Hi, I’m Nico Gasca
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Municipal Professional.Project Leader.Business Problem-Solver.
More than 10 years of municipal government experience supported by a background in
business development, team leadership, technology, communications and small-business consulting.
Municipal Government & Business Operations Professional
I bring more than 10 years of municipal government experience, along with a strong background in business development, project leadership, technology, and communications. In my current role with the City of Tolleson, I work across all departments, coordinate with executive leadership and elected officials, manage vendors, support Development Services communications, and lead cross-departmental projects and events.
Earlier in my career, I managed business accounts, helped lead a 12-person marketing team, and managed a year-long program budget of about $180,000.
What I bring to this position is a combination of municipal knowledge, business experience, leadership, and technology. I may not come from a traditional planning background, but I know how to learn technical requirements, work with subject-matter experts, coordinate people and projects, and improve customer service and operations.
Professional Profile
My career has developed across operations, business development, technology,
communications and municipal government. Today I work across all City of Tolleson
departments and regularly coordinate with elected officials, executive leadership,
department directors, businesses, vendors and community organizations.
I bring a cross-functional perspective that connects people, process, customer service
and technology to help organizations move projects forward.
Career Highlights
10+ years municipal government experience
15 City of Tolleson departments supported
12-person Hensley Latino Marketing team led
$180K largest year-long program budget managed
50 business accounts managed at one time
Experience
2019–Present City of Tolleson — Public Affairs Support Specialist
2015–2019 City of Surprise — Communications Specialist
B.S. Information Technology Advanced Mobile Development — University of Phoenix
A.A. Information Technology Programming — University of Phoenix
Current Development Generative AI, prompt development, workflow design and municipal Development Services fundamentals.
Management Philosophy
Understand the people and process first, identify the real problem, establish clear priorities,
and implement practical improvements that support staff, customers and organizational goals.
Core Qualifications
What I Bring
A combination of municipal knowledge, project leadership, business relationships,
communications, technology and process improvement.
Municipal Operations
Cross-department coordination with executive leadership, elected officials, staff and public-facing City functions.
Project & Program Leadership
Meetings, timelines, assigned responsibilities, vendors, deliverables, budgets and execution across multiple stakeholders.
Business Engagement
Long-term experience working with small-business owners, corporate managers, account stakeholders and service providers.
Strategic Communications
Executive presentations, website content, analytics, digital communications, graphics, video and public information.
Process Improvement
Identify operational constraints and design practical improvements for customer experience, communication and workflow.
Technology & Innovation
IT degree, web systems, CivicPlus, analytics, digital tools and responsible exploration of AI-assisted workflows.
Selected Work
Projects & Problem Solving
Examples of cross-functional leadership, digital operations, process improvement and project execution.
Facilitate a 10–12 member cross-departmental committee, develop agendas, lead discussion, assign responsibilities, establish timelines and coordinate follow-through.
Manage CivicPlus content needs across City departments, including page creation, information architecture, accessibility coordination, analytics and continuous improvement.
Coordinate annual Development Services web reviews and maintain permitting information, public notices, commercial-development announcements and economic-development communications.
Helped an automotive event organizer replace manual phone/mail registration and fragmented payments with online forms, Stripe processing and centralized records.
Recommended email and SMS communication using existing registration data when a same-day vehicle entrance change needed to reach approximately 800 exhibitors.
Coordinate the Mayor and contracted videographer, manage production requirements, review drafts and distribute final content across City communication channels.
Development Services
My Management Vision
Respect technical expertise, strengthen coordination, improve the customer experience and use technology where it creates measurable value.
Customer Experience
Make development information easier for businesses, developers and residents to understand and navigate.
Clear process information
Consistent customer communication
Useful digital resources
Internal Coordination
Strengthen handoffs among Development Services, Engineering, Utilities, Finance, Public Affairs and other partners.
Clear responsibilities
Cross-department alignment
Better project visibility
Business Engagement
Support responsive relationships with existing businesses and help identify retention, expansion and service needs.
Relationship building
Resource connections
Customer responsiveness
Technology & Process
Use websites, analytics, digital forms, automation and carefully governed AI where appropriate.
Process documentation
Digital service improvement
Responsible innovation
Leadership Scope
Stakeholders I Work With
My current role requires communication across organizational levels and outside the City.
Elected Officials
Mayor, Vice Mayor, City Council and commissioners.
Executive Leadership
City Manager, Deputy City Managers and department directors.
City Departments
Development Services, Engineering, Finance, Police, Fire, Utilities, Parks & Recreation and others.
Business Community
Local business owners, corporate managers and service providers.
Vendors
Print, apparel, signage, photography, videography, web and promotional vendors.
Community Partners
Schools, nonprofits, event partners and community organizations.
“My leadership experience is largely cross-functional: bringing the right people together, clarifying responsibilities, tracking the work and keeping projects moving.”
My Approach
First 90 Days
Learn first, analyze second, and implement improvements only after understanding the people, processes and technical requirements.
Days 1–30
Listen & Learn
Meet staff and key partners
Understand active projects and workflows
Study planning, permitting and development processes
Review customer touchpoints and performance measures
Days 31–60
Analyze
Identify bottlenecks and communication gaps
Map cross-department dependencies
Review web and digital customer experience
Identify business-engagement opportunities
Days 61–90
Prioritize & Improve
Recommend achievable improvements
Establish priorities and accountability
Improve customer-facing information
Define measurable next steps with leadership
Contact
Thank You for Reviewing My Portfolio
I welcome the opportunity to discuss how my municipal experience, leadership background,
business perspective and technology skills can support Development Services and the City of Tolleson's strategic priorities.
Municipal Government & Business Operations Professional
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