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Chișinău, Moldova

Muscat, Masqaţ, Oman

• Led a multi-discipline, multi-ministry team of Omanis in conducting regulatory and service fee reviews on over 1,000 service fees. Implementation of the fee reviews saved businesses in Oman several million OMR in real.
• Advised on implementation of revenue reforms included in the Medium Term Fiscal Plan.
• Supported on institutionalizing policy and fiscal planning efforts from the temporary National Program for Fiscal Balance (Tawazun) into the Ministry of Finance proper.
• Developed and delivered six knowledge transfer sessions on various soft and hard skills topics to over fifty (50) young career professionals in the Ministry of Finance. This was followed on by the launch of a.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Trained young Emirati cadres on methods for follow-up and monitoring on economic diversification initiatives
• Developed policy and initiatives proposals to gain buy-in with internal and external stakeholders
• Built the monitoring, follow-up, and reporting processes for the Abu Dhabi Economic Strategy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Founding team member of the Middle East's Economics & Sustainability business unit (July 2019), where I also carried out “chief operating officer” functions (pipeline management, monitoring finances and resourcing, and.
• Led cross-functional teams in client engagements for government clients across the Middle East with a focus on public finance management, economic policy reform, and policy evaluation and impact assessments. Projects.
• Regular author of thought leadership through client concept notes, point-of-view documents, and our Middle East Economy Matters blog.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sultanate Of Oman

• Assisted in the research, coordination, and facilitation of the National Program for Enhancing Economic Diversification (Tanfeedh) – including preparation and execution of the six week national labs
• Served as an expert for the Finance and Business Environment sectors for the Tanfeedh delivery unit
• Provided economic and policy advice to His Excellency the Minister of the Implementation Support and Follow-Up Unit in his capacity as secretariat general for the Ministerial Committee on Economic Affairs

Houston, Texas Area

• Promoted to this position in July of 2014
• Led cross-functional, inter-departmental teams to tackle enterprise process improvements through the City of Houston Lean Six Sigma Program
• Served as lead City analyst and day-to-day project manager on the Procure to Pay project, which resulted in over $6M in verified procurement savings through July 2016 and an additional $9M in future projected savings.
• Coordinated monthly with department executives and representatives on a cost management process called Executive Insight, which resulted in over $3M in savings over 20 months

Houston, Texas Area

• Promoted to this position in November of 2012
• Analyzed business processes and procedures and developed recommendations for improvement using Lean Six Sigma methodology via Performance Improvement Engagements with departments
• Used advanced Excel, SQL, Business Objects, and Tableau querying and reporting to analyze various datasets across the City of Houston enterprise
• Assisted with the City of Houston's open data and civic innovation initiatives

Houston, Texas Area

• Served as an analyst for the Accounts Receivables and Collections Project, which resulted in an additional $32M in revenue from 2011 to 2015
• Compiled and analyzed data from disparate systems in Excel, SQL, and ArcGIS to perform moderately difficult to complex analytics around accounts receivables and operational activities
• Interfaced with other city departments, third-party vendors, and other governmental entities for data requests and operational improvement projects
• Assisted with request for proposals and legal research for various municipal revenue streams

Founding Channel Director for the Modern streaming Internet channel at Radio Tunes

• Led weekly discussion sections of Introduction to American Government each semester
• Taught special topics on the fundamentals of Georgia government and politics
• Evaluated student performance and assigned grades for approximately 55 students each semester

• Reviewed municipal code related to code enforcement practices for Clayton County, Georgia and the municipalities within
• Researched best practices to improve code enforcement standards in urban communities facing "community ownership" challenges
• Developed improvements for existing code enforcement practices in Clayton County and provide recommendations for new programs to help improve community standards
• Penned a report titled, "An Incremental Approach to Improving Code Enforcement and Compliance in Clayton County, GA". Report has since been cited and/or referenced by multiple communities across the country. Public.

• Created an “Investor Recruitment” database, which included comprehensive business intelligence research on over 100 companies with operations in the region
• Researched prospective investors (companies) in the Metro Orlando area to assist the Board of Directors in their investment and recruitment efforts; through November 2010, this research assisted in soliciting over.
• Assisted the Investor Relations/Events staff in the planning and execution of a “Leadership Mission” to Denver, Colorado for 60 of the region’s top business people and community leaders

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Assembled public announcement and sound systems for customer rentals
• Interacted with customers to book and charge equipment reservations
• Assisted with sound and lighting equipment fabrication and repair

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Hosted "The Night Bridge", a jazz radio show, on various weeknights
• Hosted and produced "Nothin' But the Blues", a blues specialty radio show on Saturday nights
• Call-In volunteer for "Theatre of the Mind" and pledge drive sessions

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Assisted Wardrobe Consultants in creating and presenting wardrobe "looks" for customers
• Supported managers with operational functions

Master Of Science - Ms, Applied Economics

Mpa, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Georgia Students for Public Administration (GSPA), Pi Alpha AlphaAlso served as a Teaching Assistant for.

Ba, Political Science, Economics

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Inter-Residence Hall Association, Graham Area Council, Reitz Union Board Film Committee.

Continuing Education, Accounting

Completed the Introduction to Financial Accounting (ACC2301) and Introduction to Managerial Accounting (ACC2302) courses to further my.

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training, Process Improvement

Completed 80 hours of training in Lean Six Sigma techniques at the black belt level with the University of Houston's College of Technology.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross Country, Track and Field, Soccer, Student Council, BETA Club, Business Professionals of America, National.