E. A. Buddy Grantham

About E. A. Buddy Grantham

Successful mission accomplishment over broad ranging fields of endeavor.…

Experience

1. Senior Vice President

   Sunland Group, Inc

   Dec 2005 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Senior Vice President: March 2016 –CurrentProject management and business development. Working with senior management to explore opportunities to add value to our partnering businesses and customers. Provide insight on current and future company operational opportunities.Senior Vice President: November 2012-February 2016After several years under extended leave of absence, when the Mayor of New York City turned to the Mayor of Houston for advice and assistance, an arrangement was made at the City of Houston to allow me to assist New York City with recovery operations from Super Storm Sandy through Sunland Group. This resulted in me also assisting FEMA and other agencies/organizations as a consultant to assist in other aspects of recovery. I drew upon my lessons learned not only during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita but also as the City of Houston\'s acting Director of Disaster Housing and Hurricane Ike Recovery Operations as well as emergency management responses to several other hurricanes in Texas. Vice President of Government Affairs: December 2005 -January 2007Project management and business development. Operations Officer for Joint Hurricane Housing Task Force where I coordinated the City of Houston emergency housing operations of family units for hurricane evacuees. Duties included: Voucher issue/control, Liaison to FEMA and local authorities, rental validation for payment, furniture deliveries, utility management and payment authentication, call center and communications with evacuees and landlords and inspector general duties

Education

• Texas A&M University

  BS

• University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

  MBA

Skills

• Procurement
• Team Leadership
• Security Clearance
• Policy Analysis
• Change Management
• Public Relations
• Supervisory Skills
• Administration
• Healthcare
• Business Development
• Contract Management
• Customer Service
• Grants
• Mentoring
• Emergency Management
• Microsoft Office
• Organizational Development
• Event Planning
• Military
• Program Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Operations Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Public Speaking
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Fundraising
• Event Management
• Access
• Policy
• Proposal Writing
• Coaching
• Analysis
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Project Management
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership