Jane Decker
Building Department Director in Doral, with 30 years in architecture, project management, and public service. Expert in municipal operations, budgeting, and team leadership. Published author and public speaker.
- Role
- Building Department Director at City Of Doral
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jane Decker
I\'m a licensed architect, building code official, and government operations leader with…
Experience
Building Department Director
Dec 2012 — Present · Doral, FL, US
Building Inspector/Plans Examiner (Dec 2012 to Oct 2014)Chief Building Inspector (Oct 2014 to Dec 2015)Assistant Building Department Director (Dec 2015 - Nov 2020)Interim Building Department Director (Nov 2020 - May 2021)Building Director (May 2021 - Nov 2024)Building Director, Building Official & Floodplain Administrator (Nov 2024 - Feb 2025)Building Director (Feb 2025 - Present)-Plans, organizes, and directs, through subordinate managers, the day-to-day operations of the Department- Represents the Department to the public, other city departments, businesses, boards and commissions; conducts or attends a variety of committee, commission, and staff related meetings-Develops, evaluates and implements policies, procedures, standards, goals, and objectives for assigned functions-Prepares, approves, and oversees the management of division budgets; reviews, monitors and approves expenditures; recommends and oversees resolution of budget variances during the year; provides for the establishment and management of contracts for services, materials, and equipment-Coordinates the work of the department with other divisions, departments, and agencies-Manages and participates in personnel actions, including selection of employees, performance management and appraisal, and preparation of justification for merit recognition or discipline; recommends and implements approved disciplinary actions; provides for employee training and development-Evaluates complex problems related to building codes and determines and implements appropriate courses of action-Evaluates and approves complex building plans and engineering reports-Prepares or reviews various reports and written materials; reviews, evaluates and recommends City positions on proposed legislation.
Education
Continuing Education at the University of Miami
Essentials of Project Management, Project Management
2020 — 2020
Nova Southeastern University
Master of Science, Real Estate Development
2011 — 2013
University of Miami
B. Arch, Architecture, Art
1995 — 2000
Miami Dade College
NA, Business
2009 — 2012
Cooper City High School
Honors Diploma, Drafting/Design
1991 — 1995
University of Central Florida
Graduate Certificate in Public Administration, Public Administration
2018 — 2019
ICMA Emerging Leaders Development Program
Certificate, Public Administration
2020 — 2022
Skills
- Sustainability
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Microsoft Word
- Bim
- Budgets
- Building Code Research
- Ms Project
- Leed
- Nonprofits
- Construction
- Urban Planning
- Site Planning
- Mixed-Use
- Negotiation
- Design Research
- Argus Modeling
- Sustainable Design
- Construction Drawings
- Public Administration
- Autocad Architecture
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Excel
- Real Estate Development
- Renovation
- Architectures
- Zoning
- Management
- Autocad
- Marketing
- Urban Design
- Graphic Design
- Architectural Design
- Project Management
- Architecture
- Comprehensive Planning
- Space Planning
- Public Speaking
- Sketching
- Planning
- Construction Documents
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