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Army Corps Budget Analyst

Location:
Upper Marlboro, MD
Posted:
October 22, 2021

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RESUME

Myrna Desiree Jackson

**** ******** ****

Suitland, Maryland 20746

Phone: 240-***-****

E-mail: ado4jh@r.postjobfree.com

WORK EXPERIENCE:

**/**** - **/****

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center,

Geospatial Research Laboratory

7701 Telegraph Road

Alexandria, VA 22315

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: Budget Analyst, DJ-0560-03

Supervisor: Elisa Hughes, 703-***-****

Duties:

- Planned, managed, and executed administrative and financial actions in support of technical and mission related work.

- Used established policies, procedures and regulations, and assisted management officials and primary investigators with the development, formulation and execution of direct and revolving fund accounts.

- Reviewed, verified, and processed over 300 Un-Liquidated Obligations (ULOs) on a quarterly basis each fiscal year.

- Analyzed complex financial and project management data sets and reported on the Lab’s fiscal status.

- Conduct market research for over 48 procurement actions per year.

- Served as a subject matter expert for the stand-alone, unique Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), P2 Primavera Web 6 (for project management), and WEB FOCUS (a database system formally known as ERDC Data Warehouse).

- Tracked and managed contracts and contract status throughout project and acquisition lifecycles using Tracker..

- Served as single point of contact for the Regional Integration Officer (RIO) approvals for employees to be able to purchase IT-equipment (hardware, software, and software maintenance) that cannot be hooked up to the Corps of Engineers network.

- Served as single point of contact and customer service representative for all fiscal and budget issues for the Data Representation Branch (DRB), developing and managing its overall operating budget.

- Collaborated and coordinated closely with the DRB chief and all stakeholders to ensure proper budget execution in conjunction with research project milestones.

- Ensured accurate and timely submissions, and ensured adequate funding was available when processing Contractual Purchase Requests, Government Order Purchase Requests aka MIPRs, Training Requests, Travel Orders, Travel Vouchers, In-House Purchase Requests and Credit Card Purchase Requests for scheduled conferences, supplies and services.

- Executed the DRB budget with successful year-end close-out procedures, which results in no Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA) violations and a nominal revolving fund balance throughout the year.

- Increased Labor Purchase Requests and In-House Purchase Requests to prevent, minimize, and mitigate Departmental and/or General and Administrative (G&A) Flat Rate Burden (FRB) funds for Rejects.

- Processed funds pursuant to Continuing Resolution Act (CRA) and closely coordinated with management officials to allow appropriate loading of funds onto Work Items.

- Trained and mentored the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) Management Assistants on all administrative matters to include assignment and use of pertinent Labor Charge Codes for Time and Attendance; zeroing-out un-obligated funds for possible reprogramming; purchase requests; and Government Purchase Card (GPC) regulations, policies, and procedures.

- Reviewed the DRB chief’s daily budget requests and gathered pertinent budget information in order to analyze and interpret statistical data to include workload data, funds received, allocated, obligated and disbursed.

- Managed 20 projects daily for the DRB chief, reporting on findings for Direct Fund Cite (DFC) and Reimbursable funding, soliciting and resourcing activities and Web-Based Structures (WBS) inputs of data into P2 Primavera Wed 6, ensuring enough funds were available for Travel, Labor, Contracts, Government Orders, Training and other procurements, and tracking funding account status in CEFMS.

- Manage the majority of GRL’s Government Purchase Card (GPC) purchases, commitments, obligations, and expenditures; ensuring accurate and timely inputs of data into CEFMS for procurement of supplies, services and/or conferences in support of critical mission areas.

-Worked closely with contractors, vendors, and other external customers on purchases and to enable effective transparency, accountability, and visibility of the procurement process and the supply chain.

- Meticulously reconciled monthly GPC statements for Billing Official’s approval.

- Processed IT-related purchases using Order Trak.

- Processed accurate electronic transmittals using CEFMS, including but not limited to: Travel Orders, Local Travel Vouchers, Travel Vouchers, Training Purchase Requests, SF-182s, SF1164s, DD-1144s, Government Order Purchase Requests, Customer Orders, Labor Cost Transfers, Miscellaneous Cost Transfers, Cross Charge Purchase Requests, Labor Cross Charges, In- House Purchase Requests, Contractual Purchase Requests, and Credit Card Purchase Requests and Commitments.

