EFTA01204540.pdf

KENNETH E. MAPP Qualifications for Finance, Administration & Management PROFESSIONAL PROFILE • Result oriented professional with over 27 years of executive-level public and private sector management experience; including public finance, economics and capital project development, (including technology development, implementation and support), regulatory administration and human resource management. • Strong leadership and communication skills; I am resourceful, loyal and motivated with extensive knowledge and experience in international economics, public finance and governmental affairs. • Listening, learning and working well with others have been the bedrock of my professional success. • Seeking an organization where my knowledge and experience will be used to create value. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Operations Management Media/ Public Relations Economic Development Leadership Project Management Strategic Planning Labor Relations Public Finance PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS • Business, financial & risk management consultant services • Managed VI Public Finance Authority, issuing over $900-million of municipal securities to fund public and private capital projects • Diversified and restructured the Authority's investment portfolio, recovering "negative arbitrage" earnings • Implemented and managed finance, economic and technology development projects • Managed the restoration of historic government and corporate facilities, including IT portals and infrastructure • Managed the regulatory responsibilities of the insurance industry in the US Virgin Islands • Served as Chairman of the Virgin Islands Banking Board • Served on high-ranking legislative committees and sponsored economic development initiatives • Managed private firm's capital reconstruction project following the devastation by Hurricane Hugo • Served as an executive-level administrator for a major transportation and tour company • Administered and regulated territorial business licensing and trade laws as Director of the Consumer Services Administration; providing consumer protection services through public education, mediation and/or adjudication. In this capacity, I also served as an administrative law judge • Promoted the Virgin Islands as a major destination for new business and economic investment opportunities through the Industrial Development Commission • Testified before congressional committees, the Federal Trade Commission, and have experience working with Members of the US Congress and US executive branch agency officials • Created opportunities for employee advancement through continuing education, advanced training and promotions • Created, participated and worked with community and NGO organizations • Earned a Masters in Public Administration degree following my tenure as Lieutenant Governor EFTA01204540 KENNETH E. MAPP PAGE TWO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Self-Employed CONSULTANT — BUSINESS FINANCIAL & RISK MANAGEMENT 2007— Present Candidate for Governor UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 2006 & 2010 Director, Finance & Administration VIRGIN ISLANDS PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY 2002-2006 Lieutenant Governor UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 1995-1999 Senator LEGISLATURE OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 1993-1995 Vice President, Corporate Development CARIBE HOME CENTER, INC. 1990-1993 Administrator ABRAMSON ENTERPRISES, INC. 1987-1990i Director CONSUMER SERVICES ADMINISTRATION-UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 1985-1987 ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Assistant Director INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION-UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 1985 Senator LEGISLATURE OF THE UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 1983-1985 President POLICE BENENVOLENT ASSOCIATION AFL-CIO 1981-1983 Police Officer VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 1977-1983 Senior Community Service Officer NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT 1973-1977 EDUCATION Advanced Management Program (AMP- 159) HARVARD UNIVERSITY, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (HBS) Master in Public Administration Degree HARVARD UNIVERSITY, JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT Senior Executives in State and Local Government, Executive Education HARVARD UNIVERSITY Senior Executive Management, Executive Education CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY Political Science UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Liberal Arts NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Served as Senator in the Legislature of the US Virgin Islands for six months in 1989 EFTA01204541