Deborah D.

Brock

Shreveport, Louisiana 71105 ddbrock453@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/deborahdbrock


SUMMARY:
Ten years experience as Business Manager at Louisiana State University (LSU) Health in Shreveport; eight years for
the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department and two years for the Neurosurgery Department. Twelve plus
years experience in all levels and phases of financial/accounting management, ranging from developing, analyzing, and
executing a $265M operating budget in support of twenty-four United States Air Force (USAF) medical facilities to
preparing and balancing daily/monthly accountability records to data entry. In 2000, retired as Captain after twenty
years of active military service; ten years enlisted achieving the rank of Technical Sergeant and ten years as an officer
with a promotion line number for the rank of Major. One of ten recipients from 150 nominated to receive the 2013 LSU
Health Shreveport Employee Excellence Award in recognition for dedication and excellence in attitude, skills, and work
ethic.

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Proficient - Microsoft Office 2010 (Word/Excel/Outlook), ACCESS, and PeopleSoft.

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Systems / Business Management - Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, TX GPA 3.85
Associate of Science, Computer Science Texas Lutheran College, Seguin, TX
Associate of Science, Management of Information Systems Community Colleges of the Air Force

EXPERIENCE:
Louisiana State University Health, Shreveport, LA (2004 2014)
Business Manager, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2006 2014
Served as chief administrative and financial officer for this basic science department with thirteen research laboratories,
intramural and extramural grant funding, academic missions in the Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies,
graduate and postdoctoral research training programs, and a seminar program. The Department consisted of fifty plus
employees including faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, laboratory and office staff. Supervised front office
staff of four.
Accountable for all fiscal activities including budget preparation, forecasting, reporting, and management for
state appropriated, Dean, and indirect cost accounts , grant funding, and Foundation funds totaling $6.6M+.
Generated and presented departmental expense and account balance reports to the Chairman.
Informed principal investigators monthly of grant funding status to enable them to strategically plan research.
Monitored all department purchasing and fund transfers for grant compliance and budget limit purposes.
Input expenditures into ACCESS database for tracking and reconciliation purposes.
Reconciled charges to fifteen procurement card accounts and packing slips to purchasing vehicles to ensure
items were received before approving invoice payment.
Ensured account expenses posted by Accounting Department were reconciled; attention to detail resulted in
thousands of dollars saved by tireless requests and follow through until errors were corrected.
Perform biweekly payroll administration from entry of hours to final processing.
Prepared administrative and financial components of research grant submissions. Assisted with final financial
reporting to granting agencies. Compiled grant statistics.
Managed faculty contracts and Research Incentive Compensation Plan; prepared monthly funds distribution.
Provided department level human resource functions to include writing job descriptions, creating and filling
positions, placing job advertisements, interviewing candidates, and visa package preparation.
Oversaw PhD graduate program from recruitment to graduation for an average of fifteen students.
Solely responsible for space and equipment - inventory management, transfer, repair, and maintenance
contracts.
Lauded as most prepared and organized departmental presentation for the Institutional FY2014 Space
Survey.

Business Manager, Department of Neurosurgery 2004 2006
Served as chief administrative and financial officer for this clinical science department with on and off-site outpatient
clinics, medical billing office, residency and postdoctoral research training programs, basic science research unit, and
academic medical editing office.
Coordinated, planned, guided, and evaluated the non-medical activities of the department with indirect
responsibility for the operation of ambulatory services and administrative staff.
Accountable for all fiscal matters for departmental state appropriated accounts, clinically generated
improvement accounts, grants, and Foundation funds.
Generated monthly income and expense reports and account balance reports. Evaluated and approved all
expenditures, ledger verification, funds transfers, collection of cash, deposits, etc.
Managed faculty contracts and income plans; prepared monthly funds distribution.
Provided department level human resource functions including visa package preparation. Created faculty,
classified, unclassified, temporary, and student positions and job descriptions.
Formulated a department section budget process for annual funding requests; worked with Budget Office to
establish section accounts to track spending habits for financial planning.
Established as a competent Business Manager after two years at the Institution, was sought out to fill another
Business Managers position when incumbent was promoted to a Director position.