- Created Work Items for a myriad of advanced scientific and engineering research projects, and granted new ARMS roles to GRL employees on such work items in order for them to be able to use the funds.

- Technically approved funds in CEFMS for all incoming Government Order Purchase Requests and Customer Orders, in order for funds to be able to get loaded onto the Funding Work Items.

- Served as Training Coordinator for reviewing and approving employees Training SF182 forms to ensure appropriateness and proper resource codes, EOR codes, Work Categories, and correct funding is being used before forwarding them to appropriate branch chief for their approval in CEFMS.

- Participated in monthly Line Item Reviews (LIRs) for all USACE Laboratory contracts.

- Brought forth new ideas and proposed improvements to tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) for GRL.

- Gathered, interpreted and analyzed statistical data and information on P2 Primavera Web 6 and administrative support functions to ensure proper and legal execution of funds in support of GRL’s Research and Development (R&D) mission sets.

5/2016 – 9/2016

HQ, US Army Corps of Engineers, Office of the Commanding General (Dev. Assignment)

441 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20314

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: Executive Assistant to the Commanding General, USACE, GS-0301- 12

Supervisor: LTG Todd Semonite, 202-***-****

Duties:

- Maintained the continuity of operations in the front office.

- Coordinated and arranged all travel and related tasks for the Commander and travel party involving complex travel itineraries for every week that he traveled.

- Handled a high volume of staff actions, inbound/outbound phone calls and visitors.

- Maintained the commander’s calendar by scheduling meetings, appointments, prep sessions, travel and leave.

- De-conflicted conference room requests for the command conference room in advance of command group meetings and briefings.

- Coordinated ground and air transportation and lodging arrangements for all command TDY travel, and prepared all Travel Orders and Vouchers in the Corps of Engineers Financial and Management Systems (CEFMS).

- Screened incoming visitors/phone call for the Commander, determining the nature of the visit/calls and whether or not it required the attention of the Commander; took messages and maintained contact lists. Whenever possible, responded to visitor/caller directly based on knowledge of the Commander’s preference.

- Ensured materials for meetings and read ahead/information binders were available ahead of meetings

- Prepared itinerary travel information binder/folder for all trips taken by the Commander

- Monitored/Tracked Staff actions requiring the Commander’s review/signature. Informed staff and action officers when changes and/or corrections was required or when the Commander have completed the required actions.

- Maintained the property records and tracked property transactions for the Commander.

06/2007 - 08/2010

HQ, US Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Logistics

441 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20314

Hours per week: 40

Job Title: Administrative Support Specialist (OA), GS-0301-09

Supervisor: Belinda Taswell, 202-***-****

Duties:

- Served as the Administrative Support Specialist for the Directorate of Logistics (DOL), supporting two

GS-15 employees, a staff of Logistics Management Specialists GS-13 and above, and support over 400 USACE Logistics Activity employees that are staffed under the direct supervision of HQUSACE, Director of Logistics.

-Worked closely with the Director and staff on policies, procedures and requirements of DOL.

- Composed typed and reviewed all correspondence, composing on topics such as policies, procedures, request for information, and the handling of Congressional or other sensitive materials.

- Processed accurate electronic transmissions using the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS) to process Travel Orders, Local Reimbursements, Travel Vouchers, Labor/Payroll, Training Purchase Requests, Government Order Purchase Requests, Customer Orders, Labor Cost Transfers, Cross Charge Purchase Request, and Contractual Purchase Requests.

-Served as Career Training Coordinator for all training classes for DOL personnel, evaluating annually the effectiveness of the personnel program in meeting immediate and long-range careerist in Management objectives by tracking and keeping all DOL employees abreast of Logistics Management Professional Development training to include US Army Logistics Management Proponency Office (LOGPRO), Ft. Lee, VA. Training With Industry (TWI), Logistics Executive Development Courses (LEDC), Professional Enhancement Program (PEP), Army War College (AWC), and developmental assignments at HQ, Department of the Army (HQDA), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Pentagon, and Washington, DC.

