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Wright Patterson Afb

Develops annual budget requirements and contracting strategy for $27.5MM Advanced Research portfolio for the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office. Serves as Contracting Officer Representative for $125MM Small Business Innovation Research contract fostering synergy between the contractor, financial management, program management, and contracting officer.

Wright Patterson Afb

Planning, directing, organizing, and managing 5 civilian personnel and 1 contractor assigned to the Site Budget Branch. Leads team of Civilian Payroll Technicians utilizing Defense Civilian Payroll System to ensure all 3,000 research lab civilian employees receive pay accurately and timely. Perform a broad and extensive range of financial management program planning and analysis for Wright Site programs/projects. Financial management efforts include all aspects of planning, budget, cost performance, cost estimating & analysis, and cost scheduling (annual budget $12.7MM FY20). Leads team of financial specialists and assists Wright Site program managers through acquisition actions and contract management duties. Ensures the financial management activities comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Work closely with program managers to develop requirements for 15 programs and estimate costs to build budget estimate. Develop algorithm to accurately assign costs across the Wright Research Site. Brief Site Operating Council (AFRL Deputy Directors) on financial execution twice each year and brief AFRL Integration & Operations Chiefs monthly. Establishes, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with the Director, Division Chiefs, and staff.

Wright Patterson Afb

Duties included: G2/BQ funds loading and address builds, G2 Helpdesk Administration, establishment of RC/CCs, data element updates to JOCAS, BA balancing, accounting support, JVs/1081/1017-G processing, Vendor Pay FIAR audit, and skeleton records. Formulated, established, and implemented financial management and accounting policies, instructions, and procedures on matters relating to cost and status of funds. Established methods and approaches to complex issues, such as balancing budget authority with AFM, PBAS, & Emergency Authority. Used considerable judgment and originality in developing innovative approaches to define and resolve highly complex situations. Represented the organization at all levels within the government by communicating important concepts to influence decisions and recommend solutions with specialists and management officials in AFRL. This includes briefing Civilian Payroll process improvements at the 2017 AFRL Financial Management Summit. As a G2 helpdesk representative, I actively listened to others' questions, ideas, and concerns to define and anticipate problems and develop strategies for effective resolution within their particular program area. Provided outstanding support to G2 users by effectively adjusting communications to facilitate understanding. Contributed key ideas and strategies to develop, implement, and promote new and improved programs and services applicable to AFRL financial management. Advised and provided counsel to G2 users regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management. Regularly consulted by management officials on complex issues due to the depth and breadth of my expertise. Worked collaboratively and flexibly in cross-functional/integrated teams consisting of members from both branches of the accounting division to accomplish team goals. Supported the development and training of subordinates by developing and administering G2 training to multiple technical directorates.

Wright Patterson Afb

As the Reimbursable Budget Authority (RBA) Lead Analyst, I was responsible for managing the Reimbursable Budget ($55MM FY17) for the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Sensors Directorate (RY). Duties included: daily balance updates and analysis of more than 120 Reimbursable Orders, daily reconciliation of reimbursable transaction data in CCaR, weekly reconciliation between CCaR and CRIS transaction data and, monthly analysis of transaction data for line of accounting (LOA) errors. Planned, organized, and directed reimbursable activities of the incoming funds branch, ensuring that financial management activities complied with legal and regulatory requirements and met customer needs. Briefed RBA Process Improvements during Inspector General (IG) Audit and received mention as outstanding performer and best practices for Reimbursable Budget Authority. Also briefed RBA JOCAS processes with an outside consulting firm tasked by HQ AFRL to look at our business systems and processes. The process improvements I made to the RBA process have led to other AFRL Technical Directorates (TDs) requesting an overview of RY’s process so that the improvements can be implemented in their TD. Maximized use of available resources through process improvements which led to timely response to inquiries and reduced overtime during fiscal year end closeout. Represented AFRL/RYF to a variety of installation and functional area organizations. Prior to RBA analyst, I managed $56 Million (FY15) in Incoming Customer Funds for the Multispectral Sensing & Detection Division. I interfaced directly with AFLCMC, Army, Navy, and other non-DOD outside agencies to coordinate funding, create, and execute AF funding documents. The spreadsheet I created to track incoming funds has been replicated and used by other financial specialist within RYF.

