 Provided a seamless transition while taking over management of a team of geographically diverse buyers located around the United States. Executed a full system and documentation change with the transfer from GDMS to GDIT including learning a brand new purchasing system and complete overhaul of all procurement documents and facilitating team’s acceptance and implementation of same.  Support of over 200 contracts each year, ensuring orders are placed prior to contract close, and under budget with finance approval.  Supervise a team of nine buyers that maintain an average yearly spend of $15 million each, with a 2019 team spend of $112 million. Personally maintain high profile programs providing each with a weekly report and conference call to update current status and resolve any conflicts or concerns.  Ensure all nine Full Time Employees (FTE) are compliant with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR), Contractual flow downs, Public Law, and General Dynamics's policies and procedures. Review and approve all projects above the simplified acquisition threshold, and ensure expediting of procurements below the micro purchase threshold based on FAR/DFAR threshold increase.  Provide reports to internal management, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly including but not limited to team matrix, spend, request for quote (RFQ), number of purchase orders (PO), lines, savings, contracts, small business concerns, etc.  Manage procurement process cradle to grave including but not limited to: purchase order generation, receiving orders, return material authorization, vendor negotiation, vendor setup, updates on contract pricing, creating agreements, and yearly renewals of current agreements. Collaborate with varied level employees including managers, supervisors, and directors; frequently volunteer for ad-hoc projects.

 Total spend for the year 2018 was $16,831,213.14, consisting of 576 Purchase Orders placed, for 2,380 lines. Total savings for the year 2018 obtained through negotiations, competitive bidding, utilizing long term purchasing agreements, and creating new savings opportunities is 10% or $1,764,037.66  72% of the total spend for 2018 is with Small Businesses, exceeding required goals for spending with Service Disabled, Women Owned, Hub Zone, Veteran Owned, and Service Disabled Veteran are all on track to be met or exceeded for the year. Responsible to negotiate, execute, manage cost, and schedule deliverables of complex Procurements of Services, Materials, and Labor for direct and commercial accounts.  Sub-Contract awards of domestic and International Field Service support for multiple divisions of General Dynamics; International, Maritime & Strategic Systems, Space & Intelligence Systems, Ground Systems, Cyber Systems, C4ISR Technologies, and GDIT.  Negotiate, execute, and maintain numerous Field Service Agreements including terms and conditions, labor rates, and insurance requirements. Advanced level knowledge of the FAR/DFAR, Contractual flow downs, Public Law, and General Dynamics's policies and procedures.  Support proposal activities to meet Program needs and requirements for International and Domestic Field Service support, equipment, and labor.  Weekly and monthly report preparation. Daily interaction with a variety of stakeholders including, customers, suppliers, proposal teams, and managers. Frequently serve as coverage for management, including approval of team members purchase order projects above simplified acquisition thresholds. Regular attendance at meetings in manager’s stead.

 Relocated from CT with General Dynamics C4 Systems which is undergoing a merging with other divisions to become General Dynamics Mission Systems. Promoted to Procurement Specialist I, responsible to negotiate, execute, and manage procurements of moderate to high value, risk and complexity in accordance with General Dynamics policies, public law, and FAR & DFAR guidelines and contract flow downs.  Total spend for 2014 was $3,502,936, of which 75% of all spend was placed with small businesses, helping the company meet their stringent goals for small business spend. Total saving through negotiations, competitive bidding, utilizing long term purchasing agreements, and creating new savings opportunities was 7.8 % or $273,635.30.  Review proposals and requisitions, obtain quotations, perform source and price justification as appropriate, conduct negotiations, and award purchase orders. Ensure compliance with Counterfeit Avoidance, always procuring direct from the OEM and/or an authorized distributors mitigating risk to the company.  Maintain key spreadsheets and reporting through ESM and IFS to track all orders, expedite open orders as required, help resolve invoice and receiving issues. Engage weekly in reporting to program managers; provide Power Point Presentations and spreadsheets as required, present monthly reports to management.  Create and present training to the internal staff on various areas of expertise including Statements of Work and Single/Sole Source justification.

• Responsible for the negotiation and procurement of commodities.• Reviewed proposals and requisitions, obtained quotations, performed source and price justification as appropriate, conducted negotiations, awarded purchase orders, approved payments, maintained records, and followed up on payment and delivery.• Maintained key relationships with suppliers, exhibited strong communication, analytical, negotiating skills, and organizational capabilities. • Established relationships and set up new vendors who are all small businesses to help meet General Dynamic's small business goals. • Managed purchase order generation, receiving orders, return material authorization, vendor negotiation, updates on contract pricing and the purchase to pay process.• Met or exceeded all required schedules in accordance with company policies and procedures, while following guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) • Maintained key spreadsheets and reporting through ESM and IFS to track all open orders to ensure timely delivery.

