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David J. Niemeyer <br />EXPERIENCE Village Manager, Village of Tinley Park <br />June 2014 to present <br />• Oversee day to day operations of leading community of 57,000 in southwest <br />suburbs. <br />• Working with citizen committee on plan to redevelop former 280 acre mental health <br />center site. <br />• Leading development of village's first strategic plan. <br />• Led efforts along with another village manager to get a bill approved by the state <br />that helped Tinley Park's convention center offer more incentives for out of town <br />conventions. <br />• Creating a new organizational structure to match the village's current service needs. <br />• Leading efforts to develop a new brand identity for the community <br />Village Manager, Village of Oak Brook, IL <br />July 2007 -June 2014 <br />• Oversaw prestigious community of 7900 in suburban Chicago with $45 million <br />budget, 140 FTEs, village owned sports core, and famous Oak Brook Center Mall. <br />• In response to the economic downturn, outsourced Bath and Tennis Club clubhouse <br />and joined centralized emergency dispatch agency. <br />• Began implementation of 20 year Commercial Revitalization Plan that included <br />update of village's sign ordinance and streamlining of development process. <br />• Helped bring over a million dollars in grants to the village. <br />• Completed major reorganization of staff that reduced the work force by 15% and <br />eliminated three department head positions without significant changes to front line <br />services. <br />• Oversaw development of village's first strategic plan. <br />• Partnered with Chamber on proactive economic development program to attract and <br />retain new businesses that brought several new large office users to the community. <br />• Received 2010 "Business Advocate" award from Chamber. <br />• Negotiated complex agreement for a new traffic signal that kept Costco in the <br />community and involved several meetings with IDOT officials including the <br />Secretary of Transportation. <br />• Implemented village's first "Taste of Oak Brook" festival that now attracts about <br />25,000 people in its sixth year and hired operator to bring back the village's famous <br />polo leagues. <br />• Established new partnerships with the Oak Brook Park District and school district <br />that includes equipment sharing, personnel sharing, joint purchasing, discounts at <br />the park district fitness center for new businesses, and giving joint discounts to <br />