Governance LeadershipDirect the Office of Governance and Advisory Services comprising two branches, Governance and Strategic Project Support. Developed and implemented comprehensive governance frameworks and policies to ensure regulatory compliance and support effective decision-making processes.Advise executive leadership on governance best practices, risk management, and ethical guidelines to enhance organizational integrity and reputation.Lead cross-functional teams in conducting governance assessments, identifying gaps, and implementing corrective actions to enhance overall governance effectiveness.Lead initiatives to streamline board processes and enhance board effectiveness, including board evaluation and succession planning.Project ManagementProvide strategic leadership and oversight for project support functions, ensuring efficient and effective project delivery across the organization.Develop and implement standardized project management frameworks, methodologies, and tools, resulting in improved project planning, execution, and coordination.Conduct regular project reviews and performance evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions as needed.Actively monitor and report on project progress, risks, and issues to senior leadership, providing strategic insight and recommendations for decision-making.Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, promoting best practices and lessons learned to enhance project delivery and organizational efficiency.Stakeholder Engagement Played a key role in managing relationships with external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, auditors, and legal counsel, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.Actively contributed to the board meetings, preparing reports, presentations, and recommendations on governance and project matters.Supported the development and implementation of strategic plans by providing guidance on governance requirements.

Leadership• Direct the Office of Compliance and Risk Management comprising of two branches, Risk Management and Compliance Assessments. Serves as the IRS Accountability Program Manager and Human Capital Office Enterprise Risk Management Liaison.• Developed and implemented a new priorities tool that prioritized and aligned strategies, along with the action plan to organizational goals. The priorities tool was instrumental to develop actions and metrics for operating plan.• Executed a plan to mature the Accountability Program, drafted applicable policy documents to publish and communicate requirements and improvements across the organization.• Manage 15 management officials and actively engage in mentoring. Developed leadership pathways for staff members, including encouraging career development plans, details, and stretch assignments. As a result, approximately 40% of staff were positioned to obtain a leadership position and/or promotion.Program Management• Operationalized Accountability, Compliance, and Risk Management functions within the organization. Specifically, developed a multi-year Risk Management Strategic Workplan for implementing a framework to identify emergent risks, mitigation strategies, and expand awareness of roles and responsibilities across the organization.• Led efforts to establish a Risk Governance Board to facilitate risk reporting and discussions with leadership. Incorporated updates and recommendations to the Board quarterly.• Recognized with a Letter of Appreciation in January 2022 from the IRS Deputy Human Capital Officer for being a co-Champion for Consistent Policies and Processes team for the Human Capital Summit.• Partnered with divisions by identifying opportunities to strengthen collaboration to enhance the evaluation system. Obtained leadership support to adopt an industry model that could be leveraged to further define program administration responsibilities for compliance, internal controls, and risk management.

Leadership• Administer, plan, and manage Human Capital Compliance and Assessment Branch, comprising of 8 employees.• Serve as the human capital compliance assessment technical expert by leading and coaching 13 management and program analysts, including the Front Office Project Manager on how to effectively execute human resource compliance assessments. Despite managing 8 new IRS and human resource compliance analyst, 100% of FY 2020 compliance assessments were initiated as planned.• Established and managed the Human Capital compliance assessment plan to set branch-level work schedule and priorities to execute the annual strategy within staffing and budget constraints. Monitored assessment progress and adjusted based on short-term, high-level priorities. In addition, participated in developing the overall mission, vision and strategy.• Provided expert advice on matters related to human resource compliance, internal controls, and assessment methodologies to drive the strategic direction of the branch. As a result, 100% of targeted standard assessment management practices, processes and procedures were established to effectively carry out program operations.Program Management• Oversaw and directed the Human Capital Compliance and Assessment Branch to ensure human resource compliance assessments are effectively executed. In this role, provide leadership and technical guidance to staff by reviewing and approving assessment planning documents, notification communications, staff developed workpapers and reports. As a result, the branch successfully initiated 11 human resource compliance assessments within the first year of establishment.• Led Compliance and Assessment Branch stakeholder outreach strategy to further the branch’s mission and objectives. Established lines of communication between the branch, partners and stakeholders. The increased engagement facilitated implementation of operational efforts and the initiation of 100% of planned compliance assessments.

