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Wes Grooms, PhD
INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
I’m all about creating value and impact while using and advancing my skills through innovative initiatives and institutions.

Self-motivated, goal-oriented, critical systems thinker with entrepreneurial spirit and a drive to create organizational growth and programmatic results. Naturally inclined toward mentoring and leadership roles. Highly collaborative and comfortable in both autonomous and team-oriented work environments.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in complex, customer-centric organizations across all industry sectors.

Proven track records in innovative product & service development and sales, and in developing, managing, and leveraging client and intra-organizational relationships to meet process and outcome goals.

Private Sector
Managed $30-45M public sector corporate banking portfolios; saved books of business through client advocacy and booked new business by quickly seeing and responding to new environmental conditions

Generated $8M (avg.) annual gross sales as licensed real estate salesperson; prospected, marketed, analyzed, coordinated, negotiated

Academia
Published influential empirical and theoretical academic research, neighborhood planning proposals, and HUD HOPE VI housing reports

Successfully developed/delivered graduate and undergraduate courses in PoliSci, Public Admin., Urban Planning, Real Estate, and Geography across all modalities (online, hybrid, and f2f); excellent student evaluations

Public Sector
Managed $3M HUD (CDBG & ESG) grant sub-recipient portfolio (grant agreements, data analysis; excellent client evaluations

Non-profit Sector
Coordinated industry association membership meetings and policy research

Managed product sales and billing

EXPERTISE
Subject matter expert in policy, planning, evaluation, and governance especially around issues of planning and sustainability, DEI, real estate, banking, and social and economic wellbeing.

SKILLS
Business Management
Relationship Development and Management

Contract Development, Negotiation, and Compliance

Grant Writing & Management

Staff, Office, Sales, and Product Management

Program Evaluation, Performance Measurement and Management

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook

Research and Analysis
Survey Design and Administration

Developmental Editing, Copyediting, Proofreading, and Literature Reviews

Qualitative and Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis

Tableau and SPSS


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