Eileen L ODonnell 512-***-****
Pflugerville, Texas ************@*****.***
Professional Profile
Excellent writing and oral communication skills, eight years’ grant and contract experience; grant writing; contract preparation. Working with executives and support staff. Fourteen years’ experience in meeting and event planning. Provide training, and facilitating for office staff while meeting deadlines consistently and accurately. Resourceful and self-confident; can get the job done, and do it well.
Skilled communicator
Remain calm and work well under demanding conditions
Dedicated and focused; able to prioritize and complete multiple tasks and follow through to achieve project goals
Sharp, quick learner; willing to get involved
Provided administrative oversight for complex, high-dollar programs
Able to work and converse efficiently with colleagues and clients
Monitored contract and program compliance
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, XP, 2003, 2007, 2010
Work History
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas May 2015 – Jul 2015
Grants and Contracts Specialist
Developed contracts using approved templates, choose appropriate type of contract template for goods or services involved.
Interacted with the directors of UT's Continuing Education units to process contracts and associated documents.
Collaborated with UT's Purchasing Office to ensure compliance with State of Texas procurement laws
Processed sole source procurement forms and emergency payment justification forms.
Interacted with the UT Business Contracts office on issues related to contracts and coordinated with the Office of Legal Affairs for contracts with foreign vendors per UT procedures.
Created database of contracts, uploaded and maintained current and pending contracts to Box.
Monitored grants. Final reviewer for complex, high-dollar deposits from continuing education units. Reconciled accounts.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Aug 2014 – May 2015
Temporary
Developed contracts using approved templates, choose appropriate type of contract template for goods or services involved.
Interacted with the directors of UT's Continuing Education units to process contracts and associated documents.
Collaborated with UT's Purchasing Office to ensure compliance with State of Texas procurement laws
Processed sole source procurement forms and emergency payment justification forms.
Interacted with the UT Business Contracts office on issues related to contracts and coordinated with the Office of Legal Affairs for contracts with foreign vendors per UT procedures.
Created database of contracts, uploaded and maintained current and pending contracts to Box.
Monitored grants. Final reviewer for complex, high-dollar deposits from continuing education units. Reconciled accounts.
Scanned tests, uploaded tests into in-house application student registration and records system.
Emailed completed tests to instructors of distance education classes for grading.
Updated existing database on status of tests received and sent, and updated database for instructors with overdue assignments.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Feb 2004 – Jul 2008
Senior Administrative Associate
Coordinated all administrative functions for the Lumina - Achieving the Dream grant-funded program, including accounting for $11M in funding in nineteen grant accounts, monitoring expenditures on contracts and grants, and developing financial reports.
Worked with the Office of Sponsored Projects to ensure timely reporting and accurate awards.
Created and monitored contracts for retired community college presidents working for the program as coaches to participating community colleges.
Planned meetings for 30 to 300 participants for four years, including editing and compiling course materials and evaluations; determining hotel venue and negotiating contracts, arranging meeting and sleeping room reservations, food and audio video requirements, and overseeing all on-site logistics of meetings.
Reconciled hotel/meeting bills and processed them for payment.
Acted as liaison between the program and University departments such as Accounts Payable, Travel Management, and Purchasing, as well as outside entities.
Typed correspondence, sent emails, made travel arrangements, processed travel reimbursements, purchase orders and payments to vendors.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Feb 1997 – Dec 2003
Technical Writer/Administrative Associate
Prepared and edited travel reports. Edited and formatted papers for submission to professional association meetings.
Provided high-level administrative support to the director of the Information Technology laboratory, including taking minutes for program manager meeting
Transcribing and distributing minutes, typing correspondence, creating purchase orders and performing human resources functions such as arranging for new hires and writing descriptions for reclassification of positions.
Arranged internal and external meetings, contracting with hotels for meeting space and audio video requirements and food, and developed meeting handouts.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas Jul 1996 – Feb 1997
Human Resources Assistant/Administrative Associate
Processed human resources documents on internal mainframe system ensuring retirement codes were correct and staff was active in the payroll system.
Provided administrative support to the manager and assistant manager of the Compensation section of Human Resources including typing correspondence, answering telephones, and copying.
Participated in the Committee to Redefine New Employee Orientation.
Education
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas
Sep 2008 - May 2014
Master’s Degree
Major: Divinity
GPA: 3.02
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Jan 1986 - Dec 1986
Bachelor’s Degree
Major: English
Minor: History
GPA: 3.0
Training
Uniform Administrative Requirements Grants
University of Texas at Austin
Jan 27, 2015 - Jan 27, 2015
Webinar covering revisions to the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is now available on the Policy Office website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/outreach/PAPPG.mp4.
DocuSign
University of Texas at Austin
Jan 07, 2015 - Jan 09, 2015
Introduction of use of DocuSign software for business contracts