Experience

Rice University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Administrator, Department of Bioengineering

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  * Serve as the chief business and financial administrator of the Bioengineering department, a large, complex academic department consistently ranked in the top ten bioengineering departments nationally, which processes 1/8 of the total research expenditures at Rice. * Lead, manage, and provide strategic direction for the administrative and operations-related functions for the Bioengineering department in accordance with Rice University policies and procedures to ensure overall accuracy, timeliness, and foresight.* Serve in an advisory capacity to faculty and the department chair in areas related to department administration and is responsible for the management of all departmental staff involved in administrative operations and support to faculty, staff in faculty labs, and students, and manages space within the department. Show less

• Senior Laboratory Administrator

  • Mar 2015 - May 2022

  • Responsible for the overall operational oversight & financial health of the laboratory, providing informed guidance and advice to the PI on all key financial, budgetary, operational & administrative matters in a multi-million dollar NIH/CPRIT funded academic research laboratory.• Maintain laboratory research compliance program by ensuring adherence to all University policies and procedures, federal, state, and other funding agency rules and regulations; provide guidance to investigators and research support staff on applicable rules and regulations. Compliance program components include, but are not limited to research safety, effort reporting, and conflict of interest reporting.• Design and evaluate operational models, assist in the preparation and implementation of business and strategic plans.• Develop, implement, and monitor budgets for multiple funding sources and ensures budget compliance with grant, and organizational policies, procedures, rules, and regulations.• Assist with the evaluation and preparation of grant proposals and budgets, monitor compliance with grant restrictions and regulations, and ensure appropriate reporting to funding agencies.• Manage laboratory facilities, and all stages of the acquisition cycle for procurement activities, equipment purchases, and equipment inventory. Establish procedures for management of the use of laboratory equipment including maintenance, repair, and inventory.• Assist with the management of Human Resources activities of the laboratory in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring, supervising and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.• Provide administrative support including grant proposal preparation. Coordinate and prepare paperwork to granting agencies involved with grant-proposal submission.• Provide administrative support to the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation for the School of Engineering. Show less



Georgia Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2015

  Assist in the management of two NIH-funded national research centers and Nanomedicine Research Institute to include budget and justification preparation, monitor expenditures and prepare financial reports. prepare progress reports and assist in developing and submitting grant proposals; arrange meetings, coordinate project reviews, and conferences/workshops; serve as project liaison to financial offices and offices of sponsored programs at Georgia Tech and Emory University, and to other departments, laboratories, and participating universities and institutes; maintain laboratory/center research compliance program by ensuring adherence to all University policies and procedures, federal, state, and other funding agency rules and regulations; provide guidance to investigators and research support staff on applicable rules and regulations. Compliance program components include, but are not limited to research safety, effort reporting, and conflict of interest reporting. Show less



Carter

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Property Administrator

  • Jan 2004 - Aug 2008

  • Managed daily operational activities, implemented service contracts and continuously evaluated effectiveness of service contracts for the one-million-square-feet facility in the following areas: janitorial, security, trash removal, recycling, pest control, interior and exterior landscape maintenance • Performed routine inspections and managed vendor performance to include monitoring billings to ensure compliance with contracts and operating budget • Managed administrative activities associated with the overall building operations to include staff trainings, and coordinated training and drills for building life safety and emergency programs • Managed expenditures to the one-million-dollar operating budget • Contributed in the monthly property and financial review, to include preparation of quarterly MWDVBE spending, the creation of monthly and semi-annual owners’ reports, and provide recommendations on solutions to current and potential future operational issues • Coordinated and managed tenant move-in, move-outs, and projects; serve as primary liaison on tenant requests, operational issues and other customer service needs • Coordinated with retail management team to ensure uninterrupted building operation, especially during construction in retail spaces • Verified and processed expenditure invoices, BillBack invoices for the entire AT&T portfolio and the five entities that Carter manages at Lindbergh City Center in MRI and Great Plains accounting systems; submit payroll for AT&T Hangar and AT&T Lindbergh in ADP payroll system • Managed tenant requests and preventative maintenance work orders in CARTERconnect (web-based work order system) and performed manager follow up Show less



Agnes Scott College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Special Events Coordinator

  • Feb 2002 - Jan 2004