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Dulles, Virginia, United States

St Petersburg, Florida, United States

• Participated in Contracts Leadership Development Program (CLDP), a two-year cross functional, fast-tracked leadership program focused on early career talent• Solve complex problems utilizing relationships with all business functional elements including finance, program management, legal, supply chain, engineering, manufacturing, quality, etc.• Responsible for the execution of over $100 million worth of contracts with U.S. Government Naval customers• Owned the proposal approval process (Gate 4) with responsibilities such as inputting proposals into the data management system, ensuring approver compliance based on requirements of the proposal, and ultimately writing and sending the final offer to the customer• Served as primary customer interface throughout the entire lifecycle of a contract, including, proposal, execution of contract, contract modifications, and contract closeout • Actively analyzed FAR and DFARS clauses on Requests for Proposals (RFP) and within executed contracts to determine what is acceptable to our company and reduces both liability and risk • Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and meeting of all delivery commitments

Gainesville, Florida Area

• Selected as a mentor that specializes in providing Warrington College of Business Students with peer-to-peer career development assistance in their pursuit of campus involvement, internship, and job opportunities• Meet with mentees during one on one appointments, classes, and networking events • Trained weekly to help students obtain on-campus leadership positions and professional internships through one-on-one mentorship focused on developing soft skills, enhancing professionalism, and life and career management

Westford, Massachusetts, United States

• Supported execution of contracts with various customers, including the US Government, commercial customers, international customers, and US government contractors with FAR and DFAR clauses• Shadowed negotiation process and post-contract acceptance gate 3 meetings for various domestic and international customers• Assisted in government audit activities, including contract closeout processes and administrative database maintenance• Utilized SAP to complete contract closeouts and administer contract changes • Developed analysis of contract storage system to determine effectiveness, ultimately determining that less than 35% of all contracts were properly labeled and stored, leading to research into a more effective system• Worked remotely, increasing communication and personal connections in an unexpected and unfamiliar environment

Jacksonville, Florida Area

• Planned and executed events weekly with 20-100 attendees aimed at marketing products and services for the organization • Developed marketing zip-code analysis utilizing Microsoft Excel to track physician referrals • Created daily social media content for multiple Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts using the social media management tool Sprout Social

Saint Augustine, Fl

• Completed a 10-week compliance project including the review of corporate contracts, assessment of terms, uploading of documents into a central repository (SharePoint), and assignment of values for identification and risk within that repository.• Collaborated with the contracts management team to ensure consistency throughout the contract and document repositories• Analyzed, documented, and categorized patent and trademark inventory• Sat in on negotiations with suppliers and customers, and learned basic elements of large corporatecontracts and contract negotiation