University of Hawaii at ManoaAdministrative Research Program Assistant
Jul. 2011 - Nov. 2013Honolulu, Hawaii- Reviewed, Revised, and Established as-necessary systems that bridged communication between program needs and personnel on various management levels. - Developed, Presented, and Distributed written / oral reports and recommendations pertaining to program fiscal matters. - Performed procurement functions, i.e., preparation of request for quotations, purchase orders, contracts, and proposal/big/technical specifications, ensuring all purchases complied with Federal, State, and University guidelines and procedures while processing through respective financial systems. - Provided direct support to Principal Investigators with grant budget planning (to include collaborators subcontract awards), collection of necessary documents for submission package, submission system navigation (both in-house mygrants, and externally on grants.gov), as well as award management planning upon funding.
- Assisted with program human resource matters; Timekeeping, Payroll, Leave Balance, as well as staffing management.