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1. Presentations
a. “Natural Resource Exploitation as a Source of Fiscal Illusion”, PhD Symposium at the Department of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, April 3, 2015.
b. An official representative from the University of Illinois at Chicago at the National Student Simulation Competition held by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration, in Indianapolis, IN, February 28, 2015.
c. “Special Assessments by Municipal Governments in the Chicago Metropolitan Area,” annual conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management, Grand Rapids, MI, October 2-4, 2014.

2. Publications and Working Papers
a. “Natural Resource Exploitation as a Source of Fiscal Illusion”, a paper for 2015 Midwest Public Affairs Conference, Milwaukee, WI.
b. “Special Assessments by Municipal Governments in the Chicago Metropolitan Area,” with Rebecca Hendrick and Ayman Bari, a paper for the 2014 Annual Conference of the Association of Budgeting and Financial Management.
c. “An Evaluation of the Government Payment Settlement System”, with Teddy Imam Saputro, Treasury Working Paper, The Ministry of Finance of The Republic of Indonesia, 2012.
d. “Treasury Expenditure Policy: An Alternative Approach”, with Paruli Lubis, Sudarto, Windasena Winarno, and Rizky Diananto, Treasury Working Paper, The Ministry of Finance of The Republic of Indonesia, 2012.
e. “The Implementation of Electronic Signature on Payment Instructions”, with Windasena Winarno, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2012.
f. “Shared Service Center for Regional Governments”, with Sudarto, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2011.
g. “Improving Government Payment Settlement System”, with Windasena Winarno and Rizky Diananto, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2011.
h. “Improving Financial Management for Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer”, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010.
i. “Restructuring the Financial Management of Abroad Work Units”, with Windasena Winarno and Rizky Diananto, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010.
j. “Introducing Credit Cards for Official Travels in the Directorate General of Treasury”, with Windasena Winarno and Rizky Diananto, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010.
k. “A Modernization of Treasurer Account Management and the Use of Banking Technology for Domestic Work Units”, with Windasena Winarno and Rizky Dinanto, Treasury Working Paper, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2010.

3. Publications for policy and general audience
a. “Electronic Signature: Protecting Government Transactions”, Indonesian Treasury Magazine, January 2011.
b. “Government Credit Card: An Innovation in Government Payment System”, Indonesian Treasury Magazine, July 2010.
c. “Regulation and Supervision towards Financial Sector Stability”, Indonesian Treasury Magazine, June 2009.

4. Professional Associations
a. American Society for Public Administration
b. Association for Budgeting and Financial Management
c. Indonesian Accountant Association

5. Scholarships/Awards
a. NASPAA - Travel Award for participating in National Student Simulation Competition in Indianapolis, IN, 2015.
b. A Scholarship from Chicago Consular Corps, Fall 2014, for academic year 2014-2015.
c. Graduate Student Council - Travel Award for academic year 2014-2015.
d. Department of Public Administration – Travel Award for presenting a paper in ABFM Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, 2014.
e. The Indonesian SPIRIT Program, a scholarship from the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, to pursue a doctoral degree in the U.S. beginning from 2013.
f. The British Chevening Awards, a scholarship from the Foreign Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom, to pursue a master degree in the U.K., 2007-2008.
g. A scholarship from the Ministry of Finance to pursue a Diploma III degree at the State College of Accountancy in Tangerang, Indonesia, 1995-1998.

6. Professional Activities
a. Senior Editor, the Indonesian Treasury Magazine, 2011 – 2012.
b. Workshop in Public Financial Management, Department of Treasury and Finance, Perth, Western Australia, May 2011.
c. Moderator in Treasury Seminar, “Coordination between Debt Manager and Cash Manager”, held by Directorate General of Treasury, Jakarta, April 2011.
d. Contributor to several keynote speeches addressed by Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, the former Minister of Finance, in several international seminars in Jakarta, 2009-2010.

7. Clubs and Activities
a. Indonesian Student Association in the U.S, chapter Chicago
b. Indonesian Association of Scottish Alumni
c. British Chevening Alumni Network

8. Teaching, Speaking, and Voluntary Activities
a. Trainer, in several trainings with the topic of “Cash Forecasting for Central Government Entities”, Indonesia, 2010-2012.
b. Speaker, in several cash management seminars with the topic of “Cash Management under an Integrated State Budget and Treasury System”, supported by a grant from the World Bank, 2011.
c. Teaching Assistant, the State College of Accountancy, Public Expenditure Management, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia, January – June 2009.
d. Voluntary teacher, Senior High School XI in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004-2005.