• OPS LLC was the first local firm to work hand in hand with FEMA and other national companies in the Public Assistance and Disaster Recovery work after Hurricane María
• Expertise in emergency response that has led our consultants to be the main point of contact of all EMAC missions in PR which were the most complete in any federal declared disaster in history
• Consultants with expertise as Senior Recovery Experts who have developed PW’s and status reports that have totaled approximately $800M in missions conducted during Irma/María
• Providing capacity building to municipalities, government agencies and non-profits throughout Puerto Rico on the Tempest Gems platform
• Drafting a $250M Disaster Case Management Proposal for the Government of Puerto Rico
• Designing the Grants Management Area for federal funds at the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget
• Designing the Grants Management Area for federal funds at ASUME 
• Performing financial analyses for government agencies that have enabled the successful closing of eight plus years open findings and have ultimately financially benefitted the agency
• Performing fiscal analyses at government agencies that have identified unclaimed account balances and incentive funds balances that have benefitted the agencies by 20 plus millions of dollars. 
• OPS LLC’s grant writers have brought over 100M in federal funds to local government agencies, non-profits and private companies 
• Bringing Federations such as FECIPUR to an improved 300% positive fiscal turnaround in two years
• Bringing agencies such as the Department of Justice back into total compliance from a high-risk status through corrective action planning 
  

Managed complex projects with the Puerto Rico Insurance and Health Organization (ASES Spanish Acronym), the Puerto Rico Department of Health, Medicaid Program, Department of Education, the Department of Justice and Office of the Commissioner of Municipal Affairs. Provided Oversight and managed all corrective action plans presented to the Center for Medicaid Services, US Administration of Child and Family among others. Was responsible for the management of the Medicaid and ASES budgets and federal funds allocations totaling over $2 Billion US dollars. Worked directly with the Puerto Rico Medicaid Program Office Director and Medicaid Operations Director (clients) to comply with Fraud & Abuse (F&A) and Program Integrity (PI) federal standards/regulations via the development of a federal compliance corrective action plan (CAP). Our technical support helped CMS attain recognition for program reliability and compliance from the federal governing authority Center for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) helping the agency comply with federal program requirements. Our corrective action work helped the PR Department of Justice become compliant with federal regulations and to be removed from high-risk status. 

In addition, managed complex projects with the Puerto Rico Department of Education such as but not limited to School Improvement Grant, RAD (Differentiated Support Networks) and Statewide Longitudinal Data System among others. Established a data repository system and support documentation gathering for future projects, and developed effective reporting processes and monitoring tools that improved performance of project deliverables. 

(1) Grants Research

(2) Grants Writing

(3) Grants Management (State/Federal Level)

(4) Evaluation and Auditing of Governmental Organizations
(I.e. Single Audits)

Over 20 years of Grants Management Experience as a Senior Grants Management Specialist, providing specialized services in: 

(5) Networking Relations and Reporting (State/Federal Level)

(6) Governmental Organizational Strategy Development
(I.e. Federal Funds Division Creation/Implementation)

(7) Sports Management.

Education/Certifications:

- MA in Sports Organization Management

- BA in Humanities

- Member of the National Grants Management Association

- Member of the Grants Professional Association

- Sports Management Faculty Member at Turabo University, Puerto Rico

Mr. J. Aleksevish Pastor Torres is a Civil Engineer/Senior Recovery Manager with Subject Matter Expertise in FEMA Public Assistance for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, he was responsible for the QA/QC of all Project Worksheets being submitted by PR applicants during the largest disaster they’ve faced, Hurricane Maria. Together with his team he developed status reports of all Public Assistance related funding to the Governors Authorized Representative (GAR) leadership, assisted applicants on gathering the required documentation for the development of FEMA Project Worksheets, reviewed projects to make sure they were in compliance with pertinent laws, regulations and policies stipulated by F.E.M.A.

Mr. Pastor Torres is also an experienced user of the Government of Puerto Rico Grants Management Software Tempest (GEMS) and was designated as a trainer. He trained applicants on the use and functions of the software and conducted meetings with applicants to explore & document their significant needs. Trained applicants on Public Assistance Compliance. Collaborated with other officials to prepare and analyze damage assessments following disasters or emergencies. 

His emergency response expertise led him to be the main point of contact of all EMAC missions in PR which were the most completed in any federal declared disaster in history. He communicated with assisting states and developed their PW’s in order to be reimbursed, developed status reports on all missions and payments, and verified that all documentation was submitted and revised. Mission were totaled at an approximate of $800M.

Through these areas of services, Mr. Pastor Torres and his team facilitated and processed thousands of RRFs, PWs, and Tarp requests totaling approximately $1.6B in transactions for the Commonwealth of PR.

Certifications,

• IS-00042 Social Media in Emergency Management

• IS-0100.c An Introduction to the Incident Command System
• IS-00158 Hazard Mitigation Flood Insurance in Disaster Operations
• IS-00162 Hazard Mitigation Floodplain Management in Disaster Operations

• IS-00230.d Fundamentals of Emergency Management

• IS-00235.c Emergency Planning

• IS-00288.a Role of Voluntary Agencies in Emergency Management

• IS-00293 - Mission Assignment Overview

• IS-00393.b Introduction Hazard Mitigation

• IS-00632.a Introduction Debris Operations

• IS-00634 Introduction Public Assistance

• IS-02900.a National Disaster Recovery Framework

• BSA-Bank Secrecy Act- Fraud and Money Laundering Certification- June 2015

• FinCEN-Financial Crime Enforcement Network- Fraud and Money Laundering Identification Certification-2015