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Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Independently manages a diverse portfolio totaling $8 million dollars of federal and non-federal awards, ensuringcompliance with agency and campus guidelines regarding allowability, allocability and reasonableness• Facilitates seamless communication and serves as a central resource between the Office of Research, principalinvestigators, and diverse stakeholders including other UC Campuses, and state and federal granting agencies• Provides expert guidance to principal investigators on procedural nuances related to renewal, continuation, rebudgettingand supplementary funding requests, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements• Diligently prepares and submits award close-out documentation within established timelines, demonstrating commitment toefficient and accurate grant management processes• Monitors and reconciles general ledgers, maintaining accurate financial records and promptly addressing discrepancies

Santa Barbara, California, United States

• Conducted thorough analysis and review of payroll actions for a workforce of approximately 400 biweekly and monthlypaid employees, ensuring precise and punctual disbursement of salaries• Directed and mentored a team of four office managers, serving as the primary resource for payroll, personnel and timingkeeping matters, and fostered a collaborative work environment• Provided comprehensive guidance to administrators, office managers, and staff on the interpretation of personnel policiesfor both PPSM and collective bargaining unit employees, ensuring compliance and fair treatment• Oversaw the hiring process for all student, career and limited employees, offering expertise in salary scale analysis andguiding essential steps such as Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM), UCPath, Universal Background Check, and Kronos

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Partnered closely with ISBER Research Administrator to uphold UC and federal cost accounting standards, ensuring allpurchases were budgeted and aligned within regulatory requirements• Efficiently handled the management and processing of intricate travel reimbursements, encompassing domestic andinternational travel, leveraging knowledge of campus travel policies and agency-specific guidelines• Provided guidance to principal investigators and staff members on departmental policies and procedures, ensuring strictadherence to sponsor and university compliance standards• Utilized UCSB Gateway procurement system, Flexcard, Form 5, contract agreements, vendor blankets, and recharges toeffectively process transactions in accordance to policy• Managed the entire hiring process for approximately 200 student employees, carefully reviewing job descriptions andaddressing pay discrepancies, while ensuring strict adherence to policies and guidelines

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Assist with practice planning and executionAssist in creating scouting reports for 26 games per seasonGame and scout film breakdown and analysis Manage and maintain Just Play digital playbook and scouting report appThe best part - teaching a great group of girls about the game and growing a sport that I'm passionate about

Santa Barbara, Ca

• Developed, planned, and produced content for social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, as well as coordinating local events, organizing sponsorships to promote the Santa Barbara and Goleta community • Created restaurant menus, posters, flyers and other marketing material using Adobe InDesign• Conducted general accounting activities such as payroll and invoice/data entry

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Prepare and create invoices that generated over $120,000 in monthly revenue from two of the largest hotels/resorts in the Santa Barbara area• Generated, analyzed, and managed over 150 employee packets• Enter new hire employees into QuickBooks payroll system and calculate billing invoices for over 75 clients

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Contributed to one of the best seasons CSULA Women’s Basketball had and reached the CCAA Tournament finals in 2013• Selected as Team Captain junior and senior year. • Collaborated with coaching staff to exceed program goals

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Registered for the first NBCUniversal Campus Innovation Program at CSULA; an extensive 10 week study course designed to enhance presentation and marketing skills.• Prepared questions around four main businesses: Cable Entertainment (E! and Esquire), International Television, Parks and Resorts (Universal Studios Hollywood), and Film (Universal Pictures).• Participated in classes twice per week, with four headlined sessions lead by company executives reviewing each business.• Researched the businesses to create marketing proposals, requested by the executives.• Partnered with a team of students to deliver outlined pitches for each business.• Created a full presentation based on selected outline for a presentation which was delivered to NBC executives and staff.• Presented our proposal on June 3rd, 2015 at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California.