Experience

Cook County Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Financial Control

  • May 2019 - Present

  • Under the Bureau of Asset Management, manage a team overseeing the budget, procurement, and accounts payable activities for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP has an annual appropriation of $250 million, spanning 350 projects across a portfolio of 19 million square feet. Maintain accurate controls over the rate of expenditures in relation to the budget and to our contracts. Disseminate financial reporting to ensure transparency amongst staff and stakeholders. Assist in the formation of policies transitioning completed Projects to Fixed Assets for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. • Led the effort to digitize the accounts payable approval workflow in the CIP. Within a year, we transitioned away from a paper-based process in which invoice packages were received by mail and circulated for approval. Utilizing Monday.com, helped construct a platform in which we accept invoice packages digitally via email. Invoices are uploaded to the platform to initiate the approval workflow which occurs digitally. This has led to transparency on the status of each invoice package and has expeditated the average time to process an invoice for payment. • Tasked with the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to all County agencies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaborative initiative began with the surveying of all County agencies for their PPE needs. The quantities identified per item were included in competitive bid solicitations. Spearheaded the logistical distribution model of the supplies from the warehouse to the facilities to the hands of our agencies. The Bureau was allocated $10 million in Coronavirus Relief Funding to plan for the safe reentry into our facilities. Applied for the funding in compliance with the guidelines set forth by the Treasury. Enacted procurements and monitored expenditures leading to the submission of all invoices to the Treasury.

• Senior Budget Analyst

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2019

  • Addressed over $1.3 billion in budget deficits spanning seven annual appropriations. Reduced the long-term fiscal outlook on the structural deficit despite rising labor costs through the strategic reduction of personnel, non-personnel consolidations, fostering in technological improvements, and targeted, policy-driven revenue initiatives.• Member of Procurement Evaluation Committees analyzing and selecting among competitive vendor proposals for countywide goods and services. This entails a review of the Requests for Proposal, participation in vendor demonstrations, and deliberation with the committee toward the award.• Participant in revenue management overseeing and drafting departmental revenue projections and the property tax levy with forecasting models utilizing historical, economic, and regulatory trends. Author of the Revenue Estimate in the Annual Appropriation Bill which is a narrative and graphical report documenting revenue projections by source. Each annual appropriation received the Government Finance Officers Association award for Distinguished Budget Presentation. • Creation and management of the annual Project Plan for the Department of Budget and Management Services. Oversee every deliverable and ensure the tasks are complete in accordance to the outlined timetable by delegating tasks and incorporating resource management and risk mitigation.• Team Member on the Cook County Policy Roadmap, a policy driven strategic plan with an emphasis on improving Public Infrastructure. Collaborated with subject matter experts and stakeholders to provide recommendations on strategic initiatives pertaining to Asset Management, Transportation, and Technology in the County.• Supervise lower-level staff members to instruct and train them on budget and management procedures. Onboard new personnel with orientations centered around the budgetary process and technical training. Delivered ERP training to transition agencies as part of Change Management

• Budget Analyst

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2015

  • Prepared, produced and implemented an annual budget that has grown to $5.9 billion. Monitored expenditure and revenue performance against the budget; recommended and executed mid-year corrections as required.• Drafted budgetary annual line-item appropriations for several departments, which included the State’s Attorney, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Facilities Management, Economic Development, Capital Planning, Building & Zoning, Chief Judge, Assessor, Treasurer, Board of Review, County Clerk, Recorder of Deeds, and the Board of Elections.• Collaborated with various departments and elected offices in the creation of business cases to identify and execute cost savings based on policy, performance management, data and program evaluation. Assisted departments in determining measurable goals to track performance and justify budget requests. • Member of the Space Allocation Committee vetting departmental requests for space utilization. Provide analyses documenting the expense of County assets on a square footage basis. Review and negotiate annual appropriation requests from property managers whom manage County occupied facilities in the Chicago-Central Loop. • Technical skills entail the utilization of Microsoft Office Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, Hyperion Financial Management, JD Edwards Enterprise One, Gimmal Contract Management, Polaris, and Oracle Business Intelligence.



City of Chicago

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Budget Preparation & Analysis / Performance Management

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2009

  • Aided in the creation and generation of the first Mayoral Monthly Performance Management Report. • Generated a daily report for the Mayor that highlighted the best practices of other cities. ‬• Participation in departmental performance management presentations to the Mayor’s Office as the department liaison. Collaborated with departments to identify metrics which best exemplified their performance while maintaining data integrity. Conducted analyses of programs through benchmarking to comparable municipalities. ‪• Proofed and edited the three volume budget publication for the Annual Appropriation Bill. Compiled budget information for aldermanic presentations. ‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