Michael W. Plum has over 14 years of progressively responsible experience in various professional positions with the City of El Paso, Texas. He currently serves as the Business & Contract Manager for the city's IT Department, where he manages licensing, maintenance, and support contracts. Prior to this role, he worked as an Assistant to the CFO in the City Manager's Office, providing support on finance, budget, HR, and purchasing issues. He also has experience supervising a team of procurement analysts and buyers as a supervisor in the City Purchasing Department. Plum holds a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor's in Anthropology, and is a Certified Public Purchasing Officer.

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MICHAEL W. PLUM, MPA
6869 Enid Court, # 2, El Paso, Texas 79912
Office: (915) 212-1064
Cell: (915) 491-5414
Work Email: plummw@elpasotexas.gov
Email: mpum@elp.rr.com
11/14-Present Business and Contract Manager, City of El Paso Texas
4/11 -11/14 Administrative Analyst/Assistant to CFO, City of El Paso, TX
4/05 - 4/11 Administrative Analyst-Purchasing Department, City of El Paso, TX
1/02 - 5/14 Instructor (Part-Time), El Paso Community College – Online/In Class
5/01 - 4/05 Budget and Management Analyst, OMB, City of El Paso, TX
9/00 - 5/01 Planner, Planning Department, Zoning Division, City of El Paso, TX
3/00 - 9/00 Dept. Research Assistant, Police Department, City of El Paso, TX
10/99 -3/00 Personnel Analyst, HR Department, Recruitment and Testing, City of El Paso, TX
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO), May, 2011
Master of Public Administration (MPA), May, 1999, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces,
New Mexico. Completed a specialization in Public Policy and graduate minor (30 Graduate
Credits) in Anthropology.
Bachelor of Science, Anthropology, May 7, 1988, Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia.
TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE
 Advanced proficiency with People Soft 9.1, FIN/HR/e-Procurement/EPM.
 Substantial experience with Windows 7/Office 2013, ADOBE Pro.
SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND EXPERIENCE
14 years (September, 1999 – Present) of progressively responsible experience in a variety
of professional positions at the City of El Paso, Texas (Population: 661,850; 6,000
employees), the nation’s 19th largest city
Business & Contract Manager, IT Department (November 2014-Present)
 Contract Manager for all citywide Licensing, Maintenance & Support (M&S)
contrats.
 Developed Job specification, contract management calendar and procedures,
oversaw issuance of avg of 135 Purchase Orders and 740 vouchers annually.
 General administrative duties including accounting, budget, purchasing and
training.
Assistant to CFO, City Manager’s Office (April 2011-November 2014).
 Business Manager/Liaison for Financail Serviceds Department, CMO, Mayor and
Council on finance, budget, HR and purchasing issues.

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 Demonstrated ability to analyze and report information from PS 9.1, HR system,
benchmarking and other research and report to staff and elected officials in writing and
verbally through letters, memos, posts to City Manager’s weekly brief and meetings.
 Project Manager for EPWU Cost Allocation Study
 Helped to oversee utility franchises (ONEGAS/EP Electric)
 Developed list of benchmark cities for El Paso
 Conducted several benchmark studies to support city initiatives
 Managed Star on The Mountain Program including blue star program. Negotiated
new contracts with Chamber of Commerce, Autism Network and El Paso Police
Foundation
 Participated in Weidner MRF training and implementation of Performance
Management Program at City
 Scheduled meetings, developed agendas, prepared PowerPoint presentations and
other backup for staff, portfolio, and City Council meetings as directed by CFO
Supervisor, City Purchasing Department (April 2005-April 2011)
 Supervised team of procurement analysts and buyer over six years.
 Provided purchasing support to assigned departments.
 Personally created new RFP/RFQ templates for formal and informal solicitations.
Collaborated with Fire, Police, IT, Insurance executives and staff on several critical RFP/RFQ
solicitations, following through from inception to X award for X.
 Administered City’s construction bid process to include preliminary review of final bid
documents, advertising, bid openings, reviewing bid/proposal, and awarding of contracts.
 Extensive Contract Management experience, Reviewed bid documents, provided initial
contract review before/after award, provided procedures manual updates.
 Supervised personnel assigned to enforce compliance with federal, state and local
requirements.
 Administered contract purchase orders, construction project change orders and on-call
Engineering contracts for materials testing, A&E, construction management, and
environmental engineering services.
Budget and Management Analyst
 Analyzed budgets of 15 City Departments including: MCAD, Art Museum, City Clerk,
Comptroller, MPO, Development Services, Purchasing, Tax, Engineering, Zoo, Library,
General Services, Information Technology, and Unemployment Fund
 Management studies on Fire Maintenance and Building Services Fees
Instructor (part-time), El Paso Community College
 Taught Texas State and Local Government and American Government and Politics in class at
various campuses and online. WebCT and Blackboard certification courses completed.
 Routinely updated course every two years with publisher’s hard copy and electronic
information and incorporated on blackboard teaching website.

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 Obtained very good working knowledge of how State Government works and role and
function of local governments through research and instruction.
References available upon request.