United States Air Force (1980 2000)
USAF Director, Medical Logistics, Barksdale AFB, LA 1997 2000
Managed three distinctively different medical elements of Shipping and Receiving, Equipment Maintenance, and
Facility Management; supervised staff of thirty.
Ensured proper management of twelve War Reserve Materiel programs ($7M), a materiel stock fund account
($4.2M), a medical equipment program ($8M), and fourteen separate buildings totaling 174,000 square feet.
Facilitated the completion of a $4.1M life safety code upgrade to the medical facility.
Strong management of the Medical Groups Safety Program; awarded an Excellent rating on the 1999 2nd
Bomb Wing Safety Inspection.
Spearheaded creation of the Environment of Care (EOC) Committee for continual oversight of major functions
to be inspected and served as team chief in the 1998 Air Force (AF) Inspector General (IG) Health Services
Inspection (HSI) and Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) preparation.
Developed seven outstanding comprehensive EOC binders; Medical Group received an overall Excellent;
surveyors stated EOC program was best seen in 10 years inspecting facilities, both military and civilian.
Experienced budget analyst blended in logistician, superbly managed end-of-year closeouts for 1997- 1999,
effective prioritizing and purchasing of equipment/supplies with fallout - over $700K obligated each year end.

USAF Director, Medical Resources, Barksdale AFB, LA 1996 1997
Directed the financial and manpower functions of the medical facility with a budget of $15M and 580 manpower
authorizations; supervised staff of twelve.
Presented monthly financial status, expenditure plans, and proposals to Medical Groups Executive
Committee.
Created excel worksheets for 53 cost centers resulted in a restructure of the entire budget process$350K
identified for reprogramming.
Expert knowledge of the Capitation Based Resource Allocation (CBRA) model, identified a model error to
Headquarters Air Combat Command (HQ ACC) resulted in a $694K recoupment and drove FY1997 budgetary
distribution higher for the medical facility.
Performed Budget Analysts duties when absent.
Driving force for department receiving an Excellent rating in the 1996 AF IG HSI.

USAF Financial Program Manager, Air Combat Command HQ, Langley AFB, VA 1993 1996
Developed, analyzed, and executed a $265M operating and maintenance budget for the Defense Health Program in
support of twenty-four medical treatment facilities (MTF), one aeromedical evacuation squadron, and one remote site.
Validated MTF funding requests, prioritized, negotiated, and obtained additional funds from Air Force level.
Prepared documents to transfer monies to MTFs; posted transactions to checkbook ledger; reconciled
monthly.
Reconciled monthly execution reports from medical facilities.
HQ ACC expert in the CBRA model; used to determine the annual budget for each MTF.
Reputation for excellence and technical expertise, selected by Headquarters Air Force to present the
Preparing for Base Closure and CBRA model presentations at the 1994 and 1995 Resource Management
Symposiums.

USAF Director, Medical Resources, Bergstrom AFB, TX 1992 1993
Directed the financial and manpower functions of the medical facility with a budget of $11M and 330 manpower
authorizations; supervised staff of nine.
Attention to detail with account reconciliation, found errors in base computer products allowing the hospital to
pre-order $98K of pharmaceuticals at 1992 fiscal year end closeout.
Aggressively managed numerous financial and administrative phase-down details; crucial player in the closure
of the medical facility's budget accounts when the base closed its gates in October 1993.
Executed budget, hands-on, for six months upon Budget Analysts departure due to base/facility closure
conducted a conference to ensure smooth transfer of the resource management functions.
Flawlessly executed Third Party Health Insurance Collection program for nine monthsresulted in total
closeout of all accounts eliminating transfer.
Expert handling of closure and transfer of accounts resulted in being handpicked to be a Financial Program
Manager at Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB.

USAF Director, Patient Administration, Bergstrom AFB, TX 1990 1992
Managed patient administration functions for 1,440 inpatient admissions and 136,932 outpatient visits annually;
supervised staff of twenty-five.
As Patient Relations Monitor, revitalized program- resulted in a 10% annual reduction in patient complaints.

USAF Information Systems Programmer, Communications Command HQ, Randolph AFB, TX 1985 1990
Designed, modified, and implemented automated support for the Headquarters Accounting and Finance Directorate.
Lead programmer selected to manage six complex pay systems.
Promoted to the rank of Technical Sergeant through the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program.
Completed bachelor degree, selected to become an officer through the Air Force direct commissioning
program.

USAF Financial Services Specialist, RAF Alconbury, England 1982 1985
Performed various functions within the Accounting and Finance Office.
Prepared and balanced daily/monthly accountability records for US dollars and British pound sterling.
Maintained internal controls and cash accountability records for cash disbursements and collections.
Performed the duties of cashier; prepared and issued checks, safeguards, and audited vouchers.
Responsible for accurate and timely submissions of reports to higher headquarters and U.S. Treasury.
Promoted below-the-zone to the rank of Senior Airman six months early and to the rank of Staff Sergeant
during the first eligible testing cycle; appointed as non-commissioned officer in charge of Paying and
Collecting.

USAF Financial Services Specialist, Barksdale AFB, LA 1980 1982
Verified for accuracy, encoded, and key punched over 3000 pay and leave documents per monthaccuracy rate of
99.03%.
Prepared and input disbursement and collection data into B3500 computeraccuracy rate of 100%.


REFERENCES: Available upon request.