Executive Leader · Operations, Finance & Strategy

Big public organizations. Decisions on time. Real execution.

Nearly 20 years across four cities. Budgets up to $605M, a $1.7B capital program, enterprise transformation across 23 departments. Currently Chief of Staff to the Gainesville City Manager.

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Cintya G. Ramos Executive Chief of Staff · Finance & Operations Leader
20 Nearly 20 Years
$605M Largest Budget Overseen
$1.7B Capital Program Managed
4 Cities Served
About
I help leaders bring order, rigor, and follow-through to multi-stakeholder institutions.

I have led across senior finance, operations, and chief of staff functions in large, multi-stakeholder organizations. The work is running the executive agenda so nothing falls through.

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What I Do

Operations. Finance.
Executive execution.

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01
Cross-Function Leadership
Five functions reporting to me at Gainesville: Management & Budget, Communications, HR, Risk, Procurement
Cross-functional alignment across 23 departments
Executive operating system: agenda, pre-briefs, decision logs, action tracking
Acting City Manager during absences and emergency conditions
02
Budgets and Capital
Budget development and oversight up to $605M
Capital and debt planning ($1.7B program, $165M GO bond)
Federal grant governance: Gainesville ARPA $32.4M portfolio, 21 consecutive Treasury reports with zero audit findings
Long-range financial planning across four cities
03
ERP & Systems
Workday ERP, Oracle Cloud, Adaptive Planning: finance readiness and stabilization
Strategic Sourcing and Contract Lifecycle Management across 7,250+ contracts and 3,300+ suppliers
Post-go-live stabilization: root-cause analysis, configuration corrections, SIT/UAT retesting
Process redesign across budget, finance, and procurement workflows
04
Teams & Performance
Direct leadership of teams up to 61 staff across five operating divisions
Coaching and developing senior leaders
Performance management, KPI/OKR reviews, and goal-setting
Change management across a 1,200-person, 23-department organization
Contact

Open to senior leadership conversations.

Full-time roles, advisory engagements, and conversations about what's next. Most actively pursuing work in municipal, public-authority, higher-ed, healthcare, and large-nonprofit environments. Adjacent opportunities welcome. Gainesville, FL or remote. Available now.

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