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Danielle E. Trapps
************@*****.*** • 301-***-****,
secondary 301-***-****
Summary
Business & Program Analyst
Deft large-government program analyst, coordinator, and strategist. Precise, knowledgeable, thorough, and seasoned in every aspect of critical mission support programmatic and organizational objectives. Equally as comfortable in client-facing roles as in behind-the-scenes positions. Committed to accuracy, efficiency, and operational excellence across any organization. Decades of experience with the federal bureaucracy, regulators, and collaboration between the two. Passionate about resolving complex issues and providing visionary guidance to professional staff. Areas of Expertise
• Strategic Program Spending
Planning
• Monitoring Accessibility &
Functionality of ERP Systems
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• Interpretation of Federal
Budgetary Control Guidance
• Federal Department
Secretary Level Scheduling
Planner
• Data Management & Analytics
• Team Building & Leadership
• Budget & Finance Operations
Procedures Reviews
• KPI Development & Evaluation
Career Experience
Senior Financial Analyst, Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Washington, DC 2015 - Present
Utilize innovative technology and business management methodologies to streamline the operations and use of large-scale Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – HUD – legacy Core Financial Management System while improving customer delivery of critical data output. Overseeing effective corrective action responses to auditor’s Notice of Findings and Recommendations (NFR). Conducted Program Regulatory Compliance Reviews and maintained surveillance over Key Performance Indicators (KPI) driving strategic objectives, in accordance with best practices. Created various reports and PowerPoint presentations to enable management to make informed decisions about program progress and direction. Lead staff in providing effective analytical and technical support to organizational goals.
• Cleared or redirected 95% backlog of unauthorized users from the Enterprise Resource Planning System
Travel Program Office Subject Matter Expert (SME), Office of the CFO, HUD, Washington, DC 2008 – 2015 Served as HUD’s Travel Office Sr. Business Analyst ensuring that personnel comply with federal regulatory travel requirements and led a team of Analysts in evaluating and issuing approval of official federal travel requests domestically. Led team in synthesizing completed travel documents to safeguard and protect +30M in budgetary resources from waste, fraud, and abuse. Coordinate the sampling travel audits and ensured reconciliation of credit card payments with the US Bankcard provider. Maintained surveillance over general ledger travel advance and expense accounts. Interpreted Government Services Administrative (GSA) travel and relocation regulations. Developed internal control checklists to preside over appropriated funds. Developed methodologies to detect misuse of federal funds. Published performance measures to support management’s strategic planning exercise.
● Improved misuse detection by +125% by instilling effective checklists Executive Assistant to the Office of the Secretary, HUD, Washington, DC 1997 – 2008 Reported directly to the Secretary of HUD in setting daily, weekly, and monthly agendas, to enable the effective implementation of the Administration’s strategic goals. Performed in a highly public-facing capacity in protecting and shaping Executive bandwidths to align with high-value initiatives. Expanded client oversight over the performance of federal financial and budgetary reporting and analytics. Reviews +$89B in assets and federal mandatory spending trust funds to assure quality and accuracy. Conducted +100 pieces of financial governance training materials for +10 agencies within the Department of Labor on proper preparation and reconciliation of budgetary and financial accounts. Researched and wrote various data reports, analyses, and anomaly detection to present to executive leaders. Directed forward-thinking business development strategies and actions through an emphasis on an IT perspective. Interpreted solicitation requirements to produce competitive pricing proposal models.
● Initiated various IT solutions to improve response times to extraordinary programmatic challenges. Was cited for Special Act Outstanding Performance Awards. Additional Experiences with
Impactful Accomplishments
Supervisor, Medical Billing Office, Washington Hospital Center. Washington, DC
• Coordinated recovery actions at the largest City Hospital Billing Office. Recouped in excess +$5M as a single-year high. Received significant cash award for demonstrating team leadership skills. Education
+2 years College studying Psychology
Howard University, Washington, DC