Item 31 - Contract to Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC for American Rescue Plan Act

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Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC City of Santa Ana | RFQ 21- 093 Revised Proposal Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation. 52 Christina S uthammanont, PhD, PMP Dr. Suthammanont’s Outstanding Qualifications for Program Controls and Standards Supervisor Christina is a Senior Associate in Grant Thornton’s Public Sector Digital Transformation and Management practice. Combined, she has twenty years’ experience in higher education, customer engagement, resource optimization, and workforce analytics. She has led numerous independent and collaborative research projects, from initial literature review and data collection through analysis, reporting, and presenting to both technical and non-technical audiences. Christina has a doctorate (PhD) in quantitative political science and holds certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP). Relevant Experience Grant Thornton Public Sector, LLP – Grants Management. Serve as workstream lead for several programs at New Castle County. Lead development of testing plans, risk analysis matrixes, and workpaper and testing templates. Provide thought leadership around position statements and review work products as produced by the team. Coordinate all client-based correspondence and engage with clients to provide briefings and discuss and resolve potential issues. Provide quality assurance and control of team eligibility and compliance testing of expenses claimed under federal funding streams. Workforce Analytics and Optimization. Provide advisory and analytics support to federal agencies with focus on workforce optimization methods, assessing workforce capacity, and identifying process improvements using a variety of methodological tools and approaches. Perform risk assessment and mitigating strategies as part of grants management project. Contribute to research and development of capabilities within Digital Transformation and Management service line. Demonstrate thought leadership through developing white papers and position statements addressing timely client or environmental issues. Conduct requirements gathering sessions with key stakeholders and subject matter experts. Collect workforce data via interview, unstructured documents, and structured data resources; assess data quality, cleanse data and prep for analysis; perform data analysis supported by data type and quality; report key findings in executive summary and comprehensive reporting, study documentation, and knowledge transfer materials in larger report. Identify opportunities for process, data, and workforce improvements with strategic and tactical client benefits. Develop, implement, and analyze compliance and risk assessment instruments DRT Strategies, Inc. – U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCIO); Cybersecurity Executive Order. Collaborate with ISC leadership to develop and implement strategic cyber security initiative, including Department-wide cybersecurity IT consolidation, in response to OMB Cybersecurity Risk Management Assessment and within NIST Risk Management Plan. Collaborate with stakeholders as Subject Matter Expert on enterprise-wide survey, developing methodology and content to achieve objectives; conduct analysis and reporting. Gather requirements, identify risks and milestones; facilitate communication across multiple working integrated project teams (WIPT), and monitor performance goals while mitigating risks. Mentor professional development of project management skills in fellow colleagues. Provide Service Delivery strategic support with analysis of alternatives, data collection, and analysis. Leverage program building experience to identify and develop corporate strategy for business development. Create and deliver corporate training program and materials to further competitive advantage through providing professional development opportunities. Work History Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC, Senior Associate, June 2019 - present DRT Strategies, Inc., Project Manager and Consultant, February 2018 -June 2019 International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM), Managing Consultant, January 2016 - August 2017 Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, August 2010 - February 2016