- Perform centralized university office, cradle-to-grave grant and contract management for university sponsored program Federal and non-Federal funding recipients- Assist principal investigators and faculty/staff at the university with the management and oversight of fiscal and administrative matters related to a broad portfolio of projects from proposal preparation to project closeout stages- Serve as primary resource contact for principal investigators, faculty, and sponsoring agencies by providing grant administration guidance or decisions on appropriateness of specific issues related to project fiscal and administrative management- Prepare grant and contract "pre-award" proposal budgets, internal approval documents, and proposal package submissions to funders for a portfolio of projects in diverse university departments- Coordinate "post-award" project monitoring and reporting, as well as daily financial and administrative transactions for a portfolio of grant projects in diverse university departments including Darden College of Education and Professional Studies, Virginia Space Grant Consortium, Training and Technical Assistance Center at Old Dominion University, and Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education- Negotiate legal terms and conditions of both grant and contract agreements with sponsors/universities, as well as vendor contracts for major equipment and supply procurement projects- Participate in annual Federal Single Audit (former A-133) by preparing documentation and reports for domestic auditors as required

- Directly managed a staff of 3 Grant/Contract Managers and Grant/Contract Assistants responsible for more than 100 research, travel, and fellowship grant/contract portfolios- Financially managed and reconciled more than 500 Federally (DOS, DOD, NSF, NIH) and privately funded international grant and contract projects from “cradle to grave” for a variety of CRDF Global programs in the U.S., Russia, Georgia, Central Asia (Uzbekistan and Afghanistan), Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southwest/Southeast Asia, including export control and bioethics control duties- Developed and performed standard financial oversight duties for 4 CRDF Global satellite offices in Moscow, Kyiv, Almaty, and Amman, including leading monthly accounting reconciliations/internal audits, preparing financial spending forecasts, approving incoming/outgoing accounting credits/debits, and identifying areas of financial management improvement- Reviewed, documented and approved weekly international and U.S. payments and reports for grants and contracts from a variety of funders, including the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the Smithsonian Institution- Implemented an overseas pilot program to transfer HQ office grant management duties to the first non-U.S. based Grant Manager at CRDF Global abroad- Generated an A-133 based grant management manual for a group of approximately 20 employees to utilize while managing Federally funded CRDF Global projects - Performed regular OMB regulated internal audits and external audit visits throughout the Former Soviet Union, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Middle East/North Africa region for a variety of Federally funded CRDF Global projects- Negotiated legal terms and conditions of both project agreements with sponsors/universities in the U.S. and abroad, as well as vendor contracts for major equipment and supply procurement projects

- Managed and administered US DOE, DOS, DOI, and NEH grant monies under Close Up’s Student Fellowship Programs- Performed accounts receivable duties (payment transfers, bank reconciliations, cash postings)- Assisted in the management of school accounts based on sales data- Reconciled monthly programs, weekly fellowship awards, and yearly grants

- Taught gender-separated English and Arabic classes to university age students in an Islamic madrassa- Created local language tutoring programs at National Bank of Uzbekistan for bank employees dealing with foreign customers- Developed small business practices in local organizations- Assisted in the design and management of a graphic press/website- Designed and implemented a cartographic study of major cities within Uzbekistan