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Office of the Governor United States Virgin Islands PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU COMPLETE THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) ALL questions must be fully and correctly answered and returned to the Office of Legal Counsel within seven (7) business days of your receipt of the Questionnaire. Do not submit a resume instead of this Questionnaire. If more than the allotted space on this form is required for a complete and full answer, please attach as many additional 8% x 11 sheets as may be needed. At the top of each additional sheet put your name, "Office of the Governor, Office of Legal Counsel", and then reference the question number before each answer. The Questionnaire is in PDF Format. Please complete all responses clearly in black font color. Responses are NOT to be handwritten. Please do not hesitate to call the Office of Legal Counsel at Government House at (340) 774-0001 if you have any questions concerning this Questionnaire. Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 2[Page NOMINEE'S NAME: SECTION I: BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (First) (Other} Williams. Jr Winston M.A 1. NAME: (Last) (Middle) 2. SOCIAL SECURITY: a sine PO Box 305118 St. Thomas VI 00803 Residential: Business: E-Mail: winston@wmwilliamsvi.com Phone Number(s) — (Cell) 4. Length of Residence in the Virgin Islands: 15 months _ 5. Date of Birth: 6. Place of Birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico 7. Marital Status: ___Married 8. Full Name of Spouse: Mailing & Residential Address: Business, Name & Address: 11) Wii ams & Partners VI, LLC PO Box 305118 St. Thomas VI 00803 9. EDUCATION St. Thomas VI 00802 | Single | Widowed | * Divorced ——— Institution Dates Attended | Degree Received | Date Received Certifications Antitles Highschool) 1985-1988 | High Schoo! Diploma 1988 Howard University; 1988-1993 BSCE 1993 Emory University) 2003-2004 MBA 2004 . Sees + wes = are al -| Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 3|Page NOMINEE’S NAME; 10. EMPLOYMENT RECORD: Please list, in chronological order, your complete employment record for the past ten (10) years, beginning with the present or most recent position. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] Employer Dates of Position Address/Phone # Supervisor Employment WMWilliams& August President PO Box 305118 St.| Self Partners VI, LLC 2023 - Thomas VI 00803 Present FirstKey Homes May 2021- Sr. VP 1850 Parkway Pia Cornejo September 2022 | Construction & | Place Suite 900 Maintenance Marietta GA 30067 Mortenson July 2015 - Project 700 Meadow Lane Dale Heter April 2021 Executive RN Io MN 55422 a, : 2369 Charleston WMWill & Part ; J 2014 - LLC mams anners ‘june 2015 President Pointe SE Atlanta Self GA 30316 Turner Construction 2006-2014 Project 3495 Piedmont Rd | Shannon Hines Manager NE Building 11, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30305 11. GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE: A. List all federal, state, territorial or local government services, giving dates and type of service such as employee, boards, commissions, executive, legislative or judicial branches, consultant, voluntary service, part-time or honorary. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] B. List and attach a copy of all service contracts you have held independently or been a party to with the Government of the Virgin islands. Air Pollution Control Supervisor - DPNR March 1997 - November 1999 Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 4{| Page NOMINEE'S NAME: 12. BUSINESSES AND FINANCIAL INTEREST: List all businesses (for profit or not for profit), real estate and trusts in which you have at least a 10% interest or control of assets or serve as an officer or member of a board with voting rights. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] WMWilliams & Partners Vi, ‘LLC: WMWilliams & Partners, LLC; Ujamaa Er Enterprises Vi utc; | ‘Ujamaa Enterprises LLC, Construction Inspection Group V1, LLC 13. QUALIFICATIONS: What in your opinion qualifies you to serve the People of the Virgin islands in the position which the Governor has nominated you? \Construction Executive with over 30 years experience managing projects ranging in size from $1.5M to $1.0 Billion. Credentialed Project Management Professional (PMP). Managed the design and construction of a myriad of project types (30 story high rise condominium buildings, CDC laboratory buildings, soccer stadiums, basketball arenas, 500 acre solar farms, etc.). Managed the construction and maintenance of a single family home portfolio of 50,000+ homes. — ; _| SECTION Ii; HONORS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS 14. MEMBERSHIPS: List all memberships and offices held in professional, fraternal, scholarly, civic, charitable, and other organizations. Omega Psi Phi Fraternitcy (1993), Howard University Alumni Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, Project Management institute. 15. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, TRUSTS, ETC.: List all government or private sector boards, trusts, or fiduciary responsible positions on which you have served or are now serving. None 16. HONORS AND AWARDS: List all scholarships, fellowships, honorary degrees, honor society memberships, and any other special recognition for outstanding service or achievement. Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions §|Page NOMINEE'S NAME: 17. PUBLISHED WRITINGS: List all titles, publishers and dates of books, articles, reports, or other published materials you have written. 18. SECTION Wl: CHARACTER Have you ever been the subject of a grand jury, police, and department of justice or any legally constituted government authority, investigation anywhere or at anytime? ___YES *_ NO If your answer is yes, please explain with details including date and location. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] 19. Have you ever been arrested in any geographical location for any offense, including traffic violations? — YES * NO If yes, please explain with details including offense, date of location and disposition. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number} a ee eee Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 6|Page NOMINEE'S NAME: 20. _ Have you ever been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor? ___YES X_NO if yes, please explain with details including offense, date, location, and current status. