Consultant on electronic commerce, credit card and smart card
technology
Developed, implemented and managed government electronic
commerce, credit card and smart card technology
Managed government financial operations and reporting
Developed and managed government financial policy
Design, Develop, Implement, and Operate financial management
systems
Responsible for managing billion dollar cash management and debt
management programs
Manage budget formulation and budget execution
Integrate government financial management systems with private
sector financial management systems
Develop, implement, and manage Franchise Funds
Develop and manage financial training and technical assistance
programs
Conduct financial work measurement and tracking systems
Directed and managed the financial operations of the largest
funded Federal agency (Department of Health and Human Services) and the largest Federal
civilian agency (Department of Veterans Affairs)
Consultant to VISA to convince Federal Agencies they should
select VISA as their branded charge card for Procurement, Travel and Fleet programs. VISA
obtained 70% ($8.5 Billion) of the Federal Governments charge card business.
Consultant to Citibank to convince Federal Agencies they should
select Citibank as their Procurement, Travel and Fleet charge card provider. Citibank, one
of five competing banks, obtained 40% ($2.8 Billion) Procurement charge cards, 22% ($900
million) Travel charge cards, and 25% ($240 million) Fleet charge cards.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed the Department of
Veteran Affairs Charge Card Program. In two years the Department of Veterans Affairs went
from no charge cards usage to 33,000 charge cards issued, 1.6 million transactions
totaling over $783 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs earned a rebate of $5.1
million for the year. The Department of Veterans Affairs 1998 & 1999 charge card
program will exceed 2.0 million transactions totaling more than $1 Billion dollars and
should earn a rebate exceeding $9 million.
Developed and implemented an Internet charge card system for card
users.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed a Prime Vendor
payment system using charge card technology. Eliminated thousands of invoices, receiving
reports and payments and utilized a single daily EFT payment.
Implemented an electronic commerce reporting system for the
payment of employee withholding taxes to all state taxing authorities.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed an Interactive Voice
Response System for vendor and employee inquiry of payments.
Developed a Vendor payment re-certification system with the
Department of the Treasury and an Internet check cancellations system to transmit and
receive Department of the Treasury check cancellation data.
Implemented an electronic commerce system to handle 550,000
transactions electronically between the Department of Veterans Affairs medical insurance
carriers and VA.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed a travel system that
completely automates travel in the Department of Veterans Affairs thus eliminating all
paper.
Implemented and managed a VA Franchise Fund, consisting of 7
different business lines.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed a full cycle EDI
vendor procurement, invoicing, receiving report and payment system thus eliminating
thousands of paper documents monthly.
Implemented an Electronic Benefits Transfer program for benefit
recipients who receive Treasury checks but have no banking relationships.
Contracted, implemented and managed multiple award Travel
Management Center contracts for all of the Department of Veterans Affairs 230 nationwide
offices.
Designed, developed, funded and implemented a combo check
printing and enclosure system with the Department of the Treasury, thus eliminating the
separate mailings of checks and statements which explained the payment.
Served on various government wide steering committees: Electronic
Commerce, Franchise Fund, Federal Travel, CFO Council Steering Committees, etc.
Developed a Finance Electronic Document Imaging System that is
interactive with the Department of Veterans Affairs Financial Systems and uses Internet
technology to share documents nationwide.
Implemented and managed the first grant payment system cross
servicing program for paying other Federal Agency’s grants.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed the first fully
automated (EDI) disbursement system for grants.
Designed, developed, implemented and managed the first modern
government on-line, real-time accounting system under Reform 88. This system was exported
to other Federal agencies and ultimately marketed by Ernst and Young.
Claims (Debt) collection Officer and Cash Management Officer.
Developed, implemented and expanded the Government’s first
check paid letter of credit at the Health Care Financing Administration for the Medicare
program. No funds are disbursed from the Treasury until the payment instrument (check) is
presented to the bank on which it is drawn.
Conducted organizational and financial management surveys and
studies.
