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Laurie Bevins

Laurie Bevins

Albuquerque,NM

Summary

Experienced budget executive with 19 years in government budget development, execution, and analysis. Proven expertise in cost tracking and contract management to support strategic decisions. Skilled in building relationships to enhance organizational goals. Aiming to leverage budget management skills to drive efficiency and innovation within a dynamic organization.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Director, Office of Business Operations

Department of Energy
Carlsbad, NM
09.2024 - 03.2025
  • Responsible for the hiring, training, and development of 11 federal employees.
  • Manages daily operations of Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), Training, Budget, Contracting, and Records Management, streamlining processes and policies.
  • Manages an annual budget of approximately $450 million and forecast processes, ensuring alignment with Senior Management's strategic vision.
  • Establish policies and procedures to ensure that budgets are compiled and reviewed, taking into account actual performance, historical data, and projected expenses.
  • Develops strategic financial plans, supporting short- and long-range goal setting, and collaborates with senior leadership to achieve operational efficiencies and goals.
  • Provides support and direction to HR staff for ongoing hiring actions, staffing plan adjustments, and recruitment events/activities.
  • Oversees the day-to-day activities of records development, the development of a SharePoint-based records management system, and the scanning of legacy documents in compliance with policies and procedures.
  • Responsible for ensuring all necessary IT systems are working, cyber-attacks are monitored, and actions are taken as necessary to prevent intrusion or remediate any actual intrusion.

Director, Budget and Contracting Division

Department of Energy
Carlsbad, NM
02.2022 - 09.2024
  • Supervised the annual operating budget and capital line-item budget, ensuring alignment with Senior Management's strategic vision; developed financial scenarios supporting key decisions.
  • Established guidance on planning, programming, financial development, and contract implementation to contracting officers and budget analysts on changing requirements, to ensure the mission continued without interruption or delays.
  • Supervised the monthly actual vs. budget reporting ensures accurate and timely reporting from four different contractors.
  • Re-aligned contractor funding practices, ensuring federal oversight of all funding and activities that the contractor performs.
  • Played a key role in a major contract transition, ensuring that funding was in place to execute it in a timely manner.

Lead Budget Analyst

Department of Energy
Carlsbad, NM
06.2020 - 02.2022
  • Responsible for the hiring, training, and development of 5 federal employees.
  • Led the site development of budgetary inputs and Congressional Budget Justifications with expert knowledge and applied experience in managing, developing, executing, integrating, and evaluating all WIPP programs.
  • Developed new processes to efficiently and effectively capture site requirements and ensured a complete and robust budget submittal.
  • Managed and coordinated the planning and execution functions of a $450 million-plus annual budget, including two line-item capital asset projects.
  • Developed a funds execution tracking tool to clearly outline future necessary obligations, and determined when funding would be necessary.
  • Achieved cost savings of 16% and 17% in consecutive years.
  • Served as the principal advisor to senior leadership; advised and assisted in establishing program objectives as necessary operations.

Education

Senior Executive Fellows

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
11-2023

MBA - Business

University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ
05-2007

Skills

Budget Management * Budget Control * Decision-making * Management * Contract Funding * Budgeting * Budget Analysis * Stakeholder Engagement * Business Administration * Business Strategy * Relationship Building * Employee Development * Contract and Vendor Management * Time Management * Excel * Internal Controls * Multitasking and Organization *

Key Achievement

Successful in-depth formulation of a budget for over five years for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.

Timeline

Director, Office of Business Operations

Department of Energy
09.2024 - 03.2025

Director, Budget and Contracting Division

Department of Energy
02.2022 - 09.2024

Lead Budget Analyst

Department of Energy
06.2020 - 02.2022

Senior Executive Fellows

Harvard University

MBA - Business

University of Phoenix

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