Don Crews

Experience

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Sept 1983 - Dec 1989

  Analyst

  Staffing and Employee RelationsProgram AnalysisNetwork AdministrationProgram Budget Execution and FormulationCOTR

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  U.S. Department of Education

  Dec 1989 - Nov 1996

  Program Analyst

  - Develop budget policy, justifications, cost estimates, and legislation for higher education programs, infrastructure bonds, facilities grants, insurance and loans exceeding $10 billion in federal and private sector financing, credit enhancements, and direct appropriations.- Wrote issue papers on higher education grant programs, infrastructure, research reports, congressional report language, legislation, and draft testimonies.- Developed and prepared the Department's 1992 HEA reauthorization options.- Worked with OMB analyst and Congressional staff preparing galley's, Hearings material, and transcripts.- Reviewed POC's programs code of domestic assistance public application and announcement materials, information collection budget materials, performance measures, and strategic plans for compliance with Departmental budget, legislative, regulatory and directives policy and requirements.- COTR for costing of Higher Education Act legislative proposals of capital projects. Show less

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  U.S. Department of Education

  Nov 2002 - now

  Provided academic, programmatic, and administrative guidance in higher education program management via planning, policy development, application review, grants initiation, monitoring, and grants management to meet task's timely completion, technical adequacy, and compliance requirements.Developed and justified information collection budget requirements for grantee performance reports.Project Manager and concept development of Service Area wide Information Management Performance System. Show less

  • Senior Grants Management Specialist / Program Manager

    Feb 2016 - now

  • Deputy Director / Coordinator

    Feb 2013 - now

  • Senior Grants Management Specialist / COR / Project Manager

    Jun 2009 - Feb 2013

  • Management and Program Analyst / COR

    Nov 2002 - Jun 2009