Leadership• Entrusted to serve as the Interim Human Capital Framework (HCF) Program Manager, resulting in saving an underperforming program. In this role, evaluated overdue corrective actions, consulted the Internal Revenue Service’s performance management function on the necessary course of action and reestablished Treasury deadlines. Lead meetings with Treasury and responsible program areas, reviewed document submissions, monitored progress and followed up on outstanding deliverables.• Led a panel in the hiring process by reviewing resumes, leading interviews with candidates and providing selection recommendations. Project Management and Execution• Led compliance team efforts to develop the Internal Revenue Service’s Human Capital Office’s complianceassessment methodologies for selecting and performing assessments across the Human Capital Complex. Collaboratively planned, developed and delivered project plan deliverables within established deadlines, including developing the business plan, risk assessment methodologies and compliance data dictionary. As a result, Human Capital Compliance Office had established the foundation to expand its operations from 5 full time employees to 18 full time employees within a short period of 3 months of startup. • Developed task outlines to plan and facilitate the compliance team’s execution of assigned project deliverables. Therefore, ensured office met project deliverables and all assigned milestones.Consulting• Provided expert advice, assistance and recommendations to compliance group analysts on assessment techniques and work products, including developing an organization wide compliance environmental scan questionnaire used as a vital tool to further formulate and implement assessment methodologies. The results of the questionnaire provided human resource leadership with information regarding the compliance progress within the various human capital programs and high-risk areas.

Staff Training and Organizational Support: Train and assist new auditors in auditing techniques and procedures. Assist management in hiring process by reviewing resumes and providing recommendations. Project Planning: Lead and supervise staff in performing audits and risk assessments of government programs. Ensure staff’s audit and risk assessment assignments are completed within required time frames through assignment deadlines, milestones and monitoring staff’s progress. Develop and implement audit plans, prepare risk profiles based on potential weaknesses identified, and organize audit steps and approaches to meet audit objectives. Research, analyze, and interpret applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures. Audit Analysis and Reporting: Conduct complex audits including performance and financial audits, reviews, assessments, and examinations of government programs, operations, grantees, and contractors. Perform examinations to determine auditee’s compliance with governing regulations, legislations, and operating controls. Identify systemic weakness, identify problems and deficiencies and recommend improvements in cost, efficiency, and effectiveness. Prepare audit reports, deliver briefings, and negotiate with internal and external officials to resolve issues. Audit work has contributed to the improvement of government internal control structures and resulted in returning million of dollars to the government.

Communication and Staff Training: Conducted internal control and control matrix training presentations to program managers to ensure understanding of the internal control review process through Web-Ex. Created training presentation on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting for Division Managers. Facilitated and lead meetings to accurately capture business processes in areas of acquisition and payables, property management, credit program, and funds balance with treasury. Collaborated with external auditors, as well as colleagues, to facilitate mandatory audits, providing accurate and timely information as requested. Organizational Support: Steered the establishment of the first Bureau of Indian Affairs Senior Assessment Team in order to improve the internal control assessment process and drafted the Senior Assessment Team Charter. Participated in monthly senior assessment team meetings with senior bureau officials and directors through following up on required actions, distributing meeting agendas and maintaining minutes. Auditing: Performed reviews of internal controls over financial reporting. Ensured internal controls over programs and operations were efficient and effective by reviewing risk assessments, internal control plans and reviews. Reviewed audited financial statements of various tribes located in 12 regions across the United States.

Collaboration and Staff Training: Coordinated with a team of procurement specialist, supply planners and qualityassurance specialist to meet aviation division’s objectives. Received Team of the Month recognition for collaborating with the fixed wing airframes procurement team to reduce aged purchase requests by 75% in one month. Trained and assisted interns and other new acquisition personnel on acquisition procedures. Operational and Technical Support: Developed and distributed solicitations, evaluated offers, conducted negotiations, formed contracts for purchase aircraft parts for the United States Military, and managed long term contracts while operating automated procurement systems and other databases. Monitored expenditures to ensure contractual amounts remained in conformance with the contract’s budget. Provided technical advice to customers, contractors, and other applicable audience regarding the procurement regulations, procedures, policies, practices and technical material. Acquisition Analysis: Conducted market research in accordance with acquisition regulations. Analyzed information about industry trends and contractors’ capabilities available in the marketplace that satisfy agency needs. Developed alternatives or solutions if significant problems occurred. Consolidated statistical data to determine the best procurement technique and negotiate procurements to meet government’s acquisition objectives and presented or defended analysis to contracting officer, Board of Awards, Commander or higher headquartersexecutives and other applicable addresses.