Richard Amon Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

*Senior university leader and cabinet member over: finances, budgets, human resources, facilities and construction, business services (dining, bookstore, parking), and public safety * Oversight of $885 million annual budget and $400 million of capital projects on a 1,000 acre campus* Led the University in transition to a state performance funding formula * Implemented an all-funds budget model to increase budget transparency and allocation* Assisted fundraising efforts to exceed $70 million of annual giving* Invested in student success that has improved the four-year graduation rate to 55.6%* Responded to false threat of active shooter and improved campuswide safety protocols * Moved grants and contracts administration from Research to Finance to improve service* Instituted a textbook affordability initiative to reduce the cost of student textbooks* Created a new ten-year University capital master plan* Supported university attainment of R1 status by improving operational efficiency* Created a more innovative HR department to improve HR service delivery across campus

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Affiliate Faculty member in the Department of Political Science and MPA program

Greater Salt Lake City Area

* Oversaw System institutional finances of 16 institutions with $7.8 billion in revenue* Dissolved unprofitable student loan organization and created a $300 million endowment from equity * Annually created and presented a unified System operational and capital budget to the State legislature* Developed a model to measure institutional affordability for Utah students* Created a performance funding model to align with System goals and improve accountability* Studied shared service opportunities within the System

Salt Lake City, Utah

• Worked with legislators and university and system officials to design a new process for university facility funding resulting in an annual $73 million legislative appropriation• Implemented a system-wide utilization standard and reporting for classroom and lab facilities • Oversaw the issuance of over $1.3 billion of revenue bonds for the System• Created, revised, and implemented facility and business operations policies for the System• Recommended and reviewed higher education facility requests with policymakers resulting in over $418 million of new state tax funding for System capital priorities over 4 years

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Teach Public Finance and Budgeting class for the Master of Public Administration program

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Oversight of seven divisions (Finance, Facilities, Fleet, Risk Management, Archives,Administrative Rules, Purchasing and General Services) with 420 FTE• Implementation of an Enterprise Risk Management program within the Department• Reorganization of Executive Director's Office to focus on operational efficiency and service optimization• Reorganization and empowerment of the State Building Board to make more informed capital development and improvement policies and planning decisions for the State of Utah• Increased the energy efficiency of the State Fleet by doubling the number of CNG vehicles in the Fleet and replacing 25% of the 665 replacement vehicles in 2013 with hybrid and CNG vehicles.

• Reorganization of Division to promote transparency, accountability, and partnership • Oversight of Division with responsibility for over $1 billion of capital facility construction and 200 construction management and maintenance personnel

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• State legislative expert on bonds, debt service, general finance, and internal service funds• Created a dynamic model that balances complex revenue forecasts with potential debtscenarios, which influenced the decision to bond for $2.2 billion over five years• Developed a new method of financing transportation projects using existing state resourcesinstead of issuing general obligation debt• In-house expert on financial information, databases, and information technology resources

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Recommended and analyzed state capital development projects and debt service options• Coordinated state debt service and bonding with Treasurer, Finance, and Legislature• Implemented a new internal service fund to account for human resource services

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Reconciled pension liabilities with pension assets for Fortune 500 companies• Created complex spreadsheets and presentations for client pension plans• Calculated benefits for retirees based on plan documents

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Political Science And Government

Dissertation - The Prospect of Improving Government: Investigating Shared Services in the State of Utah

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Public Finance

• Teaching assistant for MBA quantitative analysis class and a business ethics class • Internship - Salt Lake County Mayor’s Office.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Statistics: Actuarial Science

Activities and Societies: • Research consultant for graduate students outside of the Department of Statistics • Actuarial Internship.

Education record