Applies advanced professional budget techniques in preparing and analyzing financial documents. Responsible for day-to-day financial management of Texas Education Agency (TEA) grant awards with annual budgets of approximately $16+ million. Supervise and train grants specialist and other staff with responsibility for monthly account reconciliation of other grant awards, totaling approximately $8+ million and previously supervised the Senior Contracts and Grants specialist who was responsible for effort reporting and expense allocations. Alleviate Senior Administrative Manager and Department Management of Operation (DMO) of several critical functions. Provide multiple financial reporting for research projects to bring current due to staff changes 2015 and 2017. Completed critical funding reports for TEA grant awards in preparation for submission to the Legislative Budget Board (LBB).

Recruited to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, team members and management. Consistently produced clear, concise status reports. Established confidence and trust with customers. Strong troubleshooting and problem solving capabilities and the ability to exercise good judgment. Effectively managed scope and customer expectations on individual assignments. Followed through on all assignments. Demonstrated ability to lead through change.

Managed the financial operation budget of more than $15+ million from multiple funding sources. The portfolio of accounts included: federal, state, local, and private grants/contracts, as well as, philanthropic activities. Developed policies and procedures for departmental financial operations to include reporting requirements, reconciliations procedures, utilization of software tools for the accurate tracking of revenues and expenditures.•Served on the PeopleSoft Financials System Implementation Division Committee for AR modules and Resource for other financial reporting. •Achieved short-long term strategic financial management goals to ensure continue departmental compliances and reporting. Recognized for reporting data analysis spreadsheets identifying financial accounts status by Division.

Program Manager-Research, SBMI, Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center, 2010-2012Served as the Financial Director of the Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center (REC) managing the operations, human resources and financial responsibilities. Ensured compliances with the federal, state and other funding requirements. Managed the operations for budget exceeding $16+ million (federal grants, private agencies and donors). Established deadlines, assigns responsibilities, and monitors the progress of projects, and provided supervision and guidance to the research personnel, research nurses and administrative staff. Provided leadership strategies and support for team in areas of promoting the REC and consulting services for electronic health records systems to eligible healthcare providers, critical access hospitals and rural hospitals. Reviewed and approved expenditures. Prepared funding budgets and reporting documents, operation plans, service agreements, sub-contracts, progress reports. Directed strategic planning for funding. Prepared and assisted with presentations data for national/regional conferences, meetings and ongoing webinars. •Recognized by Office of National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology (HIT) for timely reporting of quarterly operation plans including service line activities and financial status.•Recognized by Office of Internal General following audit review for operations and reporting activities resulting in only one finding. Administrative Services Officer I-III-Medical School, Department of Neurology, 2002- 2010Managed and supervised accounts reconciliations for budgets totaling up to $12+ million. Provided the administrative, management and financial operations oversight for clinical, academic and research departments, working closely with Directors and Interim Directors on the day-to-day operations to include budgetary, financial and human resources requirements.