Baylee E. Brown
Albuquerque,NM
Summary
Reliable business professional with experience in project management, process improvement and financial analysis. Proven track record of successfully streamlining business operations and reducing costs. Adept at analyzing data to identify trends and developing strategies to improve efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Lead
Sandia National Laboratories
03.2021 - Current
- Business Management Professional –10655 5500 Business Ops and 5550, (Active DOE Q and SCI Clearances, Work with Project Leads to build and manage multiple multi-year project schedules across various DHS programs, including cost estimating/projections, schedule analysis, WBS setups, project baselines, SOWs, project proposals and financial management which supports border security efforts for the nation
- Perform contract analyses to ensure accuracy and compliance with contract regulations
- Identified non-compliances and worked with contractor POCs, internal Sandia Buyers and Contract Audit to resolve issues and establish a path forward for closeout
- Understand and implement financial processes using Oracle, EBI, CET, PET and ARC to analyze funding, budgeting, and forecasting
- Certified SCRUM Master supporting various technical projects through the agile SCRUM process
- Manage ~$20M in direct dollars across multiple projects while supporting multiple technical team leads/staff along with ~$1M in indirect dollars for the benefit of 5550 Mission Analytics
- Engage with DHS partners and sponsors to provide accurate and concise information that they find valuable in a timely manner
- Identify gaps and areas of improvement that can be solved with more consistent reporting, financial management, and analysis
- Train and mentor interns to foster professional growth in business functions across Sandia
- Provide strategic learning and leadership opportunities to set interns up for success in full time roles at Sandia while supporting them in their educational path
- Coordinates technical management, staff and fellow BMPs to roll up financial and project reviews quarterly (Management Reviews) for senior leadership
- Assess risks to the program and create mitigation strategies with technical partners
- Participate in center and group level strategic planning, facilitate strategic discussions, and develop strategic documents/materials
- Acts as the Business Lead for 5550 including regular and professional communication and touch points with the 5550 L2 and the five 5550 L1 managers
- Development of group and department level resources, financial reports, training analyses, and facilitation of information collection for various data calls
- Development of communication channels for the 5550-management team to allow for cross-department collaboration, strategic planning, action tracking, indirect funding investments, etc
- Review inter-agency agreement drafts from Sponsor POCs and facilitate strategic discussions surrounding what contract requirements look like for Sandia and how we are allowed to execute SPP and SiPP work
- Maintain compliance with internal and external financial policies and requirements regarding the management of both direct and indirect dollars
- Co-Team Lead for cross-functional MSTAT Interns Transfers and Conversions Team which provides resources to interns looking to convert from intern to full-time staff member and identifies interns with business backgrounds currently working at Sandia in other internship roles and engages them to determine if a business internship is a better fit to achieve their career goals and facilitates the conversion process
- Mission Services New Hire Program cross-functional team member which provides monthly presentations and resources to new hires in Division 10,000
- Coordinates speakers, topics, resources, locations, and networking activities to ensure we have high attendance and engagement with new hires
- One of two Division 10K representatives for the New Employee Engagement and Retention Team representing D10K best practices and sharing ideas/implementing new processes across the Division and the Labs
- Built a team of representatives from D10K to implement best practices, obtain center level buy in to new efforts, improve areas of weakness and facilitate synergy across the division
- Work for Others Specialist –10575 SPP and IEW Agreements (Active DOE Q Clearance)
Compliance Accountant
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Acted as a liaison to facilitate communication between Federal sponsors and DOE/NNSA to enable execution of a contract to perform joint work at Sandia
- Analyzed funding documents and ensure that all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements were met and worked with Federal sponsors to obtain any missing, additional, or incorrect information needed
- Developed a subject matter expertise in federal appropriations law, government contracting and Federal Acquisitions Regulations
- Drafted accurate and complete details of each Inter-Agency Agreement to ensure that all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements were summarized and documented to ensure a robust contract was presented to DOE Programs for signature and execution
- Developed educational materials/resources for federal sponsors and technical line members to enable effective transfer and communication of information, requirements, and details specific to SPP contracts at Sandia
- Educated both the technical line and Federal sponsors on processes, changes in laws and regulations, and best practices when executing Inter-Agency Agreements and provided resources for implementation of such changes
- Residual balance closeout resolution SME - represented the SPP team in establishing a new IT tool, processes, internal controls, forms, and communication resources to resolve residual balances on contracts resulting from audits performed by procurement related to PO’s placed on SPP contracts
- Financial and policy analysis performed as a “special assignment” on the Fleet Management area to provide additional insight and to assist senior management in making decisions regarding budget allocations in the group
- Analyzed historical costs, policies and federal regulations/guidelines, and benchmarking with other nuclear weapons laboratories to establish best practices and provide comparative data for analysis and review
- Critical analysis of procedure documents in this area to ensure that internal controls appropriately mitigate the risks in SPP work
- General experience in performing analysis related to tools like EBI and Oracle
- Proficient in developing documents in Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project, etc.)
