Roberto Rosales
Supervisory IT Specialist - Director, Budget Management @GSA
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WORK HISTORY
Supervisory IT Specialist - Director, Budget Management @GSA
Fort Worth, TX, US
Operating at the enterprise level with responsibility for nationwide IT operations, budget execution, and contract financial oversight. Lead 24x7 mission-critical infrastructure supporting approximately users across enterprise and edge data centers. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives on operational risk, financial governance, and continuity of services.As Acting Director for Budget Management, lead enterprise financial and contract execution for one of GSA’s largest IT portfolios. Oversee multimillion-dollar budgets and enterprise support contracts, serving as the authoritative source for funding posture, burn-rate risk, and executive decision support. Act as the primary liaison between executive stakeholders, program owners, procurement, and vendors to stabilize execution, optimize costs, and improve accountability.Key contributions include directing execution of multi-year budgets exceeding $60M; serving as A-TPOC and ACOTR for a major enterprise support contract; and implementing governance frameworks that improved spend forecasting, vendor performance, and lifecycle contract management. Support continuity of operations as a designated SERT member participating in national COOP and devolution exercises.Leverage AI-assisted analytical tools to enhance executive decision support, accelerate financial analysis, and improve governance transparency—while maintaining human-in-the-loop accountability.
EDUCATION
Tarleton State University
MBA
The George Washington University School of Business
Master’s Certificate, Project Management
Tarleton State University
BS, Computer Information Systems
Cornell University
Psychology of Leadership Certificate
ABOUT ROBERTO ROSALES
I’m an enterprise IT operations and financial governance executive with 20+ years of experience leading mission-critical infrastructure, enterprise budgets, and complex organizations through periods of constraint and change. I’m a trusted advisor to senior executive leadership, known for translating technical and financial realities into clear, decision-quality insight that enables disciplined tradeoffs and predictable execution.I currently serve as a Supervisory IT Specialist and Branch Chief at the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), operating at the enterprise level with responsibility for nationwide IT operations, budget execution, and contract financial oversight. I lead a 24x7 mission-critical organization supporting users across enterprise and geographically distributed data-center environments. My work focuses on operational risk management, service continuity, executive decision support, and financial governance during periods of fiscal constraint and leadership transition.I’ve repeatedly been selected to assume expanded responsibility during senior leadership departures, including enterprise budget authority and designation as an Alternative Technical Point of Contact (A-TPOC) for a major enterprise support contract. In these roles, I stabilized financial execution, reduced burn rates, recovered year-end funding, and institutionalized governance frameworks that improved transparency and executive confidence.Beyond federal service, I’ve founded and led mission-driven organizations with durable governance and operating models, including P.A.N.K.U.S.(a nationally governed, alumni-supported institution) and Camp Rosales (a nonprofit youth leadership organization). These experiences strengthened my approach to institution-building, stewardship, and leading through others.My leadership philosophy centers on trust, transparency, and disciplined execution.
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