Experience

Prince George's County, Maryland

• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Director

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Serve as a executive level member of the Department of Public Works and Transportation for Prince George's County Government. Direct the agency's infrastructure support and administrative services divisions which include Finance and Budgeting, Human Resources, Contracts and Procurement, Operations and Facilities Management, and Risk and Safety Management. Serve as a executive level member of the Department of Public Works and Transportation for Prince George's County Government. Direct the agency's infrastructure support and administrative services divisions which include Finance and Budgeting, Human Resources, Contracts and Procurement, Operations and Facilities Management, and Risk and Safety Management.



District of Columbia Government

• DC Child and Family Services Agency

• Director, Human Resources, CFSA

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2017

  Serve as the Director of Human Resources for the DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), which is the public child welfare agency in the District of Columbia responsible for protecting child victims and those at risk of abuse and neglect and assisting their families. As the Director of Human Resources, my duties include serving as the chief human resources advisor to agency executives, management and staff on all personnel matters to include organizational development and strategy, recruitment and staffing, employee and labor relations, performance management, suitability and compliance, benefits, and workforce learning and development. Show less



District of Columbia Government

• Washington, DC

• Business Operations Manager, Procurement Division

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Serve as a senior officer within the Procurement Division, aiding in the management and oversight of procurement functions performed in 40+ District agencies under the delegated authority of the Chief Procurement Officer and Mayor. Duties include but are not limited to: • Support the Deputy Director of Procurement through the management of approximately 40-50 cross-functional teams of Contracting Officers and Specialist in the field, serving at each of the Delegated Procurement Agencies (DPA). • Assess the working and operational state of each DPA team and agency and provide technical advice to executive leadership at OCP and within the assigned DPA agencies on administrative matters relating to resource management, performance, training, procurement technology, quality assurance, compliance, and contract administration. • Evaluate DPA procurement operations, assessing the impact that procurement staff and stakeholders have on the planning, management, and execution of procurements; • Partner with Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Office of the Attorney General (OAG), OCP stakeholders, and other personnel within assigned DPA agencies in the formulation and monitoring of acquisition planning and execution efforts which includes evaluating agency budgets and spend plans, forecasting procurement and resource needs and developing strategies for more efficient and effective milestone plans. • Support executive staff in formulating, planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating policies and procedures, to include recommending appropriate courses of action for operational breakdowns and implementing corrective action plans as a member of the agency’s core procurement management team. • Perform comprehensive studies, and assess various elements of productivity to include workload management, cost efficiency and effectiveness, resource metrics and cost per budgeted FTE. Show less



District of Columbia Government

• Associate Director & Human Resources Officer, DCHR

  • 2012 - 2014

  Served as a strategic partner to various Executive level officials across 60+ DC Government Agencies with approximately 30,000 employees, on HRM matters, to include organizational development, succession planning, career paths and progressions, organizational structure and key operational efficiency; realignments/reorganizations and/or reductions in force; workload measures, accountability and performance initiatives. Advised on personnel policy to include EEO laws and Diversity, FMLA, ADA, Employee and Labor Relations, Performance Management, Recruitment and Staffing and Progressive Discipline. Ensured compliance with HRM policies and procedures related to employment ethics, fair and equal compensation (i.e. FLSA, Overtime, Workman’s Compensation, Back-pay/Settlements), suitability to include pre-employment background checks and mandatory drug and alcohol tests, pre-employment and routing physical assessments (Fitness for Duty), and progressive discipline (corrective and adverse). As a key member of the District’s Labor Management Task Force, I aided in the development and implementation of a new Job Evaluation Model and Classification and Compensation System, by updating the District’s classification policies, occupational standards and levels; advising on PeopleSoft system enhancements and new pay setting rules, scales and pay plans by job level and functional area to ensure market compatibility. Partnered with senior executives and managers within the District’s Office of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (OLRCB), other District agencies and labor officials representing unions within the District’s Comp I and II Units, which include but are not limited to the FOP, NAGE, AFGE, Nurses Union, Attorney’s Union, and AFSCME. Supervised the work, performance and development of the approximately nineteen staff members to include the Policy Specialist, Management and Program Analyst, the DCHR Customer Care team, two Investigators and a Compliance Manager. Show less

• Associate Director of Human Resources, DDOE

  • Nov 2010 - May 2012

  • Provided strategic direction and support to the agency head, Chief of Staff and management officials in areas of human resources management, organizational design and structure, reorganizations/realignments, reductions in force, budgetary and fiscal management for a 300 member workforce.• Provided direction and support to the Director of the agency, the executive team and associated management on employee relations matters and EEO to include mediating and responding to claims of discrimination, personnel disputes, developing performance improvement plans, progressive discipline to include the administering of reprimands, suspensions, and terminations, reassignments, and special personnel programs focused on team and employee morale and rewards and recognition. • Served as the agency’s Chief Labor Liaison Officer, mediating labor disputes, serving as a key representative in grievances, mediations, and arbitrations. Also provided routing counsel on labor vs. management rights, interpreting and negotiating labor contracts and articles for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) various locals. • Served as the EEO Officer for the agency coordinating all efforts related to EEO complaints, mediations and resolutions and served as a liaison to DCHR, the District’s Office of Human Rights and Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). • Supervised a team of six HR specialists in the management and administration of human resources functions, to include recruitment and staffing, employee and labor relations and training and organizational development, classification and compensation. Show less