Department of NeurologyData Manager for a multi-site, international study. Responsible for data and video quality control. Track DNA back-in-kind from NIH sponsored lab.Develop study collection forms and standard operating procedures.Train research coordinators, set up and close study accounts.Assisted with transition to a new database, REDCap, including development, testing and implementation. Recruit, consent and administer all parts of research study, including video and phlebotomy. Maintain video repository for all sites. Responsible for Internal Review Board (IRB) paperwork and regulatory binder.Assist research scientists by creating specific data reports for their specific research studies.Worked with WU Watson lab to make requested DNA available for genetic studies.Worked with WU IT to make requested videos available for studies. Edit manuscripts for technical journals and presentations at scientific meetings.Generate study progress reports for funding agency and executive committee.Prepare quarterly invoices for sites.

HealthStreet May 2010-Present•Responsible for Internal Review Board (IRB) paperwork. •Work with all research team members to ensure adherence to study protocols. •Supervise and train new staff, student interns and volunteers.•Recruit participants, administer consent forms, health screenings and navigate persons to health research studies.Assist Principle Investigators with survey preparation and other study documents.•Liaison with Washington University, Department of Anthropology – Medicine and Society and St. Louis College of Pharmacy to provide students with practical research experience. •Network and enhance relationships with community agencies; attend meetings, health fairs and other events to foster research partnerships and collaboration.•Broaden HealthStreet visibility in the local community by coordinating annual Art@HealthStreet art contest in partnership with the St. Louis Public School District.•Interview hard-to-reach participants for the Contraception CHOICE Project (20% of my time).

Coordinate the National Monitoring of Adolescent Prescription Stimulants Study (NMAPSS), a survey of 10,800 10-18 year olds, that utilizes an innovative entertainment-venue intercept methodology. Recruit, hire and train Reviewer/Interviewers (RIs) in 10 cities across the United States to conduct field surveys.Monitor RI daily productivity, review completed surveys and provide immediate feedback to RIs on survey adherence to protocols and procedures.Travel to selected cities to meet RIs and conduct surveys. Provide weekly updates to the Principal Investigator and study team on project progress and challenges. Assist Data Manager with data analysis.Prepare progress and study reports for funding agency.Maintain up-to-date field manual and regulatory binder.

•Responsible for soliciting, scheduling and welcoming approximately 3,000 volunteers a year for free lunch and evening meal program that feeds approximately 200 homeless and food insecure men, women, and children each day, six days a week in downtown St. Louis.•Guide service-learning opportunities for various groups through the streets of downtown St. Louis allowing persons a glimpse of what homeless persons experiences on a daily basis trying to get their nutritional and other needs met•Responsible for researching new funding streams and making personal connections with foundations, businesses and collaborating with other social service agencies•Responsible for researching and writing grants, prepare monthly and follow up reports•Assist with all development, fundraising, special events and mailings•Represent agency at volunteer, mission and resource fairs and represent agency in the community

Coordinated the marketing and sales of foreclosed properties in New Jersey. Negotiated buyer offers through field brokers. Maintained average sale price equal to 97% of appraised value.Managed a portfolio of 120+ foreclosed properties. Closed an average of 15 properties per month.Coordinated repair analysis and repair bids for approval on all portfolio properties.Forecasted monthly portfolio sales and briefed management.

Conducted strategic business planning for two engineering departments with over 500 engineers.Coordinated quarterly manpower forecasts, developed staffing plans, allocated overhead budgets, and monitored overhead expenses.Developed budgeting resource and subcontractor payment plans. Prepared monthly progress reports.Prepared and monitored yearly Information Resource Management (IRM) plans addressing computer utilization totaling over $4.5 million. Prepared five year operating plans.