Christopher Grams Email & Phone Number

Arlington, TX

• Assist with the development of the Business Unit Strategic Plan
• Promote the benefits of the AbilityOne Program and nonprofit agencies capabilities
• Present the AbilityOne program and capabilities to a variety of Federal agencies.
• Persuade Federal agencies to use the AbilityOne program for services on targeted Federal contracts.
• Build a pipeline off future project opportunities by developing customer relationship and researching government service requirements.
• Analyze market data in specific lines of business for use in conducting negotiations and proposal developments.

Arlington, TX

-Managed a team of Project Managers on the Training portion of the CMBU Pricing Process Project which seeks to transform the Service Blue Print for Base Year Pricing along with the Router for Base Year Pricing into a meaningful, user-friendly process to be accessed through DMACS. Acted as the Team Leader in her absence on CMBU phone calls.-Appointed GSA.

-Managed a department of 10 direct reports and more than 50 instructors; hired, coached, and evaluated all personnel.-Prepared contracts and awarded grants from multiple granting agencies, including the Texas Workforce Commission, totaling more than $800,000.-Negotiated contract with the Texas Youth Commission to provide statewide training netting a $6.

Managed a department of 3 direct reports and more than 20 instructors; hired, coached, and evaluated all personnel.Prepared contracts and awarded grants from multiple granting agencies, including the Texas Workforce Commission, totaling more than $500,000.Established contract training to include planning, business contact, and design/execution of training..

-Negotiated contracts with companies to provide training in the area of Lean Manufacturing by facilitating KAIZEN events not limited to the following tools of Lean: Value Add Analysis, Total Productive Maintenance, 5S, Mistake Proofing, and Process Flow Improvement.

-Prepared needs analysis of company-wide training requirements. Managed design and development of computer-based training programs. Developed training manuals to supplement computer-based lessons.-Conducted detailed analysis of employee performance to determine course effectiveness. Increased the number of available lessons from 18 to 70 and broadened.

-Managed customer service staff and restructured Billing department resulting in increased billings of 400%. Communicated weekly team and individual goals and accomplishments for sales.-Developed and implemented internal and external tracking procedures for Human Resources, Operations and Billing departments. Designed and maintained employee.

Bs, Interdisciplinary Studies

Mba, International Marketing And Finance

Activities and Societies: Global Marketing Team