As an accomplished senior leader in financial and administrative operations, I bring a wealth of global experience from prestigious R1 universities and corporate settings where I have honed my skills in strategic budgeting, innovative financial modeling, international contract negotiations, organizational change, complex and continuous process improvement initiatives, and program management. I excel in roles that require building bench strength, leading people within my own team as well as cross-functional team leadership, and innovative financial model development. I am a proven matchmaker between private donors, foundation funders, and faculty researchers, resulting in the acquisition of new research dollars.- Led a cross-organizational team that rolled out a revised corporate sponsorship membership agreement to 85 members with significant changes in both benefits and pricing without the loss of a single member.- Key member of a senior-level team that negotiated and secured complex international agreements across various continents.- Led a complex effort with multiple stakeholders that resulted in a redesigned financial account structure offering improved reporting and more efficient analysis.- Appointed as an evaluator for NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education) with the prime focus on Institutional Resources (Financial, HR, IT, Facilities).- Designed and implemented a “voice of the customer” protocol for a financial service division that served institutional investors, which tied into a balanced scorecard that tracked 12 key metrics and issued bimonthly reports to all management and staff.- Reorganized and rebuilt an extremely fragmented group into one team using a variety of team-building tools and techniques. Instituted the Idea Board, redefined work, created responsibility matrices, and shifted accountability and responsibilities to the appropriate areas both within the team and outside.- Advised international freshman students at MIT through their transition, some from very restrictive home countries, to a university setting where equality and diversity is not only part of the culture but exhibited and embraced across faculty, administrators, students, and donors.- Appointed to the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee by Under-Secretary Dr. Reginald Brothers under President Obama.