Experience

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  Regional Park and Open-Space District

  • Administrative Services Manager II

    • Jun 2002 - Feb 2013

    Manage and direct Accounting & Finance, Information Technology, HR, Procurement, Real Property, Fleet Management, and Payroll; Administer a $27 million dollar budget within 25 funds;Participate in high-level and mission critical projects e.g. strategic planning, scope of work for the Comprehensive Plan, encroachment issues, and policies and proceduresDraft and review Board of Supervisor communications;Successfully renegotiated a financial debt with the Department of Boating and Water Ways and State Attorney General resulting in interest forgiveness to the District ;Responsible for construction of communications infrastructure, enterprise agreements for business solutions, LAN, help desk/customer service, communication and radio systems, and tech support throughout the District using such products as eCommerce, Cloud computing, and Microsoft Office 365; Represented the District in contact with other governmental agencies and private sector initiatives improving efficiencies (e.g. communications project, technology improvements, CIP grants, and financial and HR systems);Built a public-private team to design and construct communication projects for 4 parks saving the District more than $250,000; Negotiate MOU agreements e.g. SEIU union, GIS (ESRI), SC Gas Co.;Review and coordinate contracts regarding the capital improvement construction projects and allocation of County funds;Resolved conflicts involving land management, and capital assets and secured ongoing revenue stream from SC Edison sub-station ground lease; Administer short-term and long-term debt/financing programs e.g. Certificates of Participation for Wildomar Community Parks, CalPERS Retirement Amortization, and Capital Improvement Program financing; Prepare Request for Proposals (RFPs) and develop contract specifications; Responsible for the preparation of a variety of complex fiscal, operational, and managerial reports e.g. annual audited financial statements, budget reports, and cost studies

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  Riverside County Parks

  • Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District

  • Administrative Services Manager

    • 1998 - 2003
    • Riverside County Regional Parks and Open Space District

    Participated in a County-wide task force as a change agent regarding the major policy and procedure changes necessary for centralized human resource ,general ledger /financial, and asset management automated systems (i.e. OASIS).Planned and directed support operations in procurement, physical plant operations and contract administration. Conducted procedure and cost studies as well as reports on departmental operations and systems. Recommended operational, technical, and methodology improvements of office functions and business processes.Reported directly to a department head or general manager in fiscal, financial, policy, procedures and personnel matters.Responsible for the administration of a multi-million dollar budget within budgetary and non-budgetary trust funds, capital project funds and special revenue funds. Analyzed, reviewed and made recommendations on administrative decisions or problems relating to organization, budget, staffing, contract, leases, personnel management and other administrative matters. Advised on organization or reorganization of departmental work units (i.e. telephone reservation system). Interviewed, hired, directed, supervised, trained, and evaluated performance of subordinate employees; and disciplined and terminated employees as needed.Acting as a Park District’s information technology officer and LAN administrator, planned and directed the utilization of personal computers, servers, hardware, and software upgrades.Managed the service contracts to maintain the District’s personal desk tops, Novell server, Microsoft Exchange server, MS NT/SQL server, and Web servers.

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  County of Riverside

  • 4800 Lemon Street, Riverside, California, 92501

  • Senior Accountant, Auditor-Controller Office

    • Apr 1990 - Oct 1998
    • 4800 Lemon Street, Riverside, California, 92501

    In coordination with the County Executive Office developed, prepared and compiled the County Final Budget.Gathered and compiled facts and statistics to prepare, review and analyze the General Fund cash flow and reported the variance analysis and narrative report to the Auditor-Controller for the Anticipation Note underwriters. Supervised a staff of professional accountants, technical and accounting clerks. Analyzed variances between budget and actual revenues and expenditures and recommended budget adjustments.Conferred extensively with County, State and federal officials on issues related to property taxes and State/federal grant programs.Directed and coordinated all fiscal operations for the supplemental property tax and redevelopment division.Participated in the property tax system oversight group on the areas of allocation, distribution and reporting.Coordinated and conducted studies of division staffing patterns, and space utilization; forecasted workloads and work flows.Evaluated adequacy and efficiency of fiscal controls and recommended changes where appropriate in accordance with accounting principles and practices. Advised and recommended to department administrators on the rules, regulations, policies and guidelines concerning federal and State funded programs and grants. Prepared, verified, and reviewed accounting, statistical, and narrative reports.

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  Presidencia del Concejo de Ministros

  • Administrator

    • 1980 - 1981