Responsible for all financial operations through the Business Office in support of our educators so they can provide a comprehensive education that prepares all students to graduate college-ready and equipped to reach their personal and academic potential.

Oversee all internal operations and administration including but not limited to: Overseeing and optimizing day-to-day operations and contributing to the development of the organization’s strategic goals. Charged with developing and implementing policies and procedures in finance and general operational realms. Serve as the primary contact for back-office services provider. Collaborating with the schools’ Directors to supervise non-instructional staff, including office and clerical staff, food services, maintenance, and janitorial staff, as well as other contractors such as after-school providers, transportation, and auditors. • Wrote and submitted successful Public Charter School Grant Program application for $575,000.• Facilitated and coordinated successful New Market Tax Credit Financing for $12.7 million.

Responsible for the day to day operations of the organization including: administration, human resources, and development. Ensure that the organization has proper processes and procedures in place and that all organizational documents are developed, and adhered to in addition to applicable laws and regulations. Coordinate financial development activities within the organization. Provide technology support including maintenance of the database and website.• Institute, revise and update financial and cash flow management controls.• Oversee all accounting functions including those necessary for budget development and execution, financial analysis, bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, donations, tax reporting, and administration of benefits and insurance.• Manage fund development activities, including grant writing, cultivation and stewardship of donors, event planning, and identifying new resources. • Ensure proper policies and procedures are in place in accordance with state and federal law, including Equal Opportunity Employee guidelines. • Human Resources Relations: including, new hire, benefits, tax reporting, payroll, all mandatory state and federal labor laws. • Develop and maintain all organizational documents.• Planning and implementation of information technology (IT) infrastructure.• Manage website design and updates.

Served as member of nine member board responsible for management of 501(c) 3 Non-Profit State Funded California Public Charter School. Develop, oversee, and approve $4.2M annual budget. Work with school staff and board members to develop comprehensive policies and procedures addressing personnel management and collaborative decision making. Ensure all actions taken by board or school staff are in compliance with current California laws, including Employment, Workers Compensation, Non-Profit, Education Code, and Charter Regulations. Board representative for contract negotiations with Teachers Union.• Chairperson, January 2006 to October 2013.• Led board members in creation of comprehensive fiscal policies and procedures to ensure fiscal solvency year-over-year. Continue to maintain operations in years of reduced state / federal revenue.• Provided leadership support / guidance for new Director/CEO 2006-2007. Educated CEO on company policies and procedures.• Lead negotiator for employment contracts for CEO, Principal, and Business Manager.• Participated in development of school’s five year strategic plan. Rewrote vision and mission statement and identified five-year objectives.• Assisted school and board to ensure compliance with California open meeting laws (Brown Act).

Responsible for operations management and oversight of a not for profit, state funded California Public Charter School.• Develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures addressing governance, operations, personnel management, fiscal controls, state and federal compliance, and collaborative decision making;• Develop and oversee annual budget;• Review and select outside service providers ranging from fiscal management and payroll, to facilities and technology;• Coordinate identification of facilities needs including long-term facilities acquisition or construction;• Ensure all actions taken by board or school staff are in compliance with current California laws, including Employment, Workers Compensation, Non-Profit, Education Code, and Charter Regulations.

Responsible for operations management and oversight of a not for profit, state funded California Public Charter School.• Develop and implement comprehensive policies and procedures addressing governance, operations, personnel management, fiscal controls, state and federal compliance, and collaborative decision making;• Develop and oversee annual budget;• Review and select outside service providers ranging from fiscal management and payroll, to facilities and technology;• Coordinate identification of facilities needs including long-term facilities acquisition or construction;• Coordinate with Director/CEO and Board President on identification and acquisition of supplemental philanthropic support;• Ensure all actions taken by board or school staff are in compliance with current California laws, including Employment, Workers Compensation, Non-Profit, Education Code, and Charter Regulations;• Wrote and submitted successful Public Charter School Grant Program application for $375,000.

Founding team member of school scheduled to open September, 2012. Member of team responsible for contacting and presenting to potential philanthropic foundations for supplemental funding. Developed five year project budget. Coordinated identification of facility needs and selection. Developed governance and operating policies and procedures, including employee handbook, and personnel policies. Review and select outside service providers.• Assisted in securing $900K in start-up funding from philanthropic foundation.

Led Black Belt projects focusing on process improvement and cost reduction. Point of contact for Service General Manager and field service managers. Monitored P&L for opportunities to optimize spend in areas of parts usage, freight, and inventory levels. Assisted industry leader with special projects and field service managers in resolving outstanding or urgent issues related to inventory and service management.• Identified and delivered $200K in savings, Q3, 2010.• Improved efficiency use of headcount and accuracy 75% by implementing improved audit and planning processes. • Coordinated and developed service improvement plans for parts availability and costs. Ensured Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) were met and delivered 9% point increase in availability fill rates.

Point of contact for territory managers. Escalation point for Incident Management issues related to inventory delays. Coordinated workload and schedules for 15 area management staff.• Provided analysis on usage data and costs to ensure adequate stocking to achieve Customer SLA’s.

Performed duties as Operations Manager. Managed 33 territory offices, 38 satellite offices, and 7 area staff associates supporting 900+ customer engineers. Inventory responsibility: $44M. Expanded area to include all states west of Mississippi. Primary logistics interface for 6 field operation directors and 55 territory managers.• Consistently achieved or exceeded operational goals with highest performing Services Team in Americas Region.• NCR Quarterly Achiever Award – Q2 2006.

Performed as Region Logistics Manager. Inventory responsibility: $16M. Managed 16 territory offices, 23 satellite offices, and 9 area staff associates supporting 500+ customer engineers.• Successfully assisted with supporting all VISA ATMs for 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, UT.• Recovered $500K in lost inventory. Tracked and audited all equipment and parts to ensure 100% accountability. • Provided logistical and inventory support for implementation and service for Starbucks, Jack-in-the-Box, Wells Fargo, and Trader Joe’s. Contracts totaled: $57M.• Assisted with complete outsourcing of all offices to third party vendor. Identified locations and layout totaling 5,000 square feet per site and coordinated inventory accuracy during transitioning.• Assisted with consolidation of two Regional Call Centers into Universal Call Center in Georgia. Supported 100 call center representatives supporting 3,000 field engineers.

Managed six offices, three unmanned facilities, and Regional Call Center. Inventory responsibility: $9M. Managed 11+ associates in regional offices and 7 associates in offices operated by UPS-SCS. Managed order management, profit and loss (P&L), and general operations. Coordinated operations with counterparts in Americas Customer Service organization.• Coordinated inventory stocking levels totaling $8M to achieve SLAs in support of 24/7 customer base.• NCR West Area Manager of the Year – 2000.

Maintained inventory integrity region, including parts warehouses in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Northern California, and Nevada, as well as, 160 customer engineers. Coordinated weekly and monthly audits for offices and quarterly audits for customer engineers. Coordinated office relocation and outsourcing.