David K. Stall

1112 FM 955, Fayetteville, TX 78940-5468 ~ 979.378.4116 ~ Fax 512.828.6494
 david@davidstall.com

Summary of Qualifications

Experienced.

Twenty-four years of local government service.

Eight years as city manager in an urban high-tech (NASA) environment and major tourist destination community. Three years as city manager in a historically significant rural community. Extensive experience with citizen involvement, neighborhood organizations, economic development and hospitality industry. Hands-on experience with planning & zoning, local government law, public finance, information systems, water and wastewater systems, public safety, and economic development. Served as lead representative on a wide range of intergovernmental agencies and committees. 

Strong Leader.

Practitioner of principal-centered leadership and empowerment style management; creating within the organization, more innovation, initiative, commitment, shared vision and principles. Proven leadership skills that draw broad support and earn the respect of team members, partners and participants. Impressive track record of innovation and creative problem solving. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute multiple projects while integrating internal and external resources. Ability to attract and negotiate non-traditional interagency, private and international participation in municipal projects. Outstanding performance in mediation. Creator of unique programs and processes that foster strong teamwork among officials, staffs and volunteers.

Creative Vision.

Extraordinarily skilled in recognizing and projecting future needs, planning, coordination, and execution. Established numerous demonstration programs that have been emulated statewide and nationally. Set the pace and direction that other organizations have followed.

Experienced in designing and supervising the construction of a wide range of projects including: flood control gates; storm drainage pump stations; international space museum; and, multi-use skate park.  A creative design approach has repeatedly resulted in substantial cost savings.

Inventor, patent holder, teacher and author. 

Budget & Finance.

Ability to design, coordinate and execute a budget process that produces a comprehensive planning and working document in a user friendly format. Successful at identifying alternative revenue sources and cost saving opportunities to consistently achieve balanced budgets. Repeated history of success in obtaining grants, bonds, and non-traditional funding.

Experienced and successful in development, retention, redevelopment and tax incentives.  Created, coordinated and promoted a large number of community events that included fairs, conferences, festivals, and tradeshows.  Excellent media relations.

Municipal Operations.

History of managing municipal operations as a highly responsive customer driven organization recognizing both citizens and elected officials as customers. Knowledgeable about public works: water, wastewater, solid waste, natural gas, recycling, streets, traffic, utilities, rights-of-way, and franchises. Advocate of targeted and proactive maintenance of infrastructure. Track record of success in obtaining grants and supplemental revenue sources for infrastructure improvements. Cheerleader of constant improvement of community quality of life. Champion of community image; enhancement of public spaces, streetscapes and parks; moderation of signage; noise and undesirable light abatement. Encourage public art projects that are in keeping with community expectations. Support community based programs for the arts, recreation, health, neighborhood improvement and social well being.

Professional Experience

2005–present

City Administrator, City of Shoreacres

Shoreacres, Texas

Chief administrative officer of full-service municipal corporation. Shoreacres is a suburban waterfront community located on Trinity Bay about 30 minutes east of Houston.  Shoreacres is located in both Harris and Chambers County.  

Direct departments including finance; public works; water and sewer utilities; building & zoning; public safety; and, parks & recreation.

2001–2004

City Manager, City of Columbus

Columbus, Texas

Chief administrative officer and treasurer of full-service municipal corporation. Columbus is a rural community located on IH-10 about 70 miles west of Houston.  Columbus is the county seat of Colorado County.  

Direct departments including finance; public works; water, sewer and gas utilities; building & zoning; public safety; parks & recreation; cemetery; and, library.

2000–2002

Owner, Victorian Fence & Millworks

Fayetteville, Texas

Owned and operated a custom millwork shop producing reproduction Victorian period fence pickets, mouldings, rails, columns, battens and custom trim.

Designed and built a one-of-a-kind milling machine to mass produce popular turn-of-the-century design wooden fence pickets.

1998–2000

President & Board Member, Cinema Film Systems

Upland, California

Directed all functions and divisions of third largest U.S. manufacturer of commercial motion picture projection and film handling equipment. Scope of responsibility included engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and finance.

Led development of new projection technology and introduced the motion picture exhibition industry's first electronic controlled 35mm film projector.

Company dissolved with industry-wide collapse of American motion picture exhibition expansion.

1991–1998

City Manager, City of Nassau Bay

Nassau Bay, Texas

Chief administrative officer of full-service municipal corporation. Nassau Bay is an affluent waterfront community (suburb of Houston) located adjacent to NASA's Johnson Space Center. Directed 17 departments including finance, information systems, public works, utilities, building & zoning, public safety, courts, parks & recreation, and tourism.

Successfully restructured financial management practices, making possible the retention of an "A" bond rating despite announced down grade. Returned financial stability to all funds. Secured spotless audit and management practices review. Followed with six years of operating under budget while exceeding budgeted level of service and project completion goals.

Drafted industrial development corporation legislation subsequently placed on ballot and approved by voters.

