Sarah Kirstine Lain

Sarah Kirstine Lain has a diverse range of work experience. Their most recent position was as the Director of Proposal Development at Lukos starting in 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Customer Engagements at USF Institute of Applied Engineering, Inc. from 2020 to 2023. In this role, they focused on recruiting faculty, interns, and industry partners for technology transfer and prototypes to support the warfighter. Sarah also liaised with various organizations and submitted multiple proposals.

Sarah also has experience at the University of Chicago, where they served as the Assistant Director of Research Innovation from 2017 to 2020. In this role, they managed grant proposals and collaborations across different divisions and labs. Sarah also served as the Grants and Development Manager at the Research Computing Center, where they developed and managed scientific grant proposals.

Additionally, Sarah has taught as a Teaching Assistant at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and as an Instructor of English at The Art Institutes. Sarah has also worked as a Writing Instructor at Pearson and a Technical Writer at Focus School Software.

Earlier in their career, Sarah worked as a Proposal Manager at CAE USA INC, where they managed and wrote multimillion-dollar proposals for defense industry simulation training systems.

Through these various roles, Sarah has gained experience in proposal development, customer engagements, research innovation, grant management, teaching, and technical writing.

Sarah Kirstine Lain's education history begins with earning an Associate's Degree in Arts/General from St. Petersburg College, where they studied from 2001 to 2005. Sarah then pursued a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature at the University of South Florida from 2006 to 2008. Later, they attended Lesley University from 2014 to 2016, where they obtained a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing.

In addition to their formal education, Sarah has obtained several certifications. In 2018, they completed several online courses on programming foundations, including databases, object-oriented design, real-world examples, software quality assurance, and fundamentals. These certifications were obtained through Lynda.com. Furthermore, in 2020 and 2021, Sarah acquired certifications from LinkedIn in areas such as building business relationships, communication foundations, collaborative leadership, and interpersonal communication. Finally, in 2022, they obtained a certification in delegating from Harvard Business School Online.