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Kristi Crump

Kristi Crump

Stafford,VA

Summary

Well-qualified budget administrator with an excellent background in leadership, strategic planning and project management. Collaborative and personable with a clear understanding of budget requirements and optimization strategies. Analytical problem-solver devoted to smoothing, streamlining and enhancing operations.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Deputy Budget Director

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
03.2022 - Current
  • Directs day-to-day operations of four operational sections representing the totality of CISA mission operations, to include the direct management and supervision of Supervisory Budget Analysts (Branch Chiefs) who supervise the daily formulation, execution, performance, and data oversight of CISA’s $3 billion annual operating, capital, construction, and grant budgets
  • Ensure timely deliverables are met per the federal budget calendar
  • Provide oversight and guidance on execution reporting requirements for both internal and external stakeholders
  • Facilitating and serving as the primary briefer on the Quarterly Execution Briefings held with both the Congressional House Appropriations Committee (HAC) and Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) to review in detail quarterly budget execution across all funding sources
  • Provide oversight and leadership on the Resource Allocation Plan (RAP) process, ensuring CISA achieves Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) deadlines
  • Enforce compliance with internal controls, fiscal policy and guidance as dictated by DHS and OMB
  • Provide CISA leadership with input regarding potential fiscal constraints as they may arise
  • Maintain awareness of political concerns, availability of resources, and provide sound recommendations on remedies to ensure CISA is resourced appropriately to achieve and execute mission requirements
  • Lead coordination efforts across CISA Divisions and Mission Enabling Offices to ensure execution of funds comply with enacted legislature and intent
  • Responsible for the oversight of CISA Salary and Benefits accounts as well as general expenses
  • Liaised with all program requirement owners across the agency, as well as with the Chief Contracting Officer to identify any potential contracting issues that could have resulted in lapsed funding
  • Directed the Data Analytics team in developing various dashboards which are leveraged by CISA leadership in Quarterly Division Management Review Boards
  • Led efforts in the development of an automated agency-wide Spend Plan Tool which automates current manual processes utilizing Excel to manage the execution of the agency's ~$3B budget.
  • Reviewed and advised on quarterly expenditure analysis for different program budgets.
  • Counseled department managers on financial trends and expected impacts.
  • Directed preparation of regular and special budget reports to interpret budget directives and establish policies for execution.
  • Designed and implemented effective budgeting policies and procedures.
  • Executed financial controls, procedures, systems and forecasting techniques to evaluate budget status.
  • Created financial dashboards to provide insights into key performance indicators.
  • Collaborated with C-level executives and stakeholders to develop long-term budgetary plans.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.

Deputy Budget Director

Immigration and Custom Enforcement Agency (ICE)
10.2021 - 03.2022
  • Directed day-to-day operations of six operational sections representing the totality of ICE front-line mission operations, to include the direct management and supervision of Supervisory Budget Analysts (Section Chiefs) who supervised the daily formulation, execution, performance, and program oversight of ICE’s $8 billion annual operating, capital, construction, and fee-funded budgets
  • Ensured timely deliverables were met per the federal budget calendar
  • Led and facilitated the formulation and review of responses to official requests for information received from Department of Homeland Security (DHS), OMB, GAO, and the Congressional Committees
  • Directed and coordinated staffing and operating estimates
  • Closely collaborated with the Budget Formulation and Execution Sections, led, and reviewed budget formulation submissions, to include data analytics, presentations, justifications and year over year comparisons
  • Advised and assisted the Budget Director and Chief Financial Officer on the agency wide strategic planning as it pertains to future year budget formulation
  • Provided solutions/recommendations/advice to internal and external stakeholders on current year budget execution
  • Liaised with ICE Directorates: Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA) and Management and Administration (M&A) program leadership to ensure detailed understanding of resource requirements to support operational initiatives
  • Engaged with leadership to ensure ICE’s overall current year spend plan and resource requirements represented Congressional intent and complied with all laws, regulations, and executive orders
  • Provided oversight and guidance on development of budget formulation and execution
  • Served as primary contact with program leadership and ensured consistent information flow of status and upcoming actions
  • Liaised with DHS and OMB weekly on all areas relating to budget formulation and execution
  • Served as primary liaison with OMB and Congressional Committees for the full complement of budgetary operations, to include briefing internal and external stakeholders on key budgetary and programmatic issues and challenges and impacts to out-year planning
  • Led the monthly Program Execution Report (PER) Briefing with Congressional Staffers to inform on ICE’s overall current year execution
  • Provided detailed analysis on enacted enhancements to the annual operational funds
  • Coordinated with and prepared programs topics to ensure readiness for monthly briefing
  • Facilitated the stakeholder engagement for ICE’s payroll projection and formulation methodologies
  • Led engagement with Human Resources, Business Management Unit, and Budget to streamline existing payroll methodologies and to ensure that all stakeholders are utilizing the same methods and assumptions in cost modeling projections
  • Updated the Bed Rate Calculator using methodologies that aligned to southwest border pressures and COVID-19 mitigation strategies that decrease the amount of usable detention beds
  • Led reorganization efforts within the office to streamline business processes and internal functions of the office
  • Reviewed office output as well as position roles and responsibilities and better aligned positions and restructured teams to ensure a seamless approach to day-to-day tasks and responsibilities

