Specializing in addressing the challenges faced with deploying and managing delivery of an organization’s core business services, processes and/or procedures to its stakeholders-(internal/external). To include, comprehensive consult to help our clients install the proper IT solutions and process controls required to ensure reliability and integrity of key business data and financial reporting, compliance with regulatory statutes, as well as achievement of optimal operational effectiveness and efficiency within service delivery. Consulting services focus include:● IT Governance/Systems Implementation Support. Provide complete analysis of current business environment-(i.e. systems, policies, infrastructure and services performance) in accordance with industry best practices; gathering business & systems requirements for new or existing applications, followed by prescriptive recommendations and provision of working proprietary documentation for guiding and sustaining management's desired outcomes.● Business Process, Internal Controls Analysis & Design. Analyze your current business environment in accordance with best practices. Identify business needs and prescribe solutions to business problems-(e.g. process improvement, organizational change or strategic planning and policy development) ● Financial / Operations Risk Assessment. Assess an organization’s overall effectiveness and efficiency and identify key performance risk(s) associated with its chief areas of operations; both budgetary and operational. Work with the client to properly set its risk appetite as well as install proper controls to mitigate recurring events● Independent Validation & Verification (IV&V). Conduct series of independent quality assurance procedures used to verify a product, service, or system meets requirements and specifications and fulfills its intended purpose

Director over all planning, developing, and implementing of information technology strategic policies, programs, and schedules, as well as information/data integrity of the County and its business units. Directed management of IT-related services to over 7000+ local government employees, County stakeholders and constituents. Solely responsible for $30M+ operating and $70M+ capital budget resources allocated to the agency including 120+ staff and contractors.

Drove bottom-line accountability for all daily tasks/functions of division programs, processes, and controls, as well as management of all division personnel. Directed critical projects, including the installation of standardized core business processes to remove noted performance gaps, install show back/chargeback system of accountability generating additional budgetary resources from assessed fees for IT services to internal customers. Oversaw administration of the agency's human capital management and budget development/execution activities.

Oversaw all OEA investigations, reporting of violations/potential violations to authorized enforcement agencies, communicating issues, concerns, and strategic decisions on behalf of the Executive Director, and interpreting/evaluating challenges to quality government. Directed County-wide financial analysis, process improvements, performance management, operational risk assessment, and internal controls analysis across various business units.Built and installed County’s first information system to track regulated public disclosure requirements and reporting/investigating alleged acts of fraud waste and abuse of County resources, which resulted in increased global compliance by 98% and significant increase of County’s bond rating.

Directed the department's financial/operational audits to ensure compliance with district’s policies/procedures and state/federal laws, assessed business risks, system-wide efficiency/effectiveness of operations, and reliability of financial reporting, and evaluated internal controls. Investigated fraud, waste abuse, mismanagement, misappropriations, irregularities, and allegations.Conducted the school system’s first district wide Operations Risk Assessment; findings resulted in management’s increased insights into underperformed services, known/potential risks of fraud waste/abuse of resources, opportunities for increasing value within service delivery models, and recommendations for savings. Served as chief correspondent to PGCPS; oversaw stakeholder complaints, concerns, and inquiries submitted through the District’s Compliance Hotline.Developed policies and report procedures to improve whistleblower program for upper management

Managed all aspects of the finance and budget portfolios of $300M+ for 10+ departments; monitored capital authority needs, fiscal performances of operating expenditures, and organization’s compliance with local government, federal, and internal compliance set by DC WASA Board of Directors. Achieved an 11%+ reduction in budget allocations while significantly increasing operational performances and greater compliance in SLAs from 60% to 85% in less than 2 years.

Directed agency-wide operational performance analysis company-wide to find solutions to support/improve the organizational alignment with the company’s strategic plan, departmental goals, and objectives.Managed issue management. Prescribed strategic recommendations to Executive Leadership for remediating performance gaps, operational deficiencies, and to achieve optimal resource management and budget performance.Built the organization’s first Operational Performance Dashboard; increased management’s ability to make informed decisions with planning and obtaining key goals/critical objectives based upon quality data and advanced analytics.

Supervised a team of internal auditors; planned, scheduled, and managed numerous financial/operational audits. Monitored adherence to various regulatory, legal, and company prescribed procedures/internal controls by conducting operational audits and reviews of corporate office departments. Assessed current policies/procedures and implemented new standards to enhance efficiency and ensure compliance. Led evelopment and implementation of program outlines for completing periodic evaluations for management/departmental levels and innovative methods to measure business metrics/outcomes using data-sets.Conducted various assessments and internal reviews to identify risks, global threats, and areas for improvements, while monitoring integrity, credibility, compliance, and sustaining efficient operations; followed guidance outlines of OMB’s Circular-123, Management’s Responsibility for Internal Controls, Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP), and industry best practices.

Contractor to Ernst & Young, LLC., overseeing their FY2007 Financial Statement Audit of the National Aeronautics and Space Association (NASA). Reviewed operations/procedures to validate overall efficiency and ensure compliance with federal regulations. Led periodic reconciliations of financial management accounting data, executive reporting documents on the agency’s budgetary allocation of costs and expenditures disbursed, reviews of the agency’s grants management policies, and critical problem solving analytics/assessments determining the effectiveness of controls established.

Contractor to Holloway & Co, LLC, via OMB A-123 Internal Control Review completed for the Department of Justice. Responsible for identifying areas within the business to reduce costs, ensure compliancy, and improve processes/procedures through research/analysis on performance and qualitative results of agency policy and client infrastructure.Conducted process analysis, re-engineering events, and various reviews of the agency’s general controls in compliance with Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA) and Federal Regulations outlined in Circular A-123.Established business process narratives, mappings, control evaluation templates, and newly designed policies/standard operating procedures that improved business procedures, efficiency, and productivity.

Reviewed operations at all levels to generate reports/analysis, monitor, and manage key financial/non-financial performance indicators for the Baltimore County Public School System.Key advisor to the CFO, Deputy CFO, and Controller; participated in the BCPSS-OCFO’s budget formulation and execution team to discuss, assess prior year budgetary/fiscal performance, and 3-way reconciliation of performances through financial statements, G/L, and relative support documentation.Established professional relationships with stakeholders/board members as budget liaison to the District’s entire elementary school (K-6) program.

Ensured compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.Verified assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.Completed audit workpapers by documenting audit tests and findings.Assessed adequacy of internal control systems by completing audit questionnaires.Maintained internal control systems by updating audit programs and questionnaires; recommending new policies and procedures.Communicated audit findings by preparing a final report; discussing findings with auditees.Complied with federal, state, and local security legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.Prepared special audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends.Maintained professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Prepared asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.Documented financial transactions by entering account information.Substantiated financial transactions by auditing documents.Secured financial information by completing data base backups.Maintained financial security by following internal controls.Prepared payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.Answered accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.Complied with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.