UCF Research and Commercialization

Administration

Administration is responsible for human resources, budgeting, accounting, office management, property administration, internal awards, and faculty travel. POC: for all Administrative areas, Beverly Laakso, Associate Director, blaakso@mail.ucf.edu.

Human Resources: Reviews all postings, hiring packages, RAF's and contracts for personnel assigned to contracts and grants throughout the University, Institutes and Centers. Facilitates hiring within the Office of Research & Commercialization. Maintains all personnel files for the Office of Research & Commercialization. Reviews and distributes documents pertaining to annual raises for personnel in the Office of Research & Commercialization, Institutes and Centers. Workers' Compensation claims - Provides support between the employee who files a worker's compensation claim and Human Resources. Enters and approves payroll. POC: Kimberly Hazlett, khazlett@mail.ucf.edu.

Office Management: Receives and welcomes all visitors to the Office of Research & Commercialization. Handles phone contacts, mail distribution, and electronic mail messages to staff members. Supervises student assistants. POC: Millican Hall, Lindsay Newell, lnewell@mail.ucf.edu or Research Parkway, Ami Zuclich, azuclich@mail.ucf.edu.

Property Administration: Property custodian maintains property records and tracks all property for the Office of Research & Commercialization. Coordinates property administration for Institutes and Centers. Surpluses obsolete property. POC: Ami Zuclich, azuclich@mail.ucf.edu.

Internal Awards: Provides funding for and monitors expenditures on internal awards, including but not limited to Florida Hi Tech Corridor (I-4), Federal Match, and the Presidential Equipment Initiative. POC: Evelyn Ramirez, emramire@mail.ucf.edu.

Faculty Travel: Coordinates the faculty travel reimbursement program with the Faculty Travel Committee. POC: Ami Zuclich, azuclich@mail.ucf.edu.

External Reporting: Provides external reports to NSF, BOE and others concerning activities of the Office of Research & Commercialization. POC: Beverly Laakso, blaakso@mail.ucf.edu.

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