CEO, Shima LLC
Created a company offering labor for food and support services to the federal government
- Establishing partnerships to strengthen the company and expand services during growth
- Obtained certifications as a Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) by WBENC, and as an Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business by the Small Business AdministrationA
President & CEO, Grace Management, Inc.
Provided executive leadership for a corporation providing labor for food service operations on two Marine Corps contracts, with a total annual revenue of $10 million
- Led management team in identifying and correcting critical problems; reduced and streamlined overhead expenses, strengthened cash flow, and overhauled and improved financial processes and controls
- Established financial controls and processes, reducing accounts receivable days outstanding by 28%
- Reviewed and monitored subcontracts, identified and terminated an underperforming subcontractor administering payroll and HR, brought the services in house, resulting in annual savings of $120K
- Streamlined the process of reviewing payroll data for processing, cutting manual errors by 90%
- Created a financial model to project cashflow to determine financial needs to obtain an SBA 7(a) loan
- Discovered and resolved Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy compliance issues and Small Business Administration certification issues
- Facilitated and guided business unit leaders in formulating new vision and strategic direction
- Spearheaded the establishment of new procedures for onboarding and offboarding of employees
- Reviewed and analyzed requirements for PII were met for information technology security
Internal Consultant, U.S. Secret Service, Office of the Director
- Created an advanced probability based financial model to forecast Presidential Candidate Nominee Protection costs. Drafted briefing points for the Director, distilled results of complex analyses into a convincing business case for funding – efforts resulted in full congressional funding of $113M
- Initiated an analysis to more accurately forecast payroll costs, resulting in $4M in savings in FY 2013
- Initiated and managed a project to streamline the travel voucher process. Built partnerships with stakeholders across the agency to gain support and gather requirements. Performed financial analysis, which was incorporated into a business case. Presented the business case to executive leadership, resulting in full funding. Wrote statement of work for vendor request for proposal
- Advised contractors to the Budget Office on how to use data from the enterprise financial system to generate meaningful insights through the business intelligence tool they were tasked with creating
Provided training to the Budget Office on advanced analytical techniques using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
- Advised the CFO and Budget Officer on ways to leverage existing software
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
Master of Business Administration
The George Washington University
Bachelor of Science