A regional leader in tourism development. Initiated and brought to fruition a high profile Sister City relationship that spurred international tourism and business investments. Earned position on state birding trail. Created several successful festivals. Attracted an internationally prominent museum exhibition never before available anywhere in the world (highly sought after by the National Air & Space Museum among others).

Established Nassau Bay as the recognized arts center of the Clear Lake region attracting privately funded public, visual, performing and electronic arts.

Concurrently held position of Fire Marshal.  Licensed as head of agency (Fire Marshal's Office), Fire & Arson Investigator and Peace Officer (1987-1998).

Updated management information systems, directed installation of local area network, implemented G.I.S. computer system and migration from IBM System/36 to IBM AS/400 computer. Created municipal television channel.  Established municipal Internet web site.

Met and exceeded the performance expectations of four Mayors and six consecutive City Councils.

1978–1991

Patrolman – Assist. to City Manager

Nassau Bay, Texas

Promoted through positions of increased responsibility leading to Assistant to City Manager (1990).

Developed a broad knowledge of local government operations gaining hands-on experience in law enforcement, fire protection, emergency management, code enforcement, utility regulation, management information systems, planning, budget, finance, economic development, tourism, and coordinating citizen volunteers. 

Licensed peace officer 1977 to 1998.  
Arson Investigator 1980 to 1998.  
Fire Marshal 1985 to 1998, head of agency 1987 to 1998.  

Additional Experience

Board Member.

Vice-Chairman, Local Board, Region II, United States Selective Service System.  

Appointed to Airport Advisory Board, Colorado County, Columbus, Texas.

Computers.

Knowledgeable and skilled with personal computer hardware and software, including local area networks.  Have prior experience with IBM AS/400 minicomputer. 

Experience with: Windows-XP, Windows98, MS NT Server, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS FrontPage 2002, MS Outlook, MS-DOS, Internet Explorer, DesignCAD Pro, ArcView GIS, several graphic programs, and more.  

Instructor.

Staff Instructor: Houston Fire Department Fire Academy / Houston Community College System (1987).

City Councilman.

Elected to at-large council position for the City of El Lago, Texas (1978-1979). 

Oversight responsibilities included: fire protection, emergency medical services and solid waste management. 

Appointed to the Board of Trustees, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department. Appointed to the Board of Directors, Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corps (1978-1979).

Chairman, Parks Board.

Appointed to City of El Lago, Texas, Parks Board, elected chairman by board members (1977-1978).

Firefighter.

Volunteer firefighter, Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department, Seabrook, Texas (1976-1978).

Education

1976

Clear Lake High School

Houston, Texas

1976–1978

San Jacinto College

Pasadena, Texas

1994

LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of Texas

Austin, Texas

Extensive continuing education.

Certifications/Licenses include: Electrician (1975); Basic Police Officer (1979); Fire & Arson Investigator (1980); Real Estate Agent (1981); Fire Service Instructor (1984); Police Instructor (1986); Radio Technician (1988); Master Peace Officer (1991); Certified Floodplain Manager (2009).

Professional Memberships

TCMA – Texas City Management Association (full member)
TFMA – Texas Floodplain Management Association (member) 
OHA – Oral History Association (full member)
TOHA – Texas Oral History Association (full member)
ASRC – Association of Sound Recording Collectors (full member)

Additional Memberships

LCI – Lions Clubs International, Columbus Noon Lions, Texas
ARRL– American Radio Relay League (past public information officer)
JSCARC – Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club (past vice president)
CW.org – CorridorWatch.org (public information officer)
VSF – VictorySiren Foundation, Inc. (Chairman)

Past Memberships

ICMA – International City-County Management Association (full member)
CCAAB – Colorado County Airport Advisory Board (board member)
CCVB – Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau (board member)
TCRFC – Texas Colorado River Floodplain Coalition (executive committee member)
CHPT – Columbus Historical Preservation Trust (benefactor member) 
RI – Rotary International, Columbus, Texas (member) 
HCFCD – Harris County Flood Control District Advisory Committee (past member)
BALEPC – Bay Area Local Emergency Planning Committee (past member)
SEWPP – City of Houston Southeast Water Purification Plant (board member 1991-1998)
TFB – Texas Farm Bureau (past member) 
CLAEDF – Clear Lake Area Economic Development Foundation (past member)
BATP – Bay Area Transportation Partnership (director 1996-1998)
SVFD – Seabrook Volunteer Fire Department (firefighter 1976-1979 & member of board of trustees 1978-1979)
CLATC – Clear Lake Area Telecommunications Coalition (founding member)
IAAI – International Association of Arson Investigators (past member)
SMPTE – Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (past member)
CLMR – Clear Lake Marine Rescue (past president & chief)
CLEMC – Clear Lake Emergency Medical Corp (member of board of directors 1978-1979)
TMPRTA – Texas Municipal Parks, Recreation and Tourism Association (member)  
EWMYC – Ed White Memorial Youth Center (past director)
BAARC – Bay Area Amateur Radio Club (past president)
CLARC – Clear Lake Amateur Radio Club (past member)

References Upon Request. 

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