Interpret, execute and oversee the policies and goals adapted by the Pharr Housing Authority Board and all applicable federal and state housing regulations.Represent the Housing Authority while encouraging and establishing relationships with regulatory agencies, local officials and community-based organizations. Promote, interpret and communicate the Housing Authority’s public housing and voucher programs, services, and development projects.Spearhead the administration, leadership and… Show more Interpret, execute and oversee the policies and goals adapted by the Pharr Housing Authority Board and all applicable federal and state housing regulations.Represent the Housing Authority while encouraging and establishing relationships with regulatory agencies, local officials and community-based organizations. Promote, interpret and communicate the Housing Authority’s public housing and voucher programs, services, and development projects.Spearhead the administration, leadership and management of the Housing Authority.Direct and regulate the Housing Authority's internal and external financial operations including payroll, payables, receivables, cash management, budgeting, financial reporting, contract negotiation, grant writing, asset management, and regulatory compliance and reporting.Direct and coordinate the activities of managerial personnel engaged in achieving agency objectives.Negotiated the buyout of the limited partner of three tax credit properties.Submitted a Texas General Land Grant Disaster Recovery Application and the Housing Authority was awarded a $3 million dollar grant for the new construction of an 80 unit multi-family development.Submitted a U.S. Department of Labor YouthBuild application and the Housing Authority was awarded a $1.5 million dollar grant.Submitted two Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Grant applications for the construction of two separate multi-family developments with the Housing Authority nonprofit as the developer. The FHLB will announce awards in the 4th quarter of 2024.Submitted a Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Grant application for the construction of a multi-family development partnering with a developer from Houston. The FHLB will announce awards in the 4th quarter of 2024.Created READ (Residents Earning Advanced Degrees) Project as a nonprofit for scholarships and developed a scholarship program that has awarded over $520,000 in scholarships to graduating Public Housing and Voucher seniors over the last 7 years. Show less

Design and implement chart of accounts and financial reporting. Developed business plan, proforma financial statements, cash flow statement, and budgets. Recommend and implement changes to internal accounting and reporting systems. Managed family and personal business.

**Transition ManagerCollaborated with customer in planning the transition of the IT Department operations from Anthelio Healthcare to Valley Baptist Health SystemCoordinated the transition resources required to facilitate a successful delivery.**Interim Client Service Delivery ManagerFostered and managed the client relationship, acting on the client’s requests and recommendations.Directed a cross-functional IT staff of 80 employees; evaluating, procuring and assigning… Show more **Transition ManagerCollaborated with customer in planning the transition of the IT Department operations from Anthelio Healthcare to Valley Baptist Health SystemCoordinated the transition resources required to facilitate a successful delivery.**Interim Client Service Delivery ManagerFostered and managed the client relationship, acting on the client’s requests and recommendations.Directed a cross-functional IT staff of 80 employees; evaluating, procuring and assigning resources to approved services, projects, and client requests to achieve or exceed SLA requirements.**Applications ManagerTransformed the service delivery model to create a 24x7 operations team and partially outsourced non-core functions to achieve or exceed SLA requirements. Contributed to an over $2 million reduced IT operations budget.Attained a measurements-based ITIL culture to improve infrastructure and application availability, earning a top Tier 1 rating in the organization’s employee survey.Created projected plans in collaboration with the Project Management Team and the stakeholders for a portal implementation, RIS conversion, and clinical and financial upgrades. Completed projects below budget and on time.Led conversion of global general ledger (PeopleSoft) mid fiscal year, including definition and implementation of new chart of accounts and monthly closing process.Managed and improved vendor relationships with externally provided IT application support, including systems monitoring, change control and issue resolution. Show less

Directly responsible for overall profitability, sales and service for a semi-private golf club with $1.2 million dollars in revenue that includes a retail merchandise shop and restaurant.Reorganized business processes and implemented financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems that improved overall productivity and operational cost efficiency resulting in a $350 thousand dollar reduction in accounts payable.Reorganized capital equipment agreements and negotiated a… Show more Directly responsible for overall profitability, sales and service for a semi-private golf club with $1.2 million dollars in revenue that includes a retail merchandise shop and restaurant.Reorganized business processes and implemented financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems that improved overall productivity and operational cost efficiency resulting in a $350 thousand dollar reduction in accounts payable.Reorganized capital equipment agreements and negotiated a favorable debt structure that helped procure over $450 thousand dollars in business critical capital equipment.Initiated and launched strategic e-marketing and brand promotion program increasing annual revenues by over $350 thousand dollars. Highlights of the program were the “Players Card” and “Winter Texan Appreciation Day” marketing initiatives.Oversaw all management related responsibilities; including preparing financial reports and projections; recruiting, hiring, training and mentoring staff; conducting performance reviews; ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements; project planning and scheduling; product pricing; and managing an operational budget of up to $1.2 million dollars. Show less

**CIO/VP Information MgmtManaged IT with an operating budget of $2.5 million, & a $4 million capital budget.Prepared IT short & long term strategic plans that aligned IT with business goals & objectives. Executed Board approved plans & monitored plan progress.Instituted service management strategies achieving 99% system availability & 96% score in annual satisfaction survey.Negotiated contract & managed the McKesson’s Star, Kronos Workforce, SoftMed, & 3M implementation… Show more **CIO/VP Information MgmtManaged IT with an operating budget of $2.5 million, & a $4 million capital budget.Prepared IT short & long term strategic plans that aligned IT with business goals & objectives. Executed Board approved plans & monitored plan progress.Instituted service management strategies achieving 99% system availability & 96% score in annual satisfaction survey.Negotiated contract & managed the McKesson’s Star, Kronos Workforce, SoftMed, & 3M implementation project.Implemented procedures & processes to meet the system’s decision support requirements.Directed The Joint Commission IM Standard & HIPAA regulatory compliance.**Assistant ControllerOversaw accounting, forecasting, budgeting, corporate reporting, payroll, A/P, & corporate audits.Chaired the Revenue Cycle multifunctional team & implemented process improvements reducing overall denial rate to 5%, net A/R days to 56, & late charges to 2.5% of total.Negotiated McAuto MHS & HDC system, Microdata & DEC hardware, & local area network contract & managed implementation.Designed, set up & implemented MHS & Kronos systems, including builds for tables, test scripts, data migration mapping, reports, & interfaces.Introduced service delivery model improving interaction between IT & its customers, & alignment of IT initiatives with system goals.**Director of Patient Accounting, Admitting, & ITDirected a front end improvement initiative that resulted in a 70% decrease in discharged not final billed (DNFB) receivables.Developed & executed a revenue cycle process improvement program. Hospital paid off a $450k payroll loan, a $500k Medicare recoupment, & resolved a $350k operating deficit.Successfully planned & launched the implementation of hospital wide IT system (Tymshare). Converted charge capture from manual to order entry & increased annual gross revenues by 45%.Developed the operating structure of the 1st IT Department. Implemented 24x7 application & hardware support activities. Show less