Provide vision and overall leadership to the business intelligence, data analytics and data warehousing programs to ensure alignment with the business units’ needs and objectives. Support business development focused on growing business lines in support of the federal government.- Lead research on and outreach to companies and physicians in support of private medical records retrieval for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). - Program manager supporting Veterans and transitioning service members who experience Long Covid and model capabilities for future pandemics.- Led team that performed the VINCI Modernization Assessment, an in-depth analysis and comprehensive set of alternatives for future modernization efforts for a healthcare and research data environment within the VA.- Member of development team focused on growing business lines.- Initiated four projects encompassing six task orders valued at $8.3M with an average direct margin of 41%.- Recruited and managed the work efforts of 21 staff; onboarded two subcontracted companies with 12 additional staff.

Developed a program to conduct studies and deliver products and services in the fields of finance, healthcare, supply chain, payroll, and operating systems transformations. Directed organization to multiple national awards.- Grew organization from 14 to 100 persons and revenue from $6.6M to $25M to address an unmet need in data management capabilities.- Led approx. 100 staff/contractors on overall vision for data science and business intelligence products and services in finance, supply-chain, health care, and operating systems transformations, ensuring quality/timely delivery utilizing hybrid cloud capabilities.- Oversaw the production of 60+ projects yearly using Scaled Agile Framework methodology; managed complex analytical efforts that involve data scientists, architects, engineers, accountants, auditors, statisticians, analysts, and cloud experts.- Introduced first-ever Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Large Language Model capability in DAS’ cloud environment.- Named FedHealthIT Innovation Award winner two consecutive years. - Led organization to a score of 91 in the 2022 Best Places to Work in Federal Government.- Interfaced with executives in federal agencies; national officers of trade associations, professional organizations, and public action groups; contracting officials and high-level technical staff of large industrial firms; and specialists in information technology, data management, general counsel, risk management, security, and privacy.- Directly supported the Secretary of VA’s “Seek to Prevent Fraud, Waste and Abuse” initiative and Congress’ Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act by developing and implementing internal controls to eliminate or minimize the potential for fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and inefficient use of government resources.

Managed planning, budgeting, and directing of three divisions and 70 staff to optimize FSC's entrepreneurial activities and advance progress toward goals and objectives under VA Franchise Fund. - Leveraged expertise in business operations, data analytics, nationwide audit recovery, internal audit and oversight, internal controls program, grant auditing and consulting, financial reporting, and performance monitoring.- Ensured VA's compliance with Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act by unifying the Do Not Pay (DNP) program; established partnerships with the Treasury's Fiscal Service, Federal Reserve Board, and Health and Human Services to expand use of the DNP portal; authored written and oral testimony and supported Congressional hearings.- Implemented an A-123 program and internal control reviews of over one million commercial invoices worth $20B annually, and VA's travel, purchase, and fleet card programs. - Approved financials and narratives of FSC programs to be included in VA’s Annual Financial Report.

Principal advisor and technical expert to the FSC Director on financial policy and operational matters for a shared service provider consisting of more than 1000 employees and contractors and annual revenues over $360M.- Led the creation and execution of FSC’s inaugural Five-Year Strategic and Communications Plan.- Researched franchise fund legislation in response to an Office of Inspector General inquiry; resulted in increase of $28M in reserves via an Office of General Counsel opinion supporting my analysis.- Developed briefings, reports, and responses to VA senior staff, Congress, Treasury, General Accounting Office, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), auditors and other external entities; led communications programs to include Freedom of Information Act activities.- Developed and rendered authoritative interpretations and assessed the impact of executive orders, OMB guidelines, directives, policies, and precedents within and across agency lines.

Managed VBA's $2.9B General Operating Expense (GOE) budget, ensuring proper funding of 21K employees who provided $100B in benefits and services to stakeholders across six programs at 56 regional and overseas offices.- Oversaw VBA's submission to the President’s budget; reviewed, analyzed, and interpreted legislation, appropriation language, OMB directives, and VA guidelines for their impact on GOE.- Gained a budget authority increase of $294M (14%) above FY13 enacted and successfully overturned a proposed $50M GOE budget reduction during the FY14 OMB Passback.- Secured $228M in new monies in the FY14 President’s Budget for White House and Secretary’s initiatives.- Designed a process to generate budget requirements and validate, prioritize, and obtain senior leadership buy-in to funding strategy, resulting in an average of 99.6% execution of every budget and is still in use.

