Kendra Brake Email & Phone Number

United States

Houston, Texas Area

The Woodlands, Texas

- Responsible for billing of over 145 accounts totaling over $1.23 million monthly.- Review vendor invoices for correct fuel pricing and fees, reconciling against customer billings to ensure all applicable taxes and fees are charged.- Assist team members with questions.

New Orleans

- Interacted daily with FEMA Public Assistance (PA) staff and management (Phone, email & in person) on a variety of issues relating to eligibility determinations, policy interpretations and work-flow scheduling.- Facilitated weekly meetings with applicants and FEMA staff on complex issues involving combined funding in excess of $100M.- Used real-world knowledge of FEMA laws, policies and disaster specific guidance to formulate Project Worksheets and prepare back-up documentation.- Prepared the often complex documentation needed to secure additional FEMA funding, and tracked all open grants for multiple applicants through obligation and reimbursement by the grantee.- Completed thorough project worksheet (PW) analysis, and when appropriate, requested and tracked all version requests through obligation.- Responsible for the data management, status tracking and reporting of over 2038 project worksheets totaling over $2.2B- Directly responsible for the reassessment and analysis of over 1100 individual content project worksheets. Reassessments and scope alignment netted over $95M

- Implemented new financial tracking and reporting process and procedures using QuickBooks Pro - Tracked revenue and expenditures using PeopleSoft- Completed internal vouchering, budget transfers and journaling in PeopleSoft- Created and provided weekly work in progress, budget overview and other reports - Completed monthly reconciliations of the revenue and expenditures - Managed client billing including labor and pass through charges - Provided front line customer service for the department - Daily filing, data entry, and other various office activities such as telephones, typing, purchasing and administrative assistance

- Provided project management assistance and job costing for multiple projects and divisions - Managed contracts, tracked project completion and stage points that initiated billings, shipments and personnel deployment- Managed all daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting activities including A/P, A/R, taxes, payroll, billing, budgeting, and cash flow - Handled all client billing including, labor and pass through charges - Supervised two team members responsible for completing daily filing, data entry, and other various office activities such as telephones, typing, purchasing and administrative assistance- Responsible for computer virus protection, troubleshooting, software and hardware technical support and installation - Managed all aspects of human resources, benefits, and state compliance for Louisiana and Texas

-Worked closely with the Senior Vice President of Product and Implementation to manage resources, pipelines and information- Maintained the data flow of the Implementation Team, including but not limited to, the procedures and stage points that initiate contract negotiation, document hand-off and the assignment of IM staff - Worked closely with vendors and sponsor banks to complete MasterCard, ABA and other paperwork for project launch - Managed contract, pricing and document review, implementation, and control - Administered all employee benefits: 401k, medical, dental and life insurance - Handled all human resource functions and documentation to insure the company met all federal, state and local laws. - This included employee discipline, documentation, exit paperwork and background checks. - Worked with the IT department to install and assign computers, phones, security cards and passwords.

Houston, Tx

- Developed and maintained the system that tracked bill of materials, work in progress, production scheduling, part numbering matrix and quotes.- Handled all daily, monthly, and quarterly accounting activities including A/P, A/R, taxes, payroll, billing, budgeting, and cash flow. - Administered all employee benefits: 401k, medical, and life insurance. - Completed daily filing, data entry, and other various office activities such as telephones, typing, PowerPoint and website publishing. - Set up and administered Windows 2000 Server network. Responsible for computer virus protection, troubleshooting, software and hardware technical support and installation.