Ian Brazill Email & Phone Number

San Diego, California, United States

- Responsible for aiding in the leadership of the Department of IT Architecture & Engineering team under the supervision of the Deputy Director.- Responsible for developing efficiencies and integrating roadmaps/strategies/plans between the Engineering towers, including the development of a new IT services dashboard which will integrate core IT systems across all towers.- Leading the San Diego Regional Cyber Lab rollout effort, a collaborative education-focused Downtown lab space catered to the development of greater cyber resiliency across the San Diego region.- Leads the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standards for the City and supervises a Program Coordinator who manages the day-to-day PCI operations. - Responsible for the regular monitoring of Architecture & Engineering budgets (approximately $61M), while guiding contractors and vendors to ensure contractual agreements are met and services provided.- PRA Liaison for the Department of Information Technology.

Maintained previous duties of Supervising Management Analyst position along with additional duties as the Department’s Interim Finance Manager. Additional duties include:- Increased oversight of all financials for the Department of Information Technology totaling over $123M and 133 FTE.- Represented the Department of IT’s financial team during City Council meetings alongside the Department’s Chief Information Officer.

- Worked in a temporary special assignment position as a Program Coordinator/Special Assistant to the Director of the Homeless Strategies Division.- Reviewed Departmental operations to identify inefficiencies and opportunities for growth. Developed and implemented new policies to eliminate these inefficiencies. Projects included SOP development, financial tracking sheet creations, and an overhaul of the Department’s file storage structure.

As a Supervising Management Analyst with the City of San Diego’s Department of Information Technology, Ian assumed all previous responsibilities as a Senior Management Analyst but with the added responsibility of supervising other Analysts within the Department. Ian supervised an Associate Management Analyst, which included the management of the City’s ERP and GIS budgets.Ian also performed the following roles:- Collaborated with the Department’s Finance Manager, operations managers, and Chief Information Officer to develop a new strategic 5-year Financial outlook for all IT Fixed/non-discretionary expenses.- Worked with the IT Finance Manager on the redesign of the Citywide IT budget process, which will simplify and streamline the budgeting process for over $55 million in City funds.- Processed complex Citywide journal entries on a monthly basis to allocate all non-discretionary IT expenses to benefiting Departments as well as all expenditures related to the Citywide Sharp Multi- Function Device program.- Managed the new Citywide Sharp Multi-Function Device contract, including an overhaul of prior policies and procedures regarding support and maintenance of copier technologies in all City Departments.- Supervised an Administrative Aide and an Associate Management Analyst within the Department’s finance team, whose roles include day-to-day operations of the Citywide Multi-Function Device program, all Accounts Payable/Receivable processes for the Department’s Administrative Division, and budget management for the City’s ERP and GIS funds.

As a Senior Management Analyst with the City of San Diego’s Department of Information Technology, Ian monitored and managed the Citywide IT Non-Discretionary budget. Ian also performed the following roles:- Collaborated with the Department’s Finance Manager, operations managers, and Chief Information Officer to develop a new strategic 5-year Financial outlook for all IT Fixed/non-discretionary funds.- Worked with the IT Finance Manager on the redesign of the Citywide IT budget process, which will simplify and streamline the budgeting process for over $55 million in City funds.- Processed complex Citywide journal entries on a monthly basis to allocate all non-discretionary IT expenses to benefiting Departments as well as all expenditures related to the Citywide Sharp Multi- Function Device program.- Managed the new Citywide Sharp Multi-Function Device contract, including an overhaul of prior policies and procedures regarding support and maintenance of copier technologies in all City Departments.- Supervised both Administrative Aides within the Department’s finance team, whose roles include day-to-day operations of the Citywide Multi-Function Device program and all Accounts Payable/Receivable processes for the Department’s Administrative Division.

