Experience

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  Howard Community College

  • Columbia, Maryland

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Dec 2013 - Present
    • Columbia, Maryland

    Taught Principles of Accounting I & II , as well as Intermediate Accounting II classes to students including future CPA candidates.Created tests, coached aspiring CPA candidates, and evaluated student progress. Used the Pearson and Wiley Learning Management Systems to assign and grade homework. Used PowerPoint and Turning Point Interactive Technologies in the classroom.

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  Maryland Transit Administration

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • MTA Budget Manager

    • Nov 2018 - Jan 2024
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Directed the activities of the Financial Management Division. This Division developed the annual budget request of more than $900 million. Also, we developed internal financial plans and forecasts, economic analysis of facility and service changes, reported of financial data to independent organizations, provided responses to oversight agencies, and provided financial advice and assistance to MTA department managers. Led team of budget analysts in selecting expenses for CARES, CRSSA and ARPA eligibility. Created the MTA accounting plan for Federal Reimbursements under Federal Transit Administration Operating Assistance through COVID-19 Relief Programs. The results of these efforts was the recovery of more than one billion dollars of federal assistance money.

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  Maryland Department of Transportion TSO

  • Hanover, Maryland

  • FMIS Administrator III

    • May 2016 - Nov 2018
    • Hanover, Maryland

    Team Support for a new Department-wide reporting system. The application was based on the Information Builders Business Intelligence Platform and fed the information necessary for the creation of the Department's Annual Report. Also, monitored systems controls for the agency's Financial Management Information System (FMIS). Created a solution for the MVA's budget director using IB Web Focus. Served as the agency-wide contact for any and all accounting-system reporting-system questions or problems. This has included resolving large journal-entry analysis and review for several MDOT agency (State Highway Administration and Maryland Port Authority) accounting managers. Coached a new employee on designing test-scripts for FMIS enhancement testing.

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  Maryland Department of Transportation The Secretary's Office

  • Hanover, Maryland

  • FMIS Administrator II

    • Mar 2015 - May 2016
    • Hanover, Maryland

    Monitoring between 20,000 and 70,000 daily transactions from the Department of Transportation modals (e.g. State Highway Administration, Port Authority, Aviation Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration and Highway Safety Office) to the State of Maryland Budget and Accounting Office. Ensuring proper accounting using the state's FMIS system. Identified and communicated occasional accounting-system problems for resolution. Performed User Acceptance Tests (UATs) on Problem Description and Resolutions (PDRs) for the MDOT FMIS systemAnalyzed out-of-balances and resolved data problems. Used Information Builders Web-Focus to obtain and analyze financial data.

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  Maryland Department of Transportation

  • Glen Burnie, Maryland

  • Contractual Auditor

    • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015
    • Glen Burnie, Maryland

    • Gathered audit evidence or several large media contracts between the state of Maryland and a vendor. • Interviewed outside vendors, and administration officials in performance of an audit.• Organized audit work papers in conformance with the Internal Audit Standards. • Assessed internal controls of the Maryland Highway Safety Office accounting process.

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  Cummings and Associates Inc.

  • 525 School St. SW Suite 501 Washington DC

  • Senior Consultant

    • Oct 2012 - Jun 2013
    • 525 School St. SW Suite 501 Washington DC

    Management Consultant to Federal Government agencies.Evaluating agency accounting systems and providing improved solutions. Business Case development in accordance with Agency and OMB guidelines. Correlating the interrelationships between core accounting requirements and automated solutions.Documenting the results in the form of current operations, operations analysis, and analysis alternatives.

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  Verizon

  • United States
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Specialist - Capital Asset Accounting

    • Jan 2007 - Aug 2012

    Leading a team of five staff Specialist who maintain 15 Sarbanes-Oxley processes, and who test 151 controls. Calculated and reported $9 billion (annual) depreciation expense for Verizon Domestic Telecom.Peoplesoft conversion designing and testing.Property Tax Witness before a state taxing jurisdiction.

  • Manager - Fixed Asset Accounting

    • Aug 1999 - Dec 2006

    Led, coached and trained three Staff-Supervisors, and managed as many as 22 associates. Responsible for the tracking of $150 billion plant assets. Led Supervisors and Associates in the creation of Verizon's Peoplesoft Asset Management and Project Costing Customer Service Center, a Verizon internal call center.

  • Specialist - Regulatory Accounting

    • Nov 1996 - Jul 1999

    Created a Cost Allocation Manual using activity based costing techniques to account for new nonregulated telecommunications products and services in the regulated telephone company business. Provided results to external auditors and the Federal Communications Commission.

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  Bell Atlantic - Directory Services

  • Assistant Manager

    • Jun 1995 - Oct 1996

    Oversaw the preparation of an approximately $450 million expense budget. Coordinated input from 14 Directory Directors. Analyzed directory advertising, printing and publishing expenses. Designed a Microsoft Access application allowing for the input and consolidation of expense budgets.

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  Bell Atlantic – Maryland

  • Assistant Manager

    • Oct 1993 - Jun 1995

    Analyzed the affiliate billing transactions of $66.2 million. Ensured proper accounting controls for affiliate transactions.

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  Bell Atlantic - Washington DC

  • Corporate Books - Assisted Manager

    • Nov 1990 - Oct 1993

    Assisted with the monthly close for a telecommunications affiliate of Bell Atlantic with revenues of $500 million. Performed lease accounting and classification of leases in accordance with FASB SAS 13. Calculated Sales and Use taxes and property taxes for the Operating Telephone Company in the District of Columbia. Supervised one clerk who prepared and filed the necessary tax returns.

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  Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company

  • External Reports - Assistant Manager

    • Jun 1984 - Oct 1990

    Prepared and filed quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K SEC Forms for C&P Telephone Washington. Wrote and reviewed the Management's Discussion and Analysis.