Online and Face-to-Face InstructorIntroduction to Financial AccountingIntermediate AccountingPersonal Finance

Tipp City, Oh

Responsibilities:-Weekly bill payments-Print checks for reimbursements-Posting transactions to general ledger

Greenville, Oh

Responsibilities:-Collection of membership dues-Write checks for reimbursements-Keeping accurate financial records-Reporting financial status to association

Wright Patterson Afb

Air Force Institute of TechnologyCenter for Cyberspace Research- Managed three budgets for the Center for Cyberspace Research (CCR) totaling $5.4 Million to ensure funds were available for all major equipment purchases and laboratory renovations.- Ran daily queries using the Commanders Resource Integration System (CRIS) to update each of the three CCR budget worksheets.- Monitored CCR RA mailbox to assist incoming students with funding for travel orders to attend courses offered by CCR.- Held weekly finance meeting with the Director and Chief of Staff of CCR.- Reviewed all purchase requests to ensure proper justification was on the request and funding was available to cover the purchase.

Wright Patterson Afb

HQ AFMC/HIARAir Force Life Cycle Management Center - Purchase Request Process System- Analyzed Requirements from the Blue Book 7900.4-M Financial Management Systems Requirements Manual to test their applicability to the Purchase Request Process System (PRPS)- Produced Financial Impact Analysis to assess the influence PRPS has on the Statement of Budgetary Resources- Created Requirements Traceability Matrix to relate Blue Book Requirements to Realized Use Cases developed by the PRPS Program Management Office

Wright Patterson Afb

711th Human Performance WingWarfighter Readiness Research DivisionSimulation Analysis Facility (SIMAF)- Performed database queries to complete monthly program status reports- Evaluated open purchase orders and labor hour plans to track the earned value of the contract- Evaluated costs incurred to costs paid to build monthly accrual worksheet to accrue for services which were received but not yet invoiced for- Responsible for Accounts Payable procedures to ensure vendor invoices were accurate and billable to the government customer- Extracted data into excel to create pivot tables and useful reports for management- Created monthly funds and man hour reports to be submitted to the government customer- Extensive use of Microsoft Excel and Database Queries in the CostPoint ERP system

Fairborn, Oh

Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS)- Extracted, validated, and created financial data for the Expeditionary Combat Support System- Financial task lead for the Working Capital Fund budget template- Attended solution development labs to review system capabilities and ensured the system met the Accounts Receivable and Order Management requirements of the United States Air Force- Hands-on use of Oracle ERP software

Wright Patterson Afb

AFRL/RYF - Sensors Directorate- Used Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System to create purchase requests and track documents through contract award- Developed standard Excel spreadsheet used to track status of funds, such as obligations, in over 2,000 contract files- Used “Livelink” (similar to SharePoint) to share information and store data

Wright Patterson Afb

HQ AFMC/FMB - Centralized Asset Management Program- Supported funding / reimbursement actions for weapon system sustainment- Monitored Operations and Maintenance Funds for aviation fuel sales used in world-wide USAF operations, including the Global War on Terror- Researched world-wide rejected fuel transactions to provide lines of accounting to DFAS- Assisted in the development of new policy and guidance for flying hours and budgeting- Communication with world-wide base level fuels accountants to correct transactions, reduce repeated errors, and ensure data in aviation fuel sales was accurate- Partnered with Defense Intelligence Agency to make Aviation Fuel Reports more user friendly to improve working relations between them as a customer and USAF as a supplier- Assisted process improvement efforts for world-wide aviation fuel accounting and reduced base level accounting errors from over 3,000 per month to approximately 60 per month

Union, Oh

Finance Department- Used OHM Systems ERP software- Applied material, labor, and overhead costs to work orders- Built and executed reports using the Report Writer module within the ERP software- Evaluated new customer applications, made decision on approval, and assigned credit limits

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Master Of Business Administration (Mba)