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Greater Atlanta Area

Emergency essential contracting officer charged with providing acquisition support in response to Presidential Declarations for major disasters. Rapidly deploys to often austere disaster environments to lead acquisition activities. Responsible for managing a diverse workforce of contracting specialists and procurement clerks in dynamic, fast paced environments. Executes and administers a variety of fixed-price, cost reimbursement, time and materials, and hybrid contracts; containing a mixture of provisions and clauses.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as the Contracting Officer for the Climