Active PROJECTS
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Client: Bernhard
Project: $810M energy infrastructure project for Louisiana State University (LSU) at Baton Rouge Role: Supplier diversity consulting Description: Developed and manage a customized Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) compliance program for the 30-year construction infrastructure project on the campuses of LSU. Client: 1532 Tulane Partners, Inc. Project: $310M Charity Hospital Redevelopment in New Orleans, LA Role: Supplier diversity consulting Description: Developed and manage a customized DBE compliance program for the mixed-use redevelopment on the site of the former New Orleans Charity Hospital. Client: United Healthcare Project: City of New Orleans employee health insurance and wellness Role: Employee outreach; professional staffing Description: Provide medical professional staffing to oversee health and wellness outreach to city employees to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare costs. Client: Providence Community Housing Project: $120M B.W. Cooper Public Housing Redevelopment, Phase II Role: Supplier diversity consulting; workforce training Description: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 subcontractor compliance management and workforce consulting. Client: Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) Project: MDA Advanced Contractor's College Scope: Developed a customized Contractor's College curriculum that includes construction estimating training for a state-wide training program for small, minority- and women-owned firms engaged in the construction industry. Client: Housing Authority of New Orleans Project: Resident Entrepreneurs Training Initiative Role: Program development, training and management Scope: Developed and manage a customized entrepreneurship training program for low-income and public housing residents. |
LSU's Charity Hospital
New Orleans, LA 
Faubourg Lafitte Redevelopment
New Orleans, LA 
Contractor's College
Hattiesburg, MS |
COMPLETED Projects
Capital One Bank (2012-2020)
Project: Contractor's College
Scope: Developed and managed a customized construction business management training program for the bank's Getting Down to Business construction industry clients.
Impact: Trained over 200 contractors in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houston and Dallas.
Client: Enterprise Homes/Providence Community Housing (2015-2016)
Project: Lafitte Senior Housing Development
Scope: DBE, WBE and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 compliance management and workforce consulting for the $18 million-dollar public housing development.
Impact: Exceeded the DBE, WBE and Section 3 participation goal by 5% and the HUD Section 3 employment goal by 115%.
Client: Enterprise Homes/Providence Community Housing (2014-2016)
Project: Faubourg Lafitte Housing Redevelopment
Scope: DBE, WBE and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 compliance management and workforce consulting for the $161 million-dollar public housing redevelopment.
Impact: Exceeded the DBE, WBE and HUD Section 3 contracting goals by 14.13% and the HUD Section 3 employment goal by 145%.
Client: TruFund Financial Services (2015)
Project: Customized training program authoring
Scope: Developed a TruFund branded Contractor's College curriculum and trained TruFund's staff on how to coordinate, plan and implement the program for the Louisiana market.
Impact: After successfully conducting multiple cohorts of the program in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Start Smart was retained to develop the program for the Alabama and New York markets.
Client: City/Parish of East Baton Rouge (2013)
Project: HUD Section 3 program compliance training
Scope: Trained the city's housing department on HUD Section 3 program guidelines, management and best practices.
Impact: The city's housing department implemented recommendations presented during the training and subsequently passed its HUD Section 3 field compliance audit.
Client: Capital One Bank (2012-2019)
Project: Getting Down to Business small business training program
Scope: Conducted strategic planning, business planning and business credit workshops for Getting Down to Business programs in New Orleans Houston and Dallas.
Impact: 100% of program participants rated the workshops as outstanding (5 out 5 on all workshop evaluation forms).
Client: City of New Orleans (2010-2012)
Project: Supplier Diversity Consulting and Program Management
Scope: Re-engineered and managed of the state and local disadvantaged business enterprise (SLDBE) program for the $1.2 billion-dollar Post-Katrina infrastructure rebuilding program.
Impact: Increased SLDBE participation on City contracts from 16% to over 32% in less than 15-months.
Project: Contractor's College
Scope: Developed and managed a customized construction business management training program for the bank's Getting Down to Business construction industry clients.
Impact: Trained over 200 contractors in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houston and Dallas.
Client: Enterprise Homes/Providence Community Housing (2015-2016)
Project: Lafitte Senior Housing Development
Scope: DBE, WBE and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 compliance management and workforce consulting for the $18 million-dollar public housing development.
Impact: Exceeded the DBE, WBE and Section 3 participation goal by 5% and the HUD Section 3 employment goal by 115%.
Client: Enterprise Homes/Providence Community Housing (2014-2016)
Project: Faubourg Lafitte Housing Redevelopment
Scope: DBE, WBE and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 3 compliance management and workforce consulting for the $161 million-dollar public housing redevelopment.
Impact: Exceeded the DBE, WBE and HUD Section 3 contracting goals by 14.13% and the HUD Section 3 employment goal by 145%.
Client: TruFund Financial Services (2015)
Project: Customized training program authoring
Scope: Developed a TruFund branded Contractor's College curriculum and trained TruFund's staff on how to coordinate, plan and implement the program for the Louisiana market.
Impact: After successfully conducting multiple cohorts of the program in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Start Smart was retained to develop the program for the Alabama and New York markets.
Client: City/Parish of East Baton Rouge (2013)
Project: HUD Section 3 program compliance training
Scope: Trained the city's housing department on HUD Section 3 program guidelines, management and best practices.
Impact: The city's housing department implemented recommendations presented during the training and subsequently passed its HUD Section 3 field compliance audit.
Client: Capital One Bank (2012-2019)
Project: Getting Down to Business small business training program
Scope: Conducted strategic planning, business planning and business credit workshops for Getting Down to Business programs in New Orleans Houston and Dallas.
Impact: 100% of program participants rated the workshops as outstanding (5 out 5 on all workshop evaluation forms).
Client: City of New Orleans (2010-2012)
Project: Supplier Diversity Consulting and Program Management
Scope: Re-engineered and managed of the state and local disadvantaged business enterprise (SLDBE) program for the $1.2 billion-dollar Post-Katrina infrastructure rebuilding program.
Impact: Increased SLDBE participation on City contracts from 16% to over 32% in less than 15-months.