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Superior, Colorado, United States

Superior, Colorado

Variety is the spice of life. Working for the Town of Superior, with a lean staff of 40 full-time employees, I work in several areas and oversee and provide support on a wide variety of projects for the Town Manager's office. Some of these include: capital project development, administration and maintenance; contract management; economic development; grant administration; sustainability; budget; hazard mitigation updates; website maintenance; planning and development; maintaining and creating ArcGIS maps; Town Board meeting administration; coordinating environmental assessments; and researching and providing policy information.

Greater Denver Area

1. Financial Management• Provide technical, financial analysis, and problem solving skills to all divisions and/or work functions within the department• Represents Business and Financial function and acts as information resource to internal and external customers• Reviews, prepares, and processes financial transactions using Munis• Manage and perform training sessions for staff on financial and budget data, processes, and transactions.• Develops, maintains, and distributes financial and budget reporting documents for use within the department• Reviews and monitors department’s system of internal controls and strives to develop enhancements. Educates staff on proper cash handling procedures. Conducts routine internal audit functions as needed.• Recommends Opportunities for financial efficiencies and provides recommendations for process improvements related to the department’s business systems and operations.2. Budget Management• Supports financial operations, including providing assistance with the preparation of the department’s operating and capital budget.• Prepares and compiles budget and financial information for the six funds that comprise the department’s budget• Prepares the annual department budget documents, adjustments to the base budget, operating and project carryover budgets. Coordinates budget efforts within Parks and Recreation divisions. Ensures accuracy of annual appropriations.• Assists in the preparation of fund financial statements, including monitoring and projecting revenues, expenditures, and fund balances.• Provides explanations and interpretation of budget information to Parks and Recreation staff

Greater Denver Area

This position was dedicated to providing and coordinating highly developed administrative, financial, and technical support to the Park Operations & Forestry Division of Boulder Parks & Recreation. A key part to this position was becoming fluent with Munis, the newly-adopted financial software the City began using in January 2015. With only 8 months of experience with the system by the time I started my career with the City, there were a lot of questions and concerns from supervisors and managers who did not regularly deal with finances. Helping others navigate Munis was a huge part of this position, and I'm glad I was able to serve as a knowledgeable resource.Specific daily financial and budgetary responsibilities I had included:*Processing and verifying a high volume of invoices*Communicating with vendors*Administering payroll for over 450 employees, both standard and seasonal*Assisting parks and forestry managers with the bi-annual Adjustment to Base process, showing them how to retrieve and understand their budgets*Coordinating and presenting training sessions for co-workers, supervisors, and managers on Payroll*Analyzing complex problems and suggesting realistic solutions*Processing deposits and reconciliations from the Boulder Reservoir and Flatirons Golf Course*Reallocating transactionsIn addition, I updated the internal website and provided support to citizens with questions pertaining to Forestry, snow storms, and park maintenance issues.

Corona Del Mar, Ca

In this position with the Harbor Department, I maintained excellent relationships with the public, co-workers, other government agencies, and private businesses; compiled statistical reports; served as a liaison for the department with Orange County's emergency disaster team; interacted with the public in difficult and emergency situations; researched new and pending local, state, and federal regulations; organized and maintained thousands of files; researched and applied to grants; and stayed informed of pertinent marine safety laws.

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Pi Alpha Alpha

Associate'S Degree, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Received Human Resource Management certificate

Bachelor'S, Sociology, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County, Tau Sigma (Transfer Student Honors Society)

Political Science

Travel Study program through UC Irvine

Associate'S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Activities and Societies: Associated Student Body, Minister of Environmental Awareness 2005-2006 President and founder, Big Brothers Big.