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Home My WebLink About13A - APPOINT TO WIBREQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2013 TITLE: APPOINTMENTS TO THE SANTA ANA WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD CITY MANAGE RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: I_\W W 7N9:I�. ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s` Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Appoint Caleb Everett from Career College of California, William McGowan from Ingram Micro, and Darren Rutledge from Guaranty Chevrolet to the Workforce Investment Board. WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD RECOMMENDATION At a special meeting of November 21, 2013, by a vote of 19:0 (Carter, de Leon, Didion, Elliott, Knitter, Maldonado, Martinez, Sanchez, and Su absent), the Workforce Investment Board recommended that the City Council appoint Caleb Everett, Career College of California, William McGowan, Ingram Micro, and Darren Rutledge, Guaranty Chevrolet as representatives on the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board. DISCUSSION On March 6, 2000, the Santa Ana City Council adopted a resolution establishing the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and appointed 35 members. In accordance with the federal legislation, a majority of the Board members and the Board Chair must come from the private sector. The remaining Board members represent education, non - profit organizations, one -stop mandated partners and local labor organizations. There are five private sector positions currently vacant on the WIB Board. After an extensive recruitment campaign and interview process, staff is recommending the appointment of Caleb Everett (replacing O. Pina) from Career College of California, William McGowan (replacing T. Saldivar) from Ingram Micro and Darren Rutledge (replacing E. Figueroa) from Guaranty Chevrolet. All three have expressed an interest and have confirmed that they can make the time commitments necessary to serve on the board. The candidates being considered would represent the private sector vacancies currently on the WIB. 13A -1 WIB Appointments December 16, 2013 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. Nancy Fong, AICP j L' Interim Executive Director Community Development Agency NF /kg Exhibit: 1. Resumes 13A -2 r, EXHIBIT 1 BIOGRAPHY - Caleb Everett Caleb Everett is Chief Executive Officer of Career College of California, based in Santa Ana with a mission of empowering students to begin promising through high quality job and life- skills training and intensive placement assistance Under Caleb's leadership since 2010 Career College of California has helped over 300 students begin promising careers in the healthcare, legal and business fields. Prior to Career College of California, Caleb worked in the private equity industry, investing in private companies and working with them to develop and implement growth strategies and operational improvements. He was a Managing Director of Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe in San Francisco from 1999 to 2005 and prior to that an Analyst in the Corporate Principal department for the Blackstone Group in New York. Caleb began his career with Morgan Stanley in the Mergers and Acquisitions department in 1995. Caleb received a Bachelor of Science in Economics, magna cum laude, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He received an Associate of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia. Caleb currently serves on the board of directors Rising Sun Energy Center, a non - profit national leader in curriculum, training and workforce development in the energy efficiency sector headquartered in Berkeley, California. He also serves on the board of directors of Halstrom Academy, a private high school with multiple campuses in Southern California based on a one student to one teacher instructional delivery model. Caleb has previously served as a director of the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools, Milestone AV Technologies., a leading provider of audio - visual mounting solutions, Steelpoint Technologies, a software and solutions company focused on the litigation support market, and Volume Services America, a contract food service provider to stadiums, arenas and convention centers. 13A -3 William McGowan Process Improvement ♦ Consultative & Solution Sales I Networking & Relationship Building Project Management Professional ♦ Management Consultant ♦ Six Sigma Black Belt PROFILE Dynamic 20 -year career highlighted by pioneering experience and record - breaking performance in business operations and supply chain management. Leadership style draws from best practices to drive profitable revenue growth, cost optimization, and customer loyalty. Able to communicate effectively and persuasively, complete projects on time and under budget, and incubate new programs to steady state operation. > Program Manager able to efficiently gather and review information, determine core business and performance goals, and execute against identified objectives. • Outstanding presentation skills with the ability to captivate listeners • Development of long -term senior -level relationships (internal & external) > Client- facing sales professional able to establish and maintain credibility and trust with key decision makers where input is