Eddie also served on the Investment Committee for the City of Keller. Eddie served as the Chief Accountant for the City of DeSoto, Texas. His responsibilities there included coordination of the annual external audit engagement and publication of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Eddie also assisted in budget preparation and training, and was responsible for publication of the Annual Budget Document to receive the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award. Eddie served as the Accounting Manager for the Town of Flower Mound. At Flower Mound he coordinated the annual external audit. Entering a consulting role in the private sector, Eddie worked as an independent consultant for Rreef Management Company, a real estate management company. His work there included analysis of retail tenant lease agreements and account histories in the recent acquisition of three major shopping malls. Continuing in the private sector, Eddie served as the Accounting Manager for Pinnacle Consultants, LP, a large medical practice in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. While gaining experience in the health care industry, Eddie set up new ZBA bank accounts with positive pay to improve cash management, coordinated the implementation of fixed asset software, implemented State Unclaimed Property reporting, and wrote approved Accounting Policies and Procedures. Eddie returned to the public sector as a Senior Consultant for Government Resource Associates. Eddie assisted in completing local government long- range financial plans and roadway and water and wastewater impact fee credit calculations and reports. Eddie also provided client interim staff support and assisted in preparing annual financial statements, as well as GASB 34 implementation projects. Eddie started his own CPA practice in 2003, specializing in fiscal consulting and interim support for local governments. Eddie continues to associate with Government Resource Associates on fiscal and interim support projects with a number of cities. Eddie’s current and most recent engagements include GASB 34 implementations, project management and staff training for GFOA award programs including the Distinguished Budget Award and Certificate of Achievement for Excellence for Financial Reporting. List of Cities: Eddie has independently completed or assisted on projects in association with Government Resource Associates (GRA) for the following cities: City of Cedar Hill (GRA) - Roadway and Water and WW Impact Fee Credit Analysis City of Colleyville (GRA) - Roadway Impact Fee Credit Analysis City of Corinth (GRA) - GASB 34 implementation, water and sewer rate study City of Grand Prairie – Housing Finance Corporation, GASB 34 financials City of Hurst (GRA) - Fiscal analysis City of Keller (GRA) - Fiscal analysis City of Mesquite (GRA) - Roadway Impact Fee Credit Analysis City of Plano (GRA, Project Management) - W/ WW Impact Fee Study and Credit Analysis City of Rowlett (GRA) - Roadway and Water and WW Impact Fee Credit Analysis Town of Sunnyvale (GRA) - Roadway and Water and WW Impact Fee Credit Analysis City of Lake Worth (GRA) – GASB 34 fixed assets valuation and implementation City of Grand Prairie (GRA) - Water and WW Impact Fee Credit Analysis City of Howe - GASB 34 implementation City of Murphy - GASB 34 fixed assets valuation and conversion to Incode sub-ledger City of Corinth - FY 2003 GASB 34 conversion City of Bridgeport - FY 2004-05 Annual Budget Document, first time recipient for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award City of Jacksboro - FY 2004 GASB 34 implementation City of Corinth - FY 2004 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, first time recipient for the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. City of Corinth - Interim Finance Director, April – October 2005 including 1) annual budget process and adoption and, 2) staff support and training for: a) submitting the FY 05-06 Annual Budget Document to the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award Program (first time recipient for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award) and, b) staff training to prepare and submit the FY 04-05 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the GFOA awards program for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. City of Bridgeport -  interim staff support and training: 1) prepare and submit the FY 05-06 Annual Budget Document for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award and, 2) prepare and submit the FY 04- 05 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the GFOA awards program for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. City of Jacksboro - interim staff support and training to: 1) prepare and submit the FY 05-06 Annual Budget Document for the GFOA Distinguished Budget Award and, 2) prepare and submit the FY 04- 05 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the GFOA awards program for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. City of White Settlement (GRA) – staff support and training FY 05 audit process, and submit the FY 04- 05 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to the GFOA awards program for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.