Higher Education Project Management

MICHAEL I. COOPERSMITH

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QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

● 4+ years of higher education/public administrative experience

● 4+ years of supervisory/leadership experience in higher education

● 4+ years of financial management, analysis, budgeting and reporting experience in higher education/public administration

● 4+ years of project management experience

● Excellent written and oral communication skills honed through 2 years of graduate school and 4+ years of experience working in higher education/public administration COMPUTER SKILLS

● UCPath, Data Warehouse, Espresso, Kronos, TMAA, Gateway, Concur, GradPoint, eGrades, STAR

● MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Access), Zoom, STATA, VENSIM, EBSCO, JSTOR, and WORLDCAT

CAMPUS TRAININGS/CERTIFICATES

● Spring 2023 Supervisory Certificate Program

● Winter 2024 Crucial Conversations

● 2023 UC Administrative Management Professionals Annual Conference - Attendee

● 2024 UC Administrative Management Professionals Annual Conference - Attendee

● 2024 UC Administrative Management Professionals Steering Committee - Member WORK EXPERIENCE

Gevirtz School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA Department Administrator September 2022 – January 2025

● Provided administrative oversight of all departmental operations, and supervision of department staff and student assistants

● Provided high level support to the Chair for managing faculty support (e.g., for faculty meetings, managing faculty recruitment visits, coordinating department events, etc.), serves as the primary administrative point of contact for the department

● Maintained the department budget, gathers and analyzes financial and other resource data; prepares reports for analyses of operational activities, evaluates current and proposed services

● Independently developed appropriate business procedures and practices with procurement, financial and personnel processes according to University policies and GGSE procedures. Audits and oversees payment processing and general ledger reconciliation

● Maintained historical background of the Department in order to provide analytical evaluation and institute procedural changes as needed

● Researched complex financial discrepancies and worked with staff contacts in the Dean's office as needed to resolve issues related to functions such as student services, budget, human resources, payroll, space, and school-wide communications.

National Center for Security & Preparedness, University at Albany Albany, NY Project Coordinator December 2018 – December 2020

● Lead project teams on various efforts including, but not limited to, training course and workshop delivery and development

● Establish timelines and work plans within budgetary and programmatic constraints

● Maintain a working understanding of the subject matter related to assigned projects within the context of the homeland security enterprise

● Coordinate the stakeholders, resources, and processes necessary to deliver assigned courses and workshops in accordance with the Training Support Package

● Manage graduate internship program with up to 4 graduate interns and developing risk communication training courses

● Prepare and maintain development and delivery budgets for training courses

● Compose situation reports for the University at Albany COVID-19 Task Force

● Collect and incorporate information from Subject Matter Experts, delivery notes, evaluation materials, and open source resources to support continuous quality assessment of courses, focusing on the extent to which deliveries are: meeting objectives, current with threat and vulnerability trends, and consistent with State and Federal homeland security strategies and directives Training Intern May 2018 – December 2018

Revised course materials for law enforcement active shooter training courses

● Collaborated with project coordinators and project managers in delivering courses at State Preparedness Training Center

● Composed case studies on critical incidents

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Albany, NY

Teaching Assistant, University at Albany Spring 2016 – Spring 2018

● Developed syllabi for undergraduate course of 400 students

● Performed academic research projects using EBSCO & JSTOR

● Supported professor’s daily tasks by grading assignments and solving student grievances University at Albany Library Albany, NY

Student Assistant August 2014-May 2015

● Ordered books/videos and other learning materials for all three University Libraries

● Used vendor web sites and other resources to place orders, researched status of titles, and verified correct disbursement of invoice payments.

● Served as a liaison with University Purchasing and Accounting EDUCATION

Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, University at Albany Albany, NY

Master of Public Administration December 2018

Concentrations: Policy Analysis and Homeland Security GPA 3.6 University at Albany, State University of New York Albany, NY Bachelor of Arts History, Minor Anthropology, GPA: 3.8 May 2015 Awards: Graduated with Honors Fall 2014 – Spring 2016 Dean’s List of Distinguished Students

Tau Sigma Honors Society

Ulster Community College Stoneridge, NY

Associates Degree Business Administration May 2011

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