Meenu Sharma
Naperville,Illinois
Summary
I am hardworking professional with extensive knowledge of business operations and grant administration. Iam meticulous and detail-oriented and possess excellent observational, organizational, and communication skills. I am a skilled multitasker with a superior work ethic and a strong ability to work effectively in a team. I am always willing to take on any task to support my team, and I have a proven history of solutions-oriented problem-solving for individuals and departments. I am driven to learn quickly and am ready to tackle new challenges.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Coordinator
Discovery Partners Institute, University of Illinois System
Chicago
09.2022 - Current
- Post-award duties, budgeting, subaward agreements, compliance monitoring, procurement, labor distribution.
- Grant administration and monthly financial reporting to the principal investigators.
- Conduct financial activities for monthly reconciliation and to assist with department's annual budget.
- Prepare annual budgets with unit head to prevent overages.
- Develop new procedures to streamline work operations.
- Create custom reports and visualizations to support decision-making processes.
- Develop operational budgets to control costs and monitor spending.
- Experience working with State funds, ICR funds, Self supporting funds, Grants funds and Gift funds.
Direct Digital Control Specialist
Facilities and Services Control Centre, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Urbana/Champaign
06.2020 - 09.2022
- Technical duties: programming, commissioning, graphics design, data trending, troubleshooting, and technical expertise
- Management duties: supervision, employee training, policy enforcement, knowledge sharing, communication, and work order management.
- Used AiM to model data and forecast trends.
- Investigated and resolved alerts, conducted queries and culled records to assist with maintenance and problem resolution.
- Created and managed operational databases to store and track data and maintain accurate information.
- Analyzed trend data to forecast operational needs and plan next course of action.
- Supported supervisor and associated team members to maintain system functionality.
Technical Support Assistant
Facilities and Services Control Centre, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Urbana/Champaign
10.2019 - 06.2020
- Worked at Energy Management Control Center, Monitor alarms, customer support, work order management, trouble code, and scheduler changes.
Software Associate
Mishawaka Penn Harris Public Library
Indiana
05.2018 - 05.2019
- Management duties: library system management, project coordination, interlibrary loans, customer support, and reference assistance.
- Investigated new and emerging software applications to select and implement administrative information systems.
Intern
Amrop
India
04.2010 - 06.2010
- Analysis of HR policies and proposal recommendations.
Software Engineer
NIIT Technologies
India
07.2007 - 07.2009
- Technical duties: coding, shell scripting, program migration, and testing
- Management duties: communication, progress reporting, and troubleshooting.
Intern
Wipro
India
06.2005
- Summer training in a technical environment involving debugging of applications.
Education
MBA - Human Resources And SAP
Jaypee Business School
01.2011
Bachelor’s degree - Computer Science and Information Technology
Jaypee University of Informational Technology
01.2007
Skills
- Banner and Finance
- Journal Vouchers
- Eddie
- iBuy
- T-card
- P-card
- My UI Financials
- Chromeriver
- Fact Sheet
- HR FrontEnd
- PARIS
- Microsoft Office
Business/Finance Operations
- Pre-Award Proposal Transmittal
- Post-Award Grant Administration
- myResearch Portal
- HVAC Fundamentals
- AiM
- Desigo CC
- Siemens 620 Workstation & PPCL Programming
- EcoStruxure Building: WorkStation System & Design
- Schneider Electric
- StruxureWare/EBO
Proposal/Grant Administration
Building Automation
Timeline
Business Coordinator
Discovery Partners Institute, University of Illinois System
09.2022 - Current
Direct Digital Control Specialist
Facilities and Services Control Centre, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
06.2020 - 09.2022
Technical Support Assistant
Facilities and Services Control Centre, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
10.2019 - 06.2020
Software Associate
Mishawaka Penn Harris Public Library
05.2018 - 05.2019
Intern
Amrop
04.2010 - 06.2010
Software Engineer
NIIT Technologies
07.2007 - 07.2009
Intern
Wipro
06.2005
MBA - Human Resources And SAP
Jaypee Business School
Bachelor’s degree - Computer Science and Information Technology
Jaypee University of Informational Technology