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Acts as principal advisor to the Chief Public Defender on all financial and operational aspects of the agency. Lead and direct the finance and operations staff, formulating financial, administrative and office policies, procedures and strategies, and developing positive key relationships with City-County officials, Councilors, Indiana Public Defender Commission staff and business partners throughout the enterprise. Developed effective strategies for increasing productivity of staff allowing the agency to keep pace with increased demands within a diminishing budget structure. Key lead for the agency in the successful transition to an enterprise wide financial system for accounting, payroll, purchasing, human resource and grant management system.

Developed the agency's annual budget of approximately $18 million dollars. Monitored and controlled agency expenditures. Directed the general accounting functions including; accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll. Developed and recommended operational controls and efficiencies. Analyzed and forecasted projected revenue and expenses. Developed new processes, improving expense tracking which resulted in an increase in state reimbursement to the county of approximately 20%

Directed the Purchasing operations for a large metropolitan city and county government. The Purchasing Division procured approximately $673 million dollars of supplies, services and public work construction projects and handled the disposal of all fixed assets. Developed strategies for driving costs down for the enterprise, and led key negotiations for many agency wide contracts. Ensured legislative compliance of city and county procurement processes. Identified operational inefficiencies in the purchasing cycle and restructures processes. Created various outreach opportunities for local minority and women owned business operations. Developed relationships with other government entities to foster cooperative opportunities for strategic sourcing.

Acting Administrator of Agency under the direction of the Deputy Controller. Led day to day operations of the agency pending appointment.

Managed and led the agency's procurement team. Assisted the Purchasing Administrator in the development of the agency's $1.7M budget. Prepared monthly financial reports and prepared agency responses to all audit reports. performed monthly account reconciliations and monitored general ledger transactions. Saved more than $40,000 in annual agency expenses through identification of inaccurate and unnecessary vendor payments. Increased productivity levels by providing key contributions toward automation of account reconciliation processes. Obtained Certified Public Purchasing Buyer designation from the National Institute of Public Purchasing.

Managed and directed the division's support staff. Developed and implemented a training program conducting training for the division's automated procurement system. Provided trouble-shooting assistance to users of the agency software applications and identified bugs in the beta software, working with the consulting firm to correct. Build and led teams for carrying out special projects. Led a diverse team through the successful implementation of an automated procurement system. Conducted training of purchasing policies and procedures to all levels of personnel within the City and County. Conducted training for a diverse audience of over 200 employees on the new automated procurement process.

Purchased various commodities for City and County agencies which included the preparation of bid documents and specifications ensuring compliance with state, federal and local regulations. Evaluated bid responses for adherence to specifications and provided recommendation for award. Developed and nurtured key relationships within the local business community, frequently provided assistance to new and current vendors, clarifying the requirements of the procurement process. Consistently demonstrated the ability to drive down costs through successful sourcing and competition. Developed key relationships with business to assist with the successful delivery of required services and supplies,.