Experience

Lord and Tucker Management Consultants, LLC
• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Analyst

  • Jul 2020 - Present

U.S. Census Bureau
• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee
• Recruiting Assistant

  • Mar 2020 - Jul 2020


Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director, Program Development, Fralin Life Science Institute

  • Dec 2010 - Mar 2012

  Participation in University level initiatives, including performing research and writing reports for the University President’s Health Committee, and a member of the university-wide Special Research Faculty Task Force aimed at improving research faculty roles, hiring, promotion, retention, and representation. Support of new and developing initiatives related to the Institute, report preparation, and development of a database of Institute facilities and equipment Participation in University level initiatives, including performing research and writing reports for the University President’s Health Committee, and a member of the university-wide Special Research Faculty Task Force aimed at improving research faculty roles, hiring, promotion, retention, and representation. Support of new and developing initiatives related to the Institute, report preparation, and development of a database of Institute facilities and equipment



Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute

• Interim Director for Finance & Administration, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

  • Apr 2010 - Dec 2010

  Assigned to VTCRI to manage the transition to independent institute reporting to the University President under the newly hired VTCRI Director and Professor. Recruited new faculty and staff as well as managed transfer of new Director's extensive research programs, which included faculty, staff, graduate students and equipment, as well as existing contracts with Federal and private sponsors. Assigned to VTCRI to manage the transition to independent institute reporting to the University President under the newly hired VTCRI Director and Professor. Recruited new faculty and staff as well as managed transfer of new Director's extensive research programs, which included faculty, staff, graduate students and equipment, as well as existing contracts with Federal and private sponsors.



The Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director, Finance & Administration, Fralin, and Interim Administrative Director, VTCRI

  • Oct 2008 - Apr 2010

  Served as the primary administrative officer and as a member of the Institute's management team, ensuring proper integration of business and financial operations with senior management goals and with University business and financial standards and objectives. Responsible for all aspects of staff human resources, including hiring, promotion, professional development, layoff and termination issues, budget development and management; assisting with the construction of new facilities; issue or draft staff responses to information requests and other inquiries to ensure response timeliness, accuracy, and consistency; complete special projects, annual reports, survey responses, and other standard reporting requirements and strategic planning and implementation. Member of the Virginia Tech Carilion Working Group, comprised of management, budget, IT, facilities and human resources leaders and university faculty, establishment and launch of the nation’s newest MD degree granting medical school and a highly integrated biomedical and behavioral sciences research institute, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, a partnership between Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic, a regional hospital and physician system. Managed international search for the founding Director of the VTC Research Institute Show less



Virginia Tech - Institute for Policy and Governance

• United States
• Government Relations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director, Finance & Administration, Institute for Policy & Governance

  • Jul 2006 - Aug 2008

  Managed the merger of three centers within university into one large unit across multiple departments and campuses, the Institute for Policy and Governance. Established new governance, management, human resources, IT and financial policies and procedures in compliance with university and state requirements. Managed the merger of three centers within university into one large unit across multiple departments and campuses, the Institute for Policy and Governance. Established new governance, management, human resources, IT and financial policies and procedures in compliance with university and state requirements.

• Associate Director, Finance and Administration Virginia Bioinformatics Institute

  • 2001 - 2002

  Administrator for newly established statewide research institute under University President. Established new governance, management, human resources, IT and financial policies and procedures in compliance with university and state requirements. Liaison with university planning and construction department and outside construction companies on new facilities both on and off campus Administrator for newly established statewide research institute under University President. Established new governance, management, human resources, IT and financial policies and procedures in compliance with university and state requirements. Liaison with university planning and construction department and outside construction companies on new facilities both on and off campus



Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

• United States
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Administrative Director

  • 1993 - 2000

  Responsible for the financial and administrative activity for large and complex research programs, which included cradle to grave handling of research proposals and project management, all aspects of human resources, including hiring, promotion, professional development, layoff and termination issues, budget development and management; assisting with the construction of new facilities; issue or draft staff responses to information requests and other inquiries to ensure response timeliness, accuracy, and consistency; complete special projects, annual reports, survey responses, and other standard reporting requirements and strategic planning and implementation. Also a member of the university-wide Special Research Faculty Task Force aimed at improving research faculty roles, hiring, promotion, retention, and representation. Show less