Assistant Budget Director

Immigration And Custom Enforcement (ICE)
09.2020 - 10.2021
  • Directed day-to-day operations of the three operational sections representing the totality of ICE front-line mission operations, to include the direct management and supervision of Supervisory Budget Analysts (Section Chiefs) who supervise the daily formulation, execution, performance, and program oversight of ICE’s $8 billion annual operating, capital, construction, and fee-funded budgets
  • Directed development of and review programmatic spend plans, approve apportionments and monthly obligations plans
  • Partnered closely with the Payroll Management Section forging collaboration with Budget Operations Sections to ensure collective understanding of payroll execution and forecasts and impacts on Program spend plans
  • Interpreted and assess impact of legislation on program submitted spend plans
  • Provided advice to management on areas of concern with remedies to mitigate
  • Liaised with DHS and OMB weekly on all areas relating to budget formulation and execution
  • Implemented an organizational cross-matrixed approach to budget operations, resulting in more information sharing between the operational and technical units
  • Introduced weekly meetings across the organization to share execution updates as well as programmatic needs
  • Informed formulation and execution sections on key programmatic issues such as contracts, reimbursements, and prioritization of requirements
  • Liaised with Office of Asset and Facilities Management, Office of Chief Information Officer, Office of Acquisitions, Office of Financial Management, ERO, HSI, OPLA, and M&A on annual year-end close activities
  • Coordinated on program spend downs to ensure strategic management of process
  • Developed the Title 42 Calculator and presented to Congressional Staffers on the budget implications on various Title 42 sunsetting scenarios. This calculator was interactive, allowing Congressional Committee members to run various scenarios on adult detention population and sunsetting dates which would export budgetary needs to support each scenario
  • Redesigned and enhanced ICE’s Spend Plan Tool to better capture program’s spend plan processes
  • Requested input from various program users and met with system developers to identify system requirements to better capture true requirements

