Melissa Lazo Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Co-created the pre-award and non-financial post-award office including the policies and procedures for the new center▪ Manage and supervise the proposal preparation and approve all international, federal, state, city and non-profit grants and contracts including DOD, NIH, NSF, USDA etc.▪ Oversee the award management and facilitate communication amongst the PI, sponsor, legal, financial and compliance▪ Provide the PI with budgetary forecasting and analysis for internal and sponsor reporting▪ Develop the proposal, award and effort reporting databases including reports using excel formulas and pivot tables▪ Interface with sponsors and program officials on behalf of the institution and the researchers▪ Export Control Administrator working with the leadership to ensure compliance (Jan 2019 - current)

San Francisco, California, Us

C&G Officer/RSC (5/2014-2/2015)• Institutional Signing Official on a majority of NIH, NSF and non-profit proposals, sponsor correspondences and awards• Reviewed award terms and completed compliance audit to accept the award on behalf of the university• Exceled in a fast paced, deadline-driven, customer-service oriented environment while maintaining compliance with federal, sponsor and university policies during the proposal and award• A team leader whom colleagues came to daily for guidance on system and policy procedures.RSC (6/2013-2/2015)• Managed the proposal preparation of over 100 federal, city, county and non-profit contracts and grants for the departments of Psychiatry and Neurology• Directed a $9.5 million NIH clinical trial proposal with multiple departments and 24 subcontracts across the country• Oversaw and trained Associate Research Services Coordinator to assist others with proposal preparation• Created and taught a non-profit budgeting practice presentation and assisted with other trainings for new employees • Developed and analyzed procedure guidelines for systems including CACTAS, a Salesforce platform for award trackingAssoc. RSC (9/2012 – 6/2013)• Produced over 50 federal and non-profit proposals for the Neurological Surgery department, double the workload• Created proposal checklists and managed deadlines while maintaining flexibility for different types of proposals including research, career development, fellowships, clinical trials and center grants• Developed budgets, interpreted sponsor requirements and provided strategic proposal advice to avoid obstacles• Institutional coordinator during the proposal and award to respond to faculty or sponsor requests for Just-in-Time information, progress reports, re-budgeting, no-cost extensions, closeout reports etc.• Partnered with faculty, departmental staff and other research departments to promote a collaborative environment during a transition of university reorganization

• Taught 4 weekly ballet classes to children ages 3-8 and choreographed shows quarterly • Assisted with organizing the annual recital

• Coordinated marketing and mailings to request donations for the nonprofit dance company danceNAGANUMA and its affiliate Dance for Parkinson’s Disease (PD).• Scheduled and coordinated transportation and dance performances in California and New York.• Taught ballet and modern dance from ages 5 to 16.

Boston, Ma, Us

Proposal & Office Coordinator (11/2008-6/2012)• Discovered and produced proposals for transportation planning, public involvement and other design-build projects • Developed proposal outlines and overall design, along with following requirements and completing the required forms • Wrote and edited content for résumés and biographies while maintaining the database with the most up-to-date content• Organized and communicated with all team members including technical experts, graphic designers, accountants and subconsultants to meet deadlines and produce winning proposals• Worked on many of the projects I followed from the RFP stage, to proposal revisions, through contract finalizationOffice Manager & Administrative Assistant (11/2007-11/2008)• Assisted with public involvement, design-build, transportation and strategic planning projects• Organized and produced large conferences including the coordination of registration and materials for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s DBE Informational Summit for the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing Project• Communicated with the public, elected officials and other stakeholders regarding government transportation projects• Coordinated and assisted with business development practices of the company• Managed the administrative procedures and office maintenance of the New York Office

New York, Ny, Us

• Taught modern dance to large class sizes of grade school students in the NYC Public Schools • Developed new learning techniques for autistic and other special needs students• Adapted and integrated Pascal Rioult’s repertory and the students’ movement concepts to choreograph and produce a show at the end of each residency program• Worked with school administrators and teachers to incorporate educational objectives into the dance lesson plans

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Dance