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Lateefah B. Bush

Stephens City,VA

Summary

Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Department of Transportation
01.2023 - 04.2025
  • My duties provide a wide variety of administrative services.
  • Responsibilities include serving as an expert financial management resource to the chief Financial Officer (CFO), Federal Highway Administration Resource Center, division offices, and state and local governments partners.
  • Responsibilities include offering expert advice, guidance, and technical assistance on both internal and external financial management practices, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, and supporting sound fiscal decision-making.

Department of the Defense
05.2010 - 01.2023
  • Company Overview: Headquarters, (Pentagon)
  • Planned, coordinated and managed activities under the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS), G-4 Resource Operations Division.
  • Provided professional advice and assistance to senior leaders, supervisors, and staff on all resource management and contracting management matters affecting the organization.
  • Share in providing managerial direction (non-supervisory) to Division Chief.
  • Provided leadership, direction, and coordination to the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCS) G-4 Budget Team.
  • Gave guidance and direction over operational activities, ensuring that organizational priorities and requirements were met and in compliance with established policies and guidelines.
  • Interfaced with the DCS, G-4 leaders, staff on both financial and general management matters.
  • Reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of DCS, G-4 resource management programs and operations.
  • Took actions to remedy problems and look at ways to the organization and operation.
  • Monitored and coordinated Finance and Accounting operations through General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS).
  • Provided managerial Control over the processing of accounting data to ensure that accurate records are reconciled and maintained.
  • Directed the implementation and enforcement of internal financial controls and Chief Financial Officers Act compliance initiatives throughout the Agency and served as the Agency's experts for finance management and fiscal law issues.
  • Served as the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for DCS G-4.
  • Served as the technical liaison between the contractor and the Contracting Officer.
  • Responsible for performance management and contract oversight (funding more than $45 million dollars, over the contract period).
  • Was responsible for coordinating training and oversight within the Divisions in the G-4.
  • I taught, mentored, instructed and prepared all training and briefs, as well as presenting my written requirements for the newly trained and assigned Government Civilians Contracting Officers Representatives.
  • Worked as the Defense Travel Administrator within the G-4.
  • Responsibilities included ensuring all required annual training was completed for the employees to continue using the Department of Defense (DoD) government travel card following the Defense Travel Policies.
  • Monitored and scheduled all annual training to ensure employees followed DoD, policies, laws and regulations.
  • Headquarters, (Pentagon)

Campagna Center
08.2021 - 01.2022
  • Helping students with homework assignments, projects and academic tasks.
  • Teaching skills and helping students understand concepts and improve performance by teaching study strategies, note-taking skills, and test taking approaches.

Recreational Manager

Alexandria Mental Health Facility
04.2000 - 08.2021
  • Was the recreational manager for the Alexandria Mental Health Facility.
  • Responsible for setting up the recreation for the patients as well as planning the offsites the patients attending for weekly passes.
  • Coordinated with the counselors according to the patient’s mental profile plans of the scheduled daily or weekly activities.

Counselor

So Others May Eat (SOME)
11.1998 - 01.2002
  • Company Overview: (non-profit organization)
  • Volunteered as a counselor mentoring, teaching young adults and adults in preparation for the General Education Diploma (GED).
  • Assisting in creating resumes, how to write letters and worked with young and middle-aged adults in dressing for success, and how to present themselves in interviewing for an open job announcement.
  • Responsible for the completion of six of the ten personnel assigned to my team in receiving their GED and becoming productive citizens in the workplace.
  • (non-profit organization)

Education

Master of Arts - Management & Leadership

Webster University
St. Louis, MO
08-2007

Master of Arts - Procurement & Acquisition Management

Webster University
St. Louis, MO
12-2006

Master of Arts - Education

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

Master of Science - Human Services

Murray State University
Murray, KY
12-1998

Skills

  • Problem resolution
  • Organization and time management
  • Critical thinking
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Attention to detail
  • Time management
  • Teamwork and collaboration

Timeline

Department of Transportation
01.2023 - 04.2025

Campagna Center
08.2021 - 01.2022

Department of the Defense
05.2010 - 01.2023

Recreational Manager

Alexandria Mental Health Facility
04.2000 - 08.2021

Counselor

So Others May Eat (SOME)
11.1998 - 01.2002

Master of Arts - Management & Leadership

Webster University

Master of Arts - Procurement & Acquisition Management

Webster University

Master of Arts - Education

Old Dominion University

Master of Science - Human Services

Murray State University

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