GORAN DEBELNOGICH

9363 Forest Point Drive Macedonia, OH 44056

Home Phone: 330-467-6638 Mobile Phone: 330-907-3480 E-mail: gd103e59a@westpost.n
et
CAREER PROFILE
-Result oriented professional with proven ability to resolve complex problems; h
istory of significant contributions and successes, recognized for ability to exe
cute on highly visible and challenging initiatives
-Natural leader skilled in project management, monitoring, compliance, training,
service, developing and motivating teams to exemplary performance; expert quali
fications in identifying needs and opportunities to accelerate expansion and imp
rove services, experienced and high achievement analyst
Regulatory Compliance
Project Management
Change Management
Process Improvement
Strategic Planning
Training and Development
Employee Development
Public Speaking
Presentation Delivery
Technical Assistance
EXPERIENCE
SENIOR PROGRAM ANALYST, DHHS/ACF/ORR, CTR/GDIT, Washington, D.C. (12/09-Present)
Serving as primary federal liaison and analyst for the states of Michigan, Arizo
na, Idaho, Nebraska, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Maine
Managing 15 million School Impact Grant to 36 States
Monitoring assigned states/programs and participating in team monitoring of vari
ous state administered programs
Developing work plans to gather and analyze Annual Outcome Goal Plans for all fi
fty states and D.C. by implementing and utilizing Government Performance and Res
ults Act - PARTS measurement system
Serving as a liaison to the DHHS Administration of Children and Families on prog
ram measurement issues and gathering analysis for General Accounting Office on b
udget justification data
Contributing member to the national Health Team initiatives and assigned point o
f contact for health reform with certain federal departments
Maintaining current knowledge of relevant technologies and helping to develop ne
w data systems by contributing to the Database Workgroup on future database need
s and On-Line Data Collection improvements
Contributing to the NSC reform initiative and providing technical assistance to
states and other grantees
Assisting in grant announcement development, review and recommendation of grant
applications within ACF and other federal departments
Analyzing user needs and performing research and functional analysis on a variet
y of projects
Providing support to the Division of Assistance and its ten programs administere
d by the states
Analyzing client needs to determine program measurement and monitoring requireme
nts, performing assessments to identify required measures, monitoring tasks and
identifying required resources
Assisting in planning and executing national stakeholders consultation and devel
oping action plan
Contributing to federal administration transparency by working with states in de
veloping state overviews for web content
DIRECTOR OF RESETTLEMENT, International Institute of Akron, Ohio (1/99-10/09)
Executed four major federal contracts, programs funded by the Dpt. of State, DHH
S and Ohio DJFS
Reviewed overseas documentation, analyzed and approved assurances with the U.S.
government
Ensured sponsorship and resettlement of refugees from various world regions into
the local community
Extensively interacted with national headquarters and other national and interna
tional organizations
Designed and developed programs, ensured coordination of services and approved s
ervice plans
Guided project management and program objective setting by managers and program
assistants
Monitored compliance and adherence to strict federal, state and county procedure
s and guidelines
Ensured cost control, initiated budget planning, conducted data analysis and gen
erated various reports
Developed staff training and client orientation manuals; hired, trained, supervi
sed and evaluated staff
Developed support systems; training manuals for volunteers and retained network
of community resources
Provided technical assistance to community on social, immigrant and refugee issu
es
Developed partnerships with other service providers to secure opportunities for
clients
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The official reviews of managed programs have continuously described them to be
a model and commended the leadership in development, strategies, compliance and
for addressing program needs, meeting goals and objectives, using appropriate me
thods and succeeding in program results and outcomes
CLIENT SERVICE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT
Many of the innovative service ideas adopted by federal, state and national netw
ork agencies
Produced service models that serve as a resource for all network agencies on a n
ational web site
Provided assistance and high quality of service to a record number of clients ev
er served by local agency
Provided hundreds of community orientations to clients resulting in faster commu
nity integration
Initiated and actively and regularly participated and contributed to five local
coalitions and committees
Developed, organized and executed seven small supporting programs geared to incr
ease client support
Recruited and trained hundreds of volunteers for the organization, benefiting th
ousands of clients
Recruited, trained and supervised more than thirty interns from local universiti
es and colleges
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Successfully hired, trained and managed staff of twenty: managers, program assis
tants and contractors
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Made presentations on the national level at conferences and seminars
Presented service approaches to various entities - schools, hospitals, governmen
t and businesses
Organized many public events in the Akron and Cleveland area and generated publi
c awareness
Generated more than twenty five front page articles in newspapers, appeared on T
V and radio stations
LEADERSHIP AND AWARDS
Served two terms as Chair of the State of Ohio Refugee Advisory Council
Led advocacy initiatives in the US Congress
Received community awards for issues of cultural diversity and housing for low-i
ncome populations
INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES
Proposed and presented new data system approach for federal data collection on v
arious programs and services
Proposed program reform inclusive of current trends and needs and reflective of
successes and challenges
Established new and highly successful Preferred Community Program at a local lev
el
In partnership with local bank established new Financial Literacy Program
Organized first ever Ohio TOT training on Health and Nutrition with eight state
agencies participating
Organized successful public events for the annual release of the World Refugee S
urvey
Organized successful new mentoring project connecting refugee students with the
best US born students
EDUCATION
Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo, Diploma
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Attended
SPECIAL TRAINING AND ACTIVITIES
SOFTWARE: MS Office - Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Internet and various med
ia software
LANGUAGES: Fluent in Serbo-Croatian and Russian and conversant in Bulgarian, Slo
vak, Macedonian and Ukrainian, learning Spanish
MEDIA TRAINING: Washington D.C. Two week National Immigration Forum specialized
training on public speech, newspaper, radio and television interviews, press re
leases and announcements
ACTIVITIES: Weekly radio program producer/host on 91.3 FM/The Summit from 1999 t
o 2010
Founder and manager for eight years of a amateur soccer club, member of US Socce
r Federation