Chief Financial Officer
2011 - 2014
Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System
Los Angeles, CA
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is one of nation’s largest VA health networks, serving 85,000+ veterans annually
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is one of nation’s largest VA health networks, serving 85,000+ veterans annually
Oversaw $900M appropriated budget and 40-person finance team; instituted financial controls, resolved multi-month payment delays, created balanced budget, and chaired VA-wide task forces that produced national training guides for finance professionals.
Chief Financial Officer
2011 - 2014
Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System
Los Angeles, CA
Oversaw $900M appropriated budget and 40-person finance team; instituted financial controls, resolved multi-month payment delays, created balanced budget, and chaired VA-wide task forces that produced national training guides for finance professionals.
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
2006 - 2011
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Tucson, AZ
SAVAHCS provides care to Veterans at 10 locations in southern Arizona.
SAVAHCS provides care to Veterans at 10 locations in southern Arizona.
Partnered with section chiefs to reprioritize spending, eliminate overspending, and implement weekly resource committee meetings, transforming financial governance and forecasting across regional healthcare system.
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
2006 - 2011
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Tucson, AZ
Partnered with section chiefs to reprioritize spending, eliminate overspending, and implement weekly resource committee meetings, transforming financial governance and forecasting across regional healthcare system.
Chief Financial Officer, Radiology
2014 - 2019
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Led finance and operations, reporting to Health System SVP of Finance and department chair, managing budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and reporting. Rebuilt 10-person finance team, re-establishing processes and trust following leadership turnover. Implemented scalable financial models and proformas that accelerated expansion from 3 to 7 imaging centers (FY14–FY21), doubling projected revenue from $225M to $450M.
Integrated financial operations for 2 major acquisitions (Entertainment Industry Medical Group and Southern California Orthopedic Institute).
Built models and reporting structures that supported rapid expansion, faster approvals, and accurate budgeting.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Introduced higher-level financial dashboards to improve visibility and speed of decision-making across departments.
Chief Administrative Officer, Radiology
2019 - 2022
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Promoted from finance leadership to oversee full administration, adding HR, research, education, and faculty compensation oversight to finance responsibilities. Led network of 50+ supervisors through COVID-era operational changes, including rapid technology adoption, space reallocation for labs, and cross-department best-practice sharing to maintain continuity of services.
Unified fragmented functions to establish enterprise-wide administrative framework that improved compliance and positioned organization for faster, more resilient operations.
Oversaw $204M practice revenue and $246M hospital revenue, managing ~175 staff and 101 faculty across research, clinical, and administration.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Collaborated with School of Medicine steering committees on clinical FTE alignment and on design/rollout of new chart of accounts for entire school.
Chief Financial Officer, Radiology
2014 - 2019
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Led finance and operations, reporting to Health System SVP of Finance and department chair, managing budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and reporting. Rebuilt 10-person finance team, re-establishing processes and trust following leadership turnover. Implemented scalable financial models and proformas that accelerated expansion from 3 to 7 imaging centers (FY14–FY21), doubling projected revenue from $225M to $450M.
Integrated financial operations for 2 major acquisitions (Entertainment Industry Medical Group and Southern California Orthopedic Institute).
Built models and reporting structures that supported rapid expansion, faster approvals, and accurate budgeting.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Introduced higher-level financial dashboards to improve visibility and speed of decision-making across departments.
Chief Financial Officer, Radiology
2014 - 2019
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Led finance and operations, reporting to Health System SVP of Finance and department chair, managing budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and reporting. Rebuilt 10-person finance team, re-establishing processes and trust following leadership turnover. Implemented scalable financial models and proformas that accelerated expansion from 3 to 7 imaging centers (FY14–FY21), doubling projected revenue from $225M to $450M.
Integrated financial operations for 2 major acquisitions (Entertainment Industry Medical Group and Southern California Orthopedic Institute).
Built models and reporting structures that supported rapid expansion, faster approvals, and accurate budgeting.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Introduced higher-level financial dashboards to improve visibility and speed of decision-making across departments.
Senior Director, Neurosciences
2022 - 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Oversaw operations and strategy for Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, combined $25M budget with 87 neurology faculty, 12 neurosurgery faculty, and small clinical practice. Partnered directly with both department chairs while collaborating with dean’s CAO and VP of Strategy/Business Operations to align contracts, staffing plans, and billing practices with Ascension partners.
Identified duplicative processes and launched shared services model, beginning with finance operations, improving efficiency, consistency, and staff development opportunities.
Brought 2 historically separate departments into first centralized operating model, integrating academic teams with limited health system experience and strengthening fiscal oversight, faculty support, and clinical performance.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Mentored staff stepping into new leadership roles, introducing training on healthcare finance and operations fundamentals.
Senior Director, Neurosciences
2022 - 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Oversaw operations and strategy for Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, combined $25M budget with 87 neurology faculty, 12 neurosurgery faculty, and small clinical practice. Partnered directly with both department chairs while collaborating with dean’s CAO and VP of Strategy/Business Operations to align contracts, staffing plans, and billing practices with Ascension partners.
