PR 26-0487 — District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Jimmy Ortiz Confirmation Resolution of 2025

Jimmy Ortiz, PhD President & CEO Regional Coordinator, Latin America United Nations- Universal Postal Union Honors and Awards San Jose, Costa Rica | 2009 – 2010 Oversaw technical assistance projects throughout Latin • Certificate of Appreciation Deputy Postmaster General America including modernizing postal services, creating (2017, 2018, 2019) – Awarded address and signage systems, introducing international money for projects including:

successful advocacy in wire service, and re-establishing postal service in Haiti.

international forums and Spearheaded a 3-year regional strategic plan to modernize congresses.

• USPS Leveraging and postal services in 19 Latin American countries via physical, Collaboration Award financial, and tech-based technical assistance programs as well as created a fund to finance country-level projects.

• USPS Executive Leadership Team Recognition • USDA Certificate of Global Account Manager Appreciation United States Postal Service, Global Business • Prospanica – National Chapter of the Year Washington, DC | 2007 – 2009 Oversaw international product sales and improved mail security and delivery by building and developing teams of internal and external stakeholders to negotiate new business, new hubs, and operational improvements.

Generated $5M in international revenues in one year by training sales teams to leverage marketing collateral to attract new clients;

conducted on-site visits to strengthen relationships with existing customers.

Decreased mail exchange transit time by spearheading addition of two new mail hubs in Mexico;

analyzed volume and transportation availability as well as negotiated with Mexican Post and customs authority to procure authorization.

Manager, Overseas Delivery United States Postal Service, International Network Operations Washington, DC | 2006 – 2007 Overhauled US mail delivery overseas by developing domestic logistical solutions and provided technical guidance for foreign counterparts;

increased global delivery performance by 32% in one year.

Recruited and led cross-functional teams;

assigned country managers to identify gaps throughout mail delivery chains, set goals and strategic plans for improving service, coordinated with counterparts to implement solutions.

Jimmy Ortiz, PhD Senior Program Manager President & CEO United States Postal Service, Global Business Arlington, VA | 2005 – 2006 Transformed departmental role from business development to provide technical assistance to 15+ Latin American countries;

removed customs barriers, modernized infrastructure, and introduced innovative programs and products.

Streamlined US- Mexico mail flow by building relationships with Mexican counterparts, educating them on financial and social impacts of bottlenecks leading to higher customs thresholds and extending operating hours halving backlogs.

Program Manager, The Americas United States Postal Service, Global Business Arlington, VA | 2002 – 2005 Created inbound package solutions that increased USPS volume and revenue by $2M per year;

negotiated and executed postal agreements;

trained foreign postal administrations on implementing flat rate systems.

Led cross-functional teams of legal, marketing, sales, and operations to set revenue and volume goals, defined market gaps, and created inbound package solution, developed agreements with foreign posts and private couriers.

Designed marketing plans to define and attract target market by conducting due diligence, educating potential partners on product benefits;

negotiated and implemented business agreements, surpassing departmental goals.

Spearheaded modernization of US Customs and Border Protection International Mail Branch by negotiating lease with agency counterparts, coordinating with operations space design to optimize inbound and outbound mail flow.

International Postal Affairs Specialist United States Postal Service, International Business Washington, DC | 1999 - 2002 Improved USPS international service performance by 20% via inter-governmental advocacy, facilitating international and bilingual negotiations, as well as troubleshooting and implementing international supply chain solutions.

Advocated to foreign counterparts on behalf of the US government to support beneficial mail exchange policies as well as develop international practices, standards, and procedures for handling international mail.

Negotiated eleven incentive programs by coordinating cross-organizational communications with designator operators, US Government agencies, and foreign governments to inform them on stakeholder benefits based on common goals.

Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments John A.

Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004 Dr.

Jimmy Ortiz Dr.

Jimmy Ortiz is the President & CEO of ZITRO 360 Group, LLC, an international, governmental relations, and educational consulting firm.

Prior to founding this organization, he oversaw Global Business for International Bridge, a logistic company serving the non-continental United States.

Until 2024, Dr.

Ortiz oversaw international relations for the United States Postal Service (USPS) in Washington, DC, where he started his career as a letter carrier on the night shift in New York City.

During his tenure, he held close to two dozen policy, operational, managerial, and business development positions in New York, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.

His assignments at USPS included Acting Executive Director, International Postal Affairs, Customs Compliance Manager, Operations Manager, Manager, Network Distribution Centers, Manager, International Delivery, and Program Manager, Global Business Development for Latin America, and the Caribbean.

In 2009, Dr.

Ortiz was endorsed by the Department of State and the USPS to serve as the Regional Coordinator for Latin America for the United Nation’s Universal Postal Union (UPU) in San Jose, Costa Rica where he oversaw numerous projects, including rebuilding mail delivery in Haiti after an earthquake devastated the island nation.

Dr.

Ortiz later returned to the USPS to oversee the development, planning, coordination, and implementation of international programs and projects supporting bilateral relations and multilateral agreements with 192 foreign postal administrations.

For close to four decades, Dr.

Ortiz represented the United States in dozens of domestic and international postal congresses, forums, and meetings involving policy, operations, business development,and securitythroughout the world.

In 2016, he was an instrumental part of the USPS operational delegation that led to the reestablishment of direct mail exchanges between Cuba and the US after more than fifty years.

Dr.

Ortiz served as a member of the UPU Express Mail Service (EMS) Cooperative Board, based in Bern, Switzerland, which oversaw performance initiatives of over 185 postal administrations, representing 85% of designated operators worldwide, to improve the quality of the global EMS delivery network.

His other board experience includes, but not limited to, serving as the President of Prospanica DC, where he led the organization to several awards, including Chapter of the Year, and the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal where he served as Chair of two committees.

He presently serves as the Vice President of Teatro de la Luna and is on the Advisory Board of the Hispanic Scholarship Fund DC and Grupo 21.

A Ward 6 resident, Dr.

Ortiz earned his Associate Degree in Accounting from the State University of New York, his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial and Governmental Accounting from City University of New York, his Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and his PhD in International Business Administration from Universidad Fidelitas.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor To:

Kimberly A.

Bassett, Steve Walker From:

Betsy Cavendish Date:

December 9, 2025 Subject:

Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Dr.

Jimmy Ortiz as an alternate member of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and found it to be legally unobjectionable.

If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-0872, or me at 202-724-7681.

______________________________ Elizabeth Cavendish ______________________________________________________________________________ The John A.

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