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sara star

@sarastar1

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I manage publicly funded R&D projects from planning through financial validation.

Spain

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to continue managing and coordinating R&D and innovation projects, particularly roles involving public funding, stakeholder collaboration, financial validation, and work that helps shape the industry's future.

I'm an R&D Project Manager at ITeC, where I support publicly funded EU and national R&D projects from planning and monitoring through financial justification.

I coordinate project account audits, prepare and present financial reports, and help validate project expenses with public agencies while ensuring regulatory compliance.

I work closely with partners, coordinators, government bodies, and cross-functional administrative, legal, and financial teams to keep projects coordinated and validated.

My background also includes R&D+i consulting, technical and economic project documentation, innovation funding research, and biosystems engineering research on pigment production using cyanobacteria-rich natural microbiomes.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

R&D Project Manager

Current

ITeC - Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

• Planning, monitoring, and financial justification support for R&D projects funded by public sources (EU and national).
• Project account audit coordination, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Comprehensive financial report preparation and presentation to validate project expenses for public agencies.
• Key liaison role among partners, coordinators, and government bodies, enhancing communication.

Project Management R&D Financial Reporting Audit Coordination Stakeholder Management

Junior Project Manager

ITeC - Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya

Jul 2023 - Jan 2024 (6 months)

Worked as Junior Project Manager at ITeC - Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya.

Bachelor Thesis

Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology. GEMMA UPC

Sep 2022 - Jun 2023 (9 months)

Pigment production through natural microbiomes rich in cyanobacteria.

Junior R+D+i Consultant

Evalue Innovación

Oct 2022 - May 2023 (7 months)

• Drafting R&D and Technological Innovation projects to secure incentives for various I+D+i activities (tax deductions and public grants).
• Compiling associated documentation (technical and economic).
• Researching global and national scientific and technological information within the sector, and preparing project budgets and expense breakdowns.