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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING JERRY A. PRAY UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Cook County Director of Research, Operations and Innovation Jerry Pray will retire from Cook County Government on December 31, 2021, after an accomplished and impactful 30-year career serving the residents of Cook County, Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Jerry has established a reputation for improving the operations of Cook County Government through business process re-engineering and innovation; and
WHEREAS, as a lifelong resident of Cook County, Jerry was raised in the Jefferson Park community and graduated from Notre Dame High School for Boys; and
WHEREAS, while attending college, Jerry began his journey in the world of Industrial Engineering as an intern at Fel Pro in Skokie, Illinois in the summer of 1990 and at Cook County in the summer of 1991; and
WHEREAS, after graduating from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree focused in Industrial Engineering, Jerry returned to Cook County to begin his full-time career at Cook County in 1992, joining the Industrial Engineer team in the Office of the Chief Administrator. Jerry's role was to identify ways to reduce wastefulness and improve how Cook County delivered services to its residents in the most efficient manner.
WHEREAS, in 1994, as a member of the Industrial Engineer team, Jerry performed the first ever space inventory analysis for all County facilities and created a database of space, employee data and occupancy drawings; and between 1995-1997, performed the financial analysis to justify the purchase of 69 W. Washington. Once 69 W. Washington was purchased, the Industrial Engineers were responsible for the initial space programming and layout modifications for the 700,000-square-foot facility; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Jerry created the County's Photocopier Leasing Program and was responsible for administering the program for over 14 years. This program saved the County over $1M annually; and
WHEREAS, ...
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