Brandon Nguyen: (Contractor) - District of Columbia in Crofton, MD

Associate I / Financial Analyst * Managed a grant portfolio across six states totaling over $100,000,000 * Created and Managed the Interactive Financial Dashboard for the DOJ Director of the COPS Office * Recouped over $1,000,000 in misappropriated federal funds * Coordinate all disbursements of COPS grant proceeds to ensure timely and accurate payment for eligible project costs * Developed all SharePoint updates and additions for the team site to improve document flow * Tracked and reported on internal financial data related to federal employees and contractors * Completely rewrote and automated monthly statistics reports * Responsible for grant management of the COPS Program Funds for Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, and Rhode Island * Responsible for reviewing and accepting annual financial plan updates from the borrower * Managed the review, execution and delivery of amendments and consent to the credit agreement * Obtained all necessary internal approvals for said documentation changes with minimal senior supervision * Coordinated between multiple grantees from Police Chiefs, Police Officers, and local government employees to ensure confidentiality, and accuracy of all federal financial reporting data * Assists with internal and external program management reporting * Determined areas of excess spending through multiple forms of trend analysis

* Responsible for recruiting IT contractors to be placed with clients on site. Found and interviewed potential contractors suitable with specific skills required for particular positions in order to meet customer requirements * Coordinated with hiring managers and account managers to facilitate the entire interview process * Recorded minutes on multiple vendor/manager conference calls * Experienced in cold calling, setting future business meetings, and conducting business development meetings * Facilitated and worked with a proprietary database to efficiently source and track quality candidates * I successfully and consistently met my weekly goals every week by setting 3-5 new meetings per week, making 50+ phone calls with success in speaking with potential contractors, conducting 5+ reference checks, and on average setting 3-5 contractor interviews a week PROGRAMS Microsoft Suite, SAP, XML Miner, Sage50, QuickBooks, HTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Trello, MS Project, SalesForce, Invision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Wire framing, User Interface/User Experience Design, Market Research, SharePoint, FMIS, UFMS APPLICATIONS WordPress, Elementor, Business Application Development, Database Management System, Business Systems Analysis, Project Management, Operations Management, Data Mining for Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business Processes, Global Information Systems Management, Information Systems Development and Implementation, Strategic Management, Accounting Information Systems