Experience

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  Johns Hopkins University

  • Director of Research Administration Operations, Whiting School of Engineering

    • Jul 2018 - Present

    Provides leadership to and oversight of the school's research administration functions. Provides leadership and strategic support for the school's research center and institute administrative managers. Responsible for ensuring that the school's research administration staff is traine...

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  Johns Hopkins University

  • United States
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Lecturer, Advanced Academic Programs-Master of Science in Research Administration

    • Jan 2017 - Present

  • Assistant Director of Finance, Whiting School of Engineering

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

    Ensures divisional compliance with university and federal regulations; Participates in strategic planning for the Division; Acts as a mentor to participants in the Research Administration Training Program (RATPack); Supplies divisional guidance for sponsored proposal development and training in proposal software such as grants.gov and COEUS, and for sponsored post-award processes; Performs complex statistical, cost, and financial analyses for sponsored and non-sponsored reports using raw data from SAP and COEUS; Meets with departments to review quarterly and 5-year projections; Develops annual and 5-year sponsored and non-sponsored projections; Acts as the Divisional Representative on University-wide working groups and committees; Works on special projects as assigned by the Sr. Associate Dean for Finance and Administration.

  • Sr. Administrative Manager

    • Nov 2012 - Jun 2015

    Act as the department administrator in WSE departments/centers/institutes that lose their administrator; tasks include overseeing finance, sponsored projects, HR and payroll, facilities, etc. Coordinate large (>1 million/year), multi-departmental, multi-institutional grant proposals for agencies such as NIH, NASA, NSF, DoD. Supply divisional guidance for sponsored proposal development and training in proposal software such as grants.gov and COEUS. Provide guidance to departments on sponsored and non-sponsored (gifts, endowments, operating budgets) finances. Perform complex statistical, cost and financial analyses for sponsored and non-sponsored funds. Act as the Divisional Representative on University-wide working groups and committees. Mentor full-time participants in the Research Administration Training Program. Work on special projects as assigned by the Sr. Associate Dean for Finance and Administration.

  • Sr. Analyst, Finance & Sponsored Projects

    • Mar 2009 - Dec 2012

    Work on projects including coordinating large, multi-departmental, multi-institutional grant proposals; data analysis of sponsored programs metrics; five-year budget plan development. Act as liaison and individual trainer for divisional departmental staff on COEUS (proposal development) system. Act as School of Engineering representative on University-wide task forces such as the Faculty Post-Award Sponsored Financial Reporting group.

  • Administrative Manager, Institute for Computational Medicine.

    • Dec 2003 - Mar 2009

    Direct all non-research activities of a research institute, including grants and contracts administration, finance, human resources and facilities.

  • Operations Director, ERC-CISST

    • Nov 2002 - Dec 2003

  • Administrative Manager

    • Dec 2000 - Nov 2002

  • Research Service Analyst

    • Feb 1999 - Dec 2000

  • Payroll Specialist

    • Feb 1997 - Feb 1999

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  NCURA: National Council of University Research ...

  • Treasurer

    • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
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  NCURA

  • Board of Directors

    • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
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  NCURA Region II

  • Secretary

    • Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
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  The Ingenuity Project

  • Treasurer, Board of Directors

    • Jan 2010 - Jul 2011