Experience

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director, ABI, Office of Finance

  • May 2022 - Present



USPTO

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Present

  Senior financial analyst and Patent project manager in Activity-Based Information Division of Office of Finance. The USPTO Activity-Based Costing (ABC) project started in 1997 and is considered a Best Practice for ABC in the federal government. Managed project on consulting side and laid foundation for success. As senior financial analyst and project COR, develop fee cost analysis for various business units using expense information and deliver results. Manage development of financial reports and deliver presentations, produce budgetary information and performance management data, and other ad-hoc analysis. Develop executive level briefings on program successes. Lead high visibility and critical projects such as Inspector General and independent audits. As primary developer of narratives on team, responsible for drafting and reviewing white papers. Serve as Level III COR for $31M+ blanket purchase agreement in addition to other smaller service contracts with other consulting firms. Serve as assistant to director to plan and monitor projects, assign and adjust resources and complete managerial tasks. Participate in Consortium of Advanced Management International (CAM-I) quarterly meetings related to cost and performance management, including input on articles for Journal of Cost Management. Recipient of one Silver Medal Award from Department of Commerce and four Bronze Medal Awards from the USPTO for superior federal service. Show less



Grant Thornton LLP (US)

• United States
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • 1998 - 2008

  Managed cost accounting system implementation and maintenance at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) from 1999 to 2006, a multi-million dollar cost management project utilizing activity based costing and management for financial analysis and reporting, performance management, budgeting, and fee analysis in addition to various types of additional ad-hoc analyses. The USPTO ABC project is considered a Best Practice in the Federal Government and was the first Federal agency-wide ABC implementation. In addition to project management duties which included managing a USPTO project team of at least five members, coached and mentored five to six Grant Thornton junior staff within the federal public sector practice. Served as senior technical advisor on the project from 2006-2008. Served on Women@Grant Thornton task force when it was initiated firm-wide. As a Senior Manager, responsible for capturing $1-$2M in business each year. Managed several successful proposals for cost and performance management. Participated in industry conferences such as CAM-I and AGA, in addition to leading training workshops for Activity-Based Costing. Show less



Fairfax County Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Systems Analyst

  • 1995 - 1998

  Managed local area networks using IBM OS/2 LAN Server software; maintained workstations for over 35 OMB Budget Analysts and performed software and hardware upgrades on-site; developed and managed various databases for office. Managed local area networks using IBM OS/2 LAN Server software; maintained workstations for over 35 OMB Budget Analysts and performed software and hardware upgrades on-site; developed and managed various databases for office.



George Mason University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• HR Systems Analyst

  • 1993 - 1995

  Worked with IT Manager in GMU Human Resources office. Ran SQL programs to extract HR data from HRIS. Wrote documentation for HR systems. Managed student intern. Worked with IT Manager in GMU Human Resources office. Ran SQL programs to extract HR data from HRIS. Wrote documentation for HR systems. Managed student intern.