Heidi Grim Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Responsible for locating, developing, creating relationships, and implementing growth opportunities within and between organizations. Heidi identifies trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications and announcements; tracks individual contributors and their accomplishments; evaluates options and resolves internal/external priorities; closes new business deals by coordinating requirements, negotiates contracts; explores opportunities to add value to job accomplishments; protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential; and enhances organization’s reputation by accomplishing new and different requests. Heidi is also a project manager for serval transportation projects including farebox replacement valued over $15 million; manages budget for over 50 tasks; manages over 50 invoices monthly; and responsible for all reporting.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Direct and coordinate activities for three sections: General Accounting (general ledger, fixed assets, grants, accounts receivable/payable), Budget and Payroll with a staff of 33 financial support personnel;• Assess, interpret and implement complex Federal and State laws, accounting policies, rules and regulations governing the fiscal and accounting matters; • Ensures internal compliance with general accepted accounting procedures (GAAP), with emphasis on governmental accounting practices for processing over $1 billion in accounting transactions;• Directs the activities of weekly union payroll and monthly union pension payroll for over 4,600 employees for three bargaining units; and• Direct the activities for annual financial reporting during the year end close process.• Replaced a 35-year old payroll system with new cloud-based payroll system, converting from time and a half the hours to time and a half the rate.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Direct and coordinate activities of over 75 management and union personnel engaged in processing small procurements/commodities, large multi-year contracts, purchase of rolling stock, and the disbursement and receipt of all inventory.• Develop and implement organizational objectives, policies and procedures for purchasing small procurements/commodities, large multi-year contract, and inventory control; • Provide testimony for MDOT regarding Board of Public Works items not under the jurisdiction of the Department of General Services or the Department of Budget and Management; • Represents MDOT before the Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals;• Reviews and evaluates procurement staff’s determinations;• Directs the development of contract specifications, contract modifications, contract renewals, Request For Proposals (RFP), Invitations For Bids (IFB), addenda, sole source justifications, bid withdrawals, public information requests, single response determinations, etc

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in processing small procurements/commodities.• Develop and implement organizational objectives, policies and procedures for purchasing small procurements/commodities. • Ensure that all procurements comply with the Code of Maryland Regulations, Federal Transportation Administration Regulations, Federal Railroad Administration Regulations, and Board of Public Works Advisories.• Develop streamlined processes for conducting timely procurements, evaluating proposals, recommending awards and managing the pre-bid process for small procurements.• Assign, Review, train and approve the work of procurement administrators, cost and price clerks, and Corporate Purchasing Card Administrator (both management and union-Local 2); staff of 10.• Oversee pre-bid and bid openings for small procurements to determine whether offers are reasonably susceptible of being selected for award.• Determines proper procurement method for solicitations in accordance with State and Federal procurement procedures, laws and regulations.• Review and approve all purchase orders, blanket purchase orders and change orders over $200,000 in Maximo and FMIS both MDOT and State levels.• Direct and oversee the administering of the Corporate Purchasing Card Program.• Direct and manage activities involved with vendor performance.• Direct and manage the year end process of cancelling or rolling over existing purchase orders.• Oversee inventory and materials operation for 7 storerooms, 30,000 line items valued at approximately $50 million and 60 management and union employees (Local 2 and 1300).

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Develop and implement the Annual Operating Budget, Annual Operations Spending Plan and Multi-Year Forecasts of approximately $650 million. Set goals and develop solutions to funding and spending problems within the agency, the annual budget request and subsequent amendments and adjustments.• Oversee the development of estimates of fare revenue, ridership, operating expenses, farebox recovery based on state accounting records and MTA operating plans. Develops cost models, prepares economic analyses of MTA operations, efficiency levels, and progress on fiscal goals. Provides data analysis and financial modeling for special projects, such as contracted services, MTA service reductions/additions, etc. • Oversee development of annual National Transit Database submission. The NTD project is a compilation of over 1,000 data elements (most of which are allocations and combinations of several elements to derive at the specified data) required by the Federal Transit Administration. If MTA does not provide NTD data in a timely manner, MTA will not be eligible to receive federal aid. MTA receives over $200 million in federal aid each year.• Prepare and distribute regular updates and analyses of departmental spending, agency revenue attainment, and key operations data associated with MTA’s financial management strategies. Meet regularly with MTA department managers and executive managers to review these products and advise on spending plans and financial management of MTA’s various departments.• Oversee the development of required reports and responses as requested for Legislative Services, Budget & Management, and other oversight agencies and bodies, including narrative on MTA’s performance and fiscal strategies. Compile MTA operating data for the Annual Report, MDOT bond documentation, and other MTA and Department publications.• Supervise, monitor and review performance and development of Financial Management Staff (staff of 6).