Benjamin R. Email & Phone Number

Irvine, Ca, Us

Irvine, California, United States

Ann Arbor, Mi

-Coordinate and oversee all departmental pre-award proposal and post-award financial management activities, including responsibility for processing pre- and post-award tasks and activities for own subset of assigned faculty and researchers-Manage workload balancing and providing back-up for pre-award support during busy proposal periods-Identify and implement technology and process improvements to reduce administrative burden across research proposal and finance management processes-Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring to department staff supporting pre- and post-award work-Created Standard Operation Procedures for pre-award and post-award duties-Established an effective teleworking team for pre-award and post-award duties for the department

Ann Arbor, Mi

Leadership roles:-Research Process Coordinator Committee (Role: Lead; 2017) - Served as go-to-person for special projects that were assigned from LSA Finance. Delegated roles and deliverables to ensure all assignments were successfully completed. -Pre- and Post-Award Manual Committee (Role: Lead; 2017) - Managed a group of five to review and analyze LSA’s Pre-and Post-Award Manuals. Created an inclusive and supportive environment and utilized everyone’s talent to successfully complete the documentation review. -Budget Template Committee (Role: Support; 2017) - Part of the team that modernized the LSA Budget Template that is utilized on a daily basis for all pre-award budgets at the College of LSA. I redesigned the Indirect Cost Calculator to be able to handle complex models yet be user friendly. This committee was the 2018 winner of the LSA outstanding Staff Team award.Mentoring:-Functional Lead - Functionally oversaw a contract and grant specialist from LSA’s pooled employees. This included participating in the interview process, overseeing their training, being available for questions, and working with their supervisor to conduct one-on-one meetings and year-end evaluations.-Delivered various training and educational workshops for colleagues, such as budgeting basics, advanced budgeting, cost share, effort reporting, proposal preparation, close-out of an award, and UG monitored expensesResearch Administration-Provided pre- and post-award administration for 14 faculty members at the departments of Physics, Earth and Environmental Science, and Museum of Paleontology, with revenue and expenditures over $5 million annually-Analyzed expenditure patterns, identify variance from the projected operating budget, and develop budget projections based on performance data-Consulted on financial related issues to determine the impact on the Principle Investigator’s ability to carry out planned activities and research

Research Service Core

Responsible for coordinating complex portfolios for faculty, including those with extensive collaboration, at the Randall Business Office. This includes submitting proposals, along with providing assistance with the preparation of intricate budgets and supporting documentation, coordination as appropriate with internal and external entities, and ensuring timely routing of proposals through the institutional approval process. Maintain appropriate communications with faculty, LSA administrators, and ORSP and Sponsored Programs for pre- and post- award activity. Post-award activities are primarily financial in nature and will include projecting and updating encumbrances, preparing and reviewing financial transactions including monitoring appropriateness for grant funding and allowability. Furthermore I also provide assistance to faculty in rebudgeting, report preparation, and renewals/extension. Additionally, I provide mentoring to other members of the business offices as needed, participate in continuous process improvement efforts, and help document best practice processes and procedures for research administration.

Department Of Pediatrics

• Responsible for all financial activities for sponsor projects and contracts for the Division of Dysmorphology in the Department of Pediatrics; managing approximately $10 million in revenue and expenditures annually.• Analyze expenditure patterns, identify variance from the projected operating budget, and develop budget projections based on performance data• Execute solicitations from various federal agencies (National Institute of Health, Agency for Health Research and Quality, Center for Disease Control), non-federal agencies (American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute), and industry partners (Pfizer, Celgene, UCB Pharma, Janssen, Novartis, Genzyme)• Consulted on financial related issues to determine the impact on the divisions and their ability to carry out planned activities and research• Serve as an adviser and resource for agency requirements and regulations (i.e. OMB A-110, OMB A-133, and OMB A-21 circulars) and related University policies and procedures• Allocate project operating budget into financial systems after reviewing the applicable agency guidelines/restrictions. Coordinate with multiple Principal Investigators, departments, or campuses when necessary• Developed statistical and informational reports from departmental databases for management and faculty. Facilitate “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound record keeping and thorough documentation

Department Of Chemistry

• Reviewed and coordinated administration of grants, contracts, federal flow-through, subcontracts, external PO's, agency accounts, etc., for approximately 15 Principal Investigators’ with revenue and expenditure over $4 million annually• Developed statistical and informational reports from departmental databases and IFIS downloads for management and faculty. Facilitated “no-fault” internal and external audits as a result of sound record keeping and thorough documentation.• Analyzed expenditure patterns, identified variance from the projected operating budget, and developed budget projections based on performance data• Established and allocated into the university system, the project operating budget, after review of applicable agency guidelines/restrictions. Coordinated when necessary for multiple Principal Investigators, departments, and/or campuses.• Established and revised departmental policy and procedures for proposal preparation and submission.• Interpreted and explained campus, university and agency requirements, restrictions, and procedures related to extra and intra-mural funding to faculty and staff. • Developed designs for the improvement of existing financial systems and submit to the administrative computing staff for implementation.

*Established a yearly budget for the year that included: national events, dues/fees, insurance, etc.*Reconciled all cash transactions and was responsible for all funds and securities of the Fraternity.*Created and implemented a financial apparatus to be adhered to by the chapters of Nu Alpha Kappa and the National Executive Board.*With the assistance of the National Vice President, re-established our 501c3.