Mara Ciminelli
Astoria, NY *****
********@*****.***
Accomplished professional with expertise in all levels of operations & startups, including recruiting, marketing, account management and new business development. Proven success in new project and start up coordination. Experienced researcher. Computer applications: MS Office Suite, Adobe CS, SalesForce, MailChimp and graphic and web design experience. Fully equipped office for remote work.
AfterSchoolTraining
2016–Present
Start up: all phases operations and marketing for a learning based start-up IT/Science education. Interviewed local businesses, recruited contractors, wrote portions of business proposal.Operations and personal admin to owner. Freelance Start Up Operations
Positions Vary
2014–2016
Responsibilities focus on sales/marketing, operations and financials for small and start up entrepreneurs and creatives.
Operations Director
Xenon Health
2011–2013
Responsible for overseeing and directing daily operations comprising marketing, new-business development, technical and staffing client requirements. Managed third-party contractors, recruited, interviewed, staffed, scheduled and credentialed contract staff. Direct oversight of NYC and East Coast accounts and new project development. Grew business from one unprofitable account to several revenue-generating partnerships
Production & Sales Administration
Coastal Entertainment
2010
Daily operations and support for president of an entertainment agency. Responsible for sales, marketing outreach, social media and new business development. Participated in show production at various venues.
Project Coordinator
The Rockefeller University
2005–2009
Responsible for overseeing all operational details of a multi million dollar research project including deliverables, HR & infrastructure supervision, financial forecasting, planning, and budgeting, NIH and scientific reporting, funding grant writing, RFP writing. Designed new workflow/laboratory layouts and new laboratory space. Cleared long standing lab debt of 1M, wrote for and defended Ops new 5 yr $40M+ contract for NIH. Closed all fiscal years without debt, previously considered un-achievable Office Administrator
The Rockefeller University
2002–2005
Responsible for oversight of all administrative functions of large support group of 70+; supervision/oversight of multi-million dollar operating budget, dept and University procurement, new facility planning and development, workflow analysis and documentation, document control, participation in university-wide infrastructure redevelopment
Research
Haskins Laboratories Pace NY
Particpated in studies on Trypanosoma spp. Grant funded research activitiesPublications: Bacchi CJ, Garofalo J, Ciminelli M, Rattendi D, Goldberg B, McCann PP, Yarlett N. (1993). “Resistance to DL-alpha- difluoromethylornithine by clinical isolates of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Role of S- adenosylmethionine.” Biochem Pharmacology, 46(3):471-81Yarlett N, Garofalo J, Goldberg B, Ciminelli MA, Ruggiero V, Sufrin JR, BacchiCJ. (1993). “S-adenosylmethionine synthetase in bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei.” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1181(1):68-76 PUBLICATIONS
“Resistance to DL-alpha-difluoromethylornithine by clinical isolates of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Role of S-adenosylmethionine.”
1993
Bacchi CJ, Garofalo J, Ciminelli M, Rattendi D, Goldberg B, McCann PP, Yarlett N. (1993). “Resistance to DL-alpha-difluoromethylornithine by clinical isolates of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Role ofS- adenosylmethionine.” Biochem Pharmacology, 46(3):471- S-adenosylmethionine synthetase in bloodstream Trypanosoma brucei.” 1993
Yarlett N, Garofalo J, Goldberg B, Ciminelli MA, Ruggiero V, Sufrin JR, Bacchi CJ. (1993). “S- adenosylmethionine synthetase inbloodstream Trypanosoma brucei.” Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1181(1):68-76
Proposal GENSAT Project contract 3 N01-NS-7-2370, NIH/NINDS, 2008