Certified Program Manager and Financial Analyst with 26 years of progressive program management and financial analysis experience in the US Federal Government (USAID).

1. Luis Soto, MCF, MPA
Lsoto007@yahoo.com Lsoto@usaid.gov https://w w w .linkedin.com/in/luissotousaid
Certified Program Manager / Financial Analyst
• Project Management • Financial Management • Grants and Contracts Management •Public/Private Partnership
 CertifiedProgramManager and Financial Analyst with26 yearsof progressive programmanagement andfinancial
analysisexperience inthe USFederal Government(USAID).HonoredwithUSAID’shighestawardforLatinAmerica
and the Caribbean Region(FSN of the Year).
 Project design/financial management: Designed, managed and evaluated all programmatic and financial aspectsof
multimillion-dollar programs and packages for proposals (RFAs, RFPs); 13 year experience as USAID financial and
budget analyst; strong analytical and conceptual skills, expertise in governance, anticorruption, civil society,
education,andcitizensecurityprogramming.
 Hands on professional withstrongleadershipskills,able tosupervise/mentorstaff andoperate independently.
 Tactful communicator: Well organized and self-directed; team player with technical, business, and political acumen;
FrequentlyrepresentingUSAIDwith highlevel hostgovernments,donors,privatesector andcivil societypartners.
Career Progression
• 2006 – Present Program ManagementSpecialist US Agencyfor International Dev.
• 1999-2006 Financial Analyst US Agencyfor International Dev.
• 1993-1999 BudgetAnalyst/Accountant US Agencyfor International Dev.
• 1989-1993 ProcurementAgent US Agencyfor International Dev.
• 1986-1989 Letterof Credit/CollectionClerk The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.
Expertdesign,management,andevaluationof programs withmultipleconcurrentprojects.Keypartnersincluding:
Achievements / Honors
 FSN of the Year + Multiple MeritoriousHonorAwardsforoutstandingleadership/professionalism(2015, 13, 11; 1997)
 LeveragedUS$17 million,outof $2.3 millioninvestedviaUSAID/AmericanChamberpartnershipforpubliceducation.
 Manage a $30 mill highprofileportfolioof multiplegrantsandcontracts inthe areas of governance andsecurity.
 Managed successful USAID/USTreasuryprogram,whichledtoadoptionof performance basedbudgetin60%of 2014
budget,implementationof single treasuryaccount,and enablingwebbasedsystemforpublicprocurementtool.
 RoutinelyserveasActingOffice Chief,supervisingstaff,liaisingwithUSAID Director,donors,andDRGovernment.
 Coordinated internalcontrol committee (MCRC), whichoversees/assessesUSAID/DRinternal control environment.
 Provided regionalbudget/accountingsupporttoUSAID/DominicanRepublic,Guyana,Barbados,andJamaica.
 ReducedS$727,000 inUSAID DominicanRepublicandGuyana’soperatingcostbudget(1997 ICASS).
Representative Projects Managed (1993-2016)
Skills Summary
ProjectManagement Financial Analysis Value-AddedLeadership
• StrategicThinking&Planning • BudgetandFinancial Analysis • PublicPrivate Partnership
• Monitoring/Evaluation • Internal Control SystemsAnalysis • CapacityDevelopment
• ResearchandDecisionSupport • ControllershipandDecisionMaking • TeamBuilding&Mentoring
• Grants/contractsmanagement • Auditand Pre-awardSurveys • StrongComputerSkills
• ARD,INC • AmericanChamberof Commerce • UniversidadIberoamericana(UNIBE)
• CasalsandAssociates • WorldBank (GPSA andPIO) • ParticipacionCiudadana(TILocal Chapter)
• US Treasury • WorldVision •USAID/Dominican Republic,Guyana, Jamaica
• European Union • InterAmericanDev.Bank • Ministryof Finance andController General

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EDUCATION
• USAID ReadingProgram: Manage the financial andprogrammaticimplementation of afive year, US$20 million basic
education programto increase readingskillsof 200,000 studentsin600 publicschools inDominicanRepublic;engage
parentsand communities tocreate a supportive learning environmentforstudents.(2015-Present)
• Public/Private Alliance (USAID/American Chamber of Commerce): Directed a five year, US$2.3 million to improve
qualityof basiceducationin139 schools,bypromotingactive private sectorengagement.(2009-2014)
CRIME PREVENTION
• Civil SocietyAction for Citizen Security: Supervisedathree year,US$8 millioncivilsocietycrime preventionprogram
to monitorand developevidence-basedrecommendations,toimprove crime prevention andclimate change
governance, inthe DominicanRepublic.Keyprioritiesinclude:Criminal justice,genderbasedviolence, humanrights,
discrimination,andtransparencyin landuse, andglobal climate change.(2015-Present)
• USAID/WorldBank Global Partnership for Social Accountability: Manage implementationof a3 year, US$2.1 million
program to strengthen networkingand social auditcapacityof communitybasedorganizations,tomonitorandevaluate
education,transparency, andcrime prevention inselectedcommunities.(2015-Present)
GOVERNANCE/ ANTICORRUPTION
• USAID/US Treasury Alliance for Fiscal Transparency Reform in the Dominican Republic: Managed a three year,
US$1.4 million,fiscal transparencyproject toreformpublicbudget,treasury,andprocurementfunctions. (2011-2014)
• National Dialogue to Combat Corruption (IPAC) and Improve Quality of Education (IDEC): Led USAID engagement in
multi-donor, government, private sector, and civil society dialogue to define and implement consensus education and
anti-corruption reforms actions.Over100 policyactions agreedand jointlyimplementedandmonitored.(2010-2016)
• Transparency and Accountability in Public Administration: Directed a three year, US$4.8 million project to strengthen
access to public information; transparency and competitiveness in government procurements; and financial and internal
control checksand balancesforcontrol of corruption.(2011-2014)
• Anticorruption Awareness and Civic Advocacy: Led a $1.8m program to raise corruption awareness, generate demand
for transparencyandaccountabilityinthe use of publicfund,andtrainciviccoalitionsforsocial audit. (2007-2010)
• Election Observation: Managed/coordinated multiple programs on election observation and inclusion of people with
disabilitiesinelectoralprocesses.
Education and Credentials
• Master’s Degree:PublicAdministration, Pontifical CatholicUniversity-PUCMM/Dom.Rep + L’ena/France (2016)
• Master’s Degree:Corporate Finance,Technological Institute of SantoDomingo-INTEC(2008)
 BS Accounting, APECUniversity - UNAPEC(1992)
 ModernFinancial Analysis, NCCE,Boston,USA (2006)
 CertifiedProgram/ProjectManager, USAID(2004)
 CertifiedUSAIDContracting Officer’sRepresentative,Federal AcquisitionInstitute (2009 & 2015)
 Rule of Law Collaborative, Universityof SouthCarolina(2014)
 Bilingual (Spanish/English)
References
 Available uponrequest
 https://w w w.linkedin.com/in/luissotousaid