Michael West

Background

About Michael West

19 years of experience with increasing responsibilities in administration in state & county government. • 7 years of supervisory experience. • Served 2½ years as Chief of Staff for the Deputy Director of the MN Dept of Human Services. • 9 years of experience managing department budgets in state or county government. • 5 years of experience evaluating internal controls for the MN Dept of Human Services (DHS). • 2 years of internal audit experience at the MN Dept of Human Services. • 11 years serving as a business liaison to government IT departments. • 5 years of experience in IT procurement in the private sector. • Completed 22 hours of formal training in outcomes-based accountability and process improvement. • 1½ years of experience as the first ever Enterprise Risk Management coordinator for the MN Dept of Human Services. • 2½ years as a Business Continuity Recovery Director, developing, maintaining, and testing continuity of operations plans for the MN Dept of Human Services. • 5 years of experience as the Safety & Risk Coordinator for Dakota County Community Services. • Managed 15+ business projects with participants from a wide variety of business units at DHS and Dakota County over the course of 7 years. • Professionally trained in journalism, risk management, and business continuity management. • 2016 graduate of the State of Minnesota’s Emerging Leaders Institute.