• Responsible for the negotiation and procurement of commodities.• Reviewed proposals and requisitions, obtained quotations, performed source and price justification as appropriate, conducted negotiations, awarded purchase orders, approved payments, maintained records, and followed up on payment and delivery.• Maintained key relationships with suppliers, exhibited strong communication, analytical, negotiating skills, and organizational capabilities. • Established relationships and set up new vendors who are all small businesses to help meet General Dynamic's small business goals. • Managed purchase order generation, receiving orders, return material authorization, vendor negotiation, updates on contract pricing and the purchase to pay process.• Met or exceeded all required schedules in accordance with company policies and procedures, while following guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) • Maintained key spreadsheets and reporting through ESM and IFS to track all open orders to ensure timely delivery.

• Responsible for the negotiation and procurement of commodities acquired from local vendors as well as the United States.• Review requisitions, obtain quotations, perform source and price justification as appropriate, award purchase orders, maintain records and complete all paperwork.• Maintain and establish relationships with key suppliers, previously approved, and new vendors meeting small business and socioeconomic goals.• Exhibited strong communication, analytical, negotiating skills, and organizational capabilities in a fast paced high volume work environment.• Complete purchase according to IAP policy, and the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR). • Utilized the Maximo enterprise system to review requisitions, create purchase orders, create requests for quote, and various other aspects as needed. • Serve as a liaison between IAP procurement and our freight forwarding company to facilitate shipments to Iraq and various other forward operating bases OCONUS.

• Responsible for the negotiation and procurement of commodities.• Reviewed proposals and requisitions, obtained quotations, performed source and price justification as appropriate, conducted negotiations, awarded purchase orders, approved payments, maintained records, and followed up on payment and delivery.• Maintained key relationships with suppliers, exhibited strong communication, analytical, negotiating skills, and organizational capabilities. • Established relationships and set up new vendors who are all small businesses to help meet General Dynamic's small business goals. • Managed purchase order generation, receiving orders, return material authorization, vendor negotiation, updates on contract pricing and the purchase to pay process.• Met or exceeded all required schedules in accordance with company policies and procedures, while following guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) • In one month of employment I placed over 150 purchase orders for over $200,000.• Maintained key spreadsheets and reporting through ESM and IFS to track all open orders to ensure timely delivery.

• Served as sole procurement specialist, responsible for the negotiation and procurement of all commodities including machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, parts, repair orders, services, and supplies necessary to support various programs. • Handled procurement purchases for seven offices in the United States, overseas delivery to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Africa supporting various branches of the department of defense (DOD) such as the Army, Navy, and Marines.• Reviewed proposals, created requisitions, obtained quotations, performed source and price justification as appropriate, conducted negotiations, awarded purchase orders, approved payments, maintained records, and followed up on payment and delivery.• Maintained key relationships with suppliers, exhibited strong communication, analytical, negotiating skills, and organizational capabilities. • Managed purchase order generation, receiving orders, vendor negotiation, updates on contract pricing and the purchase to pay process while serving as liaison with both outside vendors and members of the corporate office.• Met or exceeded all required schedules in accordance with company policies and procedures, while following guidelines provided by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) • Implemented GCS Premier System; ensuring the company has an infrastructure to create purchase orders, track purchases, and has the ability to run reports and perform accounting functions in one system.

• Responsible for the negotiation and procurement of commodities such as computer workstations, fabrication materials, NSN end items, communications devices, parts, services, and supplies necessary to support various programs.• Managed purchase order generation, receiving orders, vendor negotiation, updates on contract pricing and the purchase to pay process while serving as liaison with both outside vendors and members of the corporate office.• Maintained key relationships with suppliers; responsible for support in commodity areas as assigned. This includes issue identification and resolution, vendor performance against key metrics, user satisfaction and other tactical activities. • Provided procurement guidance, interface with other procurement associates to ensure compliance with procurement policies, and support the overall performance plans within the Information Systems Division according to the FAR/DFAR.• Knowledge of procurement best practices as demonstrated through the use of MTC ISO 9000/2001 processes and procedures, maintained ISO compliance. • Tracked purchases using the Deltek CostPoint system, ensure prompt delivery, and obtain RMA information from vendors for external/internal equipment needing to be repaired or returned.