1. Lakeisha Tonya Wilson<br />3005 Rosalie Ave Parkville, Maryland 21234 (443) 248-2968 amyahmother@hotmail.com<br />R<br />esults-driven program management professional with mid level experience in directing <br /> complex state and federal programs for multisite projects and initiatives. Recognized as an energetic team leader, technical problem solver, strong communicator, and successful negotiator. Career spans over 10 years of experience in financial management, operations management, project scoping/delegation, relationship building and other key project management tools. Proven ability to successfully manage projects from initial proposal development phase through project implementation and beyond. <br />Key Skills<br />Quality Assurance Knowledge of FAR regulations and OMB circularsCost Reduction/Avoidance Project Clean-up, Close-out and Lessons LearnedVendor Negotiations & ManagementNeeds Assessment Records Organization & ManagementProcess DevelopmentTeambuilding & Staff SupervisionTrend Analysis and Cross Functional Reporting <br />Professional Experience<br />State of Maryland, Agency- University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD<br />Research Program Manager 8/2010 to Present<br />Provides expert advice to senior management on the interpretation, development, application of policies and the<br />coordination of efforts across the agency. Successfully manage and monitor all program budgets including relationships of <br />outside agencies or subcontractors. Developed and implemented data management systems and expenditure tracking <br />processes for the department’s 20+ research programs with over 640 active projects totaling over $8M annually. Define <br />and initiate projects, and assign staff to manage cost, schedule, and scope performance. Develop and implement policies, <br />protocols and procedures for post-award management to develop program milestones and goals. <br />Selected Accomplishments:<br />Implemented process automations (including new shadow system) to foster an environment of continuous improvement. Trained users and served as the primary “go-to” troubleshooter on new shadow systems, which propelled efficiency gains and significant time- and cost-savings.<br />Resolved months of backlogged work, restored order and organization to processes/records in disarray, researched and solved billing problems and corrected invoicing and journal entry errors that had previously been missed.<br />Developed workflow procedures and processes for the department that has improved pre award and post award perceptions by faculty and staff. Overseen and reconciled more than twenty accounts totaling over $1 million dollars in funding. <br />Established strong management processes and performance controls to align performance, resources and budgets with long range strategies. <br />Overseen sponsored project reconciliations, monthly reporting, financial status reports and timely closing of program accounts per GAAP guidelines. <br />Successfully supervise accounting staff which includes hiring, evaluations, and retention.<br />State of Maryland, Agency- University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD<br />Research Coordinator 9/2008 to 8/2010<br />Promoted to this role after proven abilities to manage increased responsibilities. Diligently manage and monitor all program budgets. Prepared grant proposal and contract for submission to include tracking deadlines, reviewing PA/RFP instructions and criteria for all submissions. Supervised, trained and mentored administrative staff. Submitted proposals for submissions via FastLane, PureEdge and grants.gov databases. Managed all vendor and subagreements to include initiating budget modifications to sponsor and negotiating when necessary. Review and approved all invoices for payments to subcontractors. <br />Professional Experience (continued)<br />State of Maryland, Agency - (continued)<br />Selected Accomplishments:<br />Successfully submitted over 88.6 million dollars in grant proposals. This included designing budgets, reviewing of budgets, reviewing of RFA/RFP and other instructions to ensure grants submission was in compliance and within the deadlines set forth by sponsoring agencies. Familiarity with ARRA/stimulus grants funding and reporting guidelines in addition to the OMB A21 circular policies. <br />Demonstrated the ability to fill in at a moment’s notice, quickly mastering new systems, processes and workflows.<br />Quickly became a resource of information for Principal Investigators in advising them on structure, design and budgetary information during project development phase. <br />Successfully submitted progress reports and JITs for private and federally funded grants for a total of twenty –two faculty members. Diligently manage over 30 sub contracts to include invoicing to and from subs, changes in SOW and continuous communication with admin contact regarding financial and admin changes with the project.