GFOAT Corpus Christi Fall 2026

Purchasing Manager, City of Grand Prairie

Born into a military family, Glenn grew up in several states and a short stint in Germany.  His family settled in north Alabama where his father worked on various Army missile programs.  He is a third-generation graduate from Auburn University (Accounting) and has a MBA from Belmont University in Nashville.

A practicing accountant since 1988, he has managed finance departments in organizations with $35 – $400 million in annual revenue.  He has managed the budget development (operating, debt, capital, reserve) for section/division/departments including direct labor, benefits, vendors, transfers, revenue, and reserve. He has over 25 years’ experience with municipal government financial transactions, development and application of internal controls, debt management, treasury management (PFIA), contract and change-order negotiations, CIP and Fixed Assets.  Very familiar with Davis-Bacon regulations, contracting for infrastructure construction projects including retainage, payment and performance bonding requirements, and reporting for ARPA-funded projects.

He is considered an analytical thinker skilled in executive-level strategic planning and organizational finance strategy development. Proficient at building complex financial analysis worksheets, pivot tables, advance formula usage, charts, databases, etc.  Glenn has experience with ERP implementations including JD Edwards, Oracle Peoplesoft, Tyler Technologies MUNIS, and most recently, Workday.  He is a respected leader adept at developing productive relationships with staff, co-workers, clients, vendors, and inter-government agency personnel and seeks to improve processes, enhance efficiency, and reduce the burden on staff.

Glenn and his wife Amy have one daughter and two grandchildren in Bedford.  They enjoy cruising and bragging about their grandchildren.  Glenn is a rabid fan of anything Auburn University  and the Dallas Cowboys.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas (GFOAT) and is the CGFO committee co-chair.