- Served as DOL’s Personnel Liaison, involving issues and procedures on all Personnel matters, initiating, preparing, reviewing, and tracking all personnel actions to include Request for Personnel Actions (RPA) for promotions, recruitments, reassignments, awards, and other inputs into the Defense Civilian Personal Data System.

- Served as DOL’s Manpower Liaison by keeping track of all Full-time Employment (FTE) slots, and employee Leave Balances. All Manpower information was communicated quarterly with the HECSA Manpower Liaison.

- Served as a single point of contact on all DOL Labor/Payroll actions and problems, coordinated with HECSA Payroll Liaisons and the CPAC Advisory Center for resolutions.

- Assisted management and DOL employees with typing Performance Appraisals using both the Form Flow software and the National Security Personnel System.

- Served as DOL’s Budget point of contact, executing the directorate budget of $131K.

- Served as DOL’s Property Manager, reconciling the Hand Receipt Holder property book.

- Managed DOL’s Government Purchase Card Account and commitments, executing accurate input of data into CEFMS for contract requirements for shipping, creating credit card purchases, commitments, obligations and expenditures, and communicating credit card information to contractors, vendors and DOL employees for purchases. Prepared GPC Monthly Statement in CEFMS for Billing Official’s approval.

- Served as Staff Action Control Officer, preparing and issuing program and budget guidance to the Field Operating Agencies, and to HQUSACE staff on assigned programs.

- Served as Security Manager for DOL, administering internal personnel security matters to include inspections and personnel security classification assignments in accordance with Department of the Army regulations, and ensured all employee information inputs of data into the Oracle Discovery was accurate. Reviewed policies and procedures that pertained to safeguarding classified informal and internal security programs, disposed of classified or unclassified documents, and was DOL’s point of contact for ensuring all employees was accounted for during the building evacuation for fire alarm system

07/2009- 08/2009

HQ, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Strategy and Integration Office (SID) (Dev. Assignment)

441 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20314

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: Management Analyst, GS-0341-11

Supervisor: Richard Taylor, 202-***-****

Duties:

- Served as the Management Analyst, utilizing knowledge in program review, analysis concepts, techniques, and policy matters involving Strategy and Integration managerial and administrative programs and projects related to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Department of the Army (DA) and Department of Defense (DOD) to include budget, contracts, automation, communications, printing, publications, records management and visual information that required equipment, manpower, and funds, ensuring all programs and projects inter-relationship were achieved so that SID programs were balanced and integrated.

- Conducted research to evaluate and address SID progress and deficiencies, and developed and implemented analytical and statistical methods for reporting program trends, goals, and accomplishments.

- Served as the Staff Action Officer, preparing and issuing program and budget guidance to Field Operating Agencies, and to HQUSACE staff on assigned programs and on program integration.

- Served as advisor to the SID staff concerning policies and procedures affecting office functions operations. - Provided guidance to management on topics to include budget and manpower allocations, physical space utilization, personnel management practices for office needs, and on meeting/conference planning assistance.

- Developed and oversaw the planning and implementation of policies and procedures covering administrative issues, budget requirements, property control, security requirements, internal acquisition needs, and personnel management.

- Utilized the Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS) to process Travel Orders, Travel Vouchers, Government Orders, Customers Orders, and utilized Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to compute and display program and budget data, as well as prepared program and budgetary information and report required by the Director of SID for weekly staff meetings.

- Managed the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS) for SID, processing NSPS transactions, and Request for Personnel Actions (RPAs) for promotions, recruitments, reassignments, awards, and other inputs of data.

- Managed SID’s Government Purchase Card Account, commitments, obligations and expenditures, communicated GPC information to contractors, vendors and SID employees for purchases, and implemented and maintained a GPC purchase log using Microsoft Excel. Reports were developed using Power Point presentations, and Excel Spreadsheets.

- Served as SID Action Officer for preparing and issuing program and budget guidance to SID staff and to the Field Operating Agencies on assigned programs and on program integration.

- Consolidated, analyzed and developed final compilation of the SID portion of both the Corps of Engineers Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and the Civil Works program review.

