Seventeen years accountable for public money. Now accountable to you.

My career didn’t start with consulting. It started with a responsibility most people never see up close: making sure public money adds up. For seventeen years I’ve been the person accountable for the numbers at some of the most scrutinized organizations in the country.

I began as an accountant and then a financial analyst for the U.S. Department of the Navy, spent three years as a budget analyst at the U.S. Department of Energy, and moved to the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General — the office whose entire job is to hold others’ books to account. Today I’m a Team Lead Accountant with the U.S. General Services Administration, leading and reviewing the work of other accountants.

That path taught me something I couldn’t have learned in a classroom: how to be trusted with money that isn’t mine, and how to explain complicated financial decisions to people who don’t live in spreadsheets. Along the way I earned an Executive MBA from the Naval Postgraduate School and the Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) credential.

I started SynPoint because the same rigor I bring to federal finance can change the trajectory of a small business, a household, or a single person at a crossroads.

The people I work with tell me they value the same three things: I’m patient, I’m straight with them, and I’m relentless about getting the details right. I’d rather tell you a hard truth early than an easy one too late. And I measure my work not by how impressive the plan looks, but by whether you actually understand it and can act on it.

SynPoint — Synergy Point Consultancy — is where everything that career taught me comes together: financial management, organizational strategy, and honest coaching, brought to the people and organizations who deserve real guidance and a steady hand.