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ARTHUR K. BURDITT III MPA Administration & Management Finance, Budget & Taxation Communications & Education Research & Technology International Development 9068-C SW 82nd Terrace, Ocala, FL 34481 Mobile phone (352) 875-7878 Email - akburditt@gmail.com KEY QUALIFICATIONS: Development planning.
Budget and programming adviser. Experience in state and municipal finance,
planning and budgeting, taxation, training and technical assistance programs
overseas. US domestic
experience in Florida, Nevada, California, New York, Pacific Northwest,
District of Columbia. Project experience and overseas work engagements
Micronesia, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico and El Salvador. Organized and
directed statistical reporting and program support activities serving elected
officials, administrators and representatives of donor country agencies.
Trained and supervised staff in research functions and project administration. Specific experience
in design and implementation of state and municipal capital projects,
administration and provision of public services, relevant training and skills
development, and programs to upgrade administrative and procedural capabilities
of governmental agencies and municipal organizations. EDUCATION: MPA, June 1977 Princeton University,
Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs Development Finance,
Human Resources, Public Affairs, Accounting, International Modernization and
Development, Quantitative Methods in Research and Analysis BA, Feb 1975 The George Washington
University, School of Public & International Affairs Economics,
Statistics, Social Sciences, Spanish Language Table of Contents & Appendices Professional
Experience 1997-2011
Internet Enterprise Development (Arthur K. Burditt III, Proprietor) 1989-1996
Business Development (Investor & Consultant) 1987-1989
Economic Development (Adviser & Contractor) 1980-1987
Budget & Taxation (Analyst & Research Director) 1977-1980
Economic & Management Consulting (Analyst & Associate) 1972-1976
Federal Government Internships (Analyst) Education Appendices available
include: Academic
Coursework Foreign
Languages Computer
Skills Computer
Software Applications Certifications
& misc. Skills Geographic
Experience Memberships
& Affiliations Community
Service Development
Specializations Development
Sectors Published
Work & Deliverables 1997-2011 Internet Enterprise Development 1997-2011 Partner and
CEO, SFUptown.Com, San Francisco/ Las Vegas/ Ocala FL (USA) Directed prominent
website serving 100+ profitable merchant programs. Launched performance based
e-business promotions and web-publishing campaigns in partnership with online
merchants and affiliate tracking systems. Developed budgets and
implemented financial plans for online commercial campaigns and concurrent
computer education projects, and regional promotional activities. Managed day to day
operations of internet real estate, content maintenance, internet
communications and relationships. Instructed PC user
groups, computer clubs, SIGs, neighborhood associations, college-level and
graduate students, and senior citizen organizations in computer studies,
internet communications. Responsibilities and
activities included:
1989-1996 Business Development 1989-96 Consultant,
Business Office Systems and Services, San Francisco CA, Mexico D.F. Developed
productivity improvement workshops, public-private sector initiatives and
public information programs, seminars, workshops, community liaison, and
business marketing partnerships. Managed and conducted
workshops in fields of productivity improvement, business programs, computer
apps & communications, information management, data conversion and
marketing functions (bilingual and cross-cultural) Instructed marketing
network and sales force members in use of computer supported ordering and
delivery systems. Provided educational,
consulting and support services in workplace productivity, office software
applications, information management, hardware and software configuration. Provided assistance
in development of public information programs, seminars, workshops for
community liaison, neighborhood initiatives, business marketing, and
public-private sector partnerships. Responsibilities and
activities included:
1987-1989 Economic Development (U.S. Trust Territories) 1987-1989 State
Economist, State of Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Managed preparation
& project documentation, including cost-benefit estimates of economic
development projects and municipal proposals.
Trained departmental
staff in project reporting, control and management procedures. Instructed staff
in fields including:
Drafted initiatives
to strengthen institutional capabilities and linkages, and to upgrade
preparation of project proposals. Provided advisory
support and technical assistance to state leadership of foreign nation (FSM),
including Office of the Governor and State Director (Department) of Resources
& Development. Worked directly with
regional and municipal leadership in capital budgeting and proposal-writing.
