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Fall River, Ma

Newport, Ri

Chief Financial Officer for school department delivering budgets under state cap and improving the district financial position by achieving a fund balance reserve of over 8% of operating expenditures. Provided financial and year end projections reports to Chief Executive Officer on monthly bases. Implemented Lawson ERP system, State of Rhode Island Uniform Chart of Accounts and 100% turn over in business office staff over 18 months without operation interruptions meeting all federal, state and local reporting requirements.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Manage the department's In$ite financial and reporting program to ensure the efficient and effective use of financial resources of the state, district and school level by the review and monitoring of fiscal controls. Ensure that school districts, agency staff, stae officials, U.S. Department of Education receives timely and accurate information related to school district revenues, expenditures and financial reporting. Project manager for all financial management systems of the department with responsibility to provide oversight, direction, and supervision for the development and implementation of systems.

Newport, Ri

Prove financial management solutions to governments through the implementation of applications, databases and reporting tools. Services include project management, design, development and implementation of systems for treasury, public works, and parks and recreation departments. Design, develop, implement and maintain tax and water billing and collection systems with over 600,000 accounts with revenue of over $6.5 billion. Directed the training and implementation of systems to over 300 users. Directly supervised teams comprised of 6-12 members in carrying out the implementation of tax and water billing systems.

Arlington, Va

Provide enterprise-wide business and technology solutions that dramatically improve business performance and create value for public sector organization. Supervise and manage consultant groups of 10-15 professionals in the installation of financial systems for over 50 federal, state, education and local governments agencies. Provide consulting services in the area of information technology, inventory and procurement, fixed asset accounting, portfolio management, GAAP reporting and auditing and compliance. Set up accounting systems for federal, state, education and local government agencies meeting all reporting requirements.

Port Orange, Fl

Developed budget preparation and implemented capital program process with expanded department and public input. Developed evaluation criteria for capital projects; introduced a system for ranking of projects, which ensured that project funding would be orderly and fair. Revised policy and portfolio of City investments to parallel the capital program and City's cash needs. Manage the City Utilities financial operations supervising meter reading, billing, collection and reporting. Ensured that the Utilities met all bond covenants.

Stafford, Va

Responsible for all financial and budgetary requirements of the County while administering the central county accounting department. Issued complete financial reports as well sa the first Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the County. Supervised the destructing of Utilities districts debt and managed the reorganization of financial operations into a central countywide operation. Review and implemented water and wast-water rate structures to meet operational expense and bond covenants.