sought, valued, and respected. • Microsoft —$38M win; provided winning solution that saved $3M in cost • Verizon — $30M win; value proposition based on forward- costing methodology • Medtronic — $6M win; drafted RFP — and winning response - as trusted advisor `7 want to commend Bill for his insight and perseverance. This was a tough solution creation and deal negotiation process [Microsoft contract renewal] and without his help solving problems and managing customer relations we would never have succeeded." — VP Strategic Engagements Siemens Business Services PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2007 — Present Ingram Micro, Santa Ana, CA Director, Strategic Development & Execution • Pursue opportunities to improve profitable revenue growth through market adjacencies and develop new processes to expand and /or improve the business. • Develop, focus, and motivate a team of change managers from a project perspective and drive cross - functional teams to project completion. • Ensure the organization is continuously broadening the application and understanding of Six Sigma and project management tools and methodologies. • Provide leadership to business unit management to drive strategic initiatives, execute against targeted objectives, and monitor /control financial outcomes 2006— 2007 Design West Aratech, Tustin, CA Director of Business Development • Pursued manufacturing opportunities within Federal Government sector; responsible for developing 5 -year pricing strategies that optimized profit margins while maintaining competitive advantage. • Responsible for Program Management through First Article inspection for Biped Assembly with TACOM, Rock Island Arsenal. • Submitted over $30M worth of proposals and increased sales by almost $5M in 6 month period. William McGowan 2000— 2005 Siemens Business Services, Norwalk, CT Engagement Marager / Client Partner • Led solution development efforts and resource allocations for large, complex service opportunities nationally, resulting in multi- million dollar contract awards. • Developed senior level relationships and increased value through winning business strategies. Proven ability to affect top line revenues and increase market share. 1996 —2000 ENTER Information Services, Rye Brook, NY Enterprise Consultant/ Site Services Manager • P &L responsibility for $5M IT outsourcing engagement at AlliedSignal in Torrance, CA. SLA -based services included Help Desk, Deskside, and Network Engineering. • Created scalable and repeatable support solutions that provided total call management for IT- related issues, including Help Desk, Desktop, Network, and Data Center services as well as Procurement and IT Asset Management. 1994-1995 Danielian Consulting Group, Newport Beach, CA Management Consultant • Provided management consulting services to client banks with credit processing systems, including operational review and analyses, documentation of findings, process /system recommendations, and staffing calculations. • Conducted billable assessments to map business processes and determine operational inefficiencies, and refined existing support processes to affect both top line revenue generation and bottom line savings. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES 2010 — Present Ingram Micro Philanthropic Committee Committee President Provide guidance and direction to 20- member philanthropic committee, including coordination of all administrative duties. Also represent Ingram Micro as an Ambassador at philanthropic events. 1998-1999 First Step House of Orange County, Costa Mesa, CA Committee Chairman • Responsible for management of volunteer staff, weekly allocation of operating funds, and maintenance of facilities. Non - profit facility funded by United Way. 1993-1998 Junior Achievement, Multiple Cities, CA Classroom Consultant • Taught business economics to middle school classes in Irvine and Torrance, CA • Encouraged students to continue education at middle school in Santa Ana, CA EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS • MBA, Strategy & Operations — UC Irvine, Graduate School of Management • Bachelor of Arts, Sociology — UC Irvine, School of Social Ecology • Project Management Professional (PMP) — Project Management Institute 2008 • Six Sigma Black Belt — Ingram Micro, Singapore, September 2007 Darren Rutledge General Manager Guaranty Chevrolet 711 E. 17`h Street Santa Ana, California 92701 714- 973 -1711 Darren Rutledge is the General Manager for Guaranty Chevrolet in Santa Ana. He has worked there for the last 13 years. Darren has been in the Automobile Industry for 20 years. He was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1985 Darren joined the United States Navy, serving on two ships, and doing three tours in the Middle East. His home ports were San Diego, then the Long Beach Naval Station; this is how he ended up in California. Serving for a total of 8 years, He fulfilled his obligation, and was Honorably Discharged from the Military. Darren then started a new career in the automobile industry. Starting as a salesperson, then to service advisor, finance manager, used car manager, sales manager, general sales manager and eventually to general manager. Darren was introduced by one of his sisters to a young lady named Lesley, while home on leave from the Navy. They have now been married for 25 years, and have 5 children. 13A -6