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The Westside Water Authority (WWA) is a public agency that manages four special districts: Berrenda Mesa Water District (BMWD), Belridge Water Storage District (BWSD), Lost Hills Water District (LHWD), and Dudley Ridge Water District (DRWD). Combined, these public agencies represent nearly 10% of the State Water Project and one of the largest agriculture water entities in CA.WWA also manages Westside District Water Authority (WDWA) - a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) primarily providing SGMA compliance to LHWD, BWSD, and BMWD within the Kern Subbasin - as well as Westside Water Quality Coalition (WWQC) - a non-profit dedicated to supporting ILRP compliance for all of WWA’s landowners.Example activities:• Direct and/or develop the preparation of analyses and recommendations regarding policy issues and long-range plans to address the needs of the three water districts, two joint powers authorities, water storage district and non-profit.• Organize and direct ~$150M+ in annual spend; support strategic finance and accounting problem solving as well as monthly detailed financial statement reviews• Provide strategic investment review and support for various public and private partnership opportunities ($10M - $100M+ annually)• Support water management and regulatory compliance for 60+ landowners, ~88,000+ acres of crops and ~290,000 - 730,000+ AF of annual supplies (depending on year type)• Directly manage 5 WWA staff responsible for water management, operations, regulatory and finance/accounting activities• Lead organizational development and HR policy activities for all 32 employees• Represent local, state and federal policy and regulatory items for WWA via 10+ associations

The Strategy Group at The Wonderful Company is an internal consulting group for all of The Wonderful Company's various business units. My work while part of this group was primarily focused on the agriculture assets in the Central Valley of CA.Example projects:• Supported ~$300M in strategic land and water diligences with favorable dry year water supplies• Implemented operator control strategy with general manager, VP of operations, and farming teams to reduce overfill of fresh pomegranate arils fruit resulting in annual savings of ~$125,000• Led a team of 8 technical resources from growing, harvesting, sales, operations, and IT to implement a new sales and operations planning process/system at a fresh citrus facility (~$800MM annual revenue) • Served as interim CBO for education-focused non-profit overseeing 10 finance, strategy, and external consulting resources; identified ~$1.3MM in cost savings; established $4.7M in revolver credit line; developed 3-statement model to manage ~$40M budget

Bakersfield, California Area

Bakersfield, California Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Supported assessment, implementation and follow-up of process improvement projects at over 20 different hospitals across the U.S. including top-tier academic healthcare institutions in CA, OR, WA, AZ, TX, and FL.Managed projects involving teams of 4-10 people approximately 6-10 times per year.Regularly provided detailed financial and operational reports for over 20 different hospitals across the U.S.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Orange County, California Area

Developed and presented Excel-based reports to track sales trends for customers, c-suite, and sales managersProjected product volumes and financials based on historical data, monthly trends, market conditions, and contract amendments

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Congressman Kevin McCarthyAssisted in the development of legislative reports; conducted tours of the Capitol and House of Representatives

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General

Dean's Scholar

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: Athletes in Action, UC Irvine Triathlon Club, UC Irvine Swimming and Diving.