- Facilitated strategic conversations between SME’s, Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, SFO oversight, DOE/NNSA and Federal Sponsors
- Provided analyses, reports and various communications to DOE SFO/Federal Sponsors as requested for past and current Inter-Agency Agreements
- Performed complete and accurate reviews of SPP proposals to ensure all components (SOW, cost estimates, period of performance and contractual requirements) are met and complete and coordinates with the technical line to make changes as needed
- Completion of various project management trainings including basic training in project management software’s
- Ability to perform under pressure and high stress situations – processed triple the average amount of agreements regularly processed during the end of the continuing resolution, –10522 Financial Policy, Performance and Assurance
Graduate Student Intern
07.2018 - 09.2019
- Working with FMFIA/OMB A-123 reporting tools to ensure that each division under Sandia National Labs complies with risk assurance standards set by the Department of Energy
- Critical analysis of procedure documents to ensure that internal controls appropriately mitigate the risks they are mapped to
- Design of internal controls testing in compliance with COSO requirements
- Development and execution of training seminars designed for SME’s, Managers and Volunteer Testers to improve overall user experience in the OMB A-123 Program and increase understanding of risk mitigation and internal control strategy
- Critical analysis of internal control test results and establishment of communication of results to SME’s and Managers to facilitate decision making and improvement efforts
- Professional communication with all departments to enable positive relations labs wide
- AIS Monitoring Management requiring reviews of all corrective actions and assessments for Center 10500 to analyze risk mitigation efforts and identify opportunities for improvement
- Burden Exemption request processing and process improvements to enable a more efficient process and facilitate a positive user experience for requestors
- Experience in performing analysis related to tools like EBI and Oracle
- Proficient in developing documents in Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Project, etc.)
- Finance Policy Area Lead ensures all financial policies are up to date and are compliant with laws, regulations, and requirements
- Developed effective communication efforts to members of the workforce regarding policy/requirement changes
- Facilitates strategic conversations between SME’s, Managers, Legal Teams, Policy Teams and Executive Policy Owners regarding policy strategies
- Established strategy for policy management at a center level
- Analysis of Mission Services New Hire Program data to determine best strategies to increase attendance at events and evaluation of current marketing efforts
- Mission Services New Hire Program team member coordinating events for new hires in Division 10,000 to promote awareness of relevant business topics and foster networking opportunities cultivating a sense of community for new hires, - 10504 Financial Policy, Performance and Assurance
03.2018 - 07.2018
- Worked with FMFIA/OMB A-123 reporting tools to ensure that each division under Sandia National Labs complies with risk assurance standards set by the Department of Energy
- Critical data entry in the FMA Tool
- Critical analysis of procedure documents to ensure that internal controls appropriately mitigate the risks they are mapped to
- Professional communication with all departments to enable positive relations labs wide
- AIS Monitoring Worksheet updates that allow the 10504 Department to review the outstanding actions and performance goals for individual managers to track progression towards completion of these goals
- Burden Exemption data entry to help process requests that allow employees to work off site on approved projects that helps with our direct and indirect costs for projects
Accounting Executive
Zia Rising Management, Ltd. Co
03.2017 - 03.2018
- Managed QuickBooks accounts for over 30 entities including management of billing, invoicing, payments, deposits, reconciliation, and financial statement management
- Developed pay applications and providing financial institutions with the documents necessary to obtain funding
- Managed journal entries, adjusting journal entries, payroll, and overall financial operations for all 30 plus entities
- Produced and prepared critical reports throughout the fiscal year to various stakeholders of the numerous entities (i.e., financial institutions, members and owners, other investors, etc.)
Financial Associate
10.2015 - 03.2017
- Managed QuickBooks accounts for over 25 entities including management of billing, invoicing, payments, deposits, reconciliation, and financial statement management
- Drafted property, development, and construction documents as well as Leases, Purchase and Sale Agreements and the organization of these documents
- Helped my team in developing over 25 properties and playing a part in the development of each contributing to my wide range of financial, organizational, legal, and professional skills in this industry
- Worked in the Construction side of property development by helping to coordinate contractors, sub-contractors, architects, delivery of development products and communication between our contractors and our buyers
Financial Assistant
01.2014 - 10.2015
- Worked with various property development projects as well as management of properties
- Responsible for drafting legal documents, balancing accounts, paying bills, reconciliations, etc
- For over 20 separate entities/properties
- Establishment of legal document templates containing critical legal verbiage to increase efficiency in operations
- Analyzed real estate laws to determine strategies for compliance
- Responsible for maintaining a positive work environment by keeping the workplace organized and suitable to all work situations so that my team can get the job done.
Education
MBA - Marketing Management
UNM
05.2019
BBA - Accounting
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM12.2017
Skills
- Profit and Loss Analysis
- Tactics and Execution
- Personnel Data Reporting
- Departmental Strategies Development
- Program Management
- Agile Best Practices
- Project Management
- Customer Interaction
Timeline
Business Lead
Sandia National Laboratories
03.2021 - Current
Compliance Accountant
09.2019 - 03.2021
Graduate Student Intern
07.2018 - 09.2019
03.2018 - 07.2018
Accounting Executive
Zia Rising Management, Ltd. Co
03.2017 - 03.2018
Financial Associate
10.2015 - 03.2017
Financial Assistant
01.2014 - 10.2015
MBA - Marketing Management
UNM
BBA - Accounting
University of New Mexico
Similar Profiles
Connor JohnstonConnor Johnston
Technical Business Development Specialist at Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NMTechnical Business Development Specialist at Sandia National Laboratories - Albuquerque, NM
Isaiah LovatoIsaiah Lovato
Software Developer Intern at Sandia National LaboratoriesSoftware Developer Intern at Sandia National Laboratories
Angelique SanchezAngelique Sanchez
Business Intern at Sandia National LaboratoriesBusiness Intern at Sandia National Laboratories
Robert StoneRobert Stone
Intelligence/Counterintelligence Professional at Sandia National LaboratoriesIntelligence/Counterintelligence Professional at Sandia National Laboratories
Ella BalderramaElla Balderrama
Personal Trainer at FreelancerPersonal Trainer at Freelancer