4/2007 – 6/2009

HQ, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Directorate of Civil Works Executive Office (Detail)

441 G Street, NW

Washington, DC 20314

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: Secretary (OA), YB-0301-02

Supervisor: Steven Stockton, 202-***-****

Duties:

- Served as the Secretary for the Deputy Director of Civil Works. Responded to substantive inquiries received concerning HQUSACE functions and programs, functions of the Department of the Army and other agencies in which HQUSACE have interest, determining the action needed, referring actions to the appropriate person or place, and ensuring all were completed prior to the suspense date.

- Oversaw the Civil Works Directorate s correspondence, composing on topics such as office procedures, request for information, and handling of Congressional or other sensitive materials, ensuring compliance with Major Command and Corps policies before obtaining signature.

- Processed electronic transmittals using CEFMS to include Travel Orders, and Travel Vouchers in accordance with appropriate regulations, and made travel itinerary arrangements for the Deputy, Civil Works, keeping him abreast of all changes.

- Maintained the Deputy, Civil Works calendar, scheduled meetings with authority of rearranging or canceling such meetings with unexpected, high priority demands.

- Organized and participated in events and activities which involved the Deputy, Civil Works and provided technical guidance and briefings to high-level directorate managers.

9/1989 - 12/1991

Veterans Administration Medical Center - Washington, DC

Medical Administrative Service

50 Irving Street NW

Washington, DC 20009

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: Admittance Secretary (OA), GS-0318-03

Supervisor: Katherine Massey (phone number unknown)

Duties:

Served as an Admittance Secretary in the Medical Administrative Services on a daily basis in the Emergency Room, interviewed incoming patients, and gathered pertinent information from each veteran to be put into the database to determine their eligibility of Medical Services. Scheduled routine appointments for veterans to the appropriate clinics, made phone calls to patients, reminding them of their appointments and re-scheduled certain appointment for the patients upon them being discharged when it was deemed necessary. Gathered information from patients on a daily basis upon being admitted into the hospital. On weekends, I Interviewed families of deceased veterans, gathered information from them for burial benefits and then referred them to the Chief of Decedents Affairs so that he could speak with them to tell them what benefits the deceased veteran would be eligible for.

9/1985 - 1988

Veterans Administration Medical Center - Wichita, KS

Medical Administrative Service

5500 E Kellog Drive

Wichita, KS 67218

Hours worked per week: 40

Job Title: File Clerk, GS-0322-03

Supervisor: Karen Turner (phone number unknown)

Duties:

Served as a File Clerk in the Medical Administrative Services. In this capacity, I filed veteran’s medical paperwork daily by putting it in their Medical Records, gathered pertinent information from each veteran to be put into the database to determine their eligibility of Medical Services. Scheduled routine appointments for veterans to the appropriate clinics, answered incoming calls on a daily basis and made outgoing phone calls to patients, reminding them of their appointments and re-scheduled appointments for the patients upon them being discharged when it was deemed necessary. Gathered information from patients on a daily basis upon being admitted into the hospital.

EDUCATION:

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC

2 years of College Coursework Completed 8/1981 – 1/1983

Credits Earned: 36 Semester hours

Major: Computer Information and Systems Science

Frank W. Ballou High School, Washington, DC

High School Diploma: 6/1981

OTHER SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Hardware: Windows Professional 2007 and 2013, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Software: Microsoft Office 2013, 2010, 2007 and 2003 (Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher and Outlook), Adobe Acrobat 9.0, Adobe Reader DC, Form Flow 2.4 Filler, Pure Edge Viewer 6.0, Corps of Engineers Financial Management System (CEFMS), P2 Primavera Web 6, WEB Focus (formally ERDC Data Warehouse), Tracker (Formally Web-DMS), Defense Civilian Personal Data System (DCPDS), Order Trak/Service Trak, Army CHESS, and ITAS Waiver Portal

Other machines: 10-key Adding machine and (various) Facsimile, Scanner, Printer, and Xerox

Certification: DoD Financial Management Certification Level II - Certificate No. 20025667.

References:

1.Delwana North, Administrative Officer, 202-***-****

2.Belinda Taswell, Deputy Director, USACE Directorate of Logistics, 202-***-****

3.Jackie Toller, Budget Analyst, 703-***-****

4.Valerie Wimberly, Logistics Specialist, 202-***-****



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