Senior Advisor

Drug Enforcement Administration
09.2018 - 09.2020
  • Directed day to day operations of management support staff, to include four direct report GS-14 federal employees and five contractors, on budget execution and formulation, policy execution and implementation, and program evaluation of DEA’s $400M(+)budget for facility, operations, and administrative program management
  • Identify, distribute, and balance workload among employees—ensure all team members are aware of and participating in planning goals and objectives for the team
  • Respond to GAO, OMB, GSA, JMD, and Congressional inquiries on operational processes, budget review and formulation, and program execution for facility, property, and operations management
  • Ensure program adherence to policy and directive changes initiated by both internal and external stakeholders
  • Serve as chief liaison to Justice Management Division on all DEA resource, budgetary and program operational support matters
  • Liaise with DEA field offices on spend plans for law enforcement vehicles, undercover property, facility operation and management, and support staffing
  • Formulate and review Zero Base Budget (ZBB) requests for the following programs: facility management, to include rent, construction, and leasehold improvements, operational support, and personnel management
  • Oversee quarterly and annual external financial audit
  • Perform and oversee data gathering, analysis, and internal control review
  • Formulate and implement business process changes and automation where needs are indicated
  • Direct and manage four Financial Systems Specialists and three developers on budget, operational support, and personnel management automation
  • Coordinate with DEA Field Offices on operational support, budgetary, resource and financial management needs
  • Facilitate automated processes to improve program effectiveness
  • Leverage automation to extract budgetary data to ensure DEA identifies key areas for refinement and cost savings
  • Makes recommendations to increase operational support, resource management, and facility management’s program effectiveness and improve communication among those divisional components
  • Maintain working liaison with field offices, HQ support offices, and laboratories to ensure resources are appropriately aligned
  • Represent on behalf Deputy Assistant Administrator in key meetings with other Department of Justice (DOJ) agencies, to include Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), United States Marshalls, as well as others on operational support programs and resource management
  • Entrusted with decision making on behalf of the agency in both external and internal high-level meetings
  • Led program study of vehicle utilization and maintenance trends throughout DEA Domestic and Foreign offices
  • Reviewed cost trends based on vehicle type, age, mileage, and environmental and regional impacts
  • Liaised with law enforcement personnel to identify key operational requirements for law-enforcement vehicles
  • Implemented an adjusted budget execution methodology for law enforcement vehicles, as well as operational support vehicles with a total projected annual cost savings of $7M(+)
  • Managed seven staff members: three Federal employees, four contractors
  • Completed Performance Work Plans, held mid-year assessments, as well as completed end of year Performance Appraisals
  • Reviewed completed work to verify accuracy and conformance to requirements provided
  • Assigned work to staff ensuring overall objectives are clear, to include any limitations to timeframes, and possible approaches needed for efficient execution
  • Designed, developed, and implemented an automated tool to track DEA’s rent budget of ~$275M for domestic field offices, laboratories, and HQ annexes. This rent tracking system interfaced with GSA’s Rent on the Web monthly totals and identifies discrepancies between actual bills and estimates identified on Occupancy Agreements (OAs). The implementation of this automated budget tracking system identified that the program office was overestimating rent needs, returning an average of $5M annually back to the budget office. This system has allowed DEA to more accurately project rent costs with minimal deobligations at the end of the fiscal year, allowing the agency to refocus budgetary needs to law enforcement operations
  • Managed staffing, budget, and resource allocation for the DEA Headquarters (HQ) Prospectus Level facility renovation
  • Assisted in preparation and negotiations for lease award proceedings, resulting in a net savings to the agency of $100M
  • Met with program offices to review staffing and resource allocations to determine budget requirements for totality of project
  • Coordinated with SES members for all HQ offices on their programs to determine percentage of allocated funds required for each of their areas of responsibility
  • In consultation with the General Services Administration, created a projected budget for the project, spanning Tennant Improvement (TI) funds, Building-Specific Amortize Capital (BSAC) funds, Cash Allowance, Appropriated, and Fee-funded accounts
  • Responsible for the review of all submitted estimates throughout project to ensure project remains within projected budget of $170M(+)
  • Served as direct contact for the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on all requirements for the Prospectus project
  • Attended SES and GS-15 management level seminar with the CFO at The Clearing
  • Reviewed key financial goals for the CFO had for the agency and redesigned management’s approach for implementing goals with Financial Management Division’s staff
  • Produced new onboarding procedures, enhanced visions for automated data-gathering to better identify budget and resource requirements and led the group in identifying new methods for communicating with, and bolstering relationships with staff.

