John has been working in his professional career since 2006. His responsibilities include seeking maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Hurricanes Irma, Matthew, and Michael-related large projects; tracking financial totals and subgrantee documentation for grant management workflow purposes; coordinating with Government Authorized Representatives (GARSs) to monitor disaster recovery efforts; and verifying and validating Categories A-G damage expenses for subrecipient review in accordance with FEMA regulations and federal and state law.
Additional responsibilities include contract auditing, project management, training coordination, data analytics, and data analysis. Specifically, he routes subgrant agreements for review of obligated projects for accuracy, ensures the timely processing of Requests for Reimbursements (RFR), ensures all activities and documents are recorded and uploaded into FloridaPA, and responds to requests from the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) and the subrecipients by the deadline provided.
John’s previous experience includes working for the Florida Office of Financial Regulation as a Financial Administrator. During his time there, John managed and directed the surveillance, compliance, and training sections for the Securities Division. He also facilitated the transition of new examination software which included user testing, account management, providing resources and training, and coordinating with each regional office to maintain necessary data files.
