Dauda Gbujama

As a Travel and Events Coordinator for UCR’s Physics & Astronomy Department, I provide comprehensive financial and travel administration support for faculty, researchers, and staff. I oversee domestic and international travel expenditures from pre-authorization through post-travel reconciliation, ensuring full compliance with UC policy, sponsor requirements, and departmental budgets. My role sits at the intersection of financial stewardship and operational efficiency, supporting research activity by managing travel-related funding responsibly and accurately so faculty can remain focused on advancing work in astrophysics, quantum mechanics, and space science. Key responsibilities: • Administer travel expenditures, reimbursements, and advances in accordance with UC travel and financial policies • Review and process financial documentation to ensure accuracy, allowability, and audit readiness • Monitor travel-related spending against departmental and grant budgets, flagging discrepancies as needed • Coordinate with central finance, campus travel systems, and vendors to ensure timely and compliant processing • Maintain detailed financial records and supporting documentation for internal review and external audits • Support conference and research-related events by managing travel logistics and associated financial transactions

● Serves as a remote intern for a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides scholarships to diverse prelaw students. ● Experience in marketing, data analytics, fundraising, and other business development areas. ● Prepares emails to obtain sponsorship from law firms for scholarships. ● Creates visuals from the data gathered to display for the nonprofits social media accounts. ● Develops advertising strategies to promote scholarship on social media in advance of deadlines.

● Co-founded organization designed to create professional opportunities for Black students in business and promote financial literacy and freedom in underrepresentation communities. ● Spends 6 hours per week managing of team of 12 board members to host events for our org members ● Leads board and general meetings; develops programs with companies and university departments and host events; responsible for smooth management of organization and gaining new members.

● Spends 14 hours per week ensuring customer service for 2400+ daily patrons with team of 32 associates. ● Worked cross collaboratively with 9 different departments in the facility to achieve quarterly goals. ● Maintained the quality and functionality of over $750,000 of equipment.

● Worked 40 hours per week in customer facing role, which included cash register operation, inventory management, and other personnel managerial roles ● Sold $40,000+ in merchandise daily while providing excellent customer service and satisfaction. ● Managed $5,000,000+ of inventory, overseeing replacement of sold out and expired products. ● Oversaw all delivery schedule operations to meet weekly deadlines of incoming inventory.