Rob Latsha:  

CLASS OF 1988
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Austin, TX
San marcos, TX
Austin, TX

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Workplace Mar’04-Present Program Administrator- Private Activity Bond Program, Texas Bond Review Board – Austin • Educate lawmakers and industry practitioners on the program via testimony before legislative committees, various speaking engagements, interviews in industry publications and daily telephone conversations • Annually review in excess of 250 applications for allocation of private activity bond volume cap • Allocate $1.8 billion in private activity bonds for the 2005 program year and administer the program daily to six different categories of issuers, with a primary focus on housing and student loans • Author and submit proposed changes to the Bond Review Board Rules on Private Activity Bonds reflecting current statutory language as well as in response to issues not previously addressed • Update and maintain PAB program database and spreadsheet and post current information regarding the program and allocation status on the BRB web-site weekly • Respond to requests for information from board alternates and legislators, suggest solutions and disseminate pertinent information in a timely manner • Authored the current version of performance measure procedures and perform quarterly analysis for the program • Professionally represent the Bond Review Board at conferences, hearings, meetings, and seminars Dec’00-Present Senior Financial Analyst, Texas Bond Review Board – Austin • Initiated fiscal notes project as fiscal note coordinator and completed the majority of fiscal note requests for two legislative sessions • Completed FY’00, FY’01& FY’02 city debt service schedules, analysis, filing, data entry and...Expand for more
local debt reports • Maintain city debt analysis on real-time basis • Complete state debt application analysis on a monthly basis as issuers submit applications for bond issuance requiring Board approval • Respond via letter, email, and phone in a professional, well-spoken manner to requests for information • Remain informed on the intricacies of and issues surrounding state and local debt issuance, including current and proposed legislation at the federal and state level Managed the online Capital Expenditure Plan for the State of Texas. Duties include: • Perform professional technical work in the preparation of various reports required of the agency • Monitor and maintain debt information of state and local debt issuers • Provide recommendations for database improvements • Assess the status of current debt burden and the impact of proposed debt on capacity • Prepare financial analysis for proposed legislation • Prepare and present financial data and analysis. • Analyze applications for issuance of bonds or lease purchase transactions Aug ‘98-Dec’00 Financial Analyst III, City of Austin, Controller’s Office--Austin • Conducted needs assessment/information survey of current infrastructure assets. Became familiar with new governmental accounting model (GASB 34). • Designed and created transaction error database for Accounts Payable section. • Wrote business processes for Austin Energy's customer based information system. • Implemented improvements and produced the cost allocation plan (CAP) for fiscal year 2001, based on experience with FY 2000 CAP. Assisted with CAP for fiscal year 2000.
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