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Brent Black

Cedar Park

Summary

Results-driven Contract and Grants Manager with a proven track record at FirstDay Foundation, enhancing compliance across 165 contracts. Expert in regulatory adherence and audit management, achieving a 20% reduction in reporting errors. Strong analytical thinker and team leader, fostering collaboration and process improvement to optimize fiscal performance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Contract and Grants Manager

FirstDay Foundation
San Antonio
09.2022 - Current
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for nine agencies, enhancing compliance across 165 contracts and grants, resulting in improved regulatory adherence.
  • Review procurement solicitations to assess the requirements, and ability to meet them.
  • Lead quarterly audits of contracted agencies to ensure fiscal and program policies and procedures meet regulatory requirements, and provide recommendations for corrective actions.

Grants Manager

Weld County School District 6
Greely
11.2021 - 09.2022
  • Managed 18 education grants totaling over $100 million.
  • Developed and implemented robust monitoring systems for grant compliance, resulting in a 20% reduction in reporting errors.
  • Reconciled biweekly purchasing card statements, processing 200 transactions, and identifying discrepancies.

Contracting Oversight Manager

State of Texas - DFPS
Austin
11.2015 - 11.2021
  • Developed and implemented a budget review process to reduce lapsed funds from contracts. As a result, unspent funds were reduced from 18% to less than 1% of total contractual spend.
  • Led and mentored three distinct teams (Accounts Payable, Fiscal Monitoring, Contract/Grants Management), totaling eight direct reports, improving operational efficiency by 22%.
  • Presented budget sessions at annual conferences to over 100 attendees per session, educating stakeholders on fiscal best practices.

Contract Specialist

State of Texas - DSHS
Austin
04.2014 - 11.2015
  • Managed 87 substance abuse contracts worth approximately $27 million.
  • Performed quarterly budget reviews and analyses to determine the allowability of proposed adjustments.
  • Performed 90 annual Request for Proposal response evaluations and risk analyses.

Contract Manager/Team Lead

State of Texas - DFPS
Austin
08.2012 - 04.2014
  • Directed and managed the workflow for six contract managers and three contract technicians, increasing team processing efficiency by 14%.
  • Developed and delivered targeted training programs to 15 staff members and 30 contractors, resulting in a 12% improvement in compliance scores and reducing common errors.
  • Consulted with staff to increase productivity and to ensure that accurate, timely, professional, and efficient contract management services were provided.

Fiscal Coordinator

State of Texas - DADS
Austin
11.2010 - 08.2012
  • Proactively monitored contract performance for 28 Area Agencies on Aging, identifying and resolving 45 critical issues that safeguarded $36 million in funds and ensured continuous service delivery.
  • Team Lead for Change Management process – led a team of four in reviewing and redesigning the department’s performance measure testing (PMT) process.
  • Performed budget reviews and analysis concerning rate setting for 241 nutrition providers throughout the state.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix
Albuquerque, NM

Skills

  • Regulatory compliance
  • Audit management
  • Process improvement
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Risk management
  • Strategic planning
  • Workflow management
  • Fiscal Monitoring
  • Vendor management
  • Microsoft Excel (advanced)
  • Microsoft Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Salesforce
  • SharePoint
  • Oracle
  • Workday
  • Team leadership
  • Training and mentoring
  • Analytical thinking
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Internal and external collaboration
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Adaptability
  • Detail-oriented

Accomplishments

  • DFPS Commissioner's Award for Excellence recipient
  • HHSC Aspiring Leaders Academy graduate

Timeline

Contract and Grants Manager

FirstDay Foundation
09.2022 - Current

Grants Manager

Weld County School District 6
11.2021 - 09.2022

Contracting Oversight Manager

State of Texas - DFPS
11.2015 - 11.2021

Contract Specialist

State of Texas - DSHS
04.2014 - 11.2015

Contract Manager/Team Lead

State of Texas - DFPS
08.2012 - 04.2014

Fiscal Coordinator

State of Texas - DADS
11.2010 - 08.2012

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

University of Phoenix

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