Program Manager Project Management
Resume:
INTRO DAVINA S. ABRAM-BLAKELY
Overview: Over ** years of experience in Executive Office
Management and Administration including more than 15 years of Procurement and Project Management in
manufacturing/scientific research environment. Diverse experiences including a successful management background, managing multiple projects under strong deadline constraints and proper discretion used with sensitive and confidential information. More than seven years of telework experience while independently successfully accomplishing goals and exercising proper judgement.
EXPERIENCE
VECTOR SPACE BIOSCIENCES
Executive Program Manager
Remote in San Francisco, CA June 2021 – Present
• Manages high priority, ad-hoc, and critical run-the- business initiatives by working with various cross functional stakeholders.
• Executes strategic initiatives that are aimed at making Operations more scalable.
• Consults with C-Level executives to get a strategic assessment, planning, advising and guidance of the direction the company is going from leadership.
• Manages multiple day-to-day procurements by
identifying reliable sources, request bids, evaluate quotations, make supplier selections, and coordinate the negotiation of contracts as required to purchase
materials and services.
• Managed projects pertaining to improvement of logistics and quality assurance.
• Supports outsourcing and purchasing activities by ensuring that the Scope of Work (SOW) is implemented
(i.e., deliverable, time, resources, the type of payment terms, change orders, and the terms and conditions)
• Evaluates upcoming program plans to forecast expected resource and funding needs.
• Leads the implementation of policies and procedures in compliance with company standards.
• Builds trusted relationships with stakeholders, vendors and collaborators, resolves complex problems and drive organizational-wide unity.
Highly resourceful team-player
with the ability to be extremely
effective independently,
operating with ambiguity and
minimal direction. Consistent
and notably successful work
history marked by steady
merit- based promotions.
C O N T A C T
***********@*****.***
LinkedIn Profile
Concord, CA
E D U C A T I O N
HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE
Associate of Arts Degree
Social & Behavioral
Sciences
• Generates contracts and grants based on assigned research projects related to space biosciences.
• Manages meeting events and conference logistics.
• Prepares and reconciles arrival and departure arrangements for senior staff and external guest including making reservations for airline travel, hotel, limo and standard car rentals.
• Facilitates communication with external distinguished academic collaborators international and domestic.
• Responsible for managing various email in-boxes including the CEO/Technical Founder, Contracts, Support and Corporate
• Interfaces with the finance department to resolve any billing issues with vendors.
• Reconciles monthly operating expenditures and share with the finance department.
• Oversees the administrative teams and collaborates with academic partners; assist with travel and meeting arrangements for CEO/Technical Founder and collaborators. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY
Berkeley, CA May 2001 – August 2022
Division / Procurement Administrator
August 2011 – August 2022
(Remote 2015-2022)
• Served as the point of contact in the Head of Life Sciences Division to provide operational and administrative direct support and to assist in complex and confidential matters, while working in accordance with Berkeley Lab, University of California, Berkeley and the Department of Energy’s policies and procedures
• Managed all procurement functions from inception to completion including negotiating with and selecting suppliers, processing proposals, and day-to-day departmental transactions.
• Ensured suppliers/vendors are adhering to contract terms and quality expectations.
• Collaborated with academic scientists and engineers to ensure quality and timely delivery of scientific materials.
• Performed frequent financial analysis and reconciled purchase orders, expenses, and reimbursements while maintaining accurate records. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY
Berkeley, CA (CONTINUED)
September 2005 – August 2011
Executive Administrator / Grants Specialist
• Provided direct executive administrative support to the Department Head of Genomics and senior staff
• Identified new and renewal grants and generated proposals to go to the DOE (Department of Energy) and WFO (Work for Others) sponsors according to the sponsor’s requirements and ensuring that deadlines were met.
• Assessed proposal filing system and developed procedural modifications to meet the evolving business needs.
• Created and updated the POD (Proposals on Demand) database which tracked the progress of grants for proposal submission.
• Coordinated and provided budgets for scientific conferences, site visits, conventions, and special workshops (on and off-site), itineraries, honoraria, meeting facilities, event approvals, catering and preparation of presentations materials and publications. May 2001 – September 2005
Administrative Assistant I / Procurement Specialist
• Entry role with LBNL and quickly advanced to the Financial Services Division.
• Entered procurement transactions into database while performing various procurement- related functions necessary to support the scientific internal customers.
• Ensured all P- Card transaction was entered into P-Card software database and all required documentations were accurate for monthly reconciling in the database.
• Prepared reports, correspondence, customer service and data entry
• Recommended processes to streamline work and improve existing systems for the division.
• Arrange all change orders and repairs.
• Set up and tracked accruals as invoices were billed for blanket subcontracts between Berkeley Lab and University of California, Berkeley
• Communicated with all levels of management and both internal and external customer base and possess solid follow through skills, attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks and met daily deadlines.
• Developed and generated price analysis reports from vendor negotiations and quotes
• Experience working with and interpreting the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) policies and procedures.
• Responsible for tracking sales, purchase orders and returns.
• Provided a wide range of specialized and complex procurement services with a high level of customer service, quality assurance, and independent judgment.
• Supervised administrative clerk to assist with all clerical tasks and work-study students. SKILLS
• Procurement Management
• Purchasing Module / Financial
Management Systems
• Detailed oriented.
• Able to work in a team environment as
well as independently.
• Capable of handling multiple projects
simultaneously
• Proven track record of dependability
and self sufficient
• Excellent written and oral
communication
• Vendor and supplier management
• Timekeeping
• Process development and streamlining.
• Mac OS and PC fluent
• Travel and Expense (TREX) System
• Microsoft Office Suite (Microsoft Word,
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams, etc.)
• Concur
• Zoom
• Google Applications (Gmail, Google
Calendar, Google Docs, Google
Sheets, etc.)
• Calendly
• Google Chrome
• PeopleSoft Epro
• Outlook
• Adobe Acrobat
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Facilitated a partnership between Oracle Health & AI and Vector Space Biosciences
• LBNL – SPOT Award recipient; FY2002, FY2003, FY2008, FY2012, FY2013, FY2016, FY2018 and FY2021
• Developed and initiated new internal systems to track inventory of lab products and equipment for the division.
• Consistently received a ‘stellar” rating on annual performance reviews.
• Streamlined the administrative support by effectively creating procedural Standard Operating Procedures and desk manuals for staff members. EDUCATION
HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts Degree Psychology
BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE
Associate of Arts Degree
Social & Behavioral Sciences
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Purchasing and Supply Management
Certificate (2015)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY
MANAGEMENT
Special Purchases Achievement Award
Generation of Requirements and Source of
Supply
Functions of Purchasing and Materials
Management
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