Served as the principal advisor and senior technical expert to the Director, Office of Strategic Planning. Acted as consultant and confidential advisor on the development and implementation of administration-wide policies and programs that impacted the department’s mission and the internal management and operations of the VBA. - Provided oversight of over 40 initiatives to achieve the Secretary’s Agency Priority Goals to eliminate disability claims in a backlog; increase access to services and benefits; end Veteran homelessness; and build internal capacity to serve all stakeholders efficiently and effectively.- Program Coordinator for the Deputy Secretary of the VA’s bi-monthly Operational Management Review forum designed to provide a high-level oversight venue on all major VBA initiatives and projects.- Coordinator of OIG and GAO audits regarding VBA’s Transformation.- Liaison and partner to external contractors on the joint creation and implementation of the VBA Strategic Plan.

Served as the Financial and Administrative Officer for the St. Louis RO supporting Compensation, Pension, Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, and National Call Center business lines.- Finance Officer for RO, Records Management Center, and numerous out-based locations, comprising approximately 1200 employees; administered $60M budget.- Co-designed the solution to the Post 9/11 GI Bill returned check crisis: authored standard procedures; centralized financial transactions; re-allocated staff and associated funding across ROs; reduced erroneous debts on Veterans and provided relief to educational institutions affected by the change in legislation.- Raised composite financial rankings of the St. Louis office by eight spots in seven months.- Selected to manage excess funds for the $17M State Approving Agency national appropriation. - Led purchasing and contracting for multiple sites; conducted studies to relocate the RO to a GSA building.- Managed building security, construction, maintenance, mail room, federal records, and custodial support.

Maintained accountability for MURR’s mission, customer development, budgeting, revenue generation, supervision of laboratories/staff, and team building. Responsible for negotiations, marketing, and contract administration of products.- Managed matrix environment; evaluated and planned use of resources to support three distinct product lines while balancing the business development, research, and educational roles of the organization.- Utilized Neutron Activation Analysis and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of multiple major, minor, and trace elements in solid, liquid, and gaseous samples. - Led development of products and services in archaeological, environmental, forensic, nutritional, epidemiological, pharmaceutical materials analysis, and semiconductor materials. - Developed and supervised highly professional and diverse staff from PhDs to undergraduate students; provided instruction to undergraduate student employees in the form of a teaching laboratory.

Interfaced with researchers and commercial users of the reactor; provided advice on the capabilities, limitations, and licensing requirements established by governmental agencies.- Managed reactor utilization operations of MURR’s innovative reactor design that resulted in $5M annual revenue; used complex scheduling models over 25 different irradiation facilities covering a broad range of neutron intensities and geometries to produce a wide range of services and products.- Project Manager for re-engineered reactor flux trap sample containers and the design and production of an automated container loading/sealing device remotely operated in a hot cell; resulted in a 20% increase in sample container capacity in the fixed operating space of the reactor, allowing for increased revenue and research.- Initiated collaborative efforts with the University of Missouri Division of Information Technology to design the first ever Customer Service Online Ordering System at MURR, resulting in an internet presence and improved communications and streamlined ordering process, particularly with international clients.

Led team responsible for domestic and international regulatory compliance as it applied to nuclear operations, personnel radiation safety, and public safety during hazardous materials transportation.- Certified in Class 7 Byproduct, Waste, and Spent Fuel shipments; maintained current and detailed knowledge of Department of Transportation (DOT), International Air Transport Association (IATA), and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations regarding transportation of dangerous goods with emphasis on radioactive material. - MURR’s transportation/shipping representative with Nuclear Energy Institute, DOT, IATA, and the NRC. - Successful in introducing two-day service for short half-life products into previously underserved European markets; identified and developed business relationships with domestic and international companies to transport time-sensitive radiopharmaceutical materials used in cancer research and therapies. - Authored MURR’s Transportation Security Plan to comply with regulatory changes due to 9/11 events

- Engineered designs and workflow processes to minimize occupational exposure to ionizing radiation. - Monitored and audited nuclear processes and experiments for safety and regulatory compliance.- Site Leader for Regional Nuclear Accident Response Drill, conducted by the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency; casualty responder as a member of the MURR Facility Emergency Organization.- Performed audits on, and maintained inventory of, NRC Reactor and Materials Licenses.