Experience

New Mexico Public Education Department

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Education Finance Analysis Bureau

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Main responsibilities:1. Generating $800,000,000 revenue to public school districts in New Mexico, USA, by setting property mill levy tax rates to finance GO and ETN bonds 2. Distributing $420,000,000 at-risk funding of SEG appropriation to school districts in New Mexico, USA by calculating at-risk index.3. Influencing $300,000,000 revenue of federal award $ to K-12 New Mexico, USA, by reporting K-12 Public Finance data to federal government,Achievements:Creation of a visual financial dashboard to provide financial transparency, enabling executive leadership, legislative and public to create data-driven financially informed policy - impacting over $5,000,000,000 in yearly appropriations.Created new state statute language to properly allocate $420 Million to at-risk students and receive cabinet and governor support to update state statute.Establishment of software-driven cash calculation (cash base accounting) from audits (modified accrued accounting) for the statewide-accepted standardization of calculation method for all school budget entities in New Mexico.. This allows accurate budget planning of the cash resources available.Creation of manuals and checklists to allow the accurate setting of mill levy rates and proper federal financial reporting.Updating the Uniform Chart of Accounts to allow all budget entities to follow GASB and GAAP.Creation of decision memo to update New Mexico State Statute. Show less

• Deputy Director School Budget Bureau

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

  1. SEG Budgeting all school budget entities in New Mexico - over $3 billion appropriation In New Mexico’s PreK-12 education, creation of a new budget creation procedure increasing data qualityand staff efficiency and reducing administrative burden on school budget entitiesImproving of all Operating Budget Management Forms to decrease administrative burden on schoolBudget entities and PED employeesCreation of a state-wide used File Transfer Site – improving data transparency from PED to all school budget entities and elimination of 2,000 PED FTE hours for printing and filingState-wide presentation of SEG funding formula during Spring Budget Workshop (attendance over 600 Professionals)Creation of updated Uniform Chart of Account for Public School Accounting to allow reporting per 22-8-13.3Documentation of SEG funding calculation sheet, SEG 40 Day updates, and other standard budget operating procedures in the School Budget Bureau2. Analysis of actual expenditure and revenue data of all school budget entitiesCreation of actual financial reporting data verificationsDocumentation of quarterly audit checks for School Budget Bureau3. Management of School Budget BureauCreation of high morale in the Bureau – turning around an Ø 45% employee turn-over rate to 0% Requested two new positions for the School Budget Bureau which were approvedTraining of PED employees and school budget entities employees on new forms, systemsResponsible for two direct and eight indirect staff. Show less



UNM

• South Africa
• Advertising Services

• Department Administrator and Researcher

  • Dec 2014 - Jan 2020

  Leading the staff of Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UNM. Restructured the department resulting in a highly motivated staff team while saving 1/3 of the budget. Developed ideas to increase student enrollment, executed dual enrollment initiative, international partnership development program waits on presidential level for decision. Leading the staff of Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UNM. Restructured the department resulting in a highly motivated staff team while saving 1/3 of the budget. Developed ideas to increase student enrollment, executed dual enrollment initiative, international partnership development program waits on presidential level for decision.



Charter School / RRPS / CNM

• Educator

  • Aug 2009 - Dec 2014

  Teaching Mathematics Teaching Mathematics



Indux SA de CV

• Mexico
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  Leader of a Mexican manufacturing company with two plants in Mexico and 650 employees. Stand along business with about $20,000,000 revenue. All manager and staff reported to me, and I had full profit and loss responsibility. I turned around the company from a five year stretch of high losses to profitability. Leader of a Mexican manufacturing company with two plants in Mexico and 650 employees. Stand along business with about $20,000,000 revenue. All manager and staff reported to me, and I had full profit and loss responsibility. I turned around the company from a five year stretch of high losses to profitability.



Retecma S.A. de C.V.

• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

  Leader of a Mexican API distributing company with 58 employees. Stand alone business with two warehouses in Mexico and representing international API producer in Mexico. All managers and staff reported to me ad I had full profit and loss responsibility. Changed strategic business approach resulting in double revenue and triple profits. Leader of a Mexican API distributing company with 58 employees. Stand alone business with two warehouses in Mexico and representing international API producer in Mexico. All managers and staff reported to me ad I had full profit and loss responsibility. Changed strategic business approach resulting in double revenue and triple profits.

• Director of Logistics

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

  Leading the department of logistics, responsible for 20 staff. Improving the customer delivery rate from 50% to >95% through re-organizing the outbound delivery system. Leading the department of logistics, responsible for 20 staff. Improving the customer delivery rate from 50% to >95% through re-organizing the outbound delivery system.



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Jun 1998 - Dec 2000

  Consultant and trainer, leading big data migration project for Deutsche Telekom to implement new billing system with 6 staff, trained employees in C++ coding Consultant and trainer, leading big data migration project for Deutsche Telekom to implement new billing system with 6 staff, trained employees in C++ coding



Mercedes-Benz AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management Trainee

  • Sep 1996 - May 1998

  Management trainee, negotiating supplier contracts in India, continuous improvement work Management trainee, negotiating supplier contracts in India, continuous improvement work