Les Painter Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc

- Agency Subject Matter Expert concerning the Audit Management Program; develops GSA Administrator's Semiannual Management Report to Congress and verifies all data; and drafts the Administrator’s Semiannual letter.- Meets with service stakeholders (internal/external) to develop new application functionality and establishes approval policy/methodology concerning functional changes/enhancements for granular monitoring and tracking;- Provided analysis ready data integral for the GSA's review of internal control issues;- Assists/guides the audit team with approvals for the release of summaries to Executives agency-wide from incoming audits, audit processing, and agency responses;- Provides analytical research (qualitative and quantitative), for agency officials to develop answers to crucial issues, formal inquiries (such as Government Accountability Office reports/requests), and findings; provides preparation materials for the Management Control Oversight Council meetings;- Transitioned audit data technically used for audit tracking to accommodate new approaches for customer service and support as the new GSA administration utilizes data differently from historical use;- Provides recommendations and interpretation of amended and new or legislation to executives and senior management for formulating decisions and audit responses; reviews submissions for final efficacy to meet approval criteria and regulations;- COOP Emergency Coordinator; directs and administers the program; - During the Eagle Horizon 2019 annual exercise, OAS was recognized by the leadership of the Office of Management Assurance as having the most outstanding and strongest continuity program in the agency. A key measure of this success is that OAS received the Highest EVS Survey mark possible for the assessment question, “employees feel that they are informed and feel confident that they could mitigate the events of a true emergency.”

Washington, D.C. Metro Area

I led a team of senior & junior program management analysts in order to perform intricate design, development, & evaluation of the new Internal Control Audit Tracking System (ICATS) for ongoing & new program issues. Conduct critical analysis & provide policy recommendations to management officials for formulating decisions, modifying or changing responsibilities, & pertinent policy & business needs. Maintain nationwide responsibility & operational authority for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, & evaluating the performance of GSA’s Audit Resolution, Follow-up & Tracking Program. Provides specialized analytical, evaluative methods & techniques (qualitative & quantitative) to assess critical information, legislation, regulations, correspondence, for officials & developing responses to critical issues, formal inquiries, findings & recommendations for the Audit Resolution, Follow-up & Tracking, Records Management & COOP Programs. I led the OAS Records Management team of senior & junior management analysts in order to oversee the implementation of the Office’s policy & guidance for record-keeping in accordance with the strategic plan; Congressional mandates for all electronic & non-electronic records; National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) regulations, standards & guidance; & appropriate national & international professional records/information management standards. As Emergency Coordinator/COOP Team Lead, I led a team of senior & junior program management analysts in order to prepare & develop the office emergency plan, conduct drills for accountability, create & prepare status reports for executive leadership, management & other offices, departments, organizations. Plan, direct & administer the Continuity of Operations Planning Program & related plans & procedures. Provide technical guidance in designing, conducting, evaluating & coordinating continuity of operations, crisis management, & emergency preparedness exercises & training.

Washington, Dc

Served as a Desk Officer for the Agency Audit Resolution Program that performed intricate design, development, & evaluation of the new Internal Control Audit Tracking System (ICATS) for ongoing & new program issues. Conducted critical analysis & provides policy recommendations to management officials for formulating decisions, modifying or changing responsibilities, & pertinent policy & business needs. Maintained nationwide responsibility & operational authority for planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, & evaluating the performance of the Audit Resolution. Provided specialized analytical, evaluative methods & techniques (qualitative & quantitative) to assess critical information, legislation, regulations, correspondence, for officials & developing responses to critical issues, formal inquiries, findings & recommendations for all above listed programs. Monitored & reported status on the issuance of critical information. Developed recommendations based on analytical, statistical, qualitative, & quantitative methodology concerning the Audit Resolution & Follow-up, FOIA, Records Management & COOP. Developed detailed project time-lines for project plans & milestone charts describing the conduct of the Audit Resolution, Records Management & COOP programs. Served as an Internal Control Officer that provided expert assistance & authoritative advice on interpretation for the Internal/Management Control process & guided customers' development & implementation for appropriate operating procedures to ensure compliance with OMB Circular No. A-123 as the program related to GSA. Served as a FOIA Manager performing critical analysis & evaluation of inquiries, developing performance measures & assessing qualitative & quantitative methods for improving program effectiveness, & providing policy recommendations to subject matter experts & management officials for Agency decisions. Served as the Records Officer & the Team Lead for the OAS Records Management Program.

Bs In Health Sciences, Health Sciences / Management

Activities and Societies: Upsilon Phi Delta Health Services Administrators Honors Society, Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership.

Associate Project Manager Certificate, Project Management, 96%

Activities and Societies: Upsilon Phi Delta Health Services Administrators Honors Society, Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership.