With a diverse background including business operations, information technology, grant program technical assistance and project management, Mr. Dronette has over 11 years of experience. He ensures high quality and high value operations and project deliverables across all divisions.
Nate obtained a B.S. in Construction Management in 2009 from Louisiana State University. He is a Project Management Professional, as certified by the Project Management Institute, is a QuickBase Certified App Builder and a member of the National Grants Management Association.
For more than a decade, he has acquired grant management experience for more than 25 state and local level disaster recovery recipients across the country, providing project management as well as grant support – application, formulation, management and closeout – and technical roles, ensuring compliance protocols are in place and followed for FEMA, HUD, and Treasury programs.
With humble beginnings working for Louisiana GOHSEP, he persistently worked to solve complex problems and raise the bar. He has assisted hundreds of grant recipients in resolving funding issues across the full spectrum of technical assistance areas.
With an IT background, Mr. Dronette oversees website design and development, and data system and project application design and implementation projects.
Areas of Expertise:
Electrical Cooperatives, Hospitals, Nonprofits, Federal Grants, Financial Cost Reconciliation, Grant Formulation, Grant Management, Grant Closeout, Insurance Reductions and Requirements, Insurance Settlement Offsets, System Implementation, Information Technology, Website Design, Database Implementation, Database Management, Procurement Support, Construction Administration, Project Management, Program Management, HUD Section 3 Compliance, Fraud Identification, Training Program Development