It's Our Team

Nader Heydari, Ryan Roman, Cliff Finley, Jaime Boscarino and Brert Sakaida Early in his career with the City of Thousand Oaks, California, Senior Financial Analyst Ryan Roman, who works in the Finance Department, asked Deputy Public Works Director Mader Heydari if his team could help with a project. By trial and error, just throwing things at Ryan, we've been able to make it work, and he's provided real value for both of our departments," she said. In his role, Ryan works closely with the Public Works Department to help with developing the operating budget, the capital improvement budget, settinguserfees, and expanding the asset management program. The close collaboration between Finance and Public Works recently led to the city being able to move forward on a solar installation and battery backup microgrids at city-owned facilities.