matter expert, and network builder Census Complete Count Committee Programmatic Lead (6 chair leadership, counseling and management)Analytical data, management, and analyst lead (resort festivals, economic development, and transportation)Lead Opportunity Zone project managerLead Commonwealth of Virginia Tourism Development Finance Program grant writer and coordinatorLead regional site plan review benchmark analysis developerLead financial analyst for Strategic Growth AreasHousing and neighborhood preservation strategistVolunteer economist supervisor Federal grant Benefit-Cost AnalystLead benchmark scorecard development project analystLead light rail redevelopment forecasting project analystLead tourism economic impact analyst Lead resort event economic impact analystLead public-private partnership fiscal feasibility analystEconomic Development Department strategic certification analystUrbanization policy development in support of planned objectives and mass transitPublic financial incentive policy formulation to motivate urban developmentLead locality population forecasterConvention center business financial analystComplex economic and fiscal analysis video narration and presentations Show less

  • Convention Center Executive Team Assistant General Manager - Business

    Aug 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Economic Development Forecaster and Research Analyst

    May 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Economic Development, Convention and Visitor Bureau, and Strategic Growth Area Economic Analyst

    Apr 2010 - May 2020

  • Budget Analyst III

    Jul 2007 - Apr 2010
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  Dominion Research and Analytics, LLC

  May 2009 - now

  Founder/Data Science Management

  The company utilizes data science to determine economic trends, derive complex data solutions, and mine for competitive advantages. Financial models are developed to aide fiscal decision makers.

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  AncestralHistory.org

  Jan 2012 - now

  President

  AncestralHistory is a repository of genealogical history designed to enrich family trees with people, place, and organizational perspectives (for more information email ronberkebile@cox.net or visit the website at www.AncestralHistory.org)General and complex genealogical information seminars are given to small and large audiencesAncestralHistory exhibition booths are maintained at genealogical society conferences and workshopsGenealogically historical accounts about people, places, and affiliations are researched and publishedHistorical accounts are comprehensively indexed into a large electronic databaseHistorical electronic family photo albums are created and published using contemporary software packages.Videography, photographic restoration work, and website design is offered as a genealogical supplement to lineage and historical account work. Strategically directs long-term business modelDeveloped business marketing and networking model Show less

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  International Association of Venue Managers

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Committee Member
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  Virginia Beach City Public Schools

  Jan 2023 - now

  Council member mentoring and facilitating high school students designing and implementing equity programs within the high school environment. Collaborating and reporting out strategies, accomplishments and achievements at Council meetings. Head of research and GIS functions for a large school district. Research includes migration, age, race, ADA, births, deaths, military transience, housing, income, etc. and reinforces decision making and forecasting. Software applications include ARCGIS, Power BI, IMPLAN, eViews, and Forecast Pro. Active member of the VBCPS Equity Council and Facility Sustainability Committee.

  • Equity Council Member

    Oct 2023 - now

  • Demographer and GIS Manager

    Jan 2023 - now