1. Kristy B. Barbier
225-603-6287
26707 Jennifer Lane, Denham Springs, LA
70726
kristyb3@yahoo.com
Skills related to title work, mortgage lending, real estate, and sales
 Conducted 1,000+ closings, as the notary and title company owner, sometimes with
multiple buyers and sellers, under tight time constraints, with complicated
circumstances.
 Worked with various broker and correspondent clients throughout the state on all
aspects of closing and funding.
 Developed client base of mortgage brokers through outside sales calls, presentations,
attendance of industry trade shows, marketing and customer service (for Action Title
and Saxon Mortgage).
 Closed $3-$4 million of real estate on a monthly basis (Action Title).
 Responsible for all areas of operations, marketing, payroll, accounts
payable/receivable, pre-closing, post-closing, and general company management.
 Coordinated with home buyers, sellers, brokers, agents and lenders on all aspects of
closing and funding.
 Reviewed abstracts and prepared title commitments.
 Disbursed funding checks, prepared packages for shipping, cancelled paid
mortgages, prepared acts of correction, lost note affidavits and other legal
documents for recording.
 Educated client base on company programs so as to earn their business. Assisted
clients in preparing lending documents and contracts.
 Negotiated and sold bulk loan packages in the wholesale market ($3-$6 million
monthly).
 Sold all closed loans to investors either on a “flow” or “bulk” basis. This included
clearing stipulations, communicating with investors regarding rates, yield spreads,
underwriting, and funding (for lender).
 Supervised all areas of funding, closing, and servicing (for lender).

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 Prepared month-end and quarterly summary reports showing closing and sales
volumes.
 Worked with national retail lenders and brokers to purchase closed loan files.
 Purchased 60-75 loans per month or $2.5-$3.5 million (for wholesale buyer).
 Audited closed packages for legal compliance – “stipped” lenders for items needed.
 Verified insurance and payoff amounts.
 Prepared loan files, so that they might be submitted to closing.
 Reviewed title commitments to make sure judgments, mortgages, etc. had been
released.
 Calculated yield spreads, interim interest, and fees. Wired money to lenders.
Skills related to training/public outreach/intergovernmental affairs
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Community Outreach and Education
 Oversaw and coordinated all outreach activities for the Public Assistance Outreach Program
for FEMA Region 6.
 Structured, scheduled and performed educational outreach activities with state emergency
management offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
 Delivered training sessions to groups of State officials, local governments, tribal nations, and
congressional offices in the five-state area. Taught local officials how to apply for FEMA
grants following a federally declared disaster. Used multiple methods of training, including
video, direct presentations, and group exercises and games.
 Certified FEMA trainer. Provided standardized mandatory training to FEMA staff, state
officials and other parties at the request of FEMA Headquarters.
 Designed abbreviated PowerPoint presentations on a multitude of subjects
 FEMA presenter at numerous emergency management conferences throughout the south
central United States.
 Produced a series of training videos related to disaster reimbursement. These videos are
currently hosted on www.fema.gov. (links available upon request)
 Designed flyers relating to specific disaster related topics for distribution to local officials.
 Mentored and supervised FEMA Corps volunteers (The FEMA Corps program is part of
Americorps/NCCC. Teams of ten volunteers, ages 18-24 commit to 10 months of federal
service)
 Answered inquiries from congressional offices, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
requests, and media inquiries regarding disaster recovery.
 Coordinated Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) following disaster events in order to
provide information for the White House to determine if the event was of such severity and
magnitude as to warrant a federal disaster declaration. Assessed events such as the West,
Texas fertilizer plant explosion.

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 Regional Fire Action Officer (FAO) during active wildfires, responsible for recommending
federal emergency declarations to the FEMA Regional Administrator based on wildfire data
analysis.
 Infrastructure Assets Group Supervisor in the Regional Response Coordination Center
during actual disaster events. Maintained situational awareness on road conditions, power
outages, critical infrastructure and the movement of assets.

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Government Administration/Contracting/External Affairs
 Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for Support Services
procurement.
 Coordinated all meetings, appointments and conference calls for the Associate Deputy
Administrator of Gulf Coast Recovery/Principal Federal Official (PFO) with various
federal, state, and local officials including governor’s offices along the gulf coast,
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Protection
(GOHSEP), Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), Louisiana National Guard
(LANG), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), City of New Orleans, United
States Secret Service (USSS); coordinated travel and lodging.
 Researched and drafted responses to congressional, White House and executive
correspondence in coordination with the Office of Secretariat and Office of Legislative
Affairs (OLA) concerning disaster recovery operations.
 Coordinated advance preparation for visits from international groups; assisted with
visits from foreign dignitaries and senior officials.
 Technical Monitor on contract to test for formaldehyde levels of occupied Emergency
Housing Units (EHUs); set up tracking system for workorders; initiated the construction
of and designed database used to store results data; developed charts and graphs for
reports and presentations
 Coordinated charitable drives from 2006-2008including Combined Federal Campaign
(CFC) and Toys for Tots.
Education
December, 2005 | B.S. Business Administration, Louisiana State U niversity
 Notary Public, State of Louisiana, 1999-2009
 Notary Public, State of Texas, 2014
Experience
May 2009 – June 2014 | Program Specialist, Outreach Coordinator
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region 6| 800 North Loop 288,
Denton, TX 76209
November 2005 – May 2009 | Program Specialist
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gulf Coast Recovery Office | Baton
Rouge, LA
July 2004 – January 2005 | Account Executive
Saxon Mortgage, Inc. | Baton Rouge, LA
March 2000 – May 2004 | Owner
Action Title, LLC | Baton Rouge, LA
1999 – 2000 | Real Estate Closing Specialist
William T. Adcock, Ltd (a title company) | Baton Rouge, LA

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1997 – 1999 | Closing/Asset Manager
American Fidelity, Inc.| Baton Rouge, LA