Maria Ramirez
Austin,Texas
Summary
Driven Senior Consultant with over five years of experience in the Disaster Recovery and Grant Management consulting field. Expert in Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, Final Rule, and 2 CFR 200 policies. Competent in staff management and proposal development. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Excels at presenting complex information in an easy-to-digest format with a record of seeing complex projects through to completion.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Consultant
CohnReznick
2018.05 - Current
- Troubleshoot issues by understanding the issue, diagnosing the root cause, and coming up with practical solutions.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending on key milestones and deadline dates.
- Directed work completed by a team of eight or more consultants, senior consultants, managers, and subcontractors.
- Evaluated clients' needs and created a plan of action to provide solutions.
- Determined areas for improvement and implemented schedules of procedures for processes to alleviate problems.
- Supervised employees for grant programs, identifying areas in need of improvement and implementing plans to rectify issues.
- Streamlined reimbursement and application review processes to cut downtime and optimize employee productivity.
- Monitored and managed staff performance to attain target metrics individually and in team units.
- Contributed to continuous improvement of grant reviews based on learning from ideas, client implementation, and previous experiences.
- Trained over eight consultants and senior consultants, crafting a team of efficient, qualified employees for initial review and quality assurance review of applications.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Baylor University
Skills
- Project Management
- Financial Management
- Staff Management
- Employee Supervision
- Business Development
- Persuasion Skills
- Project Documentation
- Performance Motivation
- Leadership
- Team Meetings
- Consulting
Timeline
Senior Consultant
CohnReznick
2018.05 - Current
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Baylor University