Alex Hand Email & Phone Number

Rhode Island, United States

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Working at the MCB department of Brown University, under the BioMed division, I currently focus on building successful grant proposals in the Pre-Award phase for NIH, NSF, and private sponsors, specifically concerning budgets and following NOFO guidances. I am trained in COEUS, Huron, Workday, as well have extensive experience navigating sponsor resources such as eRA Commons, Assist, Proposal Central, Research.gov and Grants.gov.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island

I executed a wide range of initiatives in direct contact to the Executive Director that touched upon every aspect of the chamber's operations. I also served as a case manager for several state and federal awarded grants that supported the Offshore Wind Industry, a rapidly emerging area in which North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce's WindWinRI program was fulfilling workforce development initiatives. I handled both pre-award and post-award efforts, focusing on pre-award budget and budget narratives, execution of grant provisions, as well as expenditure reporting.My duties related to the following operations: • Primary Liaison with Business Owners• Bookkeeping• Financial Reporting and Projecting• Contract Review• RFP Grant Writing• Productivity Optimization and Automation • Website Development/Maintenance• IT Troubleshooting• Membership Retention• Weekly Newsletter Management• Event Planning/Operations

Providence, Rhode Island Area

Sales:Drove Quarterly Comparable-store sales growth of 124% in emerging markets and 110% in established markets.Inventory:Tracked, organized and forecasting pars for ~300SKUs, representing $600K Annual costs with fluctuating seasonal trends in challenging capacities. Built daily/weekly monitoring routines. Lowered waste of high volume SKUs 30% in growth markets. Oversaw supervisor staff in ordering/inventory standards and strategies.Management:Analyzed metrics and financial reports (P&L) to assess business needs and build/enact action plans.Supported Managers during periods of high volume or unusual events.Managed with integrity, honesty and knowledge that promote the culture, values and mission of Starbucks.

Newport, East Greenwich, Warwick, Providence, Rhode Island Area,

Managed a 2-8 person staff in a wide variety of store deployments.Responsible of all cash handling with less than .3% variance.Called upon as final tier troubleshooter in all store matters.Routinely scored the highest possible mark in customer service evaluations by managers. Multiple awardee of “Employee of the Quarter”.

Warwick, Ri

Warwick, Ri

My responsibilities included servicing 50+ fixed and variable annuities and their riders in correspondence with Metlife's 5 different lines of business. I excelled at breaking down intricate contract provisions in an understandable way for financial representatives and their clients.Quantitatively, I serviced between 50-70 calls per day, meeting or exceeding metrics of schedule adherence, performance, quality, and average call time.

Graduate Certificate, Marketing, 3.6 Gpa

Built a Strong Basis in Social Media Relations, Consumer Behavior, Channel Management, Advertising, and Brand Strategy. Collaborated.

Study Abroad Exchange Program, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: International House - Sydney,Was able to further concentrate on my Anthropology studies by having access to one.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Anthropology, 3.6 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Study Abroad Scholarship Awardee: Ridgeway F. Shinn Jr.. Treasurer of Anthropology Club: Active 3 years.Studied.