Ryan Ries Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Full-time Business Manager for Human-Computer Interaction Institute Department at Carnegie Mellon University. Skills include extensive customer service experience, financial analysis and project management. Works to find efficient solutions for existing organizational procedures; a fast learner and a team player.Specialties: financial analysis, purchasing.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Coordination and implementation of the pre-award budgeting and proposal submission process including interpretation and communication of sponsor and university requirements, budget development, preparation of.
• Administer all aspects of post-award management of grants and contracts including financial reporting, forecasting and monthly monitoring of award… Show more
• Administer all aspects of post-award management of grants and contracts including financial reporting, forecasting and monthly monitoring of award expenditures, sub-recipient administration, modifications, renewals and.
• Regularly scheduled meetings with faculty members to review and discuss funding portfolio (sponsored, gift, discretionary); Successful implementation of financial model to maximize funding support of faculty salary and.
• Daily interaction with federal and non-federal sponsors, financial representatives from collaborative institutions, CMU’s Office of Sponsored Programs and Sponsored Projects Accounting Office as well as financial.
• Review and approval of expense reimbursements and procurement card transactions;

• Served in a highly visible administrative capacity for the Center for Bioinformatics faculty and research staff
• Managed all logistics and travel for approximately 50 faculty, staff, students and guests annually
• Employed Oracle Financials to create comprehensive financial reports
• Managed and tracked all awarded U.S. Federal Government grant data within the department
• Ensured that the Biomedical Engineering department faculty adhered to federal regulations
• Negotiated… Show more

Responsible for account reconciliation and purchasing duties within CMU's Biomedical Engineering department

• Assisted faculty, staff and students with mailings and mail orders; utilized Oracle financial applications
• Handled approximately $1,000.00 cash and $3,000.00 stamp inventory daily
• Created and updated Excel spreadsheets to balance cash and stamp inventory
• Followed and enforced U.S. postal regulations to maintain university standards
• Excelled in customer relations; worked with individuals of diverse backgrounds and cultures

Operated tow motor and served as departmental safety advisor; logged inventoryConsistently exceeded daily rate quota for filling stores' merchandise orders by 12.5%Served as departmental safety advisor in team setting

Handled all types of transactions; fielded inquiries from customersMaintained and updated customer account databases Managed confidential financial informationBalanced cash register and followed bank regulations and procedures

Conducted database searches to locate requested filmsObtained extensive customer service experienceHandled cash register and reconciled till on a daily basis

Master Of Public Management, Human Resources

Bachelor Of Arts, Justice Studies

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