PERRY MARTIN SCHWARZ, MA; MPA; RMC

(note – this is an abbreviated resume version and job locations have been protected)

 

 

þ      Competent supervisor with over 15 years of experience in municipal government administration, personnel/ union negotiations, public relations, records and crisis management.

 

þ      Category experience includes Human Resources, Budget Allocation and Purchasing, Municipal Finance Administration, Emergency Management, Internal and External Communications.

 

JCETP                                                                                        Monitor/Planner/Equal Opportunity Officer February 1997 – Present

Monitor vendor contracts to ensure compliance and affirmative action laws are followed. Supervise over 30 employees to ensure front-line staff follows agency and legislative procedures. Recommend corrective action plans or course of disciplinary action to the Executive Director. Write grants and maintain agency compliance of them. Prepare bid notices for capital purchases and advertise board meetings under the Open Public Meetings Act. Review, mediate and adjudicate discrimination cases generated internally and externally. Investigate and reconcile employee-related issues. Hire employees, evaluate performance and negotiate salaries. Work with the Chief Financial Officer to coordinate the salary and benefits packages of 45 full-time employees. Also coordinate and conduct comprehensive management and strategic planning studies involving agency/ city organization and operations.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

·              Passed all Federal compliance reviews in the Adult and Youth categories since 1997.

·              Wrote over 50 grant-related proposals for construction, Welfare-to-Work initiatives and capital expenditures generating $6 million per year and submitted budget amendments to officials in the Department of Labor.

·              Instituted a structured salary grade system to appropriately distribute employee compensation increments.

 

Township of Irv.                                                                  Emergency Management Coordinator May 1994 – December 2003

Interfaced with various agencies and ensured that the proper execution and documentation of protocols was followed. Elected officials were advised on policies that affected 60,000 residents. Verified expenditures and approved expenditures for volunteer police/rescue units.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

·              Developed a 700-page Eemergency Plan for Irvington, which was approved by county and state officials.

·              Effectively managed departmental budget through controlled spending and solicited private donations. Obtained over $50,000 in federal funds for disaster relief.

·              On September 11, 2001 activated emergency plan and ensured the safety of elected officials and city buildings.

Assisted in recovery efforts and the deployment of resources and personnel at the World Trade Center.

·              Selected among 200 people to discuss Homeland Security with the President of the United States (2002). Received a Distinguished Public Service Award by the Irvington Chamber of Commerce (2000).

 

MSU                                                                                            Adjunct Professor – Communications         September 2002 – Present

Instruct a course in public speaking and Principles of Human Communication courses.

 

BC                                                                                                Adjunct Professor – Humanities                     September 2000 – Present

Instruct courses in English composition, Journalism and Technical Writing and serve on several subcommittees.

 

SHU                                                                                            Adjunct Professor - Communications          September 1990 – Present

Instruct courses on public speaking, image development, basic diction and vocal delivery. Serve on the Information Technology Integration Committee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County Employment & Training                          Vocational Counselor                                             August 1992 –- June 1996

County Executive’s Office                                         Media Relations Director                                 August 1990 –– August 1992

Processed over 20 media requests per week for the Essex County Executive. Planned press conferences and public activities utilizingconnected with the use of the historic County Courthouse the Resource Recovery Facility in the Ironbound section of Newark, NJ. Wrote proclamations, press releases, prepared speeches. Supervised a staff of five people and worked on constituent service issues. Transferred to the Employment and Training Division and counseled customers on training programs to get them back into the workforce. Approximately 400 customers were serviced; 150 were placed into jobs at a wage of over $9.50 per hour.

 

Board of Education Vice-President; Personnel / Athletic Chair                                      May 1989 –– May 1993

Over 20 policies were approved and the entire athletic program was realigned with new coaches. The football team had 3 over .500 winning football seasons and the basketball teams won county and state championships for three years. Served on the Finance, Personnel, and Curriculum and Policy committees.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

·       As Vice President, worked with several local and county officials as Vice President to revitalize a dormant $48 million building program and completed a new grammar school building, including two major additions, before leaving the board in 1993.

·              Appointed to National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA),; Federal Relations Network (FRN); and the New Jersey School Boards Association State Legislative Committee.

 

 

n   State of New Jersey – Dept. of Community Affairs

Registered Municipal Clerk - Renewal October 2005

 

n   Kean University, Union, NJ

Master of Public Administration: August, 1994 Specialization: School Business

 

n   William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ

Master of Arts: January, 1991 Specialization: Organizational Communication

 

n   Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ

Bachelor of Arts: January, 1988 Specialization: Communications

 

State of New Jommissioned Notary Public (Hudson/ Essex Counties) - March, 2001

 

International Personnel Management Association (2002); American Society of Public Administrators (2001); Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society for Public Administrators (Inducted 1994); National Football League Alumni Association (2003).

 

 

Professional Speaker and Motivator on state and national level in the following areas:

The Basics of Parliamentary Procedure; Emergency Preparedness for Municipal Clerks; Public Relations Skills for Board Members; Board Member’s’ Expectations of PR Professionals; Records Management