Ashley M. Krukowski
1120 15th Street
Sponsored Programs Administration, CJ-3307
Augusta, GA 30912-4810
E-mail: amkrukowski@valdosta.edu
Phone: 706-409-1811
Resume
Professional info
I currently work in Research Administration at Augusta University. I plan to complete the MPA program in Fall 2017 and continue gaining experience in public sector work.
Work experience
Grants and Contracts Officer, Augusta University
2014 - present
• Providing supervision of Grants and Contracts Specialists and assisting 15 departments with grant and contract duties.
• Responsible for assisting in the identification of funding, reviewing program guidelines prior to review of applications, and providing assistance in proposal development related to sponsor, institutional, and compliance requirements.
• Serving as liaison with Legal Office in contract review process, reviewing proposals and providing institutional sign-off, receiving notice of award from sponsors, requesting account numbers from Postaward Staff, and providing training to faculty and departmental administrative research staff.
• Additional duties:
o Performing oversight of fiscal and administrative compliance issues as well as being a liaison with sponsors on behalf of the institution and the investigator relative to matters that require sponsor prior approval.
o Providing knowledge and expertise on proposal and budget preparation, contract and subcontracting negotiations, and rules and regulations of state, federal, and other sponsoring agencies;
o Preparing grant and contract proposals; serving as a liaison between investigators and administrators and the agency officials; disseminating sponsored research information to faculty, department chairs, deans and research administrators; providing leadership and training regarding the requirements of sponsored program activity;
o Coordinating with post-award, developing fiscal and programmatic reports; maintaining two internal tracking databases for preparing reports; participating in institutional, regional, and national workshops and seminars; and other duties as assigned
Virtual Student Foreign Service (VSFS), U.S. Department of State, Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues
September 2015-May 2016
• Conducting research on Gender-Based Violence in Colombia, gathering and organizing data, preparing written reports to the Western Hemisphere Affairs Policy Advisor
Related Coursework
Information Management
Governmental Budgeting and Finance
Nonprofit Management
Research Methods
Foundations in Public Administration
Global Political Economy
Diversity in Public Administration
Fundraising
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Spanish for Business
various leadership courses
Skills
• Able to organize and upkeep electronic and paper record keeping systems
• Basic experience using data analysis programs, specifically SPSS
• Intermediate knowledge of Spanish, with a concentration in Spanish for business
• Possess skills necessary to read and analyze large amounts of information in short periods of time
• Proficient in identifying themes and making connections between ideas
• Accustomed to writing 8-10+ page reports on a regular basis
• Experience working with diverse groups of people through teleconferencing
• Type an average of 62 WPM • Experience with providing customer service in a variety of situations
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
Valdosta State University
2015 - present
Master of Public Administration
• 4.0 GPA
• Honor Society Member- Phi Kappa Phi (2014)
• Dean’s list for Fall 2015
North Carolina State University
2013 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts in Leadership in the Public Sector
• Summa Cum Laude Honor Distinction (4.0 GPA)
• Honor Society Member- Phi Kappa Phi (2014)
• Dean’s list (2007, 2008, 2013, 2014)
• Carol Caldwell Scholarship Award (2013-20014)
• Excellence in Citizenship Award from Georgia Secretary of State (2006)
• Wellesley College Book Award (2005)