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Ralph A

Financial Manager, Branch or Department

Occupation:

Financial Manager, Branch or Department

Education Level:

Master

Will Relocate:

YES

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Memorandum (POM). Recommend procedures for preparing, documenting, validating and presenting resource requirements to higher authority. Prepare white papers, position papers and special studies as required. As the Chairman of the Senior Review Panel (SRP), the Concept Evaluation Requirements Integration Committee (CERIC) and other committees, have direct working knowledge of Hard and Deeply Buried target defeat, Tunnel defeat, Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercises, Anti-Terrorism, Phenomenology, Chemical Agent Denial/Defeat, and Counter-proliferation Demonstrations. Provide support and advice on reprogramming of funds, long-term technical planning and funding levels due to changes in workload or mission. Serve as the Team Leader in writing Statements of Work, develop and participate in contracting out studies and generate in-house bids for comparison to contractor bids and monitor contractor performance. January 1994 - April 1999 Cost and Schedule Analyst, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM GS-11 from Jan 1994 - Jan 1996 GS-12 from Feb 1996 - April 1999 Supervisor: Dave Clark, Phone: DSN 833-5547 Served as the primary cost and resource analyst on cost estimating and cost scheduling analysis methods. Performed financial, cost, scheduling, estimating and economic analysis. Served as Team Chief for all contractor Cost and Schedule Control System Criteria (CSCSC) reviews, cost estimating, risk analysis, break-even analysis, Over- Target-Baseline (OTB) analysis and schedule analysis. As Team Chief, responsible for scheduling the contractor review, training the government team and developing the review agenda which was followed throughout the review process. Performed analysis of contract baseline, earned value methods, tasking schedules, milestones, work and planning packages. Conducted interviews with cost account managers, CPA's and program managers during reviews to determine effective application of government resources as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), contractor labor & overhead rates. Served as the key negotiator with contractors for all issues concerning cost and schedule (Award Fee, Work Breakdown Structure, level-of-effort, discrete effort, man-hours, materials, etc). Reviewed contractor operations including long-term work efforts of more than one year, Research and Development projects from initial studies through prototype development to initial production. Served as the Project Manager lead in conducting monthly analysis for 15 different Research and Development contracts amounting to over $1 Billion in budget. Served as 1 of 4 members of the AFRL Award Fee Board and we had direct control of over $60M of our contractor's profit margin. Contracts were with companies across the nation and included research with Space Satellites, High-Power microwaves, Laser Optics and Advanced Space Computer Modules. Used a variety of computer tools in analysis such as MS Project, Performance Analyzer, MS Excel, MS Word and Powerpoint. September 1991 - December 1993 Program Analyst, GS-343-09, Air Force Phillips Laboratory Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5000 Lt Col Tom Sneegas Phone: (505) 846-5806 Collected, updated and maintained financial data necessary in developing budget profiles for various space programs. Conducted budget analysis in order to determine present and future expenditures. Using historical and projected data, was responsible for developing a comprehensive budget, forecasted future man-hours and tasks to satisfy core requirements. Monitored and updated budget estimates and actuals on a monthly basis. A solid working knowledge of supplies, materials, equipment, travel requirements and personnel were necessary in order to accurately and effectively account for each dollar expended. Used specified goals and objectives associated with major segments of the space program to assist program manager and technical leads in developing program management plans. February 1987 - September 1991 Cost Analyst, GS-501-07 from Feb 87 - Feb 88 and GS-501-09 Mar 88 - Sep 91 1606 ABW Kirtland Air Force Base, NM 87117-5000 Supervisor: Capt Andrew Smith Phone: (505) 846 - 0755 Provided impartial and objective cost analysis and special studies to higher level decision-makers. Provided analytical services in support of two military wings and over 180 tenant units. Developed, analyzed, validated and presented the wing commander and his management staff resource and management services. Prepared written reports which included pricing out major projects, life-cycle costing, statistical analysis (trend analysis, regression analysis, linear programming) and major contract reviews. Conducted financial analysis to enhance efficient and effective use of diminishing government resources (personnel, buildings, equipment). January 1983 - August 1984 ( Student Internship program) Tax Auditor and Revenue Agent, GS-510-05, Internal Revenue Service, 517 Gold Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Supervisor: Steve Becerra Phone: (505) 248- 0132 Conducted field audits of Federal Income Tax Returns of Corporations, Partnerships, large proprietors and individual tax returns. Worked exclusively with Certified Public Accountants and Attorneys in the course of audits. Reviewed large volumes of financial statements, general ledgers, journals and source documents while conducting audits. Set up and conducted closing conferences with Certified Public Accountants, Attorneys and their clients, explaining the finalized audit package.

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