Identified duplicative processes and launched shared services model, beginning with finance operations, improving efficiency, consistency, and staff development opportunities.
Brought 2 historically separate departments into first centralized operating model, integrating academic teams with limited health system experience and strengthening fiscal oversight, faculty support, and clinical performance.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Senior Director, Finance
2024 - Present
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Leads $375M finance operation budget and $600M strategic expansion portfolio, overseeing 26-person team in accounting, budget and forecasting, data analytics, procurement, travel, clinical finance, education finance, and research finance. Charged with modernizing and scaling financial operations over 5 years while mentoring staff to build future-ready finance talent.
Created and embedded financial business partner roles to integrate department-based finance staff into unified structure, improving reporting, communication, and stakeholder service.
Reorganized positions and workflows to eliminate redundancies, enhance analytics, and improve budget/forecast accuracy.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Championed adoption of Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, and self-service analytics dashboards to transform reporting into predictive insights and enable proactive, data-driven decision-making across enterprise.
Senior Director, Finance
2024 - Present
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Leads $375M finance operation budget and $600M strategic expansion portfolio, overseeing 26-person team in accounting, budget and forecasting, data analytics, procurement, travel, clinical finance, education finance, and research finance. Charged with modernizing and scaling financial operations over 5 years while mentoring staff to build future-ready finance talent.
Created and embedded financial business partner roles to integrate department-based finance staff into unified structure, improving reporting, communication, and stakeholder service.
Reorganized positions and workflows to eliminate redundancies, enhance analytics, and improve budget/forecast accuracy.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Chief Administrative Officer, Radiology
2019 - 2022
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
Promoted from finance leadership to oversee full administration, adding HR, research, education, and faculty compensation oversight to finance responsibilities. Led network of 50+ supervisors through COVID-era operational changes, including rapid technology adoption, space reallocation for labs, and cross-department best-practice sharing to maintain continuity of services.
Unified fragmented functions to establish enterprise-wide administrative framework that improved compliance and positioned organization for faster, more resilient operations.
Oversaw $204M practice revenue and $246M hospital revenue, managing ~175 staff and 101 faculty across research, clinical, and administration.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Chief Administrative Officer, Radiology
2019 - 2022
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
Promoted from finance leadership to oversee full administration, adding HR, research, education, and faculty compensation oversight to finance responsibilities. Led network of 50+ supervisors through COVID-era operational changes, including rapid technology adoption, space reallocation for labs, and cross-department best-practice sharing to maintain continuity of services.
Unified fragmented functions to establish enterprise-wide administrative framework that improved compliance and positioned organization for faster, more resilient operations.
Oversaw $204M practice revenue and $246M hospital revenue, managing ~175 staff and 101 faculty across research, clinical, and administration.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Chief Financial Officer, Radiology
2014 - 2019
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
Led finance and operations, reporting to Health System SVP of Finance and department chair, managing budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and reporting. Rebuilt 10-person finance team, re-establishing processes and trust following leadership turnover. Implemented scalable financial models and proformas that accelerated expansion from 3 to 7 imaging centers (FY14–FY21), doubling projected revenue from $225M to $450M.
Integrated financial operations for 2 major acquisitions (Entertainment Industry Medical Group and Southern California Orthopedic Institute).
Built models and reporting structures that supported rapid expansion, faster approvals, and accurate budgeting.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Chief Financial Officer, Radiology
2014 - 2019
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
Led finance and operations, reporting to Health System SVP of Finance and department chair, managing budgeting, forecasting, business planning, and reporting. Rebuilt 10-person finance team, re-establishing processes and trust following leadership turnover. Implemented scalable financial models and proformas that accelerated expansion from 3 to 7 imaging centers (FY14–FY21), doubling projected revenue from $225M to $450M.
Integrated financial operations for 2 major acquisitions (Entertainment Industry Medical Group and Southern California Orthopedic Institute).
Built models and reporting structures that supported rapid expansion, faster approvals, and accurate budgeting.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Chaired cross-department budget reform committee to eliminate redundant reporting, simplify data collection, and standardize presentations for senior leadership.
Senior Director, Finance
2024 - Present
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Leads $375M finance operation budget and $600M strategic expansion portfolio, overseeing 26-person team in accounting, budget and forecasting, data analytics, procurement, travel, clinical finance, education finance, and research finance. Charged with modernizing and scaling financial operations over 5 years while mentoring staff to build future-ready finance talent.
Created and embedded financial business partner roles to integrate department-based finance staff into unified structure, improving reporting, communication, and stakeholder service.
Reorganized positions and workflows to eliminate redundancies, enhance analytics, and improve budget/forecast accuracy.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Championed adoption of Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, and self-service analytics dashboards to transform reporting into predictive insights and enable proactive, data-driven decision-making across enterprise.
Senior Director, Finance
2024 - Present
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Leads $375M finance operation budget and $600M strategic expansion portfolio, overseeing 26-person team in accounting, budget and forecasting, data analytics, procurement, travel, clinical finance, education finance, and research finance. Charged with modernizing and scaling financial operations over 5 years while mentoring staff to build future-ready finance talent.
