Robert Perez Email & Phone Number

Greater Charlottesville Area

As Director, Business Operations, I support TNTP's work in the Southeast and Midwest US, and Puerto Rico, by providing advice and support to proposal strategy, financial analysis, and resource planning. In collaboration with my regional colleagues, I work to ensure that business operations effectively complement service delivery and meet the needs of.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Manage the Center for Universal Education’s (CUE) complex portfolio of grant and donor funding; track and analyze all financial activities and provide strategic guidance regarding spending for each of CUE’s eight.
• In collaboration with development personnel, lead the creation of budgets to support research proposals for grant funding opportunities
• In collaboration with Brookings’ central grants office, review and certify financial reports for funders
• In collaboration with Brookings Office of General Counsel, draft contracts and amendments for CUE subrecipients, as well as advise on incoming terms and conditions from grantors and contractors
• Led the budget team for the grant proposal team that secured the largest single grant in Brookings’ history, a $24 million grant from the LEGO Foundation

• Manage a portfolio of philanthropic grants worth more than $23 million
• Create, maintain and revise budgets for multiple grants and subgrants simultaneously, with processes to solicit input from both programmatic staff and executive leadership
• Liaise with and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation regarding actual and forecasted expenditures on grant funding
• Direct and advise grant subrecipients on budget formulation and financial reporting
• Assemble financial reports and accompanying narratives that provide relevant context for spending and (any) variances
• Draft, revise, review, and negotiate grants and contracts, both incoming and outgoing, as well as manage post-award financial deliverables

Iowa City, Iowa Area

• Manage proposal response team and establish proposal development framework and timetable for all international business opportunities
• Research and assess worldwide proposal opportunities
• Advise executive leadership regarding strategic value andorganizational fit for RFPs
• Draft original and boilerplate text and serve as editor-in-chief for all textsubmitted by subject matter experts
• Liaise with vendors regarding proposal submission and follow-up

Cambridge, MA

Grants Management: Managed the pre- and post-award stages of a portfolio of ~250 HSCI grants with multiple institu- tions including multi-year, multi-investigator NIH awards. Responsible for writing reports detailing grants’ financials and scientific progress.Process Management: Wrote RFPs, contracts, and grant modifications supporting stem cell research.

Cambridge, MA

Grants Management: Managed pre- and post-award stages of a portfolio of ~150 HSCI grants. Worked with grant-re- cipient administrators regarding proper use of grant funding and t o secure deliverables after grant completion. Managed the pre- and post-award stages of a sub-award on a multi-year, multi-investigator NIH award.Process Management: Drafted.

Cambridge, MA

Grants Management: Managed pre- and post-award stages of a portfolio of ~50 HSCI grants. Monitored grant-related expenses against approved budgets. Worked with grant-recipient administrators to resolve questionable expenses and se- cure deliverables after grant completion.Process Management: Drafted contracts and amendments related to stem cell research at.

Geoje, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

• Provided instruction in speaking, writing, and reading to students aged 6 - 14
• Taught many levels of English daily, ranging from introductory to TOEFL preparation
• Organized and led a weekly debate class for advanced students, covering ethical and social issues

Austin, Texas

• Worked with courts, lawyers, field personnel, and citizens to implement DPS policies and procedures
• Scheduled administrative hearings to resolve contested license suspensions, disqualifications, and cancellations
• Processed a high-volume of documents in conjunction with DPS management and staff

Columbia, MO

• Taught three sections of mathematical logic to approximately 60 undergraduates
• Evaluated homework and tests, and maintained and online database of student grades

Austin, Texas

• Collaborated with multiple office divisions and outside vendors toward facilitating the work of the agency
• Researched and resolved problems with the payment of vendors for goods and services
• Edited, filed, and scanned payment and travel vouchers, financial reporting documents, and purchase orders

Austin, TX

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Philosophy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Philosophy