Brian Alvarez

Brian Alvarez has extensive experience in finance and contracts administration, specifically within the defense industry. Brian has worked as a Program Director of Finance at Phoenix Defense, LLC since September 2020, where they manage all FP&A activities for Engineering Services DoD contracts/subcontracts with annual revenues of over 100 million dollars. Brian is responsible for leading pricing strategies on RFP efforts and analyzing several government contracts totaling 26 million dollars. Brian also generates monthly cost accounting dashboards for directors. Prior to their current role, Brian worked at Riptide Software, Inc. from 2012 to 2020. During their time there, they served as a Sr Financial Analyst/Contracts Director, overseeing the full cycle contract/administration for various government contracts with an approximate annual value of 39 million dollars. Brian also gained extensive knowledge of defense contract verbiage, requirements, and compliance standards. Additionally, Brian worked as a Project Financial Analyst, where they led analysis on government contracts and pricing strategies for successful proposal efforts. Brian also generated monthly cost accounting dashboards. Prior to that, they worked as a Cost and Resource Analyst, managing accounts payable and payroll functions for the company. Overall, Brian Alvarez's work experience demonstrates their expertise in finance, contracts administration, and cost accounting within the defense industry.

Brian Alvarez earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A) with a major in Finance from the University of Central Florida (UCF) between 2008 and 2012. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Central Florida from 2015 to 2017.