Created and embedded financial business partner roles to integrate department-based finance staff into unified structure, improving reporting, communication, and stakeholder service.
Reorganized positions and workflows to eliminate redundancies, enhance analytics, and improve budget/forecast accuracy.
Spearheaded Workday ERP implementation, going live in only 7 months; now leading predictive analytics initiatives and Epic integration to automate workflows and enable self-service insights.
Championed adoption of Microsoft Copilot, Power BI, and self-service analytics dashboards to transform reporting into predictive insights and enable proactive, data-driven decision-making across enterprise.
Senior Director, Neurosciences
2022 - 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Oversaw operations and strategy for Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, combined $25M budget with 87 neurology faculty, 12 neurosurgery faculty, and small clinical practice. Partnered directly with both department chairs while collaborating with dean’s CAO and VP of Strategy/Business Operations to align contracts, staffing plans, and billing practices with Ascension partners.
Identified duplicative processes and launched shared services model, beginning with finance operations, improving efficiency, consistency, and staff development opportunities.
Brought 2 historically separate departments into first centralized operating model, integrating academic teams with limited health system experience and strengthening fiscal oversight, faculty support, and clinical performance.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Mentored staff stepping into new leadership roles, introducing training on healthcare finance and operations fundamentals.
Senior Director, Neurosciences
2022 - 2024
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Next-generation academic medical center partnering with Ascension Seton hospital network to deliver care across central Texas
Oversaw operations and strategy for Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, combined $25M budget with 87 neurology faculty, 12 neurosurgery faculty, and small clinical practice. Partnered directly with both department chairs while collaborating with dean’s CAO and VP of Strategy/Business Operations to align contracts, staffing plans, and billing practices with Ascension partners.
Identified duplicative processes and launched shared services model, beginning with finance operations, improving efficiency, consistency, and staff development opportunities.
Brought 2 historically separate departments into first centralized operating model, integrating academic teams with limited health system experience and strengthening fiscal oversight, faculty support, and clinical performance.
Implemented new compensation plans for both departments in FY23–24, in partnership with chairs, aligning incentives with strategic priorities.
Mentored staff stepping into new leadership roles, introducing training on healthcare finance and operations fundamentals.
Chief Administrative Officer, Radiology
2019 - 2022
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Promoted from finance leadership to oversee full administration, adding HR, research, education, and faculty compensation oversight to finance responsibilities. Led network of 50+ supervisors through COVID-era operational changes, including rapid technology adoption, space reallocation for labs, and cross-department best-practice sharing to maintain continuity of services.
Unified fragmented functions to establish enterprise-wide administrative framework that improved compliance and positioned organization for faster, more resilient operations.
Oversaw $204M practice revenue and $246M hospital revenue, managing ~175 staff and 101 faculty across research, clinical, and administration.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Collaborated with School of Medicine steering committees on clinical FTE alignment and on design/rollout of new chart of accounts for entire school.
Chief Administrative Officer, Radiology
2019 - 2022
UCLA Health System
Los Angeles, CA
$450M+ clinical enterprise within top-ranked academic medical system, expanding through outpatient and joint venture operations
Promoted from finance leadership to oversee full administration, adding HR, research, education, and faculty compensation oversight to finance responsibilities. Led network of 50+ supervisors through COVID-era operational changes, including rapid technology adoption, space reallocation for labs, and cross-department best-practice sharing to maintain continuity of services.
Unified fragmented functions to establish enterprise-wide administrative framework that improved compliance and positioned organization for faster, more resilient operations.
Oversaw $204M practice revenue and $246M hospital revenue, managing ~175 staff and 101 faculty across research, clinical, and administration.
Built and implemented centralized shared service model, consolidating purchasing, travel, and administrative support across all divisions and locations, reducing administrative burden on physician leaders.
Collaborated with School of Medicine steering committees on clinical FTE alignment and on design/rollout of new chart of accounts for entire school.
Chief Financial Officer
2011 - 2014
Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System
Los Angeles, CA
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is one of nation’s largest VA health networks, serving 85,000+ veterans annually
Oversaw $900M appropriated budget and 40-person finance team; instituted financial controls, resolved multi-month payment delays, created balanced budget, and chaired VA-wide task forces that produced national training guides for finance professionals.
Chief Financial Officer
2011 - 2014
Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System
Los Angeles, CA
Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System is one of nation’s largest VA health networks, serving 85,000+ veterans annually
Oversaw $900M appropriated budget and 40-person finance team; instituted financial controls, resolved multi-month payment delays, created balanced budget, and chaired VA-wide task forces that produced national training guides for finance professionals.
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
2006 - 2011
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Tucson, AZ
SAVAHCS provides care to Veterans at 10 locations in southern Arizona.
Partnered with section chiefs to reprioritize spending, eliminate overspending, and implement weekly resource committee meetings, transforming financial governance and forecasting across regional healthcare system.
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
2006 - 2011
Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System
Tucson, AZ
SAVAHCS provides care to Veterans at 10 locations in southern Arizona.
Partnered with section chiefs to reprioritize spending, eliminate overspending, and implement weekly resource committee meetings, transforming financial governance and forecasting across regional healthcare system.