1. SHERI A. LIPPOWITSCH
Home: (215) 575-0465; Mobile: (917) 414-5709
E-mail: lippoyates1@verizon.net
Experienced Professional in Economic Development, Grants Management/Administration,
Project Management, and Government Relations
Seeking Opportunities in Center City Philadelphia, PA
---SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS---
* Demonstrated leadership/management and project oversight successes, resulting in quantifiable achievements.
* Expertise in analyses, generation of concise reports, presentation of results, and recommendations of strategies to
leadership.
* Highly effective organizational, communication and customer service skills.
* Demonstrated success in dealing with multiple levels internally (management) and externally (customers, agencies and
state legislative-executive).
---WORK EXPERIENCE---
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT
 Co-directed the Empire State Development’s (“ESD”) Loans and Grants (“L&G”) Department, supervising a team of twenty
project managers and administrative staff with an annual program budget totaling $1.3 million.
 Orchestrated critical intergovernmental relationships with the Governor’s Office, state elected officials, government
agencies, business and not-for-profit organizations, and grantees/borrowers, to facilitate the successful execution of L&G’s
projects and the achievement of ESD’s mission, goals and priorities.
 Served as key liaison to bond counsel as part of the taxdue diligence process to secure tax-exempt financing for ESD’s bond
sales, providing details on hundreds of economic development projects to be funded with bond proceeds.
 Co-led the World Trade Center (“WTC”) Business Recovery Loan Program, coordinating and analyzing requests from an
array of lenders. Disbursed more than $42 million to more than 500 small businesses over an 18-month period.
 Supervised staff at the WTC Business Recovery Center, which was established after September 11, 2001 to assist small
businesses in obtaining grant funds.
 As teamleader and/or manager on several economic development initiatives, provided direction and guidance to statestaff
and private sector participants on a series of initiatives which successfully created several hundred million $ of economic
impact.
 Provided review and approval of L&G documents for compliance and clarity of purpose, as well as correspondence and
payment requests.
 Provided program management review and approval of recommendation reports; prepared and presented monthly reports
to ESD’s Board of Directors during Board meetings.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
* Administered the full range of economic development projects from offer to closing, including practical project
management experience related to policy and procedures, and mentoring and training project management staff.
* Examined and approved grant disbursement agreements for accuracy and conformance with departmental policy prior to
execution.
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND MARKET/COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE
 Provided key information and analysis for New York State’s cluster-based economic development policy in three clusters:
Biotechnology/Biomedical; Business Services and Fashion; Apparel, & Textiles.
 Conducted in-depth analyses of commodity and business markets in North America, utilizing both internal and external
resources, as well as information obtained through extensive customer and competitor visits, with recommendations to the
organization.
 Created and co-edited a worldwide internal competitor analysis newsletter/bulletin and contributed to the company’s
world-renowned publications, as part of an ongoing effort to identify, analyze and communicate competitor information to
top-level leadership.

2. Resume of Sheri A. Lippowitsch, cont.
---EMPLOYMENT HISTORY---
EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION New York, NY (1998 – 2013)
New York State’s economic development organization dedicated to creating jobs and
encouraging economic growth by strengthening the state’s business climate and supporting
New York businesses.
VICE PRESIDENT – Loans and Grants; ASSISTANTVICE PRESIDENT – Loans and Grants;
PROJECT MANAGER – Loans and Grants; POLICY ANALYST – Policy and Research Division
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT New York, NY (1996 - 1998)
Managed a variety of research projects for FULD & COMPANY INC. (Cambridge, MA),
a pre-eminent research and consulting firm in the field of business and competitive intelligence.
DELMARVA POWER/PEPCO HOLDINGS, INC. Wilmington, DE (1993 - 1995)
PROJECT LEADER - COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE (CI) and SENIOR MARKETING PLANNER
for this energy company serving customers in Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
JOHNSON MATTHEY plc Valley Forge, PA (1987 – 1993)
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST for specialty chemicals company and a world leader in
advanced materials technology, focusing on catalysts, precious metals and fine chemicals.
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. Allentown, PA (1982 – 1987)
MARKET RESEARCH ANALYST and STAFF ACCOUNTANT for world leader in the
manufacture and distribution of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases,
performance materials, and equipment and services.
---EDUCATION---
 Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management/Marketing, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
 Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration/Accounting, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
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---PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS---
 Member of national presidential search committee, selected by Bloomsburg University Trustees and Administration (2007).
 Member of search committee for Bloomsburg University’s Alumni Director (2006).
 President of the Bloomsburg University Alumni Association (2004-2007); Vice President (2002-2004);
Member - Board of Directors (1986-1989; 1992-1995; 2001-2007).
 Member - Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP; 1992, 1994-2003).
 Presented “Developing a Utility Competitive Intelligence Program” at Infocast’s seminar on “Competitive Intelligence for
Utilities,” held in New York City (November 1995).
 Published an article entitled “Demand for Platinum Group Metals in Catalyst and Chemical Applications in North America”
(April 1989 IPMI Conference).
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Available Upon Request