Deborah Brake
Ashland,Ohio
Summary
Seasoned Senior Financial Analyst with over 15 years in government budget and financial experience in financial controls, budgeting, variance analysis and post-award contract earned value management. Strong leader with excellent motivation and communication skills to build and manage high-performing teams.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Operations Manager for Correctional Education
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
Ashland, Ohio
09.2023 - Current
- Served as resource advisor for daily operations, business processes, budgeting, planning, and implementation of Correctional Education (CE) operational strategies to Ashland University officials including the Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Provost and Assistant VP for Correctional Education.
- Develop, manage, and monitor the annual operating budget.
- Monitor budget variances, prepare complex financial modeling, develop contribution margin analysis, prepare financial statements, track and analyze monthly accruals and invoicing
- Establish, implement, and monitor internal controls to safeguard organizational assets
- Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
Program Analyst
US SPACE COMMAND, US Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, Colorado
11.2020 - 03.2023
- Serve as principal program financial advisor to the Director and Deputy Director of US Space Command, Joint Task Force Comptroller directorate.
- Analyzed 5-year fiscal processes and provided oversight while presenting recommended solutions to senior leadership. Enhanced areas of budget execution, manpower resourcing, accounts payable, and auditability of financial processes by addressing deficiencies.
- Streamlined data analysis by utilizing complex formulation in diverse Microsoft Excel tools such as spreadsheets, charts, graphs, and pivot tables
- Review and manage open document listings (ODL), reconcile budget to actuals, obligations and expenditures against monthly and annual spend plans
- Performed earned value financial analysis on post award contracts and task orders
- Monitored and evaluated cost and schedule performance progress for multimillion-dollar contracts, capital equipment, and manpower burn rates during contract lifecycles.
Sr. Acquisition/Financial Integrator
PARSONS CORPORATION
Schriever AFB, Colorado
12.2018 - 11.2020
- Serve as Senior Financial Analyst and Acquisition Program Integrator to the Director of Missile Defense Agency (MDA), C2BMC - International Testing Division at Schriever AFB, Colorado Springs
- Management of pre- and post-award contract/task order earned value financial modeling (monthly/quarterly/annual/contract lifecycle); tracking financial performance of project schedule costs, equipment acquisition, manpower burn rates, and program schedule variances
- Coordinate with senior leadership and stakeholders to prepare and facilitate the development of intra-inter-agency Statements of Work (SOW), funding documents, Determination and Findings (D&F) documents, support agreements, and pre-cost estimates
- Provide acquisition program management support and assistance to resolve acquisition funding requirements/limitation of funding (LOF) and financial program management issues between government customers, financial analysts, and program managers
- Utilize a wide variety of financial database systems (SAP and Oracle based) to compile and analyze financial obligation and execution reports, analyze variances, and reconcile vendor invoice discrepancies.
Division Chief, Business Management Division – GS-13
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY – Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC)
Columbus, Ohio
05.2008 - 05.2017
- Served as principle human capital and resource management advisor to the DLA Installation Support Site Director Deputy Director, and six (6) organizational Divisions; Budget Office, Safety, Environmental, Security, Maintenance Facilities, and FMWR
- Compile, analyze, and present financial performance metrics to Command staff and senior leadership
- Provides variance analysis of spend plan deviations, budget shortfalls, and future out-year spending requirements with recommended timely courses of action
- Conduct financial and manpower studies of all organizational operating programs to ensure six division budgets are sustainable, operate efficiently, meet organizational objectives and metrics, and project fiscal transparency and compliance
- Prepare Program Budget Review Issue Papers, Business Case Analysis, Variance Analysis Summaries, Labor Resource Allocation reports and briefings, HQ Review & Analysis Business Program metric reporting.
Superintendent – Operations Intelligence Analyst, SMSgt E-8, Retired
USAF - OHANG 179th Airlift Wing
Ohio, Ohio
08.1985 - 01.2008
- First Line Supervisor/Senior Intelligence Analyst Superintendent
- Research, analyzed and conduct all-source intelligence studies, situational threat reports, country study analysis, anti-terrorism force protection briefings
- Active Guard Reserve (AGR), active-duty assignment with the Ohio National Guard Counterdrug Program as a Criminal Intelligence Analyst (CRIMINT)
- Served as CRIMINT liaison for Central Ohio local and federal law enforcement agencies; METRICH Drug Enforcement Task Force, Richland County FBI (satellite) office, and Customs and Immigration in Cleveland, Ohio.
Education
Master’s degree - MBA – Executive Leadership
Ashland University
12.2022
Bachelor’s degree - BA in World History/Philosophy
Ashland University
05.2015
Skills
- Multi-Year Budget Execution
- Cross-Functional Acquisition
- Earned Value Mgmt (EVM)
- General Ledger Reconciliation
- Post-Award Contract Mgt
- Expert in Excel formulation
Additional Information - Security Clearances
- Top Secret/Secret security clearances (active/dormant)
- Successful CI Polygraph in 2022
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Business Operations Manager for Correctional Education
ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
09.2023 - Current
Program Analyst
US SPACE COMMAND, US Air Force Academy
11.2020 - 03.2023
Sr. Acquisition/Financial Integrator
PARSONS CORPORATION
12.2018 - 11.2020
Division Chief, Business Management Division – GS-13
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY – Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC)
05.2008 - 05.2017
Superintendent – Operations Intelligence Analyst, SMSgt E-8, Retired
USAF - OHANG 179th Airlift Wing
08.1985 - 01.2008
Master’s degree - MBA – Executive Leadership
Ashland University
Bachelor’s degree - BA in World History/Philosophy
Ashland University