Experience

• 

  National Cancer Institute (NCI)

  • Rockville, MD

  • Program Specialist

    • Aug 2019 - Present
    • Rockville, MD

• 

  ICF

  • United States
  • Business Consulting and Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Research Associate

    • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Assistant Research - Communication

    • Jun 2016 - Feb 2019

    Administrative and Communication Assistance at NCI- NIH.• Provide Communication Research Support to the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program) • Establish and define organizational goals and objectives.• Work on special projects and present analyses and findings to management. • Participate in organization improvement plans and take initiatives to improve the overall efficiency.• Assist the communication team at the Surveillance Research Program with the social media which includes twitter and YouTube. • Provide technical advice on the provision of administrative services. • Coordinate new policies and working on implementation of the policies and procedures into the administrative and support program of the organization. • Develop and analyze internal processes to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness.• Participate in organizational meetings with the business stakeholders regarding policies and procedures• Communicate the NIH travel policies and procedures to the travelers. • Make recommendations to staff for implementation of travel policies. • Track security training compliance. plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure.• Provide full range of administrative and advisory services and functions. • Serve as point of contact (POC) for various administrative tasks. • Evaluate the impact of new program policies and procedures on defining and establishing organizational goals and objectives for the above-mentioned applications. • Present information and guidance at meetings, briefings, and other activities in support of organizational programs.• Recommend alternate procedural or policy changes to improve administrative or management operations.• Develop and implement organizational program plans designed to enhance relationships with targeted stakeholders.

• 

  CALIBRE Systems, Inc.

  • NCBI- NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD

  • Administrative Support Assistant

    • Mar 2011 - May 2016
    • NCBI- NIH Main Campus, Bethesda, MD

    • Provide administrative support for Branch Chiefs, Senior Scientists and Staff Scientists for the administrative needs of the National Center of Biotechnology, National Library of Medicine. • Developed organizational strategies and procedures to make the travel preparation more efficient and effective for the travelers and the travel planners for the center. • Work closely with the administrative office management to prepare and obtain approval of travel orders and vouchers in a timely manner. • Serve as recruitment liaison between the contracting companies and the hiring management of the Institute.• Compile and track all the resumes sent from the government contract companies for various positions within the Institute. • Prepare SOPs for recruitment procedures to ensure that no step is missed in the process. • Prepare onboarding materials for the NCBI, NLM orientation packages. • Work with the building management to get space related issues resolved. • Manage mailboxes for the official government correspondence. • Work with the property management staff on the annual inventory and ensure that the equipment is labeled with the NIH property pass. • Communicate work space related policies and procedures to the staff to maintain a safe working environment. (There are no fire hazards, adequate temperature control etc.) .• Served as NCBI, NLM Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) key worker. • Obtain the necessary approvals for publication requests; keep a record of all the outgoing and incoming publications and publishers contact information. • Utilize NIH Enterprise Directory (NED) to add, modify, remove records for the employees.• Served a meeting coordinator/planner for the annual and semiannual NCBI- Board and non-Board related Meetings.

• 

  Master Key Consulting

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Administrative Assistant

    • Feb 2008 - Nov 2009
    • Bethesda, MD

    • Provided technical and administrative assistance to researchers at NIH/NCI. • Prepared documents like flyers, spreadsheets and power point presentations for staff.• Researched various procedures for management of space and facilities. • Maintained/entered technical data related to Grants applications in IMPAC (oracle based software).• Evaluated programs in grant reviews and implemented operational strategies to make grant review efficient and effective. • Prepared and processed purchase requests for the office supplies/IT equipment for the researchers in compliance with NIH policies. • Planned and developed time efficient methods for completion of various projects. • Arranged for creating (including typing, drafting and printing as well as distributing) meeting materials. • Prepared and processed travel orders and vouchers for the researchers in the NBS system in compliance with NIH travel policies and regulations. • Responsible for phone coverage.