OMB Staff

John O’Neill, Budget Director – John joined the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) in 2007 and was promoted to the position of Budget Director of the County on June 1st 2009. In this capacity, his responsibilities include the development and implementation of the annual budget and multi-year financial plan, monitoring departmental expenses and revenues, providing fiscal support and operational improvements to departments. He is the point person for all interaction between OMB and the fiscal monitors including rating agencies, state and local entities. He had been the Deputy Commissioner for Fiscal Management for the Department of Social Services, the second largest department in Nassau County. Prior to joining Nassau County John held the position of Vice President (VP) - Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Commercial Cards in the Treasury Services Unit for JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan is one of the leading global financial services firm in the world, a Fortune 50 company. John worked in the financial services industry for almost 18 years. The last eight years were spent at JPMorgan Chase where he held various financial and accounting roles, such as the V.P. Senior Manager of Planning, Reporting and Analysis in Treasury Services and CFO for Business Cards in the Retail Credit Card Unit. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase, he worked for Fleet Bank and NatWest Bank and held various financial, strategic and analytical roles. Mr. O’Neill graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor's Degree in public accounting and received his Master’s Degree in Corporate Finance from the School of Business at Dowling College.

Finance & Operations Unit

Public Safety

Paul Broderick, Chief Deputy Director - Paul Broderick joined OMB in June 2004. Paul brings with him over 15 years' experience in establishing and managing procedures for financial and operational control. Most recently, Paul was the Business Manager for the Higher Education Group of John Wiley & Sons Publishing in Hoboken, NJ. Prior to this position, he held senior managerial posts with Penguin Putnam, Golden Books Entertainment, Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster Publishers in New York. Paul's business expertise also includes process improvement, cost control/avoidance, conservation of resources and increasing profitability. He graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor's Degree in Finance & Banking from Hofstra University, and is currently attending evening classes there for his accounting certificate for CPA achievement. Paul volunteers his time and knowledge as a member of his Parish Church's School and Finance Committees, and resides in his native Nassau County with his wife and family.

Sudha Malhotra, Manager of Labor Analysis - As the Manager of Labor Analysis, Sudha Malhotra is a member of the County’s labor negotiating team and plays a key role in developing collective bargaining strategy. She directs OMB’s fiscal and operational analysis on labor issues. Her specific responsibilities include assessing the financial impacts of proposed labor agreements and ensuring that all provisions of existing contracts are successfully implemented. Working closely with the offices of Human Resources and Labor Relations she reviews and follows up on all labor grievances. Ms. Malhotra joined the Office of Management and Budget in June 2003 as a Senior Budget Examiner for Public Safety. In that role, she provides fiscal support and oversight for the Police Department, Office of the District Attorney, Fire Commission, Consumer Affairs, Medical Examiner and Public Administrator. Before joining the OMB, she was senior Financial Analyst and R&D Finance prime at Nortel Networks/Periphonics for three years. Her prior experience includes ten plus years at Periphonics Corporation as senior accountant where she was also responsible for conducting internal audits. She earned her master's in business administration with finance emphasis from Dowling College in 2000. She also has a master’s in economics, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science.

Michael Going, Operations Analyst - Michael Going joined the Office of Management and Budget in September 2004 and is responsible for conducting operational analyses and planning and integrating special projects impacting departmental operations. His primary focus has been on projects that offer the greatest potential for operational and financial improvement. Prior to joining the County, Mr. Going worked for nearly 10 years in the Financial Services industry. During that time he worked in Client Services for Citibank's Private Bank and as a project manager for Deutsche Bank Institutional Investor Services. He graduated from Villanova University with a bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1994 and a master's degree in Business Administration from Hofstra in 2006.

Health Human Services/Economic Development

Angela Harry, Senior Budget Examiner - Angela Harry has more than 20 years of experience in finance, real estate management and human resources. Currently, she serves as a budget examiner in the Office of Management and Budget, covering the departments of Health, Mental Health, Physically Challenged and Veterans Services. She also is responsible for oversight over Nassau Community College. Prior to February 2002, when she joined OMB, Ms. Harry was employed at Radiant Partners LLC, a real estate investment trust, CBS Corporation and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside the office, Ms. Harry volunteers in a health clinic within her community, and she helped establish a mentoring program for minority employees at New York Life.

Susan Richer, Senior Budget Examiner - Susan Richer joined OMB in December 2006 as a Senior Budget Examiner. Her responsibilities include oversight of the Senior Citizens Affairs, Social Services and the Youth Board departments.She has broad experience in healthcare budget & business planning; strategic planning; regulatory affairs and project management.Prior to joining OMB, Susan was Director of Hospital Finance and Administration at Rockefeller University, where she was responsible for the University’s research hospital’s budget management, grants management, regulatory reporting, and contract review and negotiation. From 1987 to 1996 Ms. Richer was part of the management team at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where she held a variety of positions, moving up from Assistant Administrator to Director of Operations Analysis/Executive Information Services. Ms. Richer has a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from Binghamton University, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with specialization in healthcare administration from Long Island University. She is board-certified in healthcare management and a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Management, Budget & Finance/Shared Services