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] 21. _Is there now or has there ever been a judgment entered against you? ~___YES *X NO If the answer is yes, please explain with details on date, location and disposition or current status. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] 22. Have you ever been a respondent in any labor dispute or discrimination proceeding? YES * NO If the answer is yes, please explain with details on date, location and disposition or current status. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] ~—d 23. Have you ever been named _as a party in any hearing, administrative, civil, and criminal, including Equal Employment Opportunity or sexual harassment? ___YES x _NO If yes, please explain in detail, giving date, venue, agency, and the names of the other parties and the disposition. {Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number} oo Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 7|Page NOMINEE'S NAME; 24. Have you now or have you ever been a member of an organization or an associate of an individual advocating terrorism, overthrow of a government by force or the advocacy or subordination of any ethnic group or individuals? YES xX NO If the answer is yes, please give details of dates, names of organizations, names of individuals and all pertinent circumstances. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] 25. Do you know of any individual, organization or group, which can be expected to oppose your nomination? — YES * NO If the answer is yes, please list the individuals, organizations or groups by name and give the details of your belief for their opposition. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] 26. Oo you have any outstanding and delinquent monetary obligations to the Government of the Virgin Islands or any other public or private entity, including but not limited to, personal income taxes, business taxes, real property taxes (commercial or residential), business license renewals, trade name renewals, annual reporting fees, professional organization dues, child support, judgments, debt Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 8(Page NOMINEES NAME: Government of the Virgin Islands, includes but is not limited to the following departments, agencies and instrumentalities: the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Tax Assessor, Department of Justice Division of Paternity and Child Support, Board of Education, Economic Development Authority, U. S. Small Business Administration, Small Business Development Center, Police Department, Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs, the Water and Power Authority, the Waste Management Authority, Department of Health, Department of Human Services YES e NO If the answer is yes, please attach a detailed explanation of what outstanding and delinquent monetary obligations are owed, the reason for the delinquency, and the intended plan to bring the matter current. SECTION IV: CONFLICT OF INTEREST 27. Please explain your understanding of "Conflict of Interest" as it applies to the position to which you have been nominated to serve the People of the Virgin Islands. A A conflict of interest occurs if t allow my personal interests or relationships to bias my professional decisions. Sometimes the perception of a conflict of interest can also damage ithe reputation of the individual or the Board. The best way to manage through this is by \disclosing in advance any relevant information to fellow Board members and either recuse ‘onself or have an open discussion with the Board on best next steps. 28. Do you own a business or real estate, or are you a partner or shareholder or affiliated in any way to sell or provide goods or services to the Virgin Islands Government? x YES __NO If the answer is yes, please explain and give the name and location of these interest(s) and how you promise to remove yourself from any possible conflict. [Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary, and reference this question number] WMWilliams & Partners VI, LLC - Potentially providing project managementowners sd representative services on projects associated with Rebuild USVI. Constrction Inspection Group VI, LLC - Providing 3rd party inspection services on projects associated with Rebuild USVI Office of the Governor Questionnaire for Nominees to Departments, Agencies, Boards & Commissions 9|Page NOMINEE'S NAME: 29. Does any close relative or spouse have a business or real estate interest(s) as described in question 25? __YES xX NO If the answer is yes, please explain and give the name and location of these interest(s) and how you propose to remove yourself from any possible conflict. (Attach additional sheet(s), if necessary.) SECTION V: JOB PERFORMANCE 30. Inno more than 150 words, please outline in priority order your four (4) specific short-term and four (4) specific long-term goals and objectives you would employ to achieve the entity's purpose and improve its service delivery system if your nomination is confirmed for this position, 1. Participate in a SWOT analysis of the Board of Construction, Trades and Craft.2. Conduct outreach surveys to the public and contractor's to determine if there are any possibl 3. Review current fees and fines to determine if they align with industry standards. 4. Partner with other government agencies to improve the quality of the contractor and subcontractor b 1. Develop and implement an action plan to address the Weakness and Threats from short term goal #1. 2. Leverage the Strengths and Opportunities identified in short term m goal #1 to It the Board for the upcoming challenges associated with the signifi cant increased construction 31. Is there any additional information that you believe would assist the Committee on Rules and the Judiciary in processing your nomination expeditiously? | have worked in the mainland for the past 20+ years managing the construction of large projects ranging from $20 million to over $950 million doltars working for some of the largest Construction Managers in the industry. | look forward to bringing back home my experience on these projects as the Territory gets ready for the ~$15 billion of construction that will take place over the next 10-15 years. and create a portal to share that information with the public. 4. Develop and implement a requirement for ongoing continuing education related to license renewal.