Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Operations Manager with a demonstrated history of working in government and not-for-profit administration. Skilled in Research, Policy Drafting, Program Evaluation, Customer Service, Finance & Budgeting, and Staff Training.
Pursuant to legislation, the State of California Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board transitioned from within the Office of State Fire Marshal to within the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety.
Office of State Fire Marshal - Underground Facilities Safe Excavation Board Responsible for a platter of duties including arranging HR, purchasing, finance, budgeting, revenue, billing, and other needs for a full time staff of about 23 split between offices in Sacramento and Lakewood, California. Currently serve as chair of the Office of the State Fire Marshal Information Technology Steering Committee where I act as a liaison between the 5+ programs with 8+ field offices statewide and the Information Technology experts within the department's IT unit to deliver proven results that improve how programs conduct their work on a daily basis. Examples of results include addressing program needs for IOT devices access to network resources, standard procurement guidance, and advice for purchase of smart meeting room AudioVisual Technology.
State of California Department entrusted with managing implementation of the Medicaid program and overseeing other Health Care Programs Substance Use Disorder Compliance Division - Counselor and Medication Assisted Treatment Section Responsible for managing the key financial, operational, and monitoring aspects of a multitude of federal grants as part of the state of California's Response to the opioid epidemic • Implemented California's response to the opioid epidemic through creation, execution, and management of contracts funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration "State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis" and "State Opioid Response" grants • Increased financial transparency and stakeholder responsiveness by creating databases for entry and tracking of program transactions and invoices • Served as the Division Liaison for implementation of FI$CAL, the state of California's deployment of PeopleSoft, including creating training materials for and hosting training sessions for impacted staff • Developed policies and procedures that are utilized for conducting desk and on-site compliance reviews of contracted entities to ensure they are in substantial compliance with applicable state and federal laws and regulations • Created and executed contract and invoice compliance manuals. guidebooks, and checklists used by division staff • Coordinated the efforts to actuate policy ideas with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management