United States Postal ServiceManager Finance (District)
May. 2013 - Jul. 2021Houston• Oversaw the Financial Operations department, providing leadership and controller-level oversight across budgeting, payroll, analytics, purchasing, accounting, SOX compliance, and internal controls. • Managed financial operations for a $1B+ budget, ensuring exceptional accuracy in all fiscal matters. • Conducted comprehensive staffing analyses to align workforce structure with cross-functional budget objectives, significantly improving operational efficiency. • Drove cost-saving initiatives that achieved an $83M reduction in operating expenses over three years. • Developed and implemented scalable, data-driven solutions using SharePoint, Power BI, Excel, and Access, delivering essential budgeting, reporting, and workforce optimization tools in-house. These efforts eliminated reliance on external IT consultants, accelerated project delivery by 75%+, and generated significant cost savings. • As part of advanced leadership training, served as the chatbot programmer on a team that designed and built a working customer support chatbot prototype (pre-AI) to streamline expedited shipping inquiries; project results were presented to a panel of USPS officer level executives.