Experience

Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  XSEDE Senior Project Manager (Level 3 Manager-Project Management and Reporting):• Work with the co-PIs and Senior Management Team to continually evaluate and deliver the project's vision, mission, and goals• Work directly with PI and Program Manager to review overall project health in regards to project management (KPIs, area metrics, reporting, etc)• Coordinate the Project Management team to ensure the effectiveness of the virtual organization through application of project management best practices and improvement methodologies• Coordinate the Project Management team to ensure the timely, accessible communication of project status to the sponsor and other relevant stakeholders.• Manage weekly XSEDE-wide PM call, setting agendas, taking notes and tracking action items• Participate in regular SMT and PM group meetings• Provide direct project management support for project office area in the form of scheduling and monitoring activities, managing risks, defining processes, and defining KPIs and metrics• Lead planning activities such as development of program plans, development of SOWs, evaluation of metrics and KPIs, review and assessment of risks, and identification of resources and availabilityXSEDE ECSS Project Manager:• Working with the Area Leaders to define a new project, review the proposed work plan, schedule deliverables, and once agreed upon, enter into PPM software.• Monitor the execution of each project according to its work plan.• Maintain a list of ECSS staff and their assignments• Coordinate writing of XSEDE quarterly reports along with ECSS quarterly and final reports for each project• Participate in the maintenance of processes and tools (PPM software) necessary for the above responsibilities• Manage the business aspects of the flexible hiring of supplementary experts into the ECSS pool• Participate in all the regular ECSS management team calls, area and project level calls and communications as necessary Show less

• Research Engineering/Scientist Associate IV

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2016



University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Analyst

  • 2008 - Mar 2011

  * Supervises and provides technical direction to iPlant Genotype to Phenotype Project personnel in conjunction with Engagement Team Scientific Lead * Defines project scope, goals and deliverables in support of iPlant’s goals in collaboration with senior management and project stakeholders * Develops project plan documents and associated communications documents * Plans project timelines and tracks project milestones and deliverables using various project management tools ** Responsible for detecting and managing variances to planned schedule * Develops and delivers progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation, and presentations * Effectively communicates project expectations to team members and stakeholders * Delegates tasks and responsibilities to appropriate project personnel * Organizes meetings, sets agendas, maintains meeting minutes, and follows up with action items for iPG2P Working Groups Show less



ChromDB, University of Arizona

• Senior Bioinformatics Scientist

  • Jul 2004 - Dec 2008

  * Managed team of undergraduate students in various projects ** Maximized group efficiency through tasks assigned based on individual strengths and interests ** Monitored team productivity consistently through an open line of communication and weekly meetings * Translated biological concepts in an effort to establish cross-disciplinary understanding of curation process * Assisted in creating grant proposals for future funding opportunities * Managed team of undergraduate students in various projects ** Maximized group efficiency through tasks assigned based on individual strengths and interests ** Monitored team productivity consistently through an open line of communication and weekly meetings * Translated biological concepts in an effort to establish cross-disciplinary understanding of curation process * Assisted in creating grant proposals for future funding opportunities