Project Manager Development

Jo Annette Pérez Chacón Tel:787-***-****

**** ******* **** *** #**, Manassas, VA 20109 Email: **************@*****.***

Objective

Share my knowledge and experience in the development of new initiatives and projects with the ability to adjust to any

task in which I am called upon.

Education

Master in Public Health(MPH)

2004

Thesis: HIV Research and Counseling in HIV Risks Behaviors

Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PR

Bachelor in Science Biology

1995

Pontifical Catholic University, Ponce, PR

Experience

7/2010 present Administrative Official, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, PR

Government, San Juan, PR,

• Contracts administration.

• Procurements, accounts payable and accounts receivable.

• Budget analysis.

Administrative Director for Research, Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, PR.

2006.2008

• Pre award development for projects submitted to the Department of Energy (DOE), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautic and Space

Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

• Post award administration for projects from the DOE, NOAA, NSF PFI Projects, NASA and Puerto Rico

Government grants such as Puerto Rico Industrial Development Corporation (PRIDCO) and other cooperative

agreements.

• Assisted Program Director and staff with the coordination and submission of three new proposals that were

approved.

• Prepared and submitted accurately quarter and annual progress reports to federal agencies with no findings.

• Coordinated twenty student’s internships with the Department of Energy. One student was selected to work at

the Department of Energy as a result of the internships.

• Coordinated The Annual Symposium for Renewal Energy and Aerospace Industry, with visitors from more than

six countries. Several proposals were developed as a result of that initiative.

• Budget analysis and financial reporting.

Research Coordinator, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PR

2004.2006

• DNA & RNA Extraction, PAGE gel, electrophoresis gel, cloning, PCR, DNA Sequencing, HIV blood sample

preparation.

• Performed protocols to observe the compartmentalization of HIV virus

• Research coordinator for HIV research projects.

• AIDS Prevention counselor lic. # 4416 from the Department of Health

• Development and coordination of a proposal submitted to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) in the area of HIV prevention.

• Coordinated the annual meeting for the Center for Education and Heath Disparities on AIDS in the Caribbean.

Title V Coordinator/ MIS Assistant Director, Universidad Carlos Albizu

2003.2004

San Juan, PR

• Prepared and submitted accurately quarter and annual progress reports to federal agencies with no findings.

• Post award administration and coordination of a Federal Department of Education Title V Consortium project

between Universidad Carlos Albizu, Interamerican University and Metro Campus with great success.

• Procurement, contracts, budget analysis and financial reporting.

1999 2003 Program Manager, Ponce School of Medicine, Ponce, PR

• Prepared and submitted accurately quarter and annual progress reports to federal agencies with no findings.

• Post award administration of National Institutes of Health infrastructure project Research Center in Minority

Institutions (RCMI), in the areas of HIV, Cancer, Neuroscience and Asthma with no findings.

• Coordinated Faculty recruitment, travel and housing arrangements in record time for three new recruit.

• Prepared a five year period budget of 1.7M per year for thirteen research projects, in comply with federal

regulations.

• Assisted with the external and internal review site visits for project renewal.

• Supervised and coordinated vacations, sick leave and daily work for the RCMI Office staff employees.

• Budget analysis and financial reporting.

Work Abilities

• Fully bilingual (English, Spanish)

• Auditing & fiscal compliance

• Proposal development

• Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Power Point, Project Manager, Publisher, Photoshop 6.0, Internet, Peachtree,

SPSS, Banner

• Familiar with windows operating systems: Xp, Vista and Windows 7

• Word processing 50 60wpm

• Email, fax, video conference, scanner, photocopier proficient

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