Michael Gardner

Experience

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  City of Prior Lake

  Jun 2005 - Dec 2008

  Prior Lake, MN Public Works Shift Leader

  • Selected as the evening shift leader with less than two years of experience in the Public Works sector, notably the quickest the city had promoted into the position.• Managed a 3-person team responsible for maintenance services to the Parks Maintenance Department for three seasons and the Street Maintenance Department for one season.• Ensured routine or scheduled preventative maintenance on all Public Works facilities.• Reported daily productivity allowing for the provision of unmatched support and services to the general public.• Managed approximately 40 baseball fields with complex lighting and irrigation systems, 10 hockey rinks and multiple rental facilities simultaneously. • Interacted with the public in a customer service role daily and represented the City of Prior Lake with the utmost respect, honor and integrity. Show less

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  US Army

  Feb 2009 - May 2013

  • Senior Logistics Officer responsible for all logistical actions and management of a $3.7 million budget• Directly responsible for overseeing all vital services for over 700 personnel.• Responsible as Senior Contracting Officer (contracts manager) and Maintenance Officer while implementing and enforcing a constricted logistical spending plan while operating on a strictly reduced budget. • Directed accountability and maintenance programs for 200 vehicles, 36 shipment containers and additional critical equipment. • Successfully managed yearly equipment reduction that resulted in the successful transition of $400,000 worth of surplus equipment for redistribution.• Supervised the disposition of more than $1.2 million of funding across multiple accounts.• Initiated and serviced five critical contracts, totaling $1.5 million. • Acted as a conscious and exemplary cultural representative of the Unites States Army while serving in South Korea Show less • Directly responsible for the supervision and management of a specialized team consisting of five personnel, vehicle and a multitude of technical equipment.• Provided support for 180 personnel with a specialized skill set.• Liaison between upper and lower management.• Updated $400,000 worth of equipment with little guidance in preparation for high visibility operations.• Instituted and maintained the specialized skills training program prior to training exercises, resulted in 100% certification of all team members. Show less • Managed 24 personnel with the development and implementation of all leadership training procedures, discipline, health maintenance, morale of the soldiers, and welfare of their families.• Formed, motivated, and led 24 personnel to completion of intensive individual certifications in a unit record 100% completion time by implementing an aggressive and focused mission-based training plan.• Maintained and accounted for equipment valued at over $14 million while stationed domestically and deployed overseas.• Received the Army Achievement Medal for exemplary performance and voluntarily increasing own scope of responsibilities sending and receiving equipment overseas while holding an additional full time position. Show less • Assisted Senior Logistics Officer with all logistical responsibilities and functions; ensured all reports were accurate, timely, and meeting the needs of a unit consisting of over 800 personnel. • Responsible for the synchronization of the logistics section encompassing the procurement of supplies, equipment, and group preparedness with four managers supporting over 200 personnel each. • Served as the unit’s Ammunition Officer responsible for the procurement, accountability, and managed successful delivery of all ammunition.• Successfully managed and tracked the storage of 94 personally owned vehicles, and 145 personnel’s household items, within a month prior to an overseas deployment. Show less • Learned leadership skills such as administration, professionalism, organization, long-term training planning, supervision, and performance-based personnel evaluation.• Selected out of pool of 20 peers to lead one of four culminating training exercise due to high personal performance and leadership ability.• Retained Leadership position with no injury, loss of military equipment or reprimand during intensive training, resulting in an excellent rating for peer and supervisor evaluations.• Acquired technical and tactical skills needed to lead, operate, maintain, and employ all artillery weapons and its associated equipment, including highly dangerous and complex units.• Voluntarily became certified to teach Basic Combative Course (Level I) while transitioning between military training programs. Show less

  • U.S. Army Battalion S4 (Senior Logistics Officer)

    Feb 2012 - May 2013

  • U.S. Army Company Fire Support Officer (Special Project Taskforce Manager)

    Aug 2011 - Feb 2012

  • U.S. Army Artillery Battery Platoon Leader (Team Manager)

    Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  • U.S. Army Assistant Battalion Logistics Officer

    Mar 2010 - Aug 2010

  • U.S. Army Officer Candidate School and Field Artillery Basic Officers Leaders Course Training

    Feb 2009 - Mar 2010
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  TD Ameritrade

  Dec 2013 - Nov 2015

  Emerging Talent Program; Corporate Actions Analyst

  • Selected to participate in an intensive managerial development program within Brokerage Operations focused on developing professionals that embodied the industry’s core values, have general financial services knowledge and exhibit key leadership skills. Consisted of a multi-staged comprehensive rotation enabling the development of broad knowledge base and skill sets. • Analyzed data and collaborated with a subject matter expert to validate and improve contingency planning and mitigate future risk for Business Continuity Planning processes• Hired as the Fort Worth, TX Corporate Actions Clearing Analyst for regularly demonstrating higher levels of risk analysis and noted process improvement capability.• Responsible for daily collection and analysis of time sensitive market data and integration of quality improvement/efficiency processes• Conduct research through multiple market data sources; analyze and report current and projected market trends in order to mitigate risk to clients and company. Show less

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  City of Dallas

  Nov 2015 - now

  • Serves as Hiring Manager for all Non-Sworn employees using NeoGov.• Records Management Supervisor for the Legal Services Unit. Responsible for proper tracking and response to formal Open Records and Expungement orders.• Immediate Supervisor of seven full time employees. Assists all others assigned to Legal Services. • Manages Legal Services’ non-sworn personnel files• Serves as liaison between Dallas Police Department and City of Dallas District Attorney’s office• Approves and audits payroll in Lawson. Resolves payroll issues as needed. Manages IWM leave scheduling and assignments, and performs regular staffing audits.• Reviews and collects multiple reports, including daily productivity, weekly personnel, monthly staffing and performance, as well as other miscellaneous performance reports and measures. Show less • Served as Procurement Coordinator for the DPD Property Unit. Responsible for budgeting, drafting, planning, developing, and overseeing facility renovations. Ensured vendor compliance with local, state, and federal environmental/OSHA regulations.• Supervised and approved deposit entries into company's financial system.• Managed and assign temporary staffing in support of special projects, while assisting in the supervision of uniformed and non-uniformed personnel responsible for the intake and storage of evidence.• Assisted Unit Commander in the management of both sworn and non-sworn personnel files and performance measure reports.• Developed and monitor audit reports, performance reports, and performance measures.• Served as the facility’s Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Supervisor to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local EMS regulations.• Selected to serve as Caruth Police Institute Instructor for the Dallas Police Department. Entrusted to facilitate engaging discussion with police officers regarding current community events and developments. • Open Records Trainer for the Support Services Division. Responsible for investigating and auditing material to support formal inquiries. Show less

  • Utilities Manager

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Administrative Supervisor

    Mar 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Logistics Coordinator

    Nov 2015 - Mar 2017