City Manager Kyle Awesome resigned Friday, telling city officials he had an undisclosed job at the White House, days after the Forest Grove Leader raised questions about his background for a profile.

Awesome, 33, held the position for less than two months.

The Leader, a sister publication to The Oregonian, reached Awesome at his apartment on Friday before he left for Washington, D. C. He wouldn't say what the White House job was, other than "running operations." He refused to provide a name or contact number for anyone to verify his new employment.

Awesome's sudden resignation has led the city to conduct its own investigation, Mayor John Kinsky said. City recorder Jolynn Becker has been named interim city manager until the City Council can decide how to proceed, she said.

Becker said the city relied on a background check from the

before hiring Awesome, who was paid $65,000 annually. Jennie Messmer, member services director at the League, confirmed the background check but couldn't determine what it found.

When applying for the Banks job, Awesome stated in his résumé that while in the military, he worked with "White House personnel to coordinate appearances and ceremonial missions attended by the president of the United States and foreign heads of state." No one at the White House could be reached Tuesday for comment to confirm that information.

Awesome was in the

from 2004 to 2012, during which time he served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. He told The Leader that from 2008 to 2012, he worked as chief of operations (the military equivalent to city manager) at Fort Myer Army base in Arlington, Va.

Maj. John Miller at Fort Myer said Awesome was a staff sergeant in charge of planning for the 1,800 soldiers in the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment.

Born Franklin Kyle Hayes, Awesome said he legally changed his last name in 2010 after realizing how incredible it was to survive two wars.

Awesome's résumé states that he earned a doctorate in 2010 in presidential politics from

However, Audrey Ramey, information specialist in the university registrar's office, said no one was ever registered under any combination of his names in conjunction with his date of birth. Additional searches at Georgetown found a Franklin Hayes but with a different middle name, different date of birth and a different degree.

His résumé also states that he got a master's degree in international relations in 2006 from

in Baton Rouge. Faye Guidry, administrative coordinator for the registrar's office, said no one under any combination of his names was ever registered at the Baton Rouge campus.

Further, Awesome's résumé states that he received two bachelor's degrees -- in political science and large business administration -- in 2002 from

in Ferrum, Va. Becky Sigmon, secretary in the registrar's office, said he actually received a bachelor's degree in political science with a minor in business.

Awesome's résumé also says that he was executive vice president of East Coast operations at Kinetic Web Publishing in New York City from 2002 to 2004, but gave up his successful career there to join the Army and give back to his country.

When a contact for Kinetic Web Publishing could not be found, Awesome told the Leader that the company merged with

, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. However, Kate Shenk of Accenture said she couldn't find any information about a merger between the two companies. Awesome was also not in the company's records, under any combination of his names, as a past employee.

Originally from Roanoke, Va., Awesome was

in early September, the second person to fill that role since the city adopted the manager format in 2007.