Brian Berg, Jd/Mpp Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Supports leadership in the personal property tax compliance review process.

Indianapolis, Indiana

A software development firm with over 1,000 employees and freelance associates making foundational contributions to cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) products and research. Consult with a team of AI experts and legal professionals to develop legal models for AI.• Train AI chatbots and systems by creating complex inputs in the legal domain. Evaluate AI chatbot’s legal domain outputs as to accuracy, relevancy, clarity, safety, and overall effectiveness.• Meet with a team of AI experts and legal professionals to build an appropriate legal taxonomy for the general public’s consumption• Serve as quality assurance expert in evaluating other teacher’s prompts, which are questions and commands given to a generative AI model. Ensure prompts are specific, detailed, and relevant as well as meeting appropriate guidelines for format and presentation.

Indianapolis, Indiana

A tuition free Charter School with 55 employees specializing in adult education allowing individuals, over the age of 18, an opportunity to earn an Indiana CORE 40 high school diploma.Planned, prepared, and delivered engaging, standards-aligned lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessments facilitating active learning. Tutored students in Math and Government.• Monitored and adjusted teaching strategies for a culturally, economically, and ability-diverse student population. • Developed a vocabulary database for DORS’ English Language Learner (ELL) and math curriculum, shaping targeted lesson plans for students transitioning from ELL to CORE 40 curriculums. • Co-created and sponsored DORS Soccer Club, fulfilling adult students' physical education requirements while fostering community in a culturally diverse student body.

Indianapolis, Indiana

A state agency with 50 employees specializing in distributing federal grant funds to non profits, which provide behavioral health victim services, as well as to local units of government for the provision of training, supplies, materials to improve traffic safety law enforcement.Administered and managed the agency’s fiscal programs including grant project accounting; procurement; finance; accounts payable; budget forecasting; and general ledger accounting. Performed complex fiscal functions requiring preparation, research, justification, analysis, review, accountability, and control.• Strengthened the agency’s financial operations by addressing audit findings and implementing corrective action plans which included appropriate internal controls for federal fund processes. • Re-staffed finance team and addressed historical issues, including an introduction to the agency’s Strategic Plan; a re-alignment of responsibilities to properly account for segregation of duties; and improved quality control processes for the review and approval of multiple accounting functions.• Oversaw improvements to payroll and indirect cost allocation processes as well as fiscal reconciliation and closeout of all federal grants and state appropriations.

Indianapolis, Indiana

An agency with 10 employees specializing in providing internal audit as well as performance innovation services to the Consolidated City-County enterprise, comprised of 34 separate agencies, offices, departments with over 8,000 employees an annual budget of $1.5 billion.Oversaw all agency operations, including the development of policies, procedures, and strategies for the effective operation of all activities. Developed and managed the agency’s budget.• Led cross-functional projects, successfully impacting City-County operations through effective leadership and project management, ensuring timely completion of high-priority initiatives.• Initiated the Internal Controls Awareness project, reducing the risk potential for Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement (FWAM) in the City-County. Produced an awareness video for new employee orientation.• Fully implemented a modernized project management platform for the Office of Audit and Performance (OAP), enhancing efficiency and providing actionable, real-time analytics for all functions, resource management, and stakeholder expectations.

Baltimore, Maryland

A state agency with 140 employees charged with certifying assessment values, for real and personal property with tax situs within the state, to all 24 counties and 177 municipalities. Department is charged with ensuring uniform accurate assessments statewide and providing a fair prompt appeal process.Managed and conducted special projects for the Offices of the Director, Finance, and Information Technology. Oversaw statewide assessments of business personal property for ~330,000 active parcels totaling $13B in actual gross assessed values. Provided strategic leadership and direction to cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with program objectives. • Researched, analyzed, and addressed public policy issues, performing policy analysis and legal research for state supervisory agencies, leading to drafted proposed legislation for agency improvement.• Re-organized and re-engineered Personal Property Assessment's staff and operations, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness for improved service to taxpayers and local governments.• Received the 2016 Director's Award for Customer Service by reducing the abandoned call rate by 13.7% during peak times despite an overall staffing shortage.

Baltimore, Maryland

A city agency with 291 employees charged with providing, to all 27 city agencies, a full range of financial services including: revenue collection; treasury management; risk management; payroll; procurement; accounting; fiscal integrity & recovery; as well as management of the City’s $4.0+ billion annual budget.Administered $63.5 million in City real estate property tax credits, including enterprise zones, brownfields, and historic restoration and rehabilitation. • Spearheaded the elimination of inconsistent processes related to Historic Restoration & Rehabilitation Tax Credit in collaboration with City IT staff. Successfully addressed audit findings of erroneous property tax calculations and compiled recompense claims over multiple years.• Analyzed and represented the City's interests in the 2014 Maryland Assessment Work Group, proposing solutions to issues in assessment processes, tax credits, and exemptions.

An agency charged with improving citizens’ quality-of-life through efficiently enforcing land use requirements, business licensing, and environmental laws and facilitating responsible development, through permits, licenses, inspections, and enforcement efforts. Administered enforcement of the City’s zoning, weights and measures, and environmental nuisance ordinances. Responsible for hiring, training, and labor relations for management and unionized staff.• Strategically re-aligned staff to improve the efficiency of existing operations, address areas for improvement, and implement a more pro-active approach to enforcement of quality-of-life issues.• Decreased turnaround time, on citizen-based requests for service, by utilizing Lean Six Sigma principles, reducing variations, decreasing defects, eliminating waste, and improving efficiency through effective data analysis and process improvement.• Improved efficiency in the High Weeds & Grass Program, earning the Mayor’s Performance Award.

Indianapolis, Indiana

An agency with 82 employees responsible for the overall fiscal operations of the Consolidated City-County enterprise. Office directly manages budgeting, financial reporting, purchasing, grants, revenue collections, government real estate, fixed assets, risk management, & human resources.Monitored budgetary needs and projected fiscal impacts of the City-County public safety agencies including: police; fire; sheriff; community corrections; crime lab; and animal control operations.• Developed financial models and projections to detect important trends and potential impacts to the largest general funds for both internal use (OFM) and external consumption by the Mayor and Council.• Prepared Fiscal Impact Statements providing the Council’s Administration & Finance committee with a comprehensive fiscal analysis of proposed labor agreements between the City-County and labor unions.• Crafted budget ordinances for approval and adoption by the Council, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and providing effective support of programmatic needs. Electronically submitted budget data to the State through use of Department of Local Government Finance’s Gateway System.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Ensured efficient and effective taxpayer compliance with local personal property enforcement. Audited tax returns and supporting documentation related to the administration of wills, trusts, and estates.• Implemented an audit and data entry process, ensuring agency compliance with the statutory obligation to certify actual gross assessed values ($5.5B) for approximately 28,000 active parcels within 45 days of the filing deadline.• Successfully modernized auditing processes and internal administrative operations, eliminating backlog through the streamlined tax return audit process.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Activities and Societies: Fellow, Program on Law and State Government

Master In Public Policy (Mpp), Public Policy Analysis

Activities and Societies: Thomas Jefferson Fellowship

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Political Science & Economics

Activities and Societies: Political Science Honor Fraternity