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• Led an eight-month, cross-functional effort to expand staffing by 22%, hiring 48 professionals within FY23. Pioneered the introduction of innovative hiring strategies, such as Public Notice action, and managed a comprehensive resume bank of +1K professional resumes. • Onboarded 60+ staff members, ensuring readiness for FY24 operations while maintaining operational efficiency. • Streamlined pay equity adjustments and oversaw the Employee Performance Management Program for performance reviews for a +200-person team. • Served in a 210-day detail for FY2021, which entailed providing expert guidance and oversight to 9 program offices managing budgets exceeding $208M.• Stewarded a $46M+ while simultaneously overseeing a +200-person geographically dispersed staff, spanning HR, budget, and contracting, as the Senior Business Advisor for the Chief Counsel's Office. • Drove operational efficiency with the establishment of an internal pay tracking system, amalgamating data from Human Capital's TSA pay band and OPM's GS pay scale.• Played a key role in the TSA Administrator's "Detail Opportunities" program, facilitating the successful integration of 4 Detailees from COVID-impacted airports into the Chief Counsel's legal and business operations, improving overall efficiency.

• Recognized with the DHS Secretary's Award for Excellence for adeptly collaborating with Human Capital to orchestrate a significant realignment mandated by the TSA Administrator. • Demonstrated exceptional leadership and coordination throughout a project that involved +10 program offices, 350 full-time personnel, and associated budgetary resources of $500M+. • Collaborated with TSA program offices and leadership to develop and update the FY19 TSA Operating Plan, incorporating it into the Hyperion Budget Programming and Resources System. • Presented detailed updates to the TSA Chief Financial Officer on various aspects of TSA pay, including financial figures, staffing positions, and full-time equivalents, during biweekly sessions.

• Led the Program Funds Management Portfolio in the Reports Section of the Budget Execution Branch, coordinating with the Finance Management Division (FMD), DHS, OMB, and other agencies.• Provided leadership, supervision, and guidance to Section staff as the Acting Pay and Position Management Section Chief. • Analyzed and reported biweekly payroll data to show the status of FTE and funds and provided trend analysis; and briefed TSA CFO and senior leadership on the report. • Evaluated the annual hiring plans of various offices; incorporated data into payroll operating plans and determined control numbers as needed. • Worked with Program Managers to assess requirements and costs and made recommendations to the CFO and office leadership. • Synthesized key financial data, quantitative methods, and cost-benefit analysis in the ongoing review and approval of each office's spending plans.• Conducted financial quarter reviews on payroll and non-payroll use of funds, analyzed and evaluated expenditure information compared to the office's operating plan.• Trained staff on the use of Excel PowerBI to automate financial data analysis; and provided monthly reports to the CFO on the status of resources for their Direct Report Briefing to TSA leadership.

• Built and led a diverse TSA team of 20 SMEs from Budget, Human Capital, and Acquisition in coordinating the first training presentation on the DHS Management Cube to DHS Components. • Streamlined analysis through the creation of a SharePoint page to house the Leadership Dashboard PowerPoint product for dissemination to the CFO and TSA senior leadership. • Co-coordinated with the Pay and Position Management Branch on the successful development of an Access Database to produce bi-weekly reports tracking.• Participated in a 60-day detail to the DHS Budget Office Integration Branch for the FY2018 DHS Congressional Justification Build, representing $70.6B+ from 15 Components.• Pioneered a first-of-their-kind Brown Bag Sessions on Excel Power Query/Power Pivot for Office of Finance and Administration staff to bolster critical skills and functionality and to garner the interest and feasibility of a coordinated training event.

• Coordinated OMB and Congressional Justification Budget submission for the Department’s Annual Budget Submission representing $66.8B+ from 15 Components for FY2017. • Automated DHS quarterly staffing plan that documents actual and projected hiring and obligation data by Appropriation and Program, Project, and Activity (PPA); and ensured DHS provided Congress with the required data in an organized, coherent format for all Components. • Co-coordinated DHS shutdown plan development and clearance in a four-day timeframe; supervised remote staff and maintained communication with DHS and OMB leadership.• Provided input into the development and structure of the Comprehensive Acquisition Status Report to ensure budgetary data for all acquisition programs were displayed by appropriation and PPA. • Collaborated with Congressional staffers, OMB Examiners, and others on data calls and inquiries with tight turnaround times per Congressional Requirements and OMB Circulars.• Developed budget exhibit templates and provided guidance and training during a period of rapid changes as a subject matter expert on justification budget exhibits.• Co-presented on DHS Budget Exhibits at the FY 2016 Annual DHS CFO Budget Symposium.• Earned the DHS CFO Supervisor of the Quarter (FY2016 Q1) for providing oversight and coaching to 4 SMEs to improve the quality of DHS CFO Budget deliverables.• Directed a team of 7 and coordinated with the DHS Budget Director on requests, data calls, and get-backs for the CFO, Secretary, Hill, and/or the OMB, as the Acting Assistant Director.

