• Manage the eRulemaking contract portfolio of Information Technology Services and Professional Services contracts using expert knowledge of project management concepts, principles, and practices through the GSA acquisition process through project initiation, acquisition planning, contract award and execution, contract administration, and project closeout stages.• Use excellent verbal and written communication skills to proactively manage high visibility, politically sensitive contracts and keep internal and external stakeholders current on project progress and explain acquisition options to ultimately cultivate loyal, satisfied clients.• Develop, integrate, and apply project methodologies across the eRulemaking contract portfolio managing high-level internal stakeholders and 45 external agency partner stakeholders.• Analyze and integrate all aspects of the eRulemaking program to proactively determine resources requirements, estimated labor effort, and forecasted funding.• Collaborate with 45 partner agencies to set the annual allocation model and collect and apply $8M in partner agency contributions toward the shared service model.• Expertly track personnel, overhead, and contract expenditures totaling the entire program budget while integrating partner agency contributions, Technology Modernization Fund dollars, and appropriated dollars toward sustainment and modernization efforts.• Manage Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) reporting on a monthly basis and contributed program requests and expenditures toward the annual CPIC business case

• Award and administer, throughout the acquisition lifecycle, a portfolio of over $1B, in complex Information Technology, Professional Services, and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts. Maintain a Senior Level IV - Unlimited Warrant.• Conduct acquisition planning including preparation and review of Acquisition Plans, Source Selections Plans, Performance Work Statements, Statements of Objectives, and Statements of work. Prepare and defend Justification and Approvals, Determination and Findings, and Commerciality Determinations, in addition to all other documentation in the planning phase of acquisition.• Provide subject matter expertise in reviews for compliance with laws, regulations, and policy including the Federal Acquisition Regulation, General Services Acquisition Manual, and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement.• Prepare, advertise, and issue competitive and sole source solicitations including Request for Proposals and Requests for Quote.• Draft and review Government cost estimates for commodities, services, and licenses. Review and evaluate proposals/quotes across all volumes of technical, price/cost, management, past performance, and compliance. Develop negotiation strategy, negotiate prices/costs including direct and indirect costs and fee, and prepare related document, including Price Negotiation Memorandums.• Coordinate with legal for approvals and resolutions of protests. Prepare all termination action documentation, as necessary. Administer contracts, delivery orders, and purchase order throughout close out. Problem solve contractual issues to ensure compliant and mutually beneficial resolution to the Government and vendors.• Manage project teams including project and program managers, legal, finance, client stakeholders, and contractor personnel to ensure successful contract execution and mission success.

• Guide client organizations, and a career aggregate portfolio of over $1B in Government requirements, including Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) Phase III, Information Technology Services, Professional Services, and Engineering Services through the GSA acquisition process from cradle to grave. • Develop and refine all acquisition planning, solicitation, and award documents including Acquisition Plans, Performance Work Statements and Statement of Objectives, cost estimates, Requests for Quote/Proposal, Technical Evaluation Reports, Market Research Documents, and SBIR Scope Determinations through client consultations and stringent editing process. • Lead acquisition teams comprised of Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists, financial management personnel, and clients through the complex Federal acquisition process while saving taxpayer dollars and delivering contracts on-schedule with superior customer loyalty ratings.• Manage Federal dollars though establishing interagency agreements, accepting client funding, invoice review, contract burn rate and ceiling management, and contractor engagement.• Perform business development to find clients and projects, brief clients on Assisted Acquisition Service (AAS) value-added services and perform intake on the projects to determine if the requirement fits GSA offerings and capacity.• Lead Technical Evaluation Boards through a variety of evaluation processes including best value, low-price, technically acceptable, comparative evaluation, and sole source.• Present and defend acquisition strategy and evaluation selections through Contract Review Boards, Operational Notice Briefings, Red Team Reviews, and Competition Advocate reviews.• Use excellent verbal and written communication skills to keep clients up to date on project progress and explain acquisition options to ultimately cultivate loyal, satisfied clients.

• Managed over 100 Federal, State, Local and Tribal government agency accounts throughout the state of Michigan and all Federal accounts on Wright Patterson Air Force Base. • Built personal relationships with agency acquisition, logistics, and technical personnel to increase GSA product/service utilization rate through strategic partnerships, certified training programs, and long-range acquisition planning.

• Developed technical requirements documents and acquisition plans to take procurements through the entire lifecycle. • Conducted market research to ensure best value to the Government and taxpayers and to maximize small business opportunities for commodity, service, and construction buys.

Informed cultural policy issue analysis and provided recommendations to senior IMLS management. Assisted in grant development and awards through analyzing policy and budgetary implications. Designed and implemented conferences and seminars to help promote and achieve IMLS mission and goals.

Provided recommendations to senior staff to assist in the development and execution of the President’s budget. Oversaw Federal agency implementation of White House goals, reported progress and provided recommendations to the public, senior OMB management, Federal agencies, and Congress. Reviewed, improved, and approved agency regulatory proposals and information collection requests including the Digital Converter Coupon Program.