<br />State of Maryland, Agency- University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, MD<br />Program Administrative Specialist 7/2007 to 9/2008 <br />Supervised administrative support staff for an institute to include hiring, performance evaluations, mentoring, direction, and ensuring all positions were filled. Acted as a liaison between Dean’s Office and the Institute for Genome Sciences to implement policies and procedures. Monitored expenditure spending to include running monthly/adhoc reports, reconciliations, trend analysis and appropriate fund allocations. Approved all commitment accounting funding for the institute to include setting up funding profiles, personnel action forms and identifying funding sources. Provided executive level administrative support to the President of the Institute that included extensive calendar coordination, meeting materials, international travel coordination, report preparation and excellent judgment in prioritizing. <br />Selected Accomplishments:<br />Successfully managed the administrative functions for the Institute for Genome Sciences for over forty employees to include space allocation, hiring and orienting staff, and developing institute protocols for procurement until additional administration help was recruited. <br />Effectively managed fifteen employees for the Institute for Genome Sciences prior to the Senior Administrator being hired. <br />Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD<br />Senior Administrative Coordinator 3/2004 to 7/2007<br />Provided high level administrative support to the Division Chief as well as other faculty members in the division ranging<br />from invoice billing to editing articles for journal publications. This included preparation of grant applications for outside<br />peer reviewed funding of clinical and basic science research projects, preparing manuscripts and nook chapters for<br />national and international journals. Coordinated the Pain Fellowship program. This included maintaining files, handling<br />correspondence of interested applicants, scheduling interview and credentialing. Developed and managed monthly clinic<br />schedules for the entire division and organized all divisional activities. <br />Selected Accomplishments:<br />Created the Pain Division library housed in the Pain Treatment Center through collections of peer reviewed journals, furniture design and purchases. <br />Managed over ten special events to include arranging all logistics and budgets totaling over $400,000.00. <br />Created extensive templates listing goals and objectives for policies and procedures according to ACGME and CME guidelines to be implemented by the Director of the pain fellowship. <br />Successfully supervised administrative staff which included hiring, evaluations, and retention.<br />Professional Experience (continued)<br />Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD<br />Staff Assistant/Project Coordinator 2/2000 to 3/2004<br />Project coordinator for all departmental events which included maintaining a project budget and selecting vendors.<br />Created forms, newsletters, booklets, brochures, and other promotional matetials. Prepared financial reports for the Chief<br />Executive Officer that included Agency Usage Reports, FTE Reports, Census Reports and Budget Reports. Processed<br />merit increases, nursing equities and all other compensation requests for the department. Supervised administrative<br />secretary in the office. <br />Selected Accomplishments:<br />Appointed the special project of “Bring Your Child to Work Program” by taking on the task of organizing activities and implementing new strategies to overcome small problems that the program had in the past. My participation expanded past being an assistant to successfully orchestrating a full eight hour learning experience of activities for children ages 7 through 16 for over 100 children. This including managing the budget for the project and tracking expenditures. <br />Effectively fundraised over $10,000 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. I was honored with a Golden Sneaker Award which was presented to me by the Director of JDRF at the National Gala Awards.<br />Successfully supervised administrative staff which included hiring, evaluations, and retention. <br />Education<br />Towson University – Towson, MD<br />Bachelor of Science in Communications, 2003<br />UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE – Adelphi, MD<br />Master of Science in Project Management, 2010<br />Coursework in Organizational Theory, Behavior in a Global Environment, Business and Professional Communication, Organizational Communication, Marketing, Financial Management, Meeting Management, Human Resource Management, Foundations of Project Management, Intercultural Communication, Leadership, Management in a Technological Society, Research Methods for Managers, Project Communications Management, Financial Management, and Risk Analysis.<br />Affiliations<br />Active Member, SRA (Society of Research Administrators), 2009 to Present<br />Technology Summary<br />MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) SAP Oracle Microsoft Project Crystal Ball Windows (all)<br />