David S. Colbert

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Highly skilled and experienced program manager/coordinator well versed in multitasking, budgeting and grants/awards processes. Experienced in all matters of program coordination and office administration.

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) – Washington, DC 10/2023 – 12/2023

Administrative and Project Monitoring Coordinator

Providing budget and contracting support to project managers including handling trip requests, expense reports, payments to vendors, and contract management.

Assisted setting up logistics for unit meetings and Brown Bag Lunches, etc.

HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE -Bethesda, MD 07/2023 – 09/2023

Modular Administrative Specialist

Provide support to the eight module directors within the school of medicine.

Prepare, edit, format and distribute multi-disciplinary curricular material and post to University’s electronic learning platform

Work with students, doctors, and faculty to ensure that specific rooms are set up in the correct configuration.

AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION – Washington, DC 06/2021 – 05/2023

Program Associate

Managed multiple yearly award programs each having multiple awardees. This included keeping track of awardees’ budget, ensuring submitted expenses were in compliance with the award, communicating with the primary investigator(s) and their universities regarding award extensions, payments, end of fiscal year auditing etc.

Prepared material for different award review meetings in person and virtually. Took official meeting minutes.

UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPANY – Washington, DC 12/2020 – 02/2021

Program Reviewer

•Reviewed requests from rural health care providers to determine eligibility for government telecommunications subsidies. Entered information into government database.

American Occupational Therapy Association – North Bethesda, Md 09/2020 – 10/2020

Program Manager Technical Support, Accreditation Department.

•Edited department’s Accreditation Manual for internal and external audiences.

•Updated and added new members to Roster of Accredited Evaluators in Access database.

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - WASHINGTON, DC 02/2019 – 06/2019

Project Assistant / Administrative Assistant

•Drafted cover memos and letters for external document distribution.

•Processed new member applications and references for the current year’s nominations in Excel database.

•Researched new member biographies, country inventions, and other topics as needed.

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - WASHINGTON, DC 12/2012 – 12/2014 and 07/2018 – 09/ 2018

Program Management / Administration

•Assisted the acting chair in drafting and editing official letters.

•Responsible for the departmental secretary’s and work-study students’ productivity and work schedules.

•Assisted faculty in liaising with dean’s office to prepare next semester’s course schedule.

PROCUREMENT

•Directed procurement of research supplies via business-to-business software system in accordance with university regulations and within budget parameters.

•Liaised with vendors and university staff to confirm proper pricing and shipment of inventory.

NOMAD DIGITAL, INC. - ROCKVILLE, MD 12/2017 – 04/2018

Project Administrator

•Disseminated action items and other important information to fellow project team members for follow-up action

and for the official record, took and distributed meeting minutes.

•Kept records for the project team on pass/fail testing for the company and clients.

MILITARY AND VETERANS APPRECIATION TRUST - WASHINGTON, DC 09/2016 – 11/2017

Consultant

•Managed and manipulated raw data sets from client and produced budget spreadsheets to meet client’s needs in

Excel.

•Reviewed and entered new data into MVAT constituent database and updated MVAT constituent database to

organize data sets into an improved logic-based system.

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - WHITE FLINT, MD 06/2015 – 11/2015

Project Coordinator / Delivery Lead

•Drafted standard operating procedures for new and existing technical applications to improve overall office efficiency.

•Provided management with accurate weekly high-level status reports regarding server provisioning from the previous week from all parts of the FDA.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT – WASHINGTON DC 02/2015 – 04/2015

Evaluations Analyst

•Evaluated departmental acquisitions and procurement guidelines in accordance with U.S. government guidelines.

•Conducted multiple interviews and focus groups with agency program offices and drafted summary reports for upper management working with team members using SharePoint.

•Developed evaluation framework and conducted background research on HUD’s procurement procedures.

RED CROSS, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION - WASHINGTON, DC 04/2010 – 05/2014

Volunteer

•Provided logistical and communications support for large events that require Red Cross assistance: Marine Corps Marathons, 4th of July activities, plus other events commemorating the Vietnam and Korean wars.

•Distributed food and supplies and assisted in directing logistical operations during local weather emergencies.

THE WORLD BANK GROUP - WASHINGTON, DC 07/1996 – 09/2009

Program Assistant

PROJECT AND TEAM MANAGEMENT

•Coordinated and managed workflow and communications between Washington and three overseas World Bank offices to increase overall efficiency between offices and other units at the World Bank.

•Managed both fiduciary and regulatory components of $1M regional program trust fund as well as changing procedures when necessary to ensure the efficient handling of funds using SAP.

BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING

•Monitored, analyzed, and reported on learning budgets for the Asia Learning Unit using SAP and sent monthly budget reports to higher level staff.

•Managed multiple consultant contracts simultaneously; hired and paid both short term and long-term consultants

TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANAGEMENT

•Developed and instructed administrative and client support courses for new and administrative support staff.

•Managed entire course delivery process through World Bank online learning catalog, communicating with participants and creating course materials.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF ARTS, International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington, DC BACHELOR OF ARTS, History, Political Science minor, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

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