Ada Fernandez
Lutz,FL
Summary
Dynamic Director oversees every facet of production with strong project management and decision-making skills. Brings comprehensive knowledge of operations, business strategic planning and technical support. Skilled at project coordination, budget management and personnel resources to complete work under tight deadlines.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Prodigy
University Area CDC, Inc
03.2023 - Current
- Direct cultural arts programming serving over 1,000 at-risk youths/families in 7 central Florida Counties
- Administer over 2 million dollars in contracts with over 10 subcontracted organizations
- Responsible for successful program monitoring directly linked to federal audits
- Manage time-sensitive legislative requests to provide grant documentation to keep program funded
- Conduct trend analysis and ad-hoc reports for programmatic decision making
- Oversee budgeting process, monthly invoicing, and subcontractors’ fiscal reports
- Direct internal teams to oversee departmental purchasing process, conduct staff meetings, performance evaluations
- Conduct interviews for new job applicants and process employee terminations
- Execute contracts with vendors and organizations to operate Prodigy programming
- Control interdepartmental management of program budgets.
Prodigy Deputy Director
University Area CDC, Inc
10.2019 - 03.2023
- Lead 3 internal and 9 external Prodigy teams serving 1,000+ at-risk youths yearly
- Setup systems to process successful programming throughout 7 Florida Counties
- Compile contractual documentation for program monitoring, federal audits and time-sensitive legislative requests
- Oversee budgeting process, monthly invoicing, and subcontractors’ fiscal reports
- Manage departmental purchasing process, conduct staff meetings, performance evaluations, and assist with hiring process.
Analyst & Data Integrity Manager
University Area CDC, Inc
09.2010 - 10.2019
- Oversaw data team working with over 100 users
- Administered web-based application for 8+ years
- Analyzed enrollment data for over 12 organizations
- Coordinated system updates for deployment
- Monitored compliance of external contracts in 7 counties
- Tracked and conducted company-wide inventory
- Provided technical assistance to internal and external customers.
Administration & Donor Relations Officer
University Area CDC, Inc
04.2004 - 09.2010
- Developed database for 14 remote organizations
- Provided training for over 65 system users yearly
- Assisted implementing a new donor database
- Oversaw organization’s in-kind and monetary donation process
- Represented organization in external functions.
Education
Bachelor - Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Tampa, FL2011
Associate - Paralegal Studies/Legal Assistant
Tampa College
Tampa, FL1995
Skills
- Leadership
- Data Analysis
- Regulatory and Legal Compliance
- Hiring and Retention
- Strategic Planning
- Organizational Development
- Operational Reporting
- Manage Financing
- Budget Management
- Negotiation
- Contract and Vendor Management
Certification
- Notary Public
Timeline
Director of Prodigy
University Area CDC, Inc
03.2023 - Current
Prodigy Deputy Director
University Area CDC, Inc
10.2019 - 03.2023
Analyst & Data Integrity Manager
University Area CDC, Inc
09.2010 - 10.2019
Administration & Donor Relations Officer
University Area CDC, Inc
04.2004 - 09.2010
Bachelor - Business Administration
Nova Southeastern University
Associate - Paralegal Studies/Legal Assistant
Tampa College