Research Administration and Compliance, Connected
About
For more than 25 years, I have worked at the intersection of research administration, research finance, federal compliance, business optimization, process reengineering, technology transformation, and institutional strategy. This broad experience has given me a unique perspective on how research organizations operate and where institutional friction most often emerges.
What I've learned is that most organizational challenges are not caused by any one department. They occur at the intersections between departments, where responsibilities overlap, communication breaks down, processes become fragmented, and competing priorities create unnecessary complexity.
Researchers experience these challenges as administrative burden, delays, and obstacles to innovation.
My work focuses on identifying those disconnects and creating integrated solutions that bring together stakeholders, streamline operations, strengthen accountability, and improve institutional performance. I help organizations build systems that support research excellence while maintaining appropriate stewardship, compliance, and risk management.
Throughout my career, I have served as a translator between diverse stakeholder groups. Researchers see discovery. Compliance professionals see risk. Finance leaders see stewardship. Technology teams see security and infrastructure. Executive leadership sees institutional strategy.
My role is bringing these perspectives together to solve institutional challenges rather than optimize individual departments.
I do not view research administration as a collection of separate functions. I view it as a research ecosystem. When that ecosystem is intentionally designed and effectively connected, researchers receive seamless support, institutions manage risk responsibly, and innovation can thrive.
My Superpower
I help institutions manage risk without creating unnecessary bureaucracy, allowing researchers to focus on discovery while the organization provides seamless support.
I help research organizations see and solve the institutional challenges that exist between departments.
Drawing on more than 25 years of experience across research administration, compliance, finance, operations, technology, and strategy, I identify the gaps, inefficiencies, and competing priorities that create friction for researchers. I work with institutional leaders to design integrated solutions that balance research excellence, operational effectiveness, and responsible risk management.
My strength lies in translating across stakeholder groups and aligning people, processes, technology, governance, and partnerships into a high-performing research ecosystem.
Research Enterprise Strategy & Transformation
I help institutions align research administration, compliance, finance, operations, and technology with their broader research mission.
Services Include:
Research enterprise assessments
Strategic planning
Organizational design
Service delivery transformation
Research growth and scaling strategies
Services
Compliance, Governance & Risk Management
I help institutions build compliance and governance frameworks that manage risk while supporting research rather than creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
Services Include:
Federal research compliance reviews
Risk assessments
Governance framework design
Policy and procedure development
Audit preparedness and corrective action planning
Helping Research Organizations Build High-Performing Research Ecosystems
Research organizations are complex systems where people, processes, technology, governance, and strategy must work together seamlessly. I help institutions identify barriers to research excellence and design practical solutions that improve performance, strengthen stewardship, and support discovery.
Research Administration & Operations Optimization
Administrative complexity can slow research, frustrate investigators, and consume valuable resources. I help organizations streamline how work gets done.
Services Include:
Research administration assessments
Business process reengineering
Workflow redesign
Research operations optimization
Shared services design
Research Finance & Stewardship
Effective financial management is essential to sustaining a successful research enterprise.
Services Include:
Research finance assessments
Financial process redesign
Effort reporting and financial controls
Budget development and forecasting
Research portfolio analysis
My Approach
The most successful research organizations recognize that research administration is not a collection of separate functions. It is an interconnected ecosystem.
My work focuses on bringing together researchers, administrators, compliance professionals, finance leaders, technology teams, and executives to create systems that enable research excellence while managing institutional risk responsibly.
The goal is simple: reduce friction, improve performance, and create an environment where researchers can focus on discovery.
Interim Leadership & Executive Support
Providing experienced leadership during periods of transition, growth, or organizational change.
Roles Supported
Interim Research Administration Leadership
Research Operations Leadership
Strategic Transformation Initiatives
Special Projects