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United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

- Reviews financial data for accuracy and resolves discrepancies. Receives, reconciles, anddistributes funding authorities. Examines funding and reprogramming actions to determinefinancial implications.- Serves as Space Delta support team lead. Provides efficient customer service and financial analysis to 7Space Deltas, and tenant organizations. Advises, interacts, and coordinates with organizations onfinancial matters to solve problems by interpreting and supplementing financial directives.- Performs budget trend analysis on $31.2M space command program; designs and implementsprocess improvements and streamlines existing financial operations to improve the functionalityof organizations.- Leveraged $1.2M Cyber Defense Engineering and Training (CDET) contract requirement fromSpace Command; secured 24/7 support for cyber defense training and modernized Space ControlNetwork (SCN) infrastructure for 8 global sites.- Manages 5-yr $2.1B accounting database; delivers FM expertise for 7 mission partners, whilesupporting 6 major commands and one combatant command.- Provides financial analysis support, assistance, and training in Defense Enterprise Accounting &Management System (DEAMS) and Defense Travel System (DTS) to 5 resource advisors and 3senior leaders across 6 operating locations.

Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate

- Analyzed spending trends and provided financial recommendations. Used decision supporttechniques to deliver sound financial advice to all levels of leadership for use in financialplanning and budgeting solutions.- Analyzed accounting reports and financial data to identify trends for evaluating effectiveness andefficiency of financial operations. Developed and compiled data for improved planning,programming and budgeting.- Prepared budgets and execution plans and reports. Analyzed financial execution, identified andexplained variances, and prepared narrative justification to support financial requirements.- Performed complex financial and budget analysis of $15M annual budget. Provided support to over 200 personnel in 32 locations, spanning 18 countries.- Served as European regional financial manager. Advised 20 military leaders on financialoperations for 34 units in 19 countries across Europe and Africa.- Participated in FY22 - 26 Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process.Worked with program managers, subject matter experts, and budget analysts to secure $2.45M inout-year funding for force protection enhancements in Africa.- Trained 30 Agency Program Coordinators and Approving Officials on the Government TravelCard and Defense Travel System processes.- Served as GPC program manager. Directed and trained 3 approving officials and 15 cardholderson proper usage; facilitated the purchasing of over $1M worth of requirements with nodiscrepancies over a 4 year period.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

- Advised, interacted and coordinated with organizations on financial matters to solve problems byinterpreting and supplementing financial directives.- Developed spend plans by analyzing historical data and budgetary trends to project for futureyear requirements.- Oversaw and managed the Government Purchase Card, Government Travel Card, and DefenseTravel System programs.- Tailored and conducted specified annual training on fiscal law elements to organization resourceadvisors. Ensured compliance with program requirements and led to zero deficiencies orviolations over a 4 year period.- Standardized organization's reimbursement process. Corrected errors in an ineffective programwhich led to the balancing of $585K and increased obligation rate by 21%.

Busniess Administration - Management, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate'S Degree, Accounting And Finance