Hedge Fund Accountant

• Jun 2022 - Present

Budget Analyst

• Jul 2018 - Dec 2021

Managed and oversaw an annual operational budget of over $25 million dollars, which supported 22 programs assigned to the Maine Army National Guard. Specific requirements of each program are forecasting and monitoring soldier’s pay and travel for various training events; in addition to planning and programing funding requirements two to three years out.* Significantly improved the overall budgeting processes by developing numerous budgeting tools that leveraged effective data analysis to properly forecast and account for costs* Developed and implemented innovative cost analysis and cost projection products such as Excel dashboards that used advanced pivot tables and charts, which encouraged leadership to embrace new technologies improving overall processes* Successfully synchronized and collaborated with numerous programs and team’s budgets to effectively track funding needs and costs then redistributed funding across programs when needed* Excels in providing management with the cost information needed to develop informed decisions resulting in consistent maximum return on investment Show less

Force Integration Readiness Officer

• Jan 2017 - Jul 2018

Managed the Maine Army National Guard force integration readiness team, which plans, organizes, coordinates, and implements the develop of new and established units for the organization. This consists of identifying the need for critical organizational force structure changes, communicating those needs to leadership, and successfully implementing changes throughout the force.* Developed and recommended plans, procedures and policies pertaining to programs such as military personnel development, equipment availability, unit assignments and utilization to improve readiness, maintenance, and training* Effectively evaluated the overall impact of new units introduced to the Maine Army National Guard force and successfully communicated the quantifiable improvement to organizational readiness Show less

Facility Operations Specialist/ Plans and Programming Manager

• Oct 2013 - Jan 2017

Served as plans and programming specialist as well as department manager for the military construction department, which primarily focused on programming and cost forecasting military construction projects 5 to 7 years out* Successfully developed and identified future space needs, IT requirements, building locations, and overall construction costs for military construction projections valued at approximately $20 million dollars or more* Effectively coordinated and enhanced collaboration amongst various staff and departments to meet military construction forecasting goals, which successfully resulted in acquiring the necessary information to program and project future costs Show less

National Guard Resource Manager

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2013

Managed a team of analysts that oversaw an Army National Guard budget of over $2 billion dollars; funding that was distributed to 50 states and 4 territories.* Played a critical role in developing Army National Guard future funding needs, which were submitted to be part of the Department of Defense (DoD) annual budget* Successfully managed over 50 million dollars in government contracts as a Contracting Officer Representative (COR)* Developed, prepared, and reviewed budget submissions in accordance with federal guidelines to be placed within the United States President’s annual budget* Managed a team of five Budget Analysts that properly forecasted the Army National Guard’s future funding needs to effectively meet the mission of the DoD Show less

Army National Guard (Officer)

• May 2008 - Feb 2020

Completed 13 years as an Army National Guard Logistics Officer serving with the Maine Army National Guard.* Managed a company (organization) of approximately 200 soldiers consisting of over 20 military occupational specialties to include: vehicle and weapons mechanics, vehicle and HVAC mechanics, clerks, cooks, and numerous others* Managed and coordinated the overall logistic requirements to include the short- and long-term planning for a military battalion that consisted of over 500 soldiers; primarily supporting over 65 annual training events Show less

Army National Guard (Enlisted)

• Nov 2002 - May 2008

Served as an Army enlisted soldier while a full-time student at the University of Southern Maine.* November 2003 – April 2005, Active-duty Army for combat deployment to Mosul, Iraq; completed over 200 combat missions throughout northern Iraq* Served as a heavy equipment operator* 2005-2008, Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet; trained and learned Army basic leadership skills to lead platoons (40 personnel) and companies (200 personnel) size elements

Marines (Enlisted)

• Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

Worked within multiple teams assigned to an Airport Fire Department as an aircraft firefighter. * Served as a Marine aircraft firefighter for 3 ½ years, which consisted of continuously training to respond to military aircraft emergencies * Assigned to a four-person team performing services such as aircraft fire rescue, salvage, fire prevention, fire protections operations, emergency medical services and airport security Worked within multiple teams assigned to an Airport Fire Department as an aircraft firefighter. * Served as a Marine aircraft firefighter for 3 ½ years, which consisted of continuously training to respond to military aircraft emergencies * Assigned to a four-person team performing services such as aircraft fire rescue, salvage, fire prevention, fire protections operations, emergency medical services and airport security