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Operations & Compliance Consultant

Systems as strong as your mission.

20+ years building the operational infrastructure that lets mission-driven organizations focus on what actually matters.

Remote·Bilingual EN/ES·U.S. Time Zones·Fractional & Project-Based
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Dr. Patricia Obregon Navarro
"The systems should outlast me."
20+
Years in senior operations leadership
17
Residential facilities directed simultaneously
$300M+
In federal grants with compliance documentation
01 — About

The work has always been personal.

EN / ES · Remote · U.S. time zones

I've spent 20 years inside the systems that serve migrant and refugee communities, from direct client intake as an Immigration Clerk to leading QA and compliance strategy across 17 residential shelters serving more than 10,000 people annually. I know what it costs people when those systems fail. That's what keeps my standards high.

I specialize in building the operational and compliance infrastructure that mission-driven organizations need but rarely have time to build themselves: reporting frameworks, audit-ready documentation, accreditation preparation, process standardization, and the dashboards that give leadership real visibility into what's actually happening on the ground.

Accountability is not a checkbox for me. It is a standard I hold myself to and build into every system I touch. I have supported organizations through federal audits, accreditation reviews, and corrective action processes because I believe that continuous improvement is how high-performing organizations stay that way.

Now I'm bringing that experience to new organizations, new missions, and new impact — available remotely for project-based and fractional engagements on U.S. time zones, in English or Spanish.

When no system exists, I build one — with the rigor that holds up long after I'm gone.

02 — Services

Built around your mission.

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Operations Infrastructure

Process audits, workflow design, and operational systems for organizations that need structure built or strengthened from the ground up.

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Compliance & QA

Accreditation preparation, audit-ready documentation, and compliance frameworks that hold up under scrutiny. From corrective action planning to standards alignment, I help organizations get to — and stay at — the level their mission deserves.

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Reporting & Dashboards

Custom reporting tools and live dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility into what's happening across their programs.

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Process Documentation

SOPs, internal policies, and documentation standards that create consistency and accountability across teams and sites.

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Program Management

End-to-end coordination of complex, multi-site programs including vendor management, timelines, and deliverable tracking.

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Bilingual Support

Full operational consulting and documentation in English and Spanish, bridging communication across teams, clients, and communities.

03 — Work Samples

Built for real stakes.

A selection of anonymized work from 20+ years of operational and compliance engagements across federally funded programs, nonprofit organizations, and multi-site operations.

Process Documentation

Participant Ticket Management SOP

End-to-end SOP governing how participant communications are received, ticketed, assigned, escalated, and resolved across a multi-team federal contract operation.

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Workflow Design

Outstanding Payments & Vendor Workflows

Multi-team workflow maps covering outstanding payment escalation and vendor communication routing, with defined roles for four operational teams.

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Post-Event Review

Hotwash Process SOP

Standardized post-event review process using a four-question framework to capture lessons learned, assign corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement.

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Quality Assurance

Program Quality Assurance Plan

Full QA framework including PDCA methodology, program logic model, and 19 measurable objectives across 6 goals tracked monthly across multiple sites.

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Reporting & Tracking

Logic Model Performance Tracker

Live Excel tracker with 19 objective sheets feeding into a master summary dashboard, measuring monthly performance across 9 sites with automated scoring and remediation planning.

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Reporting & Dashboards

Live Operations Dashboard

Power BI operations dashboard tracking 6,800+ enrolled participants across 5 regions, with real-time visibility into housing referrals, language demographics, and service status.

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04 — Résumé

Twenty years of work, in one document.

I have spent 20 years inside mission-driven organizations doing the work that most people never see — building the systems, closing the gaps, and making sure the people at the top can focus on leading. Former supervisors have described my work as instrumental to their growth. Creating that kind of impact is why I do this work.

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20
Years
Documented
05 — Get in touch

If your operations need to be as strong as your mission, let's talk.

Available for project-based and fractional engagements. Remote. Let's talk about your needs.

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— Patricia