Irfan Qureshi, Budget Examiner - Irfan Qureshi joined the Office of Management and Budget in July 2006 as a Budget Examiner. His responsibilities include oversight of the Department of Assessment, Assessment Review Commission, Housing and Intergovernmental Affairs, Purchasing and various other departments. Prior to joining Nassau County, Irfan was a Senior Budget Analyst at Phoenix House Foundation working on company's internal budget as well as financial reporting from 2005 to 2006. Other prior experience includes three years at Canon USA from 2002 to 2005 as a Budget Control Analyst where his main focus was on monthly closings, financial reporting and expense analyses. He also worked at MCI Worldcom from 1996 to 2002 as a Financial Analyst. Irfan graduated from Baruch College with a bachelor's degree in Finance in 1995.

Richard Haemmerle, Budget Examiner - Richard Haemmerle joined the OMB staff in May 2006 as a part-time Operations Analyst. In December 2006, his status changed to full time Budget Examiner in the Vertical of Shared Services and is responsible for Parks, Constituent Affairs, Civil Service, Board of Elections, Labor Relations, Human Resources and Records Management. Prior to joining OMB, Richard worked as a Vice President for over 28 years for Fleet Bank/National Westminster Bancorp responsible for performance management, capital planning, strategic development, cost accounting and budget/ planning. His prior work experience included 16 years of management/accounting for Telecare, Grumman, Air Reduction and Bell Telephone Laboratories. Richard has an M.B.A. in Banking Finance from Adelphi University and a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from St. John's University.

Gary Peckett, Senior Operations Analyst - Gary Peckett joined the Office of Management and Budget in January 2007 and is responsible for conducting the operational analyses for OMB, Purchasing, ARC, Treasurer, IT, OHIA, Planning, CASA, and Minority Affairs. Prior to joining the County, Gary spent 26 years with Citigroup where he was a Senior Vice President managing the day to day operations supporting 10,000 employees at 90 sites. His responsibilities included process re-engineering for the merger of Travelers and Citicorp and he managed the technology design and build out of the Citigroup campus in Tampa, Florida. Gary spent the past 4 years consulting to other financial corporations including Barclays, CIBC, and Lehman Brothers. Gary is a 1981 graduate of Adelphi University.

Revenue & Grants Management Unit

Jeffrey Siegel, Manager of Employee Benefits Analysis - A certified Public Accountant since 1978, Jeffrey Siegel has more than 14 years of experience in public accounting, primarily with Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP. He also spent approximately 10 years in private industry, where he served as a tax manager, controller and chief financial officer for Ventura Enterprise Company Inc., Algin Management Company and Sierra Financial Ltd. He joined the Office of Management and Budget in March 2002, where he focuses on the Department of Assessment, Assessment Review Commission, general County revenue, fringe benefits and other central fiscal operations. He graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1976 and a master's degree in business administration in 1978. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Maurice Chalmers, Senior Budget Examiner - Maurice Chalmers joined OMB in July 2005 as a budget examiner. His responsibilities include oversight over the County Treasurer and Comptroller, as well as the departments of Planning, Minority Affairs, CASA (Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans) and the Commission on Human Rights. He brings with him strong operational and accounting experience. Prior to this position, Maurice worked at United Parcel Service for 14 years where he rose to Long Island District Finance Supervisor. In this capacity, he developed budgets for his district units, which included analysis of labor and employee benefits costs and occupancy costs allocations analysis. He performed monthly closings and financial statement reporting. He was also responsible for the District's profitability and cost containment initiatives. Working cross functionally with the Industrial Engineering Department he set all operational goals to be attained and drafted action plans to achieve these goals. He graduated in 1995 from Queens College with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minor in Economics. He is pursuing an MBA in Federal Taxation at CW Post.

Project & Performance Management Unit

Barry Paul, Director Project & Performance Management Unit - Barry Paul joined the Nassau County Office of Management and Budget in June 2002. His primary responsible is for the Project Management Unit. The Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, NY, employed him from 1980 to 1994, where he held various analyst and specialist positions in the Planning, Control and Budgeting Department through 1986. He was promoted to Manager of the Corporate Services Budget Office in 1987 and to Director of Corporate Resource Planning and Integration in 1991. He was transferred to the Aircraft Systems Group in 1993 as the Director of Business Operations - Administrative and Support Services. After Northrop Corporation's acquisition of the Grumman Corporation in 1994, Mr. Paul was promoted to Program Manager, heading the Site Management and Services Business Unit from 1995 through 2001. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from Stony Brook University in 1979 and is a member of the National Contract Management Association.

Christopher Nolan, Manager of Special Fiscal Projects - Joining the Nassau County Office of Management and Budget in April 2005, Mr. Nolan brings with him over nine years of experience in public sector financial management practices. He has worked in various capacities for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and served as a Unit Head in the New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget from 2000 to 2002. Most recently, Mr. Nolan served as the Deputy Director for Budget Control and Coordination with the New York City Housing Authority. During his tenure at NYCHA, he served as a lead architect in the design of a new budget and financial management process, and played a critical role in the implementation of an award-winning integrated financial management system. Mr. Nolan attended St. John's University where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1995, with a concentration in government and political science.

