Experience

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  City of Alexandria, Virginia

  • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  • Chairman, Stormwater Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

    Leads ten-member committee in guiding Alexandria's program to combat stormwater flooding.

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  AlexRenew

  • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  • Chairman of the Board

    • Jan 2011 - Present
    • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

    Leads five member citizen board in setting the strategic direction, establishing the operating policies and determining the usage fees of one of the most advanced wastewater treatment facilities in the U.S.

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  Bureau of the Fiscal Service

  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Advisor

    • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

    Supported Fiscal Service in developing plans and performance measures to modernize federal financial management.

  • Assistant Commissioner (Financial Innovation & Transformation)

    • Aug 2016 - Jan 2022

    Led new organization that integrated long-term strategic planning and financial technology prototyping into an operationally-focused Treasury bureau. Drafted vision for the future of government-widefinancial management. Led start-up of multiple pandemic relief programs under CARES Act and American Rescue Plan.

  • Assistant Commissioner (Payments)

    • Nov 2012 - Aug 2016

    As Chief Disbursing Officer of the U.S., responsible for the annual disbursement of 1.2 billion payments ($3 trillion). Leads innovations that produced 95% electronic payments, the adoption of electronic invoicing, integration of EMV card technology and mobile banking. Modernizing post-payment operations to combat fraud in federal payments.

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  U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief Operating Officer, Small Business Lending Fund

    • Sep 2010 - Oct 2011

    Managed the start-up and operation of one-year program to purchase $5 billion in stock from community banks to promote local lending to small businesses in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis.

  • Director of Financial Agents, Office of Financial Stability

    • Sep 2009 - Sep 2010

    Acquired and managed $200 million in financial services for supporting the $350 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program.

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  Computech, an NCI Company

  • Bethesda, Maryland

  • Executive Vice President

    • Nov 2003 - Sep 2009
    • Bethesda, Maryland

    Managed all aspects of the firm's Homeland Security accounts. Improved efficiency of legacy systems maintenance by 40%, achieved CMM/Level2 compliance for 80-person software development organization, lead transition to modernized system.

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  U.S. Customs and Border Protection

  • Northern Virginia

  • Director of Trade Systems

    • Jun 1997 - Nov 2003
    • Northern Virginia

    Managed software development for 100,000 user nationwide system that processes all U.S. imports and exports. Led major systems upgrades for Year 2000, the doubling of trans-border trade resulting from NAFTA, the Customs Modernization Act, and post-9/11 national security initiatives.

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  U.S. Customs Service

  • Washington, D.C.

  • Director of Planning and Performance Measurement

    • Jan 1993 - Jun 1997
    • Washington, D.C.

    Created planning and performance measurement processes for 18,000 employee organization to comply with Government Performance and Results Act. Developed outcome-based measures for law enforcement using advanced statistical techniques.

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  U.S. Bureau of the Public Debt

  • Washington, D.C

  • Deputy Assistant Commissioner (Securities and Accounting)

    • Dec 1988 - Jan 1993
    • Washington, D.C

    Managed Treasury's programs for individual and state/local investors in $200 billion in U.S. government securities. Accelerated replacement of paper securities with book-entry, managed relocation of 400-person operation to West Virginia.

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  U.S. Department of the Treasury

  • Washington D.C.

  • Director of Planning and Management Analysis

    • Nov 1986 - Dec 1988
    • Washington D.C.

    Developed departmental planning process for 13 Treasury bureaus. Analyzed legislation, regulation and budgets affecting all Treasury operations.

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  New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

  • Albany, N.Y.

  • Director, Criminal Justice Information Systems Improvement Project

    • May 1983 - Sep 1985
    • Albany, N.Y.

    Developed state-wide program for integrating the information systems of all criminal justice agencies to improve efficiency of law enforcement. Secured support for statewide criminal history network and digital fingerprint system.

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  Arthur Young & Company

  • Albany & New York City, N.Y.

  • Management Consultant

    • May 1982 - May 1983
    • Albany & New York City, N.Y.

    Developed computer models for analyzing impact of re-districting of NYC public schools and changes in vocational education policies.

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  New York State Higher Education Services Corporation

  • Albany, N.Y.

  • Director, Office of Research

    • Jun 1978 - May 1982
    • Albany, N.Y.

    Conducted policy analysis of legislation affecting higher education in New York State. Built mathematical models to assess policy changes in student loan and grant programs, as well as income verification of grant recipients.