Special Assistant

Drug Enforcement Administration
06.2017 - 09.2018
  • Evaluated and analyzed the effectiveness of facility, property, and resource management program operations in meeting established goals and objectives
  • Advised on the distribution of work among positions and organizations and appropriate staffing levels and skills required
  • Developed life-cycle cost analysis on organization level projects and performed cost benefit and/or economic evaluations of current or projected programs
  • Responsible for providing analysis and evaluations to SES on programmatic milestones, schedules, budgetary and resource requirements for the effective management, operation, and decision-making in support of each functional area of responsibility
  • Interpreted program reports and other data to discover trends, identify deviations from standards, and develop projections
  • Directed and managed all automation requirements for each program: facility, property, budget, and resource management
  • Coordinated with development and system analyst staff on requirements, reviewed development, assisted in performing system testing, and provided training for all users DEA-wide
  • Served as Acting Section Chief (GS-15 Supervisor) and oversaw the day to day operations of property, fleet, and supply management
  • Held biweekly meetings to ensure timely project completion, identified and remedied areas of concern, and provided feedback on outstanding project requirements
  • Directly supervised three Unit Chiefs (GS-14, supervisory) and responsible for the management and oversight of entire staff within section, consisting of 30 contractors and 25 federal employees
  • Held weekly staff meetings with Unit Chiefs to review weekly goals and time management
  • Provided feedback on outstanding projects and implemented remedies for areas of concern
  • Coordinated with Unit Chiefs to create updated employee workload disbursement as well as an automated logging system for better oversight of time management
  • Responsible for the direct oversight of $14M budget for fleet, office services, and resource management
  • Reviewed and approved law-enforcement vehicle requests from Special Agents in Charge throughout all DEA domestic and foreign field offices
  • Reviewed and approved asset seizure requests, as well as coordinated with determining asset-book value to record against DEA’s General Ledger
  • Served as Lead Point of Contact to the Administrative Officers (AO) DEA world-wide
  • Coordinated with each AO on resources required to complete field office operational goals
  • Key Accomplishments
  • Led Department-wide transition to SmartPay 3 for all micro-purchases utilizing a purchase or fleet credit cards
  • Served in advisory capacity to all Department components (US Marshalls, FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)), on enhancing their programs functionality, reporting, and tracking capabilities
  • Liaised with Citi Bank to identify key reporting requirements at the Department level
  • Enhanced department-wide tracking capabilities, resulting in efficient asset-level reporting on the annual GSA fleet asset reporting requirements which includes agency wide budget reporting for vehicle procurements, maintenance, and usage
  • Coordinated with the Department of State (DOS) Comptroller on the implementation of an Intra-Agency Agreement (IAA) for the procurement of armored vehicles for DEA’s foreign offices as well as the Administrator’s Executive Protection Detail. This new agreement has resulted in an average savings of $500K annually on armored vehicle procurements, as well as fast-tracked the inspection and delivery of armored vehicles to DEA foreign posts
  • Developed a personnel tracking system designed to inventory all DEA staff agency wide, to include Federal, contractors, Task Force Officers, Foreign Service Nationals, and other Federal employees supporting DEA. This system allows better review of resource management, to include oversight of personnel allocations throughout various field offices. This has also allowed a more full-scope view of staffing when requests for funding for contract positions are made. Budget analysts can now see existing contract positions and determine if federal positions would be more cost-beneficial for the agency before approving requests for staffing increases
  • Led the efforts required by OMB Memorandum M-12-12 Section 3: Reduce the Footprint to comply with the targeted 2% reduction of overall leased square footage throughout all domestic offices
  • Coordinated with facilities planning specialists on formulating new Program of Requirements (POR) standards to assist in reduction of space needs throughout DEA offices. This will not only result in an overall reduction in square footage, required by OMB, but will also result in cost saving to the agency thru lower rent costs
  • Led the efforts to establish the new Domestic Duty Station Change Process, in which a collaborative review team evaluates the feasibility of field requires to upgrade existing offices, e.g. Post of Duty to Resident Office, creating new offices, or closing offices. This group evaluates budgets, resource allocations, Tables of Organization, and Congressional implications. The group consists of representatives from the Office of Budget and Resource Management, Operations Division, Office of Security Programs, and Office of Information Systems. This new process resulted in cost savings by balancing finances, resource management, and putting people where they are needed, and provides the Administrator and the Assistant Administrator a better view of how resources will be spent.

