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Served as the Agency’s Contracting Officer Level 1, providing technical assistance to the BIA Southern
California Agency’s Branch Chiefs & their staff. I processed all invoices and payments for the agency. I
was responsible of maintaining the completed inventory for all equipment and supplies for the agency, as
well as maintaining inventories for all equipment the 30 tribal governments utilized. Responsible for the
following reports; Annual Records Inventory, Inventory of major Equipment, Annual Gasoline & Propane
usage, Report of Utilization and Dispose of Excess & Surplus Property, Motor Vehicle Utilization and
Monthly Vehicle Reports. Responsible for files Disposition and shipment to Federal Record Center. I work
closely with the P.L. 93-638 staff and tribal governments for processing excess property items for tribal
use, which includes items from office type items to heavy construction equipment. I am aware of the
reservation locations having been on many of the reservations performing inventory duties and meetings.
I also perform myriad of administrative activities and duties as assigned by the Superintendent from
memorandum development to correspondence to tribal, BIA and local governments. Utilizing
WordPerfect 6.0 and Quattro Pro 6.0 Word, Excel developed spreadsheets, worksheets, and forms to
complete processes such as Agency inventories and construction equipment inventories for equipment
on the many Indian Reservations.
1994 – 1995 Procurement Clerk – Bureau of Indian Affairs
I performed as the clerk to the Purchasing Agent, until I was promoted into that position. I developed and
maintained financial files and payment schedules. I also drafted correspondence to vendors and tribal
governments. I worked with Indian Reservation representatives with the procurement process as it
related to P.L. 93-638; responded to telephone calls, developed and tracked schedules as directed by
supervisor; assisted supervisor in space management; assisted supervisor & Superintendent with property
utilization, storage management, records management and inventory management; was responsible for
the day to day operations when the Purchasing Agent was out of the office.
1993 – 1994 Clerk-Typist – Bureau of Indian Affairs
My employment with the BIA started in the Branch of Tribal Operations. Specific duties were analysis of
information in development of family tree charts that are used in issuance of standard forms for
Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood; Prepare and maintain lists of all Certifications of Degree of Indian
Blood issued, devise index cards and maintain all files on Certificate of Indian Blood within specific time
frames and requiring a high degree of accuracy and completeness; I was responsible for typing
correspondence and reports in final form using the branches phones and taking and responding to routine
questions. Maintained the branches filing system.
Previous Professional Experience:
Reservation Transportation Authority, Temecula, CA
May 2001 - August 2016 General/Finance Manager
Bureau of Indian Affairs-Southern California Regional Office, Riverside, CA
January 1993 - June 1994 Clerk-Typist
June 1994 - April 1995 Procurement Clerk
April 1995 - September 1997 Agency Purchasing Agent
September 1997 - May 2001 Roads Construction Program Assistant
Education and Training:
AAB - Eastern Gateway Community College (September 2017 to Present)
Secretary of State - Notary Public (Term commencing August 2017 - August 2021)
CALS - Certified Advance Legal Studies Paralegal (Completed August 2015)
Legal Land Descriptions, Surveys Map Reading (Completed November 1998)
Certified Basic Contract Administration (Completed February 1997)
Certified Small Purchases/Simplified Acquisition Training (Completed July 1996)
Use and Dispose of Personal Property (Completed July 1996)
Certified Small Purchases (Completed June 1995)
Bureau of Indian Affairs Contracting Officer Level 1 Certification (Completed June 1995)
Certified Public Law 93-638 Contract/Grant Application Process (Completed February 1993)
Colton High School Graduation (Completed June 1992)