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Hook, Hampshire, Gb

Management consultant providing price/cost analysis acquisition support services to the Department of Defense and Federal Agencies.

Reston, Va, Us

Management consultant providing price/cost analysis acquisition support services to the Department of Defense and Federal Agencies.

Business Services lead for an innovative, startup small business delivering solutions and services to Federal Government and commercial clients. Functional responsibility for contract management, subcontract management, program finance and pricing, as well as serving as primary interface with outsourced accounting firm. Operate as contractual point of contact with external customers as well as subcontractors and vendors.

Lorton, Virginia, Us

Led executive-level corporate activities to develop competitive pricing strategies, detailed Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and formal Price Proposals for Federal Government contracts. Principle liaison with 3rd party consultants for external validation of competitive intelligence and pricing strategy. Participated in all phases of the business development life cycle from opportunity assessment through proposal response to develop competitive pricing targets and financial models that consider factors such as client requirements, client budget, client award behaviors, competitor cost estimates, and competitor pricing strategies.

Lorton, Virginia, Us

Director of Finance for an organization valued at more than $400M annual revenue. Functional oversight for both the Program Control and Pricing Department(s) comprised of 20+ employees. Primary financial point of contact for annual and out-year planning , budgeting, and execution process for all existing and projected direct programs. Finance functional lead for all proposal related competitive analysis, price-to-win assessments, bid/no-bid decisions, pricing strategies and proposal reviews. Signature authority for proposal sign-off up to $75M.

Lorton, Virginia, Us

Successfully stood up and developed the NJVC Corporate pricing function and processes, as well as providing leadership, mentoring and procedural guidance across the organization. Corporate functional responsibility for the development of price and cost proposals in support of Government and other requests for proposals (RFP) to include: Ensuring compliance with all regulations and audit efforts such as FAR, DCMA, DCAA and corporate policies; review basis of estimates (BOEs) for reasonableness, realism and completeness; Conducting proposal reviews; Developing pricing templates and complex pricing models in compliance with RFP requirements

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Technology Solutions Finance Manager supporting three emerging technology research and development Product Lines. Primary financial point of contact for annual and out-year planning, budgeting, and execution process for all existing and projected direct programs, as well as product line related indirect expenses. Supervise staff comprised of three financial analysts. Additionally, responsible for providing pricing support to existing programs, as well as new business pursuits

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Network Systems Finance Manager for Business Unit valued at $100M+ annual revenue and comprised of 5 product lines. Primary financial point of contact for annual and out-year planning, budgeting and execution process for all existing and projected direct programs, as well as business unit related indirect expenses. Signature Authority of $10M. Supervised staff comprised of seven financial analysts. Additionally, evaluated new business opportunities, assisted in competitive analysis, price-to-win assessments, bid/no-bid decisions, pricing strategies and served on color team review boards (pink, red) prior to proposal submittal.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Lead member of BAE Systems Reston, VA estimating department. Responsible for preparing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance cost estimates for Business Unit comprised of multiple product lines. Signature authority for proposals up to $2.5M. Worked closely with Subcontract Management staff developing Subcontractor Request for Proposal Packages, as well as assisted in performing Cost and Price Analysis of subcontractor proposals.

Falls Church, Virginia, Us

Primary Financial Analyst on three predominant BAE Systems Government contracts. Responsible for all internal/external financial reporting and project maintenance. Duties included creating and maintaining labor reports, customer monthly cost actuals, contract period baselines, variance analyses, prepare/track invoicing; evaluate funding needs,

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

Functioned as Fixed Asset Auditor for the Capital Services department of a multi-billion-dollar corporation. Worked with cost center managers to conduct physical inventory and audit reconciliation. Provided physical inventory administrative support and performed physical audit and audit reconciliation of R&D cost centers for the purpose of depreciation and inventory tracking.