Stephen Sotomayor

Experience

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  US Army

  Dec 2000 - Nov 2005

  Captain

  Army officer responsible for leadership, management, training and all aspects of soldier welfare with increasing positions of responsibility. Served 15 months in Operation Iraqi Freedom from May 2003-July 2004

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  Centex Homes

  Nov 2005 - Nov 2006

  Project Manager

  Project manager for a national home builder. Responsible for land acquisition and entitlements.

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  City of Fresno

  Nov 2006 - May 2008

  Project Manager

  Project manager responsible for the development and preservation of affordable housing. Responsibilities included land acquisition and entitlements, environmental studies, budget development and the administration of Federal and State grant funding.

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  The Ramsay Group

  May 2008 - Jan 2009

  Senior Project Manager

  Senior project manager for a consulting firm specializing in economic, housing, and community development. Responsibilities included grant writing, public relations, policy development, and legislative advocacy.

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  City of Fresno

  Jan 2009 - Apr 2011

  Chief of Staff

  Chief of Staff for the City of Fresno's second council district, serving 70,000 constituents district-wide and 500,000 residents citywide. Served as the lead policy adviser to the councilmember and managed the operations and staff of the councilmember's office.

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  City of Los Angeles

  Apr 2011 - Jul 2015

  Policy Director, Homeland Security & Public Safety

  Policy Director, Mayor's Office of Homeland Security & Public Safety. Responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of citywide and regional public safety telecommunication projects valued in excess of $600 million; responsible for drafting technical specifications, issuing request for proposals, contract management, developing budgets, managing federal, state and local funding and serves as the liaison to the 86 member agencies of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Joint Powers Authority. Show less

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  Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority

  Jul 2015 - Oct 2016

  Manager Policy & Legislation

  Senior policy advisor to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, a Joint Powers Authority formed by the City and County of Los Angeles. Responsible for developing the Agency's policy and legislative agendas and the coordination of policy implementation among the Los Angeles Continuum of Care. Represents the Authority at political and stakeholder meetings.

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  County of Los Angeles

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2018

  Senior Analyst, Legislative Affairs

  Portfolio: Department of Children and Family Services, Department of Public Social Services, housing & homelessness, public safety telecommunications, workforce development, Department of Public Health, and Federal legislation.

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  City of Healdsburg

  Jan 2019 - now

  Housing Director