Together with the City of Arlington’s Treasurer:

Teach a new generation of people ‘how to do’ economic development finance from a municipal finance perspective
Helped others understand how all aspects of municipal finance (analysis, budgeting, cash and debt management, accounting, purchasing, payables, receivables) combine to make investing in economic development possible
Specialist in tax revenues and how they can be used for economic development investment
Specialize in Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ), Public Improvement Districts (PID), Economic Development Corporation (EDC), tax abatements, and other incentive agreements
Recruit, hire, onboard, and train new analysts into the role of Senior Public Finance Analyst

Leading economic development compliance efforts

Developments at Arlington Municipal Airport

Together with multiple interdisciplinary, cross-functional teams across the City of Arlington:

Produced the financial analysis leading to determine the probability of success in the City’s purchase of the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at the Arlington Municipal Airport
Instrumental in the development of the City’s new Aviation Fund, combining the FBO operation with the City’s aviation budget which had been housed in the General Fund
Helped develop an aviation financial analyst position, then interview and select, onboard, and train the new financial analyst
Deep analysis in the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) financials to help the team determine how to financially structure the E-space project resulting in $115m investment

Develop and maintain the City of Arlington Economic Development Corporation’s finances:

Annual budget development and adoption
Monthly financials for the EDC Board
Reorganization of financials into multiple funds, projects, and budgeting methods
Develop and maintain the financial pro forma that helps others understand cash flow and fund balance

Develop and maintain the City of Arlington’s Transparency Star for Economic Development:

First awarded in January 2017 due to my efforts to develop the program
Maintained every year since, both under my own efforts and the efforts of others I taught

For the City of Krum, a Mayor-Council, general law city (which later became a home-rule city):

Provided financial oversight and leadership for the town’s eight department heads (at the time there was no city administrator; I reported directly to the Mayor and elected officials), and had a 3-person team including myself
Duties included budgeting of $6m, accounting, purchasing, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, annual audit, monthly financial reports to City Council, and many other ancillary duties
40+ funds included general government, enterprise, restricted revenues, debt service, and capital investment
50+ employees payroll
Served on the City’s home rule charter committee
Upon departing, convinced the Mayor and elected officials to hire a City Administrator/CFO to better lead a unified City financial and strategic investment strategy

For the City of Denton Solid Waste and Recycling Department:

Developed the once-decentralized administrative functions into a cohesive, functioning team of people who provided payroll, administrative services, executive support, and data to the department leadership team
Took ownership of the weigh station functions at the landfill, improving service delivery and accountability
Helped the director conduct two sweeping reorganizations of the department within a 20-month period during 2017-2019