William Walker Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

As a Sourcing Manager working for GSI, this role will be a key player in allowing theorganization to quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively respond to client needsin a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This role will serve as a regionalspend manager who will support the execution of regional savings goals. This role willconnect Proposal Development and Planning Phases by working with internal andexternal stakeholders to obtain quotations, increase estimating accuracy, reducecost, reduce inventory, and improve operational execution through leveragedsupplier relationships.

Bentonville, Arkansas

Achievements in this position: • Recognized successes while communicating and solving problems for upper management. • Lead projects to optimize team efficiency while balancing communication between stakeholders. • Overhauled the design of living processes and procedures regarding grants, contracts, and payments to construct 200+ different document iterations. • Spearheaded the development and department training of an analytical procedure scoring Fiscal Sponsorship Agreements and compliance-related documents by refining them into impactful compliance requirements. • Executed multiple projects including Equivalency Determination certifications across multiple foundations, Expenditure Responsibility budgeting, Conflict of Interest, and Foundation-wide committee processes. • Translated complex technical information & data into statistically backed charts & metrics which enabled me to advocate for my team during conversations with the wider work ecosystem and management. • Assisted in training multiple employees during the transition to a new grant management system. • Coordinated over 1,024 post-approval grants, contracts, and sponsorships.Job Description:Responsible for the activities of the organization or foundation, both before and after the awards process. Establishes standards and deadlines for proposals, reviews proposals for completeness, and ensures compliance with organizational or foundation standards.Specific Duties: • Collaboratively track/manage all current grants, contracts, and payments. • Review legal and file compliance-related documents and update appropriate legal wording in the grant letter. • Assist with general correspondence, requests for information, creation, and updating of files and records in the grant management system. • Perform the ACH or Wire verification process • Draft Grant Letters and Consulting Agreements. • Engage in other projects related to the development and operations of the Foundation.

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Achievements in this position: • Orchestrated ongoing evolution and improvement of the grants management system methodology. • Proactively collaborated with multiple departments on the development of process workflow procedures, training, and guidance documents. • Built rapport with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure the efficiency of the grant processing. • Lead monthly meetings, prepared agendas, and took minutes.Job Description:This position will work on a team that is responsible for operational/administrative support of the department’s Program Staff and the Walton family members’ personal philanthropy. Duties vary according to need, from administrative support to the logistics of grants management, with assignments growing in complexity along with experience and capacity.Specific Duties: • Assist with general correspondence, requests for information, creation and updating of files and records including grantee acknowledgment letters, follow-up reports, etc. • Create and maintain database/physical system records and prepare routine and custom management reports • Work with Operations and IT on requirements for custom reports, online grant cycles, etc. • Populate and maintain a client service-oriented database that documents important requirements and workflows, such as specific templates or approval processes. • Assist in scheduling and planning for events such as meetings, travel, conferences, and presentations, which may include coordinating arrangements for participants, handling logistics, and preparing and disseminating materials for various related entities. • Complete other projects and assignments as assigned based on the needs of the department and/or the foundation.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Communicate with customers, employees, and other individuals to answer questions, explain information, take orders, and address complaints.• Help customers develop a deeper relationship with staff and instructors to create a loyal platform. • Inform upper management of needed business materials and supplies.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

While attending at U of A in an entrepreneurship class a few classmates and I took this company from an idea all the way up to a full-fledged business shipping across the United States within 6 months. We all worked together to tackle unique problems and issues that rose along the way. Once we hit about a year out we sold it to a few U of A students in the entrepreneurship club.

United States