Sabrina Castro Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Supported development of project charter and plan as Deputy Project Manager to guide development of a suite of Fraud Risk Assessment frameworks and tools for enterprise-wide and comprehensive programmatic fraud risk evaluations in support of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Program• Requirements gathering, analysis and total cost of ownership assessments to inform the procurement and deployment of enterprise-wide data service tools and products in… Show more • Supported development of project charter and plan as Deputy Project Manager to guide development of a suite of Fraud Risk Assessment frameworks and tools for enterprise-wide and comprehensive programmatic fraud risk evaluations in support of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s Enterprise Fraud Risk Management Program• Requirements gathering, analysis and total cost of ownership assessments to inform the procurement and deployment of enterprise-wide data service tools and products in support of Data Operations for the Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG)• Management of a technical team in the assessment and deployment of data service solutions including migration from legacy systems, expansion and updates to existing tools and products, including testing and oversight of operations and maintenance of geospatial analysis, statistical analysis and data visualization tools • Built work plans and managed interdepartmental collaboration within HHS OIG to ensure successful deployment of data assets and analytical products in an agile environment• Mentored and managed career development for my administrative team including setting promotion timeline and skills development goals and provided feedback and facilitated goal setting for project team members Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead an agile scrum team in collaborating with program administrators and leaders to evaluate operational data and develop reporting solutions to facilitate program oversight including Tableau visualizations and workbooks, financial reports and analytic tools to reduce reporting burden for staff • Internal analytics support including data quality assessment and analytic services for Fiscal Service and agency partners to leverage federal spending, operational and administrative agency data… Show more • Lead an agile scrum team in collaborating with program administrators and leaders to evaluate operational data and develop reporting solutions to facilitate program oversight including Tableau visualizations and workbooks, financial reports and analytic tools to reduce reporting burden for staff • Internal analytics support including data quality assessment and analytic services for Fiscal Service and agency partners to leverage federal spending, operational and administrative agency data to inform better decision-making using techniques such as Natural Language Processing in R to glean insights from administrative data• Developed analysis linking federal USAspending data to personnel spending data using R deployed in AWS (EC2) and designed visualization tools that allow members of the public to explore government employment data using Plotly in support of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service’s DATA Act program• Used time-series models to explore the relationship between congressional budget actions and federal contract spending. Developed a series of logit machine learning models in R and lead the design and development of a webpage, using D3, and white paper to visualize model results and methodology Show less

Alexandria, Virginia

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Lead an initiative to redesign investment portfolio oversight tools, working with Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer portfolio managers to identify key metrics and reporting components to expedite the monthly reporting process• Provided quarterly Information Technology (IT) investment performance reports and created data visualizations to support oversight of cabinet-level agency investments and projects using MySQL, R and… Show more • Lead an initiative to redesign investment portfolio oversight tools, working with Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer portfolio managers to identify key metrics and reporting components to expedite the monthly reporting process• Provided quarterly Information Technology (IT) investment performance reports and created data visualizations to support oversight of cabinet-level agency investments and projects using MySQL, R and Excel• Conducted data analysis to support policy implementation on behalf of various Executive Office IT initiatives, gathering and cleaning financial data using MySQL and R, providing executive summaries and client briefings on results Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led $1.3 million project to assist the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in developing and operationalizing tools to improve federal credit program administration, risk and compliance monitoring processes• Developed a suite of financial risk metrics to evaluate community development financial institutions and developed risk assessment tools using R and VBA to facilitate monitoring and rating these institutions on capital and portfolio risk as well as overall institutional… Show more • Led $1.3 million project to assist the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund in developing and operationalizing tools to improve federal credit program administration, risk and compliance monitoring processes• Developed a suite of financial risk metrics to evaluate community development financial institutions and developed risk assessment tools using R and VBA to facilitate monitoring and rating these institutions on capital and portfolio risk as well as overall institutional health• Guided collaborative work with subject matter experts and agency leaders to operationalize a strategy for improving program administration including the integration of new tools including development of prototype interactive reporting tools using R Shiny to support program operations and oversight• Conducted data analysis and developed random forest and logit models and sampling methods in R using administrative, loan and financial statement data to estimate financial risk rating models• Analyzed program budget and operations data to estimate the impact of proposed legislative changes on program administration costs, staffing resources and projected the current and alternate timelines for completing program evaluations under each statutory scenario Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a Consultant with Summit’s Federal Credit Modeling and Forecasting Directorate provided support to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) in the design and implementation of risk assessment models in support of various CDFI Fund offices and programs. Business strategy support was provided by leading discussions with various stakeholders to identify the goals of the agency and prepare a strategic plan to implement new processes and… Show more As a Consultant with Summit’s Federal Credit Modeling and Forecasting Directorate provided support to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) in the design and implementation of risk assessment models in support of various CDFI Fund offices and programs. Business strategy support was provided by leading discussions with various stakeholders to identify the goals of the agency and prepare a strategic plan to implement new processes and tools across various business units. Additional responsibilities include data collection and analysis, evaluation of data reporting processes, and supporting the development and standardization of internal data collection tools. Additional administration, strategy, and business process support provided to implement recommended business strategy and facilitate the advancement of the federal agency's mission. Show less

Las Vegas, Nevada

As part of a team of financial services professionals Ms. Castro prepared investment recommendations, advising clients on insurance products, and short and long term financial planning. Advisory services involved working with clients to determine investment objectives and preparing individualized financial plans; clients included individuals and small businesses. Support work included providing senior partners with evaluations of investment returns and portfolio strengths and weaknesses, and… Show more As part of a team of financial services professionals Ms. Castro prepared investment recommendations, advising clients on insurance products, and short and long term financial planning. Advisory services involved working with clients to determine investment objectives and preparing individualized financial plans; clients included individuals and small businesses. Support work included providing senior partners with evaluations of investment returns and portfolio strengths and weaknesses, and recommending changes accordingly.Series 6 and 63 Licensed Registered Representative Show less

Responsible for bookkeeping and operations, while focusing on providing excellent customer service. Administrative responsibilities include account auditing and contract management, maintaining client files, accounts payable/accounts receivable and billing for 100-250 accounts, as well as collections. Expanded services provided and implemented consistent and efficient accounting practices, reducing costs and increasing profits.Additional responsibilities included providing professional… Show more Responsible for bookkeeping and operations, while focusing on providing excellent customer service. Administrative responsibilities include account auditing and contract management, maintaining client files, accounts payable/accounts receivable and billing for 100-250 accounts, as well as collections. Expanded services provided and implemented consistent and efficient accounting practices, reducing costs and increasing profits.Additional responsibilities included providing professional support services, charitable project management, in addition to providing assistance to, and organizing conferences and events as a service to our clients. Show less

Master’S Degree, Development Economics

Emphasis: Microeconomic and macroeconomic analysis, advanced econometric coursework using Stata (Data Analysis and Statistical Software).

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics

Activities and Societies: Mortar Board National Honor Society Community Assistant - Student Life Dean's List (Five of six semesters.

High School, Law Related Education