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Tampa, Fl, Us

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Provides strategic, long-term financial planning advice to the Mayor, City Council, and the Chief Financial Officer to ensure the City’s financial sustainability. Develops and implements creative financial solutions to sustain City operations and allow for the reinvestment in the City’s infrastructure. Leads and trains a team of financial professional responsible for the development of the City's $1.3 billion annual operating and capital budgets. Works with City staff to ensure the accomplishment of the City's strategic goals and objectives.Key Achievements: Improved the City’s financial position over the past eight years by developing long-term financial modeling and analysis for the City’s multiple business units resulting in the national credit rating agencies increasing the City’s credit rating 13 times.  Restructured and refocused the City’s grants office resulting in an increasing the amount of competitive grant applications submitted and estimated annual increases of between $3.0 to $5.0 million in the amount of funding awarded to the City over the past several years.  Improved efficiency of the budget development and financial analysis that enabled the reduction of three positions resulting in savings in excess of $250,000. Instructor for five Florida Government Finance Officers Associations training seminars to include three seminars to train Certified Government Finance Officer candidates to successfully pass their certification exams.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Provided financial consulting services to over 20 departments providing a wide-range of municipal government services. Provided advice to the Chief Financial Officer and Budget Officer as the City addressed severe financial conditions resulting from the 2008 recession. Lead and managed staff of financial professionals in a consolidate municipal budget office responsible for providing analysis. Key Achievements: Reorganized and restructured the City's fiscal services into a consolidated Budget Office resulting in approximately $500,000 annual cost savings. Managed the Budget Office’s implementation of a new City-wide Enterprise Resource Planning accounting and budget system that improved the efficiency of the City’s financial management and reporting processes.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Managed a fiscal staff responsible for providing fiscal services for the Tampa Water Department which provides potable and reclaimed water for over 600,000 customers. Develops fiscally sustainable plans to support the utilities’ infrastructure repair and renewal program. Additionally, primarily responsible for all personnel actions to include payroll, evaluations, and bargaining unit relations.Key Achievements: Updated Water Department’s multi-year rate model and developed a five-year rate increase plan which increase revenues by 98% and which provided for a 300% increase in the amount invested in the pipeline and water plant infrastructure.  Restructured and reduced financial and administration staff by improving processes, implementing technology solutions, and consolidating job descriptions saving over $200,000 annually. Addressed accounts payable problems by implementing internal controls and training the division’s accounting staff resulting in potentially avoiding $500,000 in late payment penalties.

Sarasota, Florida Area

Administer preparation of budgets and fiscal assessments for local organizations. Control capital budgeting process, including cash flow management, debt management, and revenue projections. Direct financial specialists in completion of intricate pecuniary procedures. Collaborate with other finance associates to develop and execute business strategies and acquire additional backing for county programs.Key Achievements: Devise and implement annual operating budget of $65 million and total capital budget of more than $300 million.  Restructured and reduced financial staff by introducing technology and consolidating job descriptions saving over $250,000 annually.

Various, World-Wide

Commissioned military officer serving in various positions ranging from an infantry platoon leader, company commander, to Army comptroller.

Masters, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Business/Management