|
Shandy specializes in assisting educational institutions and healthcare organizations in areas of research administration cost accounting finance compliance issues related to federally funded programs operational efficiency strategic planning and other university administrative processes. During his career which includes five years at Vanderbilt University he has been involved in numerous consulting engagements and projects in higher education and healthcare institutions.
Professional Experience
Shandy's experience working with universities academic medical centers and non-profit institutions has provided him with extensive knowledge of administrative processes and operations. His responsibilities have involved him in numerous issues related to university management accounting technology and operations. While at Vanderbilt Shandy was responsible for grant administration facilities and administrative cost calculation and negotiation compliance with the Cost Accounting Standards fringe benefit rates and other research administration processes.
Representative examples of Shandy's engagement experience include:
Evaluated the efficiency and effectiveness of the business processes used to manage sponsored projects at research universities.
Led projects to provide functional support and technical liaison to clients implementing new grants management information technology solutions including Oracle and PeopleSoft.
Performed a management review of administrative functions at a multi-campus state university system.
Coordinated preparation/negotiation of the facilities and administrative cost rate calculation for research universities.
Conducted space functional use studies to support facilities and administrative cost calculations.
Conducted compliance assessments for research universities and non-profit research institutes.
Reviewed the organization and processes supporting intellectual property management and technology transfer at an academic medical center.
Assisted research universities and non-profit institutions with policy and procedure enhancement or development.
Conducted an assessment of the executive level organizational structure of a large public research university.
Developed a test to be used by a major research university to evaluate and certify sponsored project administrators.
Reviewed effort reporting fringe benefit cost accounting and service center costing practices at research universities.
Reviewed the administrative infrastructure supporting a cancer research center and recommending improvements.
Identified opportunities for a university to improve the effectiveness of the alumni and development functions and the business relationships with the affiliated Alumni Association and Foundation.
Assisted universities with preparation of the disclosure statement as well as conducting training and developing polices related to the Cost Accounting Standards.
Education & Certifications
Master of Business Administration Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science Accounting University of Illinois
Certified Public Accountant
Speaking Engagements
Frequent speaker at conferences sponsored by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) National College and University Research Administrators (NCURA) Society of Research Administrators (SRA) and the regional cost accounting conferences (SECA MECA WECA and NECA). | 