Assisted in project planning and documentation of capital improvement projects
for state and municipal economic activities, including regions and
municipalities throughout state center and outer atoll areas including:
Responsibilities and
activities included:
Specific duties detailed in contracted position description for State Economist/R&D were as follow:
Computer Applications
utilization: Expanded use of
Department of Resources and Development's (R&D's) available Apple //e
hardware, and established groundwork for introduction and utilization of
supplemental IIGS hardware to achieve departmental program objectives and
upgrade administrative capabilities. Developed solutions
to excessive paperwork demands preceding project implementation. Specifically,
designed and organized set of disk files formulating and documenting projects
within framework of Five Year Development Plan. Then provided staff training in
computer use and applications. Additionally, saved
hundreds of professional man-hours just in the first year by introducing these
skills. Primary software
utilized was integrated Appleworks package designed especially for the Apple II
series hardware utilized throughout national and state development agencies in
the Federated States of Micronesia. 1980-1987 Budget & Taxation 1980-1987 Director of
Special Studies/ Analyst, Tax Foundation, Inc., Washington, DC (USA) Directed of research
and public education projects on issues of state-local governmental finance,
public administration, grants assistance and taxation. Managed day-to-day
research program activities, completion of statistical analyses, drafting
publishable results. Exercised daily responsibility for project workflow
management. Developed work
schedules, staff & resource allocations to complete research program
activities on schedule, within-budget. Produced new research
products, reports, services and work protocols to serve foundation
constituents. Prepared statistical information reports for U.S., foreign and
state-local officials, business and association executives, and academicians. Instructed research
assistants and interns in statistical research and office production tasks.
Carried out on-the-job staff training in use of office technologies,
information and data systems, specialized library search and bibliographic
resources Provided analytical
and research support to Vice President for Research. Responsibilities and
activities included:
1977-1980 - Economic and Management Consulting Economic and Management
Consulting, Washington DC, Chicago IL, Mexico DF. Directed project
staffs in design and completion of survey research, economic impact studies,
financial and cost estimates, industry and labor impact assessments. Managed and conducted
business surveys, preparation of economic impact research reports, and
compilation of statistical data. Instructed research
assistants in interviewing business firms, and in tabulating research results. Developed budget
figures, research tabulations, statistical methods and measures to extract
findings from business surveys, governmental statistical series, and census
data. Provided analytical,
research and statistical support to senior economists and program directors in
fields of natural resources, maritime trade, labor and executive compensation,
and general industrial relations concerns. Provided marketing
support to consulting firm principals including project design and
proposal-writing. Firms served
included:
Applied
cost accounting and finance principles to estimating impacts of public
regulatory measures on regional industries, markets, and consumers. Assisted
in cost and compensation surveys for U.S. and Latin American distribution,
retail and marketing operations. Assisted
international and governmental divisions of consulting firm in
proposal-writing, project management and implementation.
Assisted
in statistical reporting on Federally funded research projects in agriculture
and natural resources. Evaluated
financing in relation to legislatively mandated program objectives.
Provided
advisory support in fields including appropriate technologies development in
South American aid recipient country areas. Served
and adviser on periodic technical review panels for Latin American project
work. Assisted in translation of Spanish language materials to English.
Developed evaluation measures for statistical reporting on transport shipments and commodity trade. 1972-1976 - Federal Government Employment & Internships Federal Government
Internships, Washington DC, Suitland MD, Rosslyn, Langley VA Professional career
began with employment in Federal service (progressing GS-2, 5, and 7 levels)
concurrent with college and graduate school degree programs. Assisted managers and
office supervisors in workflow management functions, production support, data
verification and computer operations. Developed new
projections and forecasting methods to estimate governmental and education
budgets, manpower, and resource requirements. Employment included:
Provided
editorial and office support to public information officers in preparation of
grants announcements and news releases on Federal grants to public interest
organizations, state and local jurisdictions.
Interagency
contract with AID Bureau for Latin America: Development Resources/Sector
Analysis Division. Provided staff support to U.S. development assistance
programs in Latin America through inter-agency AID contract with U.S. Census
Bureau. Contributed to coordinated program of household and institutional
surveys, collection covering South and Central American aid-recipient
countries. Provided
technical assistance in Colombia, S.A., in preparation of curricular materials
for national planning department staff. Assisted in survey research and
training procedures for national health
institutions project. Developed
methodology for estimating financing requirements and budget baseline data
relevant to human resource development programs in El Salvador, C.A..
Subsequently served as model for replication in neighboring Central American
and Andean aid-recipient countries. Assisted in preparation of survey
questionnaires and sample design.
Conducted
analytical study evaluating forecasting methodologies in order to assist
regional analysts improve validity of country assessments. Education & Training Graduate School MPA, June 1977 Princeton University,
Woodrow Wilson School Princeton NJ Development Finance,
Human Resources, Public Affairs, Accounting, International Modernization and
Development, Quantitative Methods in Research and Analysis College BA, Feb 1975 The George Washington
University, School of Public and International Affairs Washington DC Economics,
Statistics, Social Sciences, Spanish Language College Preparatory Graduate 1972 High Point Senior
High School (NHS track) Language Coursework 1975 Foreign Service
Institute Conversational Spanish (authorized by U.S. Agency for International
Development, Latin American Bureau, Development Resources, Sector Analysis
Division 1985 USDA Graduate
School Russian Language coursework |
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