Christopher Burd Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Camp Murray, Washington, United States

Camp Murray, Washington, United States

• Provides program coordination of emergency preparedness grant programs to counties in Washington state homeland security Regions 3 and 9 (Thurston and Spokane regions) and the greater Seattle urban area (King, Pierce.
• Coordinates with subrecipients in planning, developing, and building emergency management all-hazards capabilities for prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery
• Provides oversight of grant agreement deliverables and proper documentation for planning, organization, education and training, exercises, and equipment purchasing
• Responsible for oversight of allowable cost expenditure requests to ensure accuracy and compliance with federal and state guidelines and completion of deliverables

Tacoma, WA

• Provided administrative business support to a portfolio of 32 federally sponsored healthcare research grants at four federal performance sites totaling over $30 million USD
• Fulfilled purchase requisitions, developed detailed expenditure projection analysis, budget forecasts, pre-award budget justifications as determined applicable by 2 CFR Part 200, Federal Acquisition Regulation.
• Managed reporting and invoice activities of seven Federal Demonstrated Partnership subawards with partnered federal agencies, private healthcare institutes, and state universities
• Coordinated pre-award contract negotiations as well as led quarterly research and performance progress and study close out meetings with research teams and intra-organizational departments in accordance with federal.
• Collaborated with department and external stakeholders to develop policies and training targeted to increasing organizational knowledge and effectiveness in the submission of the federally mandated National Institutes.
• Streamlined invoicing reconciliation processes in-concert with external partnerships at the National Cancer Institute decreasing the time to remittance of wire transfers and enhancing post-award financial forecasting.

Tacoma, WA

• Supported candidate sourcing activities, resume reviews, and initial candidate outreach for 3 corporate recruiters using various job search platforms
• Scheduled and administered candidate aptitude surveys utilizing video teleconferencing software
• Coordinated onsite and distance candidate interviews using applicant tracking software, Microsoft Outlook and Excel
• Facilitated travel accommodations for candidates of senior director and executive level positions while establishing interview panels of senior executives, on some occasions in as little as 72 hours

Tacoma, WA

• Supported the 6-member corporate executive team of a joint-venture healthcare facility
• Formatted and edited over 250 hospital policies, employee education checklists and training exams using Microsoft Office and Adobe products
• Coordinated the establishment of verified social media accounts – Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram – to support community engagement and talent acquisition activities

Tacoma, WA

• Utilized university databases and federal reporting software to process and maintain records for over 1,000 UW Tacoma military-connected students
• Advised students regarding information of campus resources and the best application of their VA education benefits
• Communicated information regarding office functions, veteran benefits enrollment procedures and VA education benefits guidelines to new and returning students, university faculty and staff, and the public-at-large
• Maintained information and security confidentiality in compliance with federal, state, and university regulations and policies
• Served as for Peer Advisors for Veteran Education business programs advisor for over 60 transitioning student veterans attending UW Tacoma

Tacoma, WA

• Consolidated vendor information into vendor purchasing software
• Collaborated with procurement specialists to develop performance criteria to accurately assess performance for 500 vendors
• Created satisfaction surveys matrix to capture feedback of vendor performance from over 50 research sites in 20 states and 6 countries

Fort Hood, TX

• Provided routine and emergency medical care in clinical and austere settings to over 500 employees over 10 years
• Utilized human resources data management systems to maintain accurate reporting for over 1,000 employee files
• Consulted senior management as medical education program manager for first responder training, increasing overall employee certification by 17% over a 4-year period, exceeding US Army minimum requirements
• Trained over 500 employees from 2 US Army organizations as medical first responders over a 4-year period
• Developed and conducted monthly and biannual performance reviews for over 40 assigned employees, leading to the career advancement of 4 direct-report employees
• Managed department continuing education program to ensure compliance with NREMT and American Heart Association requirements, and US Army regulations

Fort Carson, CO

• Conducted the maintenance and repair of military vehicles
• Selected above peers to fill vacant unit supply technician position during Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment
• Requested, processed, and allocated supply shipments to ensure on-time completion of over 4,300 work orders

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Administration And Management, General, 2.99

Activities and Societies: 2017 - 2018 President, Student Veterans at UW Tacoma; 2016 - 2017 Director of Recruitment and Retention, Student.

N/A; Early Transfer To University Of Washington Tacoma, Associate Of Arts, General, Direct Transfer Agreement, 3.65