Manager

Stephen J. ••••••••••PROFILE•••••Experienced management and project management professional with a unique set of skills that include finance, government operations, solid waste, real estate and land use planning. Able to have an immediate impact within a broad range of organizations. Excellent communications and presentation abilities.•••••CORE COMPETENCIES••••• Strategic and Organizational Planning•••••Solid Waste Management
Operations Management•••••Land Use Planning
Administration Management•••••Commercial and Housing Finance
Project Management•••••Government Relations•••••PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT•••••Performa Trenton, LLC Trenton, NJ••••••••••Present
Chief Executive Officer
Responsible for the operations of an entertainment real estate development and management company specializing in urban redevelopment.••••• Hired architects, engineers and contractors and worked with them to design an entertainment village with housing, restaurants, nightclubs and retail
Negotiated the acquisition of all necessary real estate
Presented design to and received planning approvals from all necessary government agencies.
Negotiated lease agreements with tenants
Formulated operating pro formas and obtained construction and permanent financing from state agencies and commercial lenders, including Low Income Housing Tax Credits.•••••Mercer Co. Improvement Authority Trenton, NJ•••••••••• ••••••••••Executive Director
Direct oversight of the Authoritys Departments of Administration, Engineering, Finance, Operations and Project Development. The Authority is the Countys redevelopment entity n and owns and is responsible for the operations of the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, a •••••,••••• seat venue. The Authority also oversees the Countys Solid Waste Master Plan and the county-wide recycling program. In addition, the Authority provides bond financing for the county, municipalities and school districts in Mercer County and often acts as project manager for the construction of these projects.••••• Oversight over all Solid Waste pick-up, transfer and disposal for Mercer County
Contract administrator for the pickup and sale of all recyclables in Mercer County.
Built a new waste transfer station
Provided financing and project management for the new Mercer County College Corporate Center
Oversaw the operations and marketing of the Sovereign Bank Arena, consistently ranked in the top ten in arenas of •••••,••••• seats
Project Manager for an •••••hole golf course
Constructed a golf clubhouse
Developed plans for an entertainment district in the Arena District
Served on the finance and development committees for a new regional YMCA
Sat on a joint committee with the City of Trenton and the County to plan mixed use development and redevelopment of the City
Financed and refinanced several county and municipal projects
•••••Public Finance Strategies Group Sewell, NJ •••••••••• ••••••••••Principal
Advised non-profit, for profit and governmental organizations on affordable housing, community redevelopment and business development. Coordinated project efforts between the client and various affiliated entities. ••••• Successfully represented developer in financing the acquisition and rehabilitation of ••••• apartment units in Hamilton Township, NJ. Obtained tax-exempt financing and Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Performed feasibility studies for non-profit and for profit affordable housing developers for submission to state and local agencies for programs including home ownership and Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Represented non-profit housing developer in home ownership financing in Camden, NJ•••••A.H. Williams & Co. (Commerce Capital) Philadelphia, PA•••••••••• ••••••••••Vice President of Public Finance (NASD Licensed Representative)
Senior Investment Banker responsible for the structuring of tax-exempt and taxable bond issues for various issuers in New Jersey, business development and staff management. Areas included housing, solid waste, wastewater treatment, water, healthcare and education financings.••••• Developed the New Jersey market for a Philadelphia based investment bank
Participated in over $2 billion in New Jersey tax-exempt financing•••••County of Salem Salem, NJ•••••••••• - ••••••••••County Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for the countys budget, public relations, purchasing, long and short term debt structuring and data processing departments, as well as oversight of all county financial transactions and management of all finance personnel.••••• Instituted fixed asset system
Developed investment strategy that dramatically increased investment proceeds
Implemented New Jersey compliant municipal finance software system
Developed and managed four annual county budgets
Established county-wide encumbrance purchasing system•••••EDUCATION•••••Rutgers, The State University •••••New Brunswick, NJ
Ph.D. Candidate Urban Planning and Policy Development
Major•••••Urban Redevelopment
Minor•••••Affordable Housing•••••Skidmore College •••••Saratoga Springs, NY
Master of Arts with a Concentration in Public Policy•••••Southern Illinois University•••••Carbondale, IL
Thomas Edison State College•••••Trenton, NJ
Undergraduate Degrees •••••MILITARY•••••US Air Force
Honorable Discharge