Greater San Diego Area

The Environmental Services Department protects the environment and provides all San Diego residents with an environment free of litter and illegal dumping. The department's Collection Services Division has provided City refuse pickup for over 90 years and curbside recycling and yard waste collection for over two decades. In addition, Environmental Services oversees the City's management of energy, pursues innovative energy independence goals and works to advance more sustainable practices within the City organization and the community.As an Associate Management Analyst for the Environmental Services Department, some of Ian's duties are as follows:- Represented the Collection Services Division during the City’s Salesforce system implementation.- Assists in the management of a $5 million fueling facility construction project on the Division’s property.- Monitors Division’s Refuse Disposal Fund, which funds the City of San Diego’s street litter program and has a budget of approximately $1.3 million with 7.1 budgeted positions.- Monitored a $250,000 grant from the California Energy Commission for the installation of a new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling system for the City's Collection Services Division.- Applied for, and was awarded, $500,000 in CNG vehicle incentive vouchers from the California Energy Commission for the purchase of new refuse collection vehicles.- Drafts service contracts ranging from $75,000 to $3 million in value.- Conducted several large cost/benefit analyses, several with potential fiscal impacts of over $1 million.- Risk Management Department’s Workers Compensation Liaison and Light Duty Coordinator.- Participates on interview panels throughout the year and has interviewed several hundred applicants.- Supervises the Collection Services Division Cashiers.

Professional Studies And Fine Arts Dean'S Office

The Professional Studies and Fine Arts Dean's Office is the hub to a wide variety of disciplines, including Journalism, Music, Dance, Theatre, Military Sciences, Public Administration, Art, and others. Before taking on the position, Ian was formerly a student assistant within the very same office. After quick consideration following his graduation, he was hired on as an Administrative Support Assistant. As a new staff member of the Dean's Office, Ian was already acquainted with hundreds of individuals within all of the appropriate disciplines, Faculty and Student alike. They had given him insight into all of their fields of study, providing him with a wide variety of academic knowledge. Some of his immediate duties are as follows:- Support financial department in balancing a $100,000+ Federal Work Study budget, allowing all college departments to receive adequate monetary support when hiring student employees, while adhering to tight financial constraints.- Manage and draft contracts for faculty and student employee payroll.- Supervise four office assistants and the hiring process for all future assistants.- Manage financial logistics for over 400 national and international Faculty-led travel events every year.

The Downtown San Diego Partnership is a member-based, non-profit organization with more than 350 members, representing a variety of business sectors including real estate, technology, banking, law, defense, insurance, communications, energy and tourism. After briefly becoming an intern for the company, Ian was selected to be a part-time employee while attending his final semester of college. Although hired as an administrative coordinator, Ian's expertise in a variety of fields (graphic design, public speaking, technical support) made him invaluable to the company's present growth. Some of his accomplishments include:- Constructed highly effective weekly newsletters, leading to an increase in client satisfaction and public relations across San Diego.- Utilized graphic design skills for a complete redesign of business cards, promotional materials, and a new company website, establishing an up-to-date image for all company employees and affiliated business partners.- Managed a newly created community-engagement program, connecting hundreds of local businesses to members of the community.- Maintained detailed and accurate minutes at each Executive Committee and Board of Directors meeting, each of which took place once a month.

-Assisted in the company’s largest annual event, which catered to over 700 business executives within the San Diego area.

As a student assistant in the Professional Studies and Fine Arts Dean's Office, Ian was given the opportunity to hone his administrative skills. Due to his expertise with a wide variety of computer applications, he was tasked with assignments that no other assistant had ever been given. These opportunities included graphic design projects, public speaking arrangements, and marketing campaigns.- Conducted extensive market research for six marketing campaigns involving new arts certification programs, leading to an increase in over 250 prospective regional business partnerships for SDSU.- Organized confidential paperwork, processed personal student files, and managed appointments for the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.

-Helped run a summer camp for children (K-8), assisted staff with technology implementation, and ran a class about the basics of robotics

Master'S Degree, Public Administration

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication, General, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Dean’s Award recipient at SDSU's Student Research Symposium for innovative research on communicative therapy.