VALERIE ALEXIS-SEYMORE

E: acxgs2@r.postjobfree.com M: 832-***-**** Houston, TX 77047

https://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-seymore/8b/113/600

PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Multidisciplinary Program Coordinator with expertise in Health/Business Administration, Project Management, Regulatory Compliance, and Operations Management. Proven record of account reconciliation, budget planning and administration, and system support. Core Competencies include:

Human Resources Management Estimating Interpersonal Skills Complex Problem Solver Strategic Planning Primary Contact/Liaison Multi-Task/Prioritize Effectively Supervisory Skills Asset Management Forecasting Procurement

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Health Administration (GPA 3.8)

University of Phoenix, Houston, TX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

UT MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER Houston, TX October 2012 – Present

Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care – Research Support

Program Coordinator

Steers the overall coordination of the Division’s basic research program. Ensures and maintains a proactive environment of administrative support for the Principal Investigators, trainees and laboratory staff while serving as assistant to the Operations Manager.

Spearheads account reconciliation and administrative coordination of faculty/grant accounts researching and resolving discrepancies, provides a rolling forecast of all expenses for grants and contracts to include consumables, process expense transfers

Contributes in the preparation, drafting, submissions, and budgeting of grants and protocols ensuring regulatory compliance and project scope

Maintains the financial projections for all research faculty in the department, run and analyze the institutional Free Balance reports to determine chart field string balances for each applicable steward

Assists in the detailed preparation and distribution of recurring financial reports and the annual budget process, delivers analytical support for financial budget activities

Serves as the lead buyer for laboratory supply chain management, sourcing, and the overall development and delivery of procurement strategies, ensuring proper record keeping for the procurement process while maintaining a department goal of decreasing laboratory costs up to 25 percent

Forges policy of asset management including all inventories, agreements, acquisitions, documentation, receipt, transfer, and tagging

Superintend special projects as they arise, fielding questions in the absence of the Assistant Director - Research Administration, determining responses to inquiring party based on information at hand

Run and analyze budget reports, identifying variances to budget targets for management review, assisting with the implementation analysis of financial transactions in preparation of monthly reconciliation, departmental business plans, annual goals, and reports

Department of Urology March 2008 – October 2012

Sr. Administrative Assistant

Supported the Deputy Division Head of Urological Research and other leaders within the Division of Surgery

Organized contract negotiations, grant applications, and annual reports, per all regulatory requirements

Planned and administered monthly budget, accounting for expenditures and discretionary spending

Acted as the backup timekeeper for Kronos

Prepared and submitted regulatory documentation such as consent forms and investigator protocols, managing all timelines for on-time submission

TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. THE WOODLANDS, TX October 2007 – March 2008

Heavy Lift

Operations Assistant

Worked in a collaborative manner providing administrative support to the Vice President and General Manager of Operations. Influenced the success of the Well Abandonment and Decommissioning department closely interacting with Project Managers, Account and Purchasing Managers, to assist with the timely completion of individual projects and complying with regulatory requirements.

Administered proposal requests during the bid and contract process

Directed management of all project data

Executed and ensured all project close-out activities were compliant and completed per timelines

Point-of-contact for client project team

Superintended all Pro-Card purchases and reconciled monthly statements

Coordinated travel arrangements and project meetings

Texas Department of Public Safety Houston, TX December 1993 – October 2007

Driver License Division

Office Manager

Implemented high complex administrative duties while managing daily operations of the department. Safeguarded departmental compliance while ensuring work completion within required timeframe.

Facilitated and delivered training, mentoring, and monitoring new hires and 15 existing employees adhering to standard operating procedures

Managed account reconciliations following up daily on overages/shortages

Developed project plans identifying key issues, problems, and approaches for the improvement of the Home Bound program resulting in an 85% positive outcome

Coordinated human resources activities for the department; including processing confidential paperwork, maintaining employee time records and productivity reports

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Excel Word PowerPoint Access Project Visio Outlook

SharePoint Oracle/PeopleSoft Concur Kronos Discovery MedAptus

ePAF MediTract

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