Education

Master in Business Administration
2007 Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX,

BS, Business Administration
2005 University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ,

Accomplishments

• Developed, initiated and successfully implemented grant submission process
• Designed, pitched and implemented program that improved employee morale
• 26% of proposals submitted were funded
• Submitted 33 various grant proposals in six week period
• Selected successful grant proposals: DOD $9,262,000 (2 years), NASA $3,696,926 (3 years), NIH R21/R33 $1,382,875 (3 years), NIH CORT $7,381,303 (5 years), NIH P01 $7,335,000 (5 years)

Employment Experience

04/2008 – Present Administrative Services Officer II – Operations Manager
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS), Houston, TX
Manage finances of major NIH grant and facilitate the effective and efficient business operations of CCTS.
• Manage accounts, expenditure approvals, re-budgeting
• Plan, coordinate and direct business management
• Prepare cost studies and management reports
• Assist in preparation of research proposals and publications
• Prepare yearly budget and financial reports for NIH
• Review and approve personnel actions for funding availability
• Recruit faculty and staff
• Control inventory of equipment

04/2006 – 04/2008 Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist – Grants Administrator
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Houston, TX
Work effectively with faculty, their staff, and other administrators inside and outside the institution to produce successful proposals and to manage active awards. Support senior faculty while coaching and orienting junior and newly hired faculty.
• Pre and post award grant administration
• Analyzed proposed grants and contracts
• Kept faculty (30+) abreast of updates and changes in the grant industry
• Managed and assembled data from PeopleSoft for departmental reports
• Disseminated information to principal investigators and management
• Established controls to ensure full compliance
• Initialized and enforced policies and regulations pertaining to grants and contracts activity
• Monitored and developed multi-million dollar budgets
• Interviewed prospective employees
• Apprised fellow employees regarding the grant process
• Processed grant transfers for principal investigators joining or leaving IMM
• Prepared progress reports for grants and contracts at the departmental level
• Managed close-out of grants and contracts, including final financial reports to grant agency
• Created and maintained inventory of assets procured under contract and grant accounts
• Tracked and monitored personnel effort on grants
• Account reconciliation and budget transfers

07/2005 – 04/2006 Grants and Contracts Specialist - Grants Manager
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School, Houston, TX
• Pre and post award administration and coordination for six divisions (26 faculty)
• Analyzed proposed grants and contracts
• Established controls as needed to ensure full compliance
• Initiated and enforced policies and regulations pertaining to grants and contracts activity
• Performed budget transfers
• Coordinated resolution of budgetary issues
• Prepared progress reports for grants and contracts at the departmental level
• Managed and assembled data from PeopleSoft for departmental reports
• Managed close-out of grants and contracts, including final financial reports to grant agency

11/1999 – 07/2005 Administrative Assistant
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Facilitated the smooth workflow of this education section in the frequent absence of the world-renowned faculty who traveled extensively.
• Monitored grant spending and made recommendations for future budgets
• Managed fellowship grant accounts, Physician Referral Service (PRS) funds, and other accounts
• Reconciled accounts including PRS and grants
• Researched and compiled reports on fellowship grant activities
• Prepared grant applications and ensured timely submission
• Purchased equipment and supplies and coordinated inventory/property control
• Assisted with manuscript preparation, editing and submission
• Prepared and submitted protocols and worked with Protocol personnel to efficiently address any issues pertaining to submissions
• Coordinated division meetings and activities
• Coordinated educational lectures, courses and other activities

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• Melita Lindsey, MBA

• Admin. Services Officer II
  Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

• Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)
• 6410 Fannin St. UPB 11.07
  Houston, TX 77030
• phone: (713) 500-7925
  e-mail: Melita.Lindsey@uth.tmc.edu