Herman Austin, Operations Analysts - In June 1999 Herman Austin joined OMB as a budget examiner, and since that time he has had the opportunity to focus on virtually every department in the County. Prior to his employment in Nassau, he worked at Westinghouse for seven years, as an accountant and senior accountant in the areas of accounting, mergers and acquisitions. During his tenure as a manager of accounting, Mr. Austin supervised a staff of up to 62 employees. In 1975 he started his own real estate, mortgage brokerage and construction and marketing companies, which he actively managed for over 20 years. Mr. Austin graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1968. He studied finance at New York University's Stern School of Business Administration and is a candidate for a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.

Douglas Cioffi, Performance Measurement Coordinator - Douglas Cioffi joined the Office of Management and Budget in July 2004 as Performance Measurement Coordinator. He is responsible for implementing a performance management software solution that will be used to link departmental performance to Nassau County strategies and objectives, while eliminating manual reporting processes. Prior to his joining Nassau County, Mr. Cioffi had direct responsibility for the development, implementation and on-going operations of the primary performance measurement system used at Chase Manhattan Bank. Among other duties during his 28-year career, he managed system integrations and related process improvements of the performance measurement system through two mergers with JP Morgan and Chemical Banks. Mr. Cioffi graduated from Hunter College with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and earned a master's degree in Accounting from St. John's University. He is also a graduate and past instructor at the Bank Administrative Institute at the University of Wisconsin where he twice taught a course on profitability measurement.

Marilee Carey, Performance Measurement Coordinator – Marilee Carey joined the Office of Management and Budget in August 2007 as a Performance Measurement Coordinator. She is part of the Project and Performance Management unit of OMB, where she will assist in the implementation of a performance management software solution used to link departmental performance to Nassau County strategies and objectives. Ms. Carey worked at American Home Mortgage as a Project Manager responsible for implementing an enterprise wide reporting system. Prior to that, she spent a large portion of her career at JPMorganChase (JPM) as a project manager and business analyst in the Global Custody business sector’s Information Technology group. She was responsible for managing projects to develop and implement automated solutions for external institutional clients. Ms. Carey graduated from DePaul University in Chicago with a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and subsequently earned an MBA in Accounting. In 2006, she earned her certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute.

Risk Management Unit

John Brooks, Director Risk Management Unit - John Brooks joined the Office of Management and Budget in January 2005. Since joining Nassau County, Mr. Brooks has worked on the development of a number of risk management related programs including a policy and procedure for use of County motor vehicles, development of a loss control manual, a review of the workers compensation state financial assessments, establishment of reports for workers compensation loss and claims activity, and a review of insurance requirements for contracts, special events and County facilities. Mr. Brooks brings with him more than 35 years of insurance experience from the business sector. While with GEICO Insurance he held a number of management positions including; Regional Director for Planning and Financial Control, Regional Underwriting Manager and Regional Sales Manager. He served as Vice President and General Manager of US Capital Insurance. He has also served as Vice President of Teachers Insurance Plan and National Program Manager for Response Insurance. Mr. Brooks holds a bachelors degree in General Studies with majors in Business Administration and Economics from New York Institute of Technology.

Bob Birbiglia, General Claims Manager - Bob Birbiglia joined the Risk Management unit in June 2007. He is responsible for claims review and the overall claims process and procedures that filter through the Risk Management department. Mr. Birbiglia has over 30 years of extensive experience in the claims industry having started his career with Hartford Insurance where he was a Bodily Injury supervisor for general liability and automobile claims. This was followed by the position of Director of Vehicle Damage Claims for Avis Rent-A-Car at their world headquarters location.  During his tenure, he directed their claims department, which handled the company’s claims in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. He held a subsequent position as Senior Claims Manager for Auto One Insurance where he was instrumental in all claims start up initiatives of this newly formed company as well as managing the day-to-day operations of the claims department.  He served in active duty in the US Army following his graduation from St. Leo College where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in Political Science and a minor in Business.

Phyllis O. Burnett, Risk Analyst – Joined the Risk Management Unit of the OMB in August 2007. She is responsible for safety and training procedures. Ms. Burnett has over 20 years of environmental, safety, health and training experience. Ms. Burnett was an employee of Consolidated Edison of New York, Inc for 35 yrs. Senior Safety Specialist for 2 major power plants and for Corp. EHS in New York City, her duties varied from safety instructor, safety inspector, pre-audit safety inspector and accident investigator. Other significant experiences include certified instructor for: CPR/AED, hazard communication, accident investigation, Permit required confine space, 40 hr. HAZWOPER, OSHA Awareness and many other safety courses. She holds a AAS in Marketing - 1970, B.S. in Economics - 1977, M.S. in Labor & Industrial Relations - 1982, Certificate in Safety Technology - 1995 , Certificate for Occupational Studies - 1998 and Certificate in Wetlands & Wildlife -1999. She has also completed ICS training with Certificate from NIMS, and is a member of American Society of Safety Engineers as a CUSA.