Information Technology Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration
02.2016 - 06.2017
  • Served as technical advisor to DOJ and DEA on internal and external systems in support of matters and activities which affect financial system reliability, availability, performance, and integrity
  • Planned, directed, and coordinated the implementation of financial systems to include technical presentations, data conversions, data interfaces, communications, database reporting, training (technical/functional) and security
  • Provided first line communications and support which includes problem determination, problem resolution, and making recommendations to resolve information technology (IT) and security related issues and requirements for financial systems
  • Liaised with program offices on automations requirements to develop functional and technical needs to enhance program effectiveness
  • Served as DEA’s representative to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Fleet Manager Cyber Security for Government Vehicles Steering Committee
  • Ensured cyber security compliance for DEA fleet procurements and seized vehicles placed into service
  • Assisted managers on developing short- and long-range management plans in the resolution of new or complex programs for the organization and resolved issues impacting DEA programs
  • Developed short- and long-range IT management plans for office automation, to include the implementation of systems throughout their life cycle
  • Served as primary decision-making authority in response to financial and asset tracking system issues, performance, scheduled enhancements, and impact on user community
  • Planned, developed, and implemented the automated Primary Vehicle Ceiling tool. This automated tool enables Special Agents in Charge (SACs), Regional Directors (RDs) (foreign), and Headquarters Office Heads (OHs) the ability to view their law-enforcement vehicle ceilings, as well as a more in-depth review of where their law-enforcement vehicle are located, and which agent they are assigned to for use. This allows not only for more accurate vehicle management, but also for better budget allocations to support law enforcement needs
  • Led initiative to migrate Construction in Progress (CIP) and Leasehold Improvement (LHI) asset tracking from basic spreadsheets to the automated Unified Financial Management System (UFMS)
  • Assisted in system testing, as well as executed the official A-123 documentation for the new business processes
  • Worked closely with budget analysts and accountants to reconcile previous tracking records against the new system to ensure accurate reporting upon commencement
  • Participated in small pilot group under the direction of the CFO as primary analyst on the evaluation of Tableau which is designed to assist in data analysis and presentation.

Associate

Booze Allen Hamilton
08.2012 - 02.2016
  • Reviewed, analyzed, and enhanced current business processes for budget, resource allocation, and asset management
  • Evaluated and updated DEA policy manuals and developed and updated DEA handbooks and user guides as they related to asset procurement, maintenance, and disposition
  • Provided direct support to DEA’s financial system users through researching and responding to inquiries from DEA’s global community of financial and asset managers, accountants, and staff
  • Assessed asset procurement requests to ensure appropriate funding sources were utilized and recorded in the financial tracking system
  • Worked directly with budget analysts, funds assigners, and allowance approvers to ensure appropriate funding sources are utilized
  • Reconciled the General Ledger for all capitalized assets for both personal and real property to mitigate any audit findings
  • Administered training for all budget requests, asset policy, and documentation procedures
  • Conducted both classroom and virtual training for DEA offices worldwide
  • Reviewed existing business processes and implemented more streamlined and/or automated processes to enhance agency goals and effectiveness
  • Led the agency migration and retirement of outdated vehicle tracking system, to a new automated vehicle tracking system that directly interfaced with DEA’s financial management system
  • This new module allowed for direct connection from an asset to budget requirements and resources needed to support each asset, thus resulting in better management of DEA funds
  • Planned, developed, and implemented an automated and streamlined Fleet Credit Card reconciliation system
  • Coordinated with DEA’s fleet credit card vendor, JP Morgan Chase Bank, on obtaining a daily feed of fleet card charges, to include charge type (fuel vs maintenance/repairs), amount, and location of charges
  • Coordinated with the bank on fuel tax recovery, and reallocated recovered funds back to field offices to utilized for law-enforcement operation needs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA
05-2009

Skills

  • Rating presentation
  • Fiscal planning
  • Stakeholder communication
  • Audit coordination
  • Departmental oversight
  • Budget planning
  • Strategic forecasting
  • Project management
  • Strategic planning
  • Cash flow management
  • Financial review
  • System administration
  • Internal controls

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 50 staff members.
  • Achieved agency's highest execution rate by completing final year end close out of 99.7% execution with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of an automated agency-wide Spend Plan.
  • Developed multiple automated tools and systems to improve outdated manual business process.

Certification

PMP - Project Management Professional

Timeline

Deputy Budget Director

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
03.2022 - Current

Deputy Budget Director

Immigration and Custom Enforcement Agency (ICE)
10.2021 - 03.2022

Assistant Budget Director

Immigration And Custom Enforcement (ICE)
09.2020 - 10.2021

Senior Advisor

Drug Enforcement Administration
09.2018 - 09.2020

Special Assistant

Drug Enforcement Administration
06.2017 - 09.2018

Information Technology Specialist

Drug Enforcement Administration
02.2016 - 06.2017

Associate

Booze Allen Hamilton
08.2012 - 02.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

George Mason University

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