Kristine Grbavac

I currently have over twenty years of experience supporting DEA federal law enforcement operations in the Northern District of Ohio. I started as an Office Assistant (OA), which recently was reimagined as a Mission & Operational Support Specialist (MOSS/ GS-0301). I currently hold a Top Secret (TS) Single Scope Background Investigations (SSBI) security clearance. I effect the day-to-day management of operations essential to mission accomplishment at the DEA Cleveland DO. I coordinate and perform a wide variety of administrative and management services essential to DEA operations and office functioning to include, but not limited to – DEA management information systems, DEA MERLIN telecommunications (to include high side classified systems), Communications Security (COMSEC) Custodian, primary personnel time keeper (WebTA) for DEA Cleveland DO Special Agents and Task Force Officers, budget, finance (to include $35,000 USC in undercover funds), procurement, human resources, training, logistics, property, office space, DEA investigative and administrative records and files (to include Confidential Source/ Cooperating Witness files), office equipment to include printers, and official travel requests.

Support DEA management on assigned administrative matters. Participate in the evaluation of administrative programs, systems, and methods. Assist with the identification of ways for improvement of efficiency and effectiveness.

Represent DEA Cleveland DO with government contractors and retail vendors.

DEA Cleveland DO Fleet Manager responsible for the operation, management, and oversee twenty-six Official Government Vehicle (OGV) flee. Also responsible for monitoring the fleet’s maintenance, budgeting, disposal, and reporting functions. I also coordinate with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) to establish and maintain undercover plates and registrations for the fleet. This includes several high-end undercover vehicles as well as various surveillance platforms/ vans.

Employed at the Small Business Administration (SBA) – Cleveland, Ohio as both a Liquidation Officer and Loan Officer. As a Liquidation Officer, I prepared justifications to transfer defaulted SBA loans into “liquidation” status (i.e. non-payment, bankruptcy, property abandoned, 3rd party litigation/foreclosure by prior lien holder, business closed). I conducted comprehensive evaluations of a person/firm’s financial situation for SBA in order to determine the appropriateness of the offer. This consisted of reviewing credit reports, asset research reports and the last two years’ tax returns. This analysis also included the current valuation/appraisal of assets to determine the forced sale value of each major item together with the amount of prior liens, outstanding taxes, estimated costs of enforced collection, with the net estimated recovery from all assets.

I developed a general recovery plan describing the proposed liquidation process and the estimated time to include actions to be taken to dispose of all collateral and maximizing recovery. If it appeared the liquidation value of all collateral would be insufficient to fully repay the loan, I worked with designated lending institution to determine what other options would be considered feasible as compared with the estimated cost of pursuing litigation against guarantors and foreclosing a personal residence.

As a Loan Officer, I was responsible for analyzing and recommending actions on complex loan applications throughout northeastern Ohio. This included analyzing loan applications, financial documents, reviewing applicant’s credit and assets and preparing a comprehensive loan officer’s report summarizing the loan request. I would then establish the terms and conditions of the loans and analyze/processed requests for changes in loan amounts, terms and conditions.