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Provide analytical and technical support for the Department of Budget & Strategic Planning. Administer the city’s budget application to ensure smooth operation, data security and data integrity. Generate the city’s proposed and adopted budget documents detailing the city’s operations and the components of the $1.1 billion operating budget. Utilize specialized knowledge of the state’s budgeting practices for K-12 public education to help the city provide more accurate and appropriate funding to its local school division.Key Achievements:• Managed the technical portion of the city’s transition to program-based budgeting. This included the redesign and development of budget document program page sections from scratch using Microsoft Access; overhauling and augmenting the account structures in the city's budget development application and the tools contained therein so they would be ready for budget development; and working with the Department of Finance to make accommodating changes in the financial management application to ensure a seamless transition.• Automated the generation of reports summarizing general fund revenues and expenditures during budget development to help maintain a balanced budget, reducing staff time necessary for generating these reports from two to three hours down to approximately 20 minutes.

• Provide analytical support for clients in the field of public education finance in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including: ○ Modeling and analyses based on Virginia's Standards of Quality funding model and other public education funding mechanisms in Virginia ○ Technical and interpretive advice on the Virginia Department of Education Annual School Report Financial Section (ASRFIN) and other financial data collections• Develop Excel-based solutions for automating manual processes• Conduct Excel training

State government agency that oversees the public education system and related spending.; Orchestrated FP&A projects for the Budget department, devising, updating, and optimizing the state's biennial education budget. Assembled feedback and budget inputs from various school districts throughout the state. Assessed school district needs and allocate an appropriate share of the budget. Spearheaded special initiatives for agency leaders, the General Assembly, and other departments. Key Achievements:• Provided detailed financial analysis to the Governor that allowed significant expense reductions.• Built and implemented new entitlement sheets in tandem with a major budget overhaul.• Garnered praise from management for quickly becoming an expert in government finance.• Mentored and guided peers during the interim period when the unit’s director position was vacant.

Controlled the daily operation of the Denver Service Unit's superintendent's office following a regional restructuring. Developed the annual operating plan, creating a detailed $100 million budget. Tracked weekly job starts and financial performance against the annual plan. Aligned operational procurement and administrative costs with the corporate mandate.Key Achievements:• Facilitated real-time performance management by assisting with the rollout of a Hyperion Operating Income Statement (OIS) program.• Smoothed the transition to OIS through hands-on training and relationship building within the field management team.

Headed the financial planning and analysis efforts for the Denver, North Platte, and Cheyenne service units. Created annual operating budgets, set cost controls, and compared weekly performance with the annual plan. Compiled weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analyses, continuously adjusting the forecasts to account for industry conditions and strategic changes. Judiciously allocated overhead spending, evaluated management expense accounts, and avoided unnecessary costs. Created innovative trend and data analysis models that assisted in the planning process and allowed for rapid adjustment to changes in the marketplace. Transitioned the operation to new IT systems and performance management tools.Key Achievements:• Safeguarded company integrity by calling out mishandled expense claims of 2 managers. • Created detailed financial analyses for the management team that helped refine cost management protocols and reengineer inefficient processes. • Singlehandedly led 3-month financial planning and budgeting process for the Denver unit.

Steered the annual financial planning period within the Central Region operation and the freight car hire business. Analyzed weekly, monthly, and quarterly results, preparing performance reports for the corporate finance department. Evaluated key technological advancements, including Remote Control Locomotive Technology. Conducted detailed operating metric and statistical studies on job starts, cost per job, and crew time on duty, among other indicators, to identify cost elimination opportunities. Determined spending on equipment rents, new conductor hires, engineer promotions, and training.Key Achievements:• Enhanced intra-railroad car hire forecasting by formulating tape data into a useful format.• Promoted into a prestigious Central Region support role within 1 year.

Assisted with the setting of annual operating plans for Union Pacific Distribution Services and Union Pacific Carrier Services. Assembled performance metrics and data into monthly financial statements and performance reports. Contributed excellent technical abilities and financial modeling skills to various special analysis projects throughout the organization. Maximized working capital efficiency through strict oversight of customer credit policy and cash collections. Executed new IT solution implementation.Key Achievements:• Eliminated inefficient paper management systems by assisting the introduction of an automated transportation order and information management system. • Tightened customer credit standards, significantly shrinking bad debt expense.• Merited an Achievement Incentive Award.

Contributed excellent technical abilities and financial modeling skills to various special analysis projects throughout the organization. Maximized working capital efficiency through strict oversight of customer credit policy and cash collections. Executed new IT solution implementation.Key Achievements:• Coordinated technical procedure training for new department employees.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Economics

Activities and Societies: Residence Halls Association

Hs Diploma