Main Responsibilities Of An Analyst At State Government
Daniel's primary responsibility involves working as an analyst for the Employment Training Panel, a state agency that funds companies focused on workforce development through training programs, expansion, and new equipment. An important aspect of this role is collaborating with companies to develop comprehensive plans including financials and curriculum, managing projects from concept to completion while monitoring how the funds impact the company's growth, productivity, and overall benefit to the economic environment of California.
Workforce Development, Financial Analysis, Project Management, Public Policy, Economic Development
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Daniel Alvarez
Analyst/Professor
State Government / Higher Education
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University of San Diego - MBA
Political Science, American Studies
Education, Government & Public Sector
Business Strategy
Video Highlights
1. Analyzes company eligibility for state funding, develops training plans including financials and curriculum, and manages projects from concept to completion, utilizing MBA skills.
2. Manages contracts with companies (contractors/applicants) for training and expansion projects, overseeing funding from $10,000 to $750,000 per project.
3. Evaluates the impact of training programs on wage progression, salary progression, overall company productivity, and the broader economic benefit to California.
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What are your main responsibilities within your role?
In my current position, my responsibilities are very diverse. I work for the state of California for an agency called the Employment Training Panel.
We fund companies that are trying to create a training program or session. We also assist them if they need to expand by buying new machinery, a piece of equipment, or moving to a new location. It's all about training, growth, and development.
I help companies develop their workforce. As an analyst, I sit down with them to ensure they are eligible for our funds. I then create the entire plan with them, covering financials, curriculum, the number of people being trained, the specific areas of training, and how it will benefit the company. I also assess how this will reflect on wage and salary progression, and overall company productivity.
We assign a two-year contract with the applicants, or contractors. If they are eligible, the state of California provides them with funding. We present this to the panel, they receive the funds, and I monitor and manage the entire project with them.
The funding can range from $10,000 to $750,000. In the last funding round, I was responsible for $2.5 million in funding for companies across San Diego and all of Southern California.
I am happy to see how this contributes to their growth, sustainability, and productivity. They hire and retain more people, and as a state, we become more productive through these initiatives. My job is to analyze the entire project, from concept to management.
I utilize MBA tools acquired in grad school to understand the financials and progression, as well as the public policy cycle. I consider how the project will benefit Californians overall and improve the economic environment we are trying to create. That's what I do.