• Delivered budget formulation, enactment, and execution of $974M in program budgets, providing budget defense to DHS, the OBM, and Congressional Appropriation Committees. • Acted as Branch Chief for a six-month period in FY2014 and in the absence of the Branch Chief, assigned work, set priorities, reviewed, evaluated, and coached subordinates on work and performance. • Directed the Support Services Branch in the submission of the FY2015 Congressional Justification on a very compressed two-week timeline, including, developing, gathering, drafting, and analyzing data for the justification and exhibits, resulting in a top score in the Financial Management Health Assessment scorecard.• Conducted FY2016 base reviews, as acting Branch Chief for Support Services programs, encompassing 11 HQ program offices, representing $838.9M+ in budgetary resources. • Served as lead contact and subject matter expert for 5 program offices with total budgetary resources exceeding $720M per annum in budget formulation and execution. • Served as TSA CFO Representative on the DHS cross-component issue team to develop recommendations to consolidate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) training facilities.• Developed a computed training hour utilization methodology for Law Enforcement Training agency-wide for the TSA Training Workforce Engagement Division (TWE).• Acted as TSA CFO Representative on the DHS cross-component issue team to develop recommendations on the consolidation of DHS headquarters facilities in the National Capital Region. • Advised senior leadership on the development of Capital Investment Plans (CIPs) for TSA’s Personnel Systems and Financial Systems Modernization totaling $1.7B+ in Lifecycle Costs.

• Provided direction in quality assurance, corporate compliance, program analysis, strategic planning, policy, and regulatory compliance as a member of the Executive Management Team. • Developed and maintained the Comprehensive Service Plan and Performance Analysis Report, and provided special project presentations, analyses, and recommendations to the Board of Directors.• Coordinated the implementation/launch of an e-learning system for +380 employees, positioning the company to be the first organization to be fully implemented in the Commonwealth of Virginia. • Led, documented, and developed the agency’s continuous quality improvement and accountability efforts on a comprehensive set of internationally accepted standards for quality in business and service delivery practices that ensured the agency achieved international accreditation. • Spearheaded the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of Quality Assurance Access databases to conduct reviews, generate reports, analyze incident reports, and track overall program conformance with all regulatory requirements.• Converted the Quality Assurance Department from Excel tracking sheets to a system capable of tracking, logging, and reporting over 2K file reviews annually.

• Maintained responsibility for the listing, sales, and referrals of real estate transactions, as a dual career agent at Keller. • Managed all aspects of the business, including marketing, advertising, website design, contract management, and real estate training. • Executed detailed market analysis to establish competitive pricing and comps. • Facilitated over $1M in real estate transactions over a two-year period while remaining abreast of industry and regulatory trends.

• Reconciled account balances, recorded general ledger entries, and advised on financial planning and projections for budgets in excess of $1M to facilitate fiscal accountability balanced with effective and appropriate service delivery to families and children.• Provided analysis on the consideration of a pre-purchase contracted rate established through regression analysis on previous purchases of local Special Education Services to the Fredericksburg Community Policy and Management Team (CPMT).• Updated the policies and procedures of the Fredericksburg Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT) to ensure compliance with Commonwealth regulations.

• Directed and coordinated oversight of a regional court-ordered Juvenile Drug Education program, teen pregnancy prevention programs, regional court-ordered group community service programs, restorative justice program, regional youth volunteer involvement office, regional Ropes Initiatives Course, and Child in Need of Services programs. • Founded a regional non-profit Youth Volunteer Involvement Office a VISTA project through public/private sponsorships. • Developed a joint project with the Washington Area Gleaning Network (WAGN) that contributed more than 500K pounds of fresh produce to food banks and soup kitchens throughout the Mid-Atlantic region spanning three consecutive summers. • Obtained grants and funding proposals for projects in excess of $200K.

• Provided program development, direction, and oversight of programs provided by the regional office.• Developed the regional court-ordered community service program Youth Community Corps (YCC). • Expanded drug education program to a regional program. • Received +180 hours of Substance Abuse-specific training hours for clinical supervision in the delivery of the regional court-ordered Substance Abuse Group Education (SAGE) program.• Secured grants and funding proposals on projects in excess of $200K. • Managed a library of experiential checkout materials “Baby Think it Over” and “Empathy Belly” programs for teen pregnancy prevention materials to schools throughout the region. • Served as ROPES Course Coordinator and certified ROPES Course Instructor for an Initiatives and Team Building Course for youth and professional groups ranging in size from 10-75. • Strengthened the reputation of the Office and assisted in the accelerated growth of programs and personnel that tripled in the 2.5-year period.