2013—present Senior Project Manager, State University of New York Center for International Development (SUNY/CID), Albany, New YorkIn addition to the Project Manager duties described below:• Manage contractual compliance, procurement, and financial operations on multiple USAID and Department of State awards; ensure operational excellence through tracking deliverables and ensuring contractual compliance, budget creation and tracking, hiring and managing consultants and subcontracts and managing procurements;• Managed a robust small grants program in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as two major sub-awards to local partners delivering core technical assistance. Ensured that all personnel and compensation service agreements and contracts complied with local labor law and USAID regulations.• Created project management operational manuals/guides and project start-up guides for use across all SUNY/CID Projects; • As Proposal Team Member, develop multi-million dollar budgets for potential projects, in close coordination with writing team, and recruit key-personnel.• Mentor and train six junior home office staff on above duties and responsibilities.Responsible for overall administration and management of the following USAID-funded development projects:• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Strengthening Government Institutions and Processes (Cooperative Agreement # A-168-13-00001)• Legislative Strengthening Program in Cote d’Ivoire (Contract -AID 624-13-00001)• Bridging the Gaps in Human Rights Law in Iran Through Enhancing Health Law and Criminal Procedure Capacity Cooperative Agreement # S-NEAA-15 CA 1072 • Women-Centered Network to Organize, Advocate, Lead Change and Drive Democratic Transformations in Iran.” (Cooperative Agreement S-NEAAC-15-CA-1002)

As the senior finance and administration lead, from July to December 2017 served as DCOP for the USAID LSP with a total ceiling of $9,348,842, and a staff of 24.• Worked with Team leaders and supervised administrative support staff to ensure that the tasks and activities in LSP approved work plans were implemented successfully and on-time, and that they fully supported LSP's goals, target outcomes, and results; assisting these staff to collaborate effectively to achieve synergies across Project components;• Managed relations with USAID on operational and technical issues; • Consulted and coordinated with the COP on the status of the implementation of LSP activities;• Maintained calendar and tracking systems to support implementation of activities in accordance with contract and work plan requirements and ensure that LSP staff and consultants provided necessary inputs to these systems on the schedules set forth in the RF/SUNY field office manual;• Reviewed and approved leave requests of supervisees based on LSP technical requirements and RF/SUNY policies;• Coordinated with the COP, the Finance/Office Manager, the Home Office Project Director, and the Home Office Project Manager and the Logistics Officer to ensure that LSP activities are implemented in accordance with the LSP contract, approved budget and work plan, and in compliance with all applicable US Government and RF/SUNY regulations and policies; • Participating in LSP field office staffing decisions, in consultation with SUNY/CID Home Office staff, the DCOP, and the Field Office Finance Manager as necessary; • Led closeout activities for the project.

• Responsible for financial, administrative and management of 7 multi-million-dollar US Government contracts, primarily USAID-funded.• Managed all aspects of projects' budget cycle including development, planning, monitoring, amendments, submissions to donors and evaluation, in compliance with cost and accounting principles and standards. • Prepared all financial reporting for the funder: quarterly, accruals, cost share, and billing;• Ensured compliance with OMB circulars A-110, A-122, A-133, and provided guidance on USAID and Federal regulations. Served as a technical resource to headquarters, Chiefs of Party, and overseas staff in interpreting funder rules and regulations.• Obtained required prior approvals and waivers from donors;• Oversaw field offices’ human resources practices, including personnel selection, contract compliance, training of field staff, project staff payroll accruals and timely payment of salaries;• Oversaw preparation of field office bank account reconciliations to ensure accurate documentation, and in compliance with project goals and objectives, USAID rules and regulations, SUNY Research Foundation guidelines, and with standard accounting principles and practices;Projects:• Afghanistan: Afghanistan Parliamentary Assistance Program (Contract AID-306-C-12-000001);• Bolivia: Bolivia Democratic Systems and Governance (DFD-I-00-05-0021-00-03);• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parliamentary Strengthening Program in Bosnia & Herzegovina (Cooperative Agreement 168-A-00-09-00101-00);• Serbia: Technical Assistance for Separation of Powers Program in Serbia (Contract 169-C-00-08-00102-00);• Tanzania: Technical Assistance for the Strengthening of Tanzania’s Union National Assembly (Contract 623-C-00-03-00031-00); • Uganda: Strengthening Democratic Linkages in Uganda (Contract 617- C-00-07-00006-00); and• Zimbabwe: Institutional Strengthening for the Zimbabwean Parliament (Cooperative Agreement 690-A-00-99-00032-00).

• Responsible for fiscal reconciliation of all field office accounts for 14 international development projects primarily funded by USAID in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Reviewed expense documentation and foreign currency conversion.• Assisted in analysis and monitoring of office accounts including verification of expenditures and monthly status reports