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Accomplishments: 2023 - 2024 Appraisal Review: 4.5/52024 Performance Award - Compensation Application Review:Reviews federal grant and cooperative agreement applications and proposals. Measures for and corrects deficiencies in completeness and compliance with program and legislative requirements.Grants Administration:Serves as a grants management officer as needed, which may include authority to obligate funds up to his/her warrant amount, approve payments and special requests, render written decisions on disputes resolve complex audit findings and issue modification and termination documents.Program Management:Serves as the grants officers' technical representative (GOTR) in the administration of earmarked special initiative grants for which the incumbent is not serving as a grants management officer.Closeout Activities:Responsible for complete closeout including but not limited to: negotiation of final indirect and direct costs allowable and determining the profit to be allowed under cost reimbursement and for profit grant procedures.

Duties, accomplishments, and related skillsDuties: Analyzes and evaluates grants administration policies and guidelines to improve or maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the program Presents, defends, negotiates with, and persuades employees and managers at various levels of the organization on grant related policies, procedures, and processes. Monitor Sub agreements with other higher education institutes. Facilitate workshops to provide assistance with grant management. Provide financial reports and records to forecast potential funds for upcoming fiscal year. Edit, write and proofread monthly articles for internal publications. Identify operational requirements and opportunities for improvement Gather data by observing workflows, reviewing reports, and conducting surveys Develop new process and procedures to enhance operations in the research enterprise Develop SOP(s), Institutional policy and job aids to stay within compliance with federal regulations Serves as a member of the institutional Review Board Review IRB submissions, stipulations, and approval letters Attend IRB meetings, analyze and screen Submissions for continuing review or modification for IRB approved research Prepares Notice of Award Acceptance documents; ensures accuracy of administrative and financial award information Processes standard agreements and subcontracts with sponsors Oversees the close-out process for routine projects and related files and database entries Related Skills: Grant Solutions, PAMS, eRA Commons, Research.gov, grants.gov, Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook, Adobe: Illustrator , Acrobat, customer service, interpersonal skills, grant writing, technical writing, proposal writing, human subjects’ compliance, conflict of interest, contract negotiation, OMB Uniform guidance,, IRB, proposal central, proofreader, editor, grant management, time management, pre - award management, project management, Risk management, post - award management

Accomplishments:Prepared and reviewed a proposal for a faculty member that obtained a perfect score on a T32 renewal grant application for the first time in ten years at the institution.Duties:Aids faculty and staff in preparing standard grant applications and proposals for funding agencies and sponsors.Assist senior leadership with compiling and entering proposals/grants in various internal and external databases.Interacts with funding agencies, faculty, and staff to resolve guidelines, grant management, and proposal issuesand to determine award status.Negotiate agreements with various sponsors and other institutionsReviews and determine if the faculty’s research is compliant with human and animal subject policiesProcesses standard agreements and subcontracts with sponsors.Advises internal and external officials on proper grants management policy practices to recognize deviation orunauthorized practices.Interprets governmental agencies (NIH, NSF, DOD, and more) policies and procedures to assist the institution’sfaculty and staff with proposal submissions.Assist in organizing and conducting educational seminars/workshops for faculty and staffDevelops and implements job aids and SOPs to assist co-workers and other departments with proposal review.Creates documents to assist faculty/staff with the interpretation of guidelines and grant policy managementOversees pre-award and post-award activities for several proposals and agreements.Related Skills:eRA Commons, Research.gov, grants.gov, ASSIST, System2system software, grant writing, technical writing, proposal writing, human and animal subjects’ compliance, conflict of interest, contract negotiation, OMB Uniform guidance, IACUC, IRB

Accomplishments:Developed SOP/JOB aids that current staff members are using to communicate with participantsDuties:Recruited, screened, and contacted participants to obtain data for CDC / NIH-funded research.Interviewed participants using various communication methodsImported and exported collected data to the RedCap platform.Conducted medical chart reviews to check for eligibility for several NIH/CDC-funded research projects.Participated in Veterans Affairs (VA) Research projects.Design edits and proofread documents for internal and external communication.Assisted with gathering materials to ensure the project is compliant with IRB.Related Skills:Cascade CMS, Zoom, Nvivo, Transcribed patient interviews, RedCap, PowerChart, CITI training, IRB, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Access, Customer service

Accomplishments:Received high scores on quality assurance assessments on various calls.Duties:Scheduled appointments for patients and providers.Communicated confidential health information to patients and families.Supported Brain Health Department clinicians.Monitored and maintain patient’s sensitive documentation by following HIPAA protocols.Updated medical records.Transcribed technical medical terminology to ensure the patient’s understanding.Related Skills:Microsoft Outlook, PowerChart, Avaya, Customer service, Time management,

Accomplishments:Reached customer satisfaction rating of 85 percent or aboveDuties:Communicated effectively with customers to obtain lost reports for auto and homeProofread and edit customer insurance claims into a databaseHandle a large volume of inbound callsEncourage team members to reach expectationsRelated Skills:Data management, time management, customer service, call handling,

Accomplishments:Increased fundraising and the number of participants with yearly and monthly events by 25%.Established a filing system for participants and regular donors which increase productivity by 10%Duties:Reported and manipulated data for research, development, and presentation purposes with the use of Excel.Supervised volunteers and staff members during fundraising events.Assisted staff and leadership submit proposals for various projects to gain funding.Submitted progress reports quarterly budget.Tracked various project timelines using excel.Collected data and documents to prepare for any IRS tax audits to maintain 501(c) (3) status.Facilitated board meetings, established agendas, and collected meeting minuteRelated Skills:Fundraising, data management, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Customer service, Microsoft Outlook