JAMES TANSEY?Career Highlights

• Auditor;

• Writer;

• Advanceman;

• Strategist;

• Operations Manager;

• Banker;

• Publicist;

• Campaigner;

• Adjunct Faculty…

JAMES TANSEY’S CAREER…

JAMES TANSEYCURRENT POSITION

Director, House Post Audit and Oversight Bureau, Mass. House of Representatives, Boston

Direct staff of examiners in compliance audits, program oversight, and investigation; pursuant to MGL c 3, sec. 64

Author of analytical reports on various subjects including:

- indigent defense counsel program;

- statewide pharmacy program;

- Central Artery/Tunnel Project (CA/T)-state debt and credit rating financial analysis; performance auditing of agency appropriations; -quality of care of mentally disabled persons; death investigations and abuse allegations; child protection;

- evaluation of highway construction activities; insurance insolvency fund; information technology systems performance…

DIRECTOR, 1998 TO PRESENTHOUSE POST AUDIT AND OVERSIGHT BUREAU,

MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

PREVIOUS

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant to the Executive DirectorDirector of Canadian AffairsAdvance/logistics

New England Governors’ Conference, Inc.Boston, Mass.

Directed the Canadian Affairs program & logistical and advance operations;

Drafted, and produced all Governors’ briefing books and other Conference documents;

Advance: Extensive travel throughout New England and Canada; other travel as needed;

Managed the substance abuse prevention program; health care, and public health projects;

PREVIOUS

EMPLOYMENTCorporate Communications Officer

Connecticut National Bank,Hartford, Connecticut

.Officer of the corporation located at the home office of one of the largest U.S. commercial banks;

Conducted all external and internal retail-activity media relations; retail operations spokesman;

Created the bank’s first retail operations newsletter for 180-branch network;

Responsible for communications plan at two regional bank headquarters;

Member of the bi-weekly breakfast meeting of general officers and senior managers for the review of the company’s retail operations.

Auditor Writer Teacher

University of Massachusetts/Boston, Boston, MA.M.A./ HistoryThesis: “Kissing Goes By Favor”(historical/financial analysis of New England textile company

liquidation) St. Michael’s College, Winooski, VT.A.B. Philosophy/English/Classics/Latin 

Other coursework and in-service training, including: Accounting courses at Northeastern University and UMass/Boston; Comptroller courses; MMARS & computer applications courses; Investigative seminars conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Debt rating Seminars at Standard and Poor’s Corporation in New York City; Dun and

Bradstreet debt analysis seminar.

EDUCATION

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

Business WriterNortheastern University

Boston, Mass. Specialized writer (business topics)

for one of the largest private universities in the U.S.;

Conducted external and internal media campaigns for the College of Business Administration, graduate and undergraduate;

Directed communications outreach, programs, and internal publications for: College of Computer Science, Office of Career Planning and Development, Departments of Economics, and Mathematics;

Special assignments: commencement committee, annual commencement media relations.

Independent ContractorWrote, cast, and produced radio advertising campaigns; purchased airtime; Independent Video Producer;

Conceived and produced print advertising campaigns; bought multi-market advertising;

Developed and implemented regional public affairs energy pilot program;

Publications management consulting and writing for a major Boston-area hospital;

Conducted grant and program management for a regional health care foundation;

Political campaign management.

Award for Excellence in Legislative Auditing, National Conference of State Legislatures;

Massachusetts Educator’s License (certificate # 410674), History (5-8), and History (8-12);

Clerk of the Corporation, Board of Directors, Quincy Access Telecommunications Corporation;

Award Winning television producer; Award Winning writer and editor;

Congressional Campaign Press Secretary; Campaign manager for numerous political candidates; writer and editor, monthly regional AFL-CIO labor journal (50,000 paid circulation); daily newspaper reporter; Mortgage and Real Estate officer, Massachusetts savings bank; Massachusetts licensed Insurance Broker, all lines of business (life, health, property and casualty).

ADDITIONAL CREDENTIALS

HPAO Bureau

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Audit:

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Advance/logistics

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Banking

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News writing:

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PUBLIC SPEAKING EXAMPLES

Teaching:

Comments on teaching (history) from students…

Adjunct Faculty;Online Course Developer;

… this course was amazing, I learned so much about history, and I really liked how it challenged me, It was my first online course … I started off not knowing what I signed up for and if I could succeed and because of you, and teaching such a great way I accomplished it, and I would just really like to thank you, …

… Thank you for such an interesting and engaging class.  I truly enjoyed the research project!

… Thank you for all your support and encouragement during the course. I really enjoyed learning the topic, and look forward to continuing my studies.

…I look forward to your feedback and thank you for a great class.

HUSBAND AND FATHER… MY MOST PRIZED ACCOMPLISHMENTS…

Donna, wife, mother, teacher, employment counselor & adjudicator…Frank, son, TSA federal officer, college grad, video producer & cameraman, history teacher…Kathleen, daughter, college rising junior, basketball player, softball

player, swimmer…Jim, equipment manager…

IT’S A SMALL WORLD…UNTIL YOU HAVE TO PAINT IT!

THANK YOU,

I HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED THIS VISIT –

JIM TANSEY

Jim and Donna Tansey at warming lodge, Mount Greylock, Adams, MA