1. Managing the Research Process Making it yours and owning it!!

2. Career Plan  Law School?  School of Education?  Research Administration?

3. School of Public Health  Grants & Contracts Administrator -Resources Trial by fire Financial Operations -Lessons Learned How and where to go to get the answers I needed The huge scope that is research administration

4. School of Public Health  Grants & Contracts Accountant – Intermediate -Resources DRDA Financial Operations -Lessons Learned How to handle faculty interactions Structure and oversight from Dean’s Office is essential Get everything in writing

5. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science  Research Process Coordinator/Research Process Manager -Resources College of Engineering Co-workers DRDA and FinOps -Lessons Learned How to effectively manage staff and run an entire lab (manage the entire research process) How to deal with personnel and HR issues

6. Mechanical Engineering  Business Manager -Resources Senior Staff and CoE Former Business Manager FinOps -Lessons Learned General fund budget process Learning something new everyday with on the job experience How to effectively manage both general fund and sponsored side of business