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LYNELLE WEST HATTON

Grant Management / Contract Management / Accounting

Greater Portland, OR

ad3hn8@r.postjobfree.com

C/360-***-****

EXPERIENCE

Expertise in grant management and contract administration for public, private and non-profit entities. Proven success as team lead with experience in grant accounting, monitoring and reporting for federal, state and locally funded projects. Additional expertise in procurement, bidding and contracting. Strong skills in budget monitoring, financial analysis, document management, process improvement, research and analysis, and written and verbal communication.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRANT MANAGEMENT / GRANT ADMINISTRATION / CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 11/2019 - present Ducks Unlimited, Inc. – 85-yo national non-profit specializing in waterfowl habitat conservation

Key Responsibilities: Federal and state grant management for recipient and pass-through entities; procurement and contract management

Key Accomplishments: Manages more than 25 federal and state grants simultaneously; assists with grant proposals; successfully meets all requirements for periodic and final financial and performance reporting CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 03/2017-04/2019

Barrett Business Services Inc (BBSI) —$5-billion publicly-traded corporation specializing in Business Management, Human Resources, Payroll and Workers’ Compensation Insurance

Key Responsibilities: Cradle-to-Grave contracts administration and workers’ compensation management for 1700 clients nationwide; subject matter expert on state unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation and state reporting requirements in 17 states; process documentation, improvement and document management for 27 branches and 34 business units

Key Accomplishments: Successfully onboarded 42% of the new business from Jul-2018 to Feb-2019 while managing existing contracts and workers’ compensation policies for 33% of the company’s existing clients FINANCIAL ANALYST (INTERIM) 10/2015-04/2016

City of Portland—Office of Management and Finance

Key Responsibilities: Capital planning, financial planning, financial analysis, budgeting, budget monitoring and ratemaking for the City’s Printing and Distribution Division; participated in similar activities for Fleet Services and Risk Management

Key Accomplishments: Successfully worked with division directors to develop and monitor annual budget, set rates, and meet the City’s budgeting, monitoring and financial reporting requirements BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ANALYST (INTERIM) 01/2015-06/2015 Multnomah Education Service District—Budgeting and Finance Division

Key Responsibilities: Assisted all divisions with budgeting, budget monitoring, financial reporting and ratemaking for services offered to nine public school districts; conducted financial analysis, auditing and document management

Key Accomplishments: Led efforts to identify and collect more than $2.4 million in past due funds from the State of Oregon and identified $320,000 in misappropriated funds, resulting in financial restructuring of the affected programs

GRANT MANAGEMENT / CONTRACT MANAGEMENT / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 01/2005-01/2015 Economic & Financial Analysis—Municipal and Corporate Financial Adviser

Key Responsibilities: Grant management and team lead for multi-funded, multi-million dollar public Lynelle West Hatton Page 2

infrastructure projects; point of contact for municipal clients, consultant team, agency staff and federal and state program directors; primary responsibility for meeting coordination, reports, presentations, public process, procurement, contracting, contract administration, task and budget monitoring, financial reporting and document management; assisted local governments with budgeting, ratemaking, asset management, data compilation, research and analysis; business management, including process documentation and improvement; daily and cyclical business operations

Key Accomplishments: Successfully led multi-disciplinary teams in the capital planning, financing, pre- construction, construction monitoring and close-out phases for 12 multi-year, multi-million dollar public improvement projects involving 7 municipalities and 19 funding sources while managing day-to-day business operations

GRANT MANAGEMENT / CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION 01/2005-07/2012 Prime Energy Corporation—Wind Turbine Developer

Key Responsibilities: Successfully applied for and managed US Department of Energy (DOE) funding for final design and testing of a small application wind turbine; served as point of contact for DOE program managers, consultant team and stakeholders; performed contracting and contract management, risk assessment, task and budget monitoring; initiated and processed purchase orders, pay requests, change orders, contract amendments; performed financial reporting and in-kind contributions

Key Accomplishments: Successfully met all grant application and grant reporting requirements for a federal award from the US DOE; initiated and maintained project management and accounting systems, successfully completed all procedural and financial reporting requirements; organized company’s first exhibit at a national trade show

EDUCATION

MASTER’S DEGREE (academic honors)

New England Conservatory, Boston, MA

BACHELOR’S DEGREE (cum laude)

Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, MA

GRANT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATES (2023)

(1) Grant Management for Federal Recipients; (2) Grant Management for Federal Pass-Through Entities Management Concepts

SKILLS

Grants

Grant Research, Writing and Editing

Grant Management for recipient and pass-through entities

Grant Accounting, Reporting and Monitoring

Grant Close-out

Contracts

Federal and State Procurement Practices

Risk Management

Contracting

Contract Administration

Accounting

GAAP Accounting Practices

Budgeting; Budget Monitoring; Auditing and Audit Response

Data Analysis; Financial Analysis; Financial Reports References available upon request.

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