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Manage all aspects of a federal government public health surveillance grant project and assist in the project management of a health data transparency project. Specific tasks include:• Coordinate with leadership to support project staff through project planning, management, prioritization, problem-solving and coordination with other teams as needed• Lead project teams comprised of multiple partner organizations by creating and providing clarity of goals, direction, and integrity• Develop timelines, budgets, and resource allocations, and track these items throughout the project to ensure milestones and deliverables are completed on time, with good quality and within budget• Ensure quality assurance and control of internal and external products and deliverables• Measure and evaluate the success of projects• Maintain stakeholder relationships• Facilitate multi-stakeholder conversations about data usage and limitations, and project goals

Austin, Texas, United States

Developed and implemented oral health programs and projects, including oral health surveillance and perinatal and infant oral health programs. Participated in program evaluation activities and make recommendations for improvement.Communicated and collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success and promote program initiatives. Engagement activities included maintaining and updating program website, developing and disseminating electronic communications, sending information to stakeholders via listserv, coordinating social media campaigns, manning booths at conferences, and coordinating/participating in educational outreach activities within community. Monitored and tracked activity on website and social media for effectiveness of messaging including click-throughs, shares, requests for resources, etc. Launched an interactive virtual training and updated/maintained the modules. Logged completions and produced reports for program stakeholders.

Austin, Texas

Managed 15+ patient recruitment and/or retention campaigns for global clinical trials. Including Associate Project Manager duties, specific tasks included: • Developed initial project timelines, budgets and trackers to establish project outlook• Assigned and monitored daily activities and project milestones to confirm project tracks with established timeline• Reviewed each project deliverable to ensure client guidelines/expectations are met• Reported to stakeholders the status of each project and associated KPI’s on a monthly basis

Austin, Texas

• Fostered daily communication with local and global clients• Coordinated with internal team, along with printing, production, and translation vendors to produce campaign materials• Assembled invoices based on billing for completed work as well as monitor and verify vendor invoices

Austin, Texas Area

• Assisted project managers with all aspects of a given campaign

Salt Lake City, Utah

Coordinated an organization-wide project that is aimed to increase patient safety and gain status as a high reliability organization. Specific tasks included:• Participated in the creation and monthly management of a large budget; this allowed for the team to allocate and use finances accordingly• Tracked and reported completions of education that was required by all employees as well as compiled project issues/ strides to report to executive leaders on a monthly basis to validate project progress.• Created various communication distribution plans in order to ensure project visibility in 22 hospitals, 185 clinics, home-care facilities and non-clinical business units.• Attended strategic planning meetings to take meeting minutes as well as engage in discussion of project status and direction; Utilized meeting minutes to edit project plan if necessary.

Administrative assistant for the Zero Harm Project within the Quality and Patient Safety Department

• Managed payroll for 50 employees as well as supported them in their administrative needs.• Organized and maintained department director’s calendar to ensure efficiency and timelines on a daily basis.• Utilized Microsoft Excel and other applications to create and maintain organizational charts and documents to increase productivity throughout the department.

Demonstrated customer service, insurance knowledge and effective communication to ensure efficiency when checking patients in.• Entered charges to be billed to patients in a timely manner in order to decrease payment lag time.• Worked in a team to sustain a flowing environment and fulfilled specific duties, such as, inventory and ordering necessary items.

• Assisted patients with appropriate care involving STI testing, birth control, and physical exams which aided the clinicians in achieving excellent patient care.• Worked in a team to sustain a flowing environment and fulfilled specific duties such as: inventory and ordering supplies.