Litigation research & support, background investigation, financial analysis, social media oversight and marketing, court testimony on financial reconciliation on behalf of client’s case, database creation, forming relationships to interact with multiple parties on behalf of clients, including attorneys, experts, investigators, media, and security professionals.

BUDGET AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT* Ensured compliance with terms & conditions of contracts & grants * Prepared proposal development training program* Developed, reviewed, & approved budgets/proposals per sponsor guidelines; estimated assigned load of 120 grants in the approximate funding amount of $60 million dollars - fiscal year 2007/08POST-AWARD ADMINISTERING OF GRANTS & CONTRACTS* Interfaced with sponsor as the single point of contact for all requested amendments to contracts/grants* Oversaw funded projects from inception to close-outCONTRACT NEGOTIATION* Reviewed & approved sponsor contracts utilizing knowledge of applicable federal, state, & local laws * Monitored subcontractors for compliance with applicable grant & contract terms and conditions; review of invoices; cost analysis; audit requirements * Assessed acceptability of subcontractors budgets, determined correct calculations of F&A costs per subcontractor's most current negotiated F&A rate agreement

BUDGET & PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT * Audited preliminary proposal budgets & implemented changes* Submitted proposals as the legal entity as an authorized signatory of the university* Led initiative to replace hard copy records to improve customer response time lost on locating hard copies* Provided one-on-one training to faculty & staffPOST-AWARD ADMINISTERING * Supervised and approved all spending on each grant & contract, financially reconciling the account.* Oversaw the close-out process of awards * Established fiscal monitoring controls to troubleshoot any problemsCONTRACT NEGOTIATION* Negotiated terms & conditions of complex contracts with sponsors* Interpreted contract content & determined acceptability of terms & conditions of awards in accordance University of Texas System policies* Generated subrecipient contracts under prime awards* Monitored subcontractors for compliance with grant & contract terms and conditions* Assessed acceptability of subcontractors budgets

* Created monthly accounting reports to reconcile all project expenditures for 3 different multimillion dollar federal grants, ensuring budget adherence and real-time knowledge remaining funds in order to spend down appropriately and timely, crucial to renewal of the grant by the agency or sponsor* Supervised the daily academic activities of minority undergraduate research program students (Career Opportunities in Research), meeting the federal program's goal - each student successfully accepted to a PhD program to study behavioral science* Provided training in Ethics in Research and the Protection of Human Subjects in Research to the psychology department's graduate and undergraduate students* Prepared and submitted grant progress reports to federal sponsors in a timely manner, securing 3 additional years funding* Procured all student research supplies, computers, capital equipment, travel, as well as any items necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the research

*Helped launch Linkin Park's distinctive official fan club, LP Underground, interested in giving back to their fans by providing exclusive items, newsletters, t-shirts, member contests, officially issued VIP passes to attend meet and greets with the artists after shows. This incomparable concept of a non-profit, affordable fan club membership gave Linkin Park's fans exclusive merchandise and access to pre-sale date concert tickets, and events, while other artists charged exorbitant amounts with little incentive. This largely contributed to the unprecedented number of fans who joined initially and continued to renew their memberships.*Aided in trouble-shooting the website function for anything that would hinder a seamless online transaction. *Additionally, tested an alternative way to join through the mail for international fans or fans without credit cards to join online, maximizing attainment of members. *Result: Week 1 of the fan club launch resulted in exceeding membership predictions by 1000%.*Directly supervised and coordinated events such S artist meet and greets, VIP record release parties, and in-store artist signings of albums. *Managed and updated artists' multiple websites on a daily basis with photos, personal posts by the artists, concert schedules and pre-sale ticket information.*Executed marketing initiatives such as creation of contests, artist interviews for the member only newsletters as part of a fully integrated marketing campaign. *Responsible for obtaining proper consent for website users and members under 13 years of age to be in compliance with the law. *Served as website administrator. *Created and reviewed the applications for the crucial jobs of the message board moderators.*Selected, trained, and provided support to the message board moderators whose jobs were to enforce the rules of using the message board, organize board posts by category to provide efficient technical support and accurate answers regarding membership.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT* Coordinated human subject recruitment through marketing efforts for our NIH research grant, resulting in the collection of 3000 surveys used to determine subject eligibility for participation in the research study* Managed and maintained all data collection of the 3000 surveys as well as the informed consents per federal data monitoring regulations* Ensured the protection of research subjects through compliance with HIPAA regulations, resulting in continued funding of project and approval by UCLA's Institutional Review Board (IRB).* Supervised and trained undergraduate students and lab volunteers on data collection, entry, maintenance and monitoring* Prepared grants per RFPs for submission to the CDC and NIH