Experience

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  Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Admi...

  • Deputy Director- Division Of Budget
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  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admi...

  • Rockville, Maryland, United States

  • Dep Director- Division of Budget

    • Mar 2024 - Present
    • Rockville, Maryland, United States

    Conducting necessary analyses to provide SAMHSA managers with reliable financial, cost, and performance information annually and throughout the year to manage programsEvaluating and improving financial management systems, controls, and operations to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, and to impro...

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  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

  • Technical Director - Division of Budget and Acquisition

    • Mar 2020 - Mar 2024
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Monitored the status of budget and acquisition funds and made recommendations concerning adjustments that needed to be made to budgetary levels.•Oversaw technically complex projects and responded to HHS and CMS Strategic Plan goals and objectives related to the work of the organization.•Developed...

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  Ginnie Mae

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Senior Financial Economist

    • May 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    - Plan and conduct complex financial and economic research projects, including but not limited to short and long-term assignments involving broad risk measurement and monitoring related to the mortgage market and the financial institutions which service and originate mortgages.- Serve as an exper...

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  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • IT Program Manager - Contracting Officer Representative

    • Dec 2016 - May 2018

    • Direct the development and implementation of the QPP and QIO programs, • Maintain liaison with internal and external customers and stakeholders to assess IT requirements and suggested modifications where information technology design plans will need to be developed to accommodate the new business needs.• Serves as a liaison between contractors and the government contracting officer to identify and resolve issues.• Monitors contractor's compliance with contract terms, conditions, and specifications.Provides timely, consistent and comprehensive oversight of assigned contracts and task orders.• Create Request for Proposals (RFP) documents (Independent Government Cost Estimates, Statement of Objectives, Memos etc.)• Facilitate the on-boarding and systems access process for contractors.• Maintain management reporting dashboards and timelines.• Create and maintain Data Use Agreements (DUA) with the numerous contractors and subcontractors• Participate in all acquisition planning for the Quality Payment Program (QPP).• Enforces terms and conditions of each assigned contract.• Lead /Participate in Technical and Business Evaluation Panels• Meets with the contractor and/or participates with the Contracting Officer (CO) in post-award conferences with government and contractor personnel to clarify issues or resolve contractual problems.• Monitors contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, delivery schedules, payment provisions, contract data reporting requirements, and other contractual requirements.• Reviews contractor proposals and determines the extent of price or cost analysis and technical analysis required.• Monitors expenditures on cost, incentive, and certain fixed price contracts requiring funds control; reports on anticipated over/underrun of estimated costs; and participates in pre-award surveys.

  • Senior Budget Analyst

    • Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

    Provide a variety of financial management duties, which involve assigned portions of the budget formulation, presentation, and execution. Specific duties include: assisting in the preparation and analysis of budget requests for assigned offices, aiding in the preparation of documentation, serving as a procurement representative, and supporting agency fiscal and accounting operations. Prepares and maintains projections and resource requirement analysis through the merging of reported spending and cost data with formulated forecasts; Utilizes this information to recommend program funding levels based on management decisions and/or changes in the office goals, objectives, and priorities, and as back-up material for requests for increases/decreases. Utilizes, monitors, and maintains budget tracking. Provides advice and guidance in all budget formulation and execution matters, including procedural assistance to assigned offices. Proactively manages on-going financial matters including the evaluation of historical anomalies to recommend future spending. Reviews and analyzes periodic accounting and narrative reports of obligations, costs, and expenditures compared to funds distribution and recommends adjustments and modifications. Develops input to monthly and annual financial reports for presentation to assigned office and OMBmanagement, presents and defends budget to CMS management, compiles annual phasing plans for budget accounts and analyze performance against plans, conducts special analysis of financial or management issues which affect financial policies and prepares responses to general inquiries. Works with other members in the department to enhance the Agency's financial management services. Works collaboratively and effectively with multiple levels of management, peers, and customers through the use of interpersonal communication.

  • Management and Program Analyst

    • Jun 2010 - Jul 2013

    Center for Clinical Standards and Quality•Analyze Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) contracts, budgets, financial reports, and contract modifications to ensure adherence to requirements and make recommendations for improvement.• Prepare budget status reports for management; prepares detailed financial management instructions, policies, and guidelines for QIO/ESRD contractors and CMS central and regional offices; and prepares and writes documents that outline committed funds.•Provide verbal guidance, clarifies problems to resolve financial issues, and persuades/negotiates with others to follow a recommended course of action on significant and controversial budget/financial and contracting issues.•Develop and interpret policies, procedures, and strategies governing the planning and delivery of services throughout the federal government and make decisions or recommendations that significantly influence important IT policies or programs.• Apply new IT developments and applications; emerging technologies and their applications to business processes; project management principles, methods, and practices, including developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities, and evaluating and reporting on accomplishments; and apply effective oral and written communication techniques.• Initiate, plan, manage, monitor/control and close the design, development, integration and implementation of large-scale financial systems; develop and maintain Business Case or Exhibit 300 for complex, multi-year, multi-million dollar projects. Develop and maintain project plans, conduct Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) and monitor projects and contracts using Earned Value Management (EVM) and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

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  Wells Fargo

  • Mortgage Backed Securities Analyst II (RMBS)

    • May 2006 - Jun 2010

    • Used financial engineering to structure financial products(i.e. RMBS,CMBS,CDO,ABS) .I primarily used Excel and Intex modeling techniques. allocate payments and losses to tranches based on the individual structure of the deal. Extremely knowledgable about Over Collaterilization,Senior/Sub and Ra...