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Ellicott City, Md, Us

Ellicott City, Md, Us

District Of Columbia, United States

- Assist with the analysis of applications in order to ensure that all grant applications comply with applicable program announcements and that administrative and fiscal policies are reasonable in terms of requesting grantees' policies.- Assist with the monitoring, review, and maintenance of grant tracking systems for incoming grant actions, grantee reports, and other grant management documents, and prepares reports, as requested, for the team lead/supervisor based on data and grant tracking systems.- Evaluate recipients' reimbursement requests and recommends approval or disapproval, using fact-finding and analytical techniques and methods used to gather, evaluate, and summarize information and draw conclusions, for supervisory review.- Assist with the establishment, management, maintenance, sunset, and close-out of grants and cooperative agreements and uses Microsoft Office tools to maintain grant management files and databases.- Assist with the establishment, management, maintenance and close-out of grants and cooperative agreements and uses Microsoft Office tools to maintain grant management files and databases.- Notify the grantee of the responsibilities, requirements, grant management policies, and procedures to be followed during the life of the grant and provides guidance in the proper use of public funds.

- Designs and creates custom wood products using PowerPoint and Shapeoko Desktop CNC Milling machine. - Utilizes the “Four P’s” of marketing (Product, Price, Promotion and Place) and strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis when conducting marketing research.- Analyzes factors that affect consumer behavior and marketing strategy such as demographics, product position and subjective discretionary income (SDI).- Develops cost effective strategies to produce competitively priced and top of the line products.- Designs innovative marketing testing / measurement programs to generate and increase profit.- Ensures timely delivery of products. - Interacts with customers / end users for feedback on process, performance and program improvements.- Utilizes various marketing channels such as e-mail, display and social media.

- Procures a wide variety of commercial and specialized supplies, services, and equipment requiring competition on the openmarket and/or via delivery order under established GSA Federal Supply Schedules.- Reviews and analyzes purchase requests for clarity and completeness of specifications to determine appropriate method ofacquisition, quantity, and estimated cost.- Solicits quotations orally for industry items or in writing through issuance of a request for quotation (RFQ) detailing productspecifications and specific terms and conditions applicable to the acquisition.- Ensures specifications are not restrictive of competition, realistic delivery dates, compliance with acquisition regulations andprocedures, special clearances or authorities required.- Reviews sole source justifications and based on knowledge of the market, recommends approval/disapproval.- Works independently or with program officials to perform market research by gathering information concerning availabilityof commercial and/or specialized products/services, approximate costs, delivery, etc.- Answers vendor inquiries pertaining to the RFQ referring more technical questions to program officials.

Baltimore, Md

- Interviews, inquires and/or informs members of the general public regarding their rights and responsibilities under the programs administered, explains the programs and elicits a variety of claims and post entitlement information on which agency decisions are based.- Reviews facts, evidence and issues in claims for benefits or entitlement to health insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance benefits, or representative payee cases.- Participates in intensive study of procedures, policies, systems and regulations governing the process of adjudication of claims for benefits.- Performs adjudicative and/or authorization functions subject to the review procedures imposed. - Makes formal and informal determinations on claims issues.- Authorizes awards or disallowances of claims.- Develops facts relevant to issues in the claim by contacting the public via telephone, direct mail or in-person field office visit.- Processes recomputations of benefits and resolves other benefit rate-related issues.- Maintains manuals, memoranda and work-related instructions in an organized manner, facilitating accurate and timely decision-making.- Prepares notices to the public regarding the status of their submitted claims.- Uses Policy Net, FORCE, and Technical Instructions in an organized manner resulting in accurate and timely decisions.- Processes earnings maintenance cases regarding the claimant's income.- Refers applicants and other individuals to various agencies and sources for additional assistance and services.

Cantonsville, Md

- Supported the Chief Financial Officer by completing contract specifications. - Prepared eMaryland contract bid solicitations for certified state of Maryland contractors. - Conducted procurement auditing of the hospital’s request for purchase forms by reviewing supporting documentation and verifying against hospital’s bank statements. - Researched commodities and services in support of the ongoing operation of the hospital. - Typed and prepared rejection and award letters sent to bidding contractors. - Managed the project-filing system and responded to vendors questions and concerns. - Entered necessary product information into the Maryland Inventory & Asset Tracking System (MITS) to ensure all state owned items are accounted for. - Used the Maryland Financial Management Information System (FMIS) to enter purchase order numbers for inventory / receiving records. - Oversaw the inventory records by electronically scanning asset tagged items and then generating reports to present to upper management. - Performed inventory audits to ensure item information corresponded with information in the MITS inventory system and physical records.

Columbia, Maryland

- Ensured a high level of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service.- Actively sought customers who required additional assistance from the sales team.- Ensured that the store was aesthetically pleasing and presentable throughout the workday.- Kept abreast of product offerings and promotions.- Went the extra mile to drive sales and build relationships with customers.- Responded to customer inquiries in-person and over the phone.- Assisted in after-hours inventory counts, stock maintenance and product markdowns.

Baltimore, Maryland

- Completed data center surveys leading to the acquisition of new equipment and upgrades in the IT infrastructure. - Performed hardware configurations, upgrades, equipment error troubleshooting and migrations throughout the data center. (e.g., installed servers, switches, routers, fiber / CAT6 cable)- Executed cost reduction, avoidance and containment programs to align with the company’s initiatives to conserve power and the use of materials.- Performed Bay & Rack Consolidation projects which saved the program money through consolidating and when necessary utilizing existing underutilized servers before ordering new servers for data center.- Performed inventory of data center hardware and monitored equipment life cycle to determine whether to repurpose or deem obsolete for proper removal.- Utilized BMC Remedy to track / complete projects and update the Government Task Leader on project development.- Used Microsoft Excel to track and monitor the removal of obsolete equipment in the data center.- Managed energy distribution to ensure all equipment was operating at its optimal efficiency. Successfully decreased data center power consumption by 85%.- Led Emergency Awareness training for all newly hired employees requiring data center access. - Maintained the data center Microsoft Access Procedures / Rules Repository database ensuring procedures are up-to-date and obsolete documents are removed.- Used Microsoft Excel, Word and Access to develop upper management reports that tracked and monitored the progress of data center projects. - Performed final inspections of new facilities and projects to ensure compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and additional contractual specifications.- Met frequently with Government Task Leader to assess needs, discuss progress and develop logistical solutions to reconfiguration requests.

- Frequently met with the Office of Central Operations (OCO) Associate Commissioner andExecutive staff to assess the component’s marketing and branding needs. - As a key member of the Marketing / Branding Workgroup, established a positive rapport with other agency components and consumer groups. - Developed creative marketing concepts and marketing testing programs including experiment design to be presented to the Associate Commissioner and executive staff for evaluation / approval.- Provided information technology support and performed clerical tasks to assist front office staff. - Developed marketing materials to support the operation of the component to include posters, flyers and cards for distribution and display.- Created and maintained an office filing system in accordance with established procedures. - Implemented a variety of department-wide marketing initiatives to create productive working relationships, retention and engagement.- Exercised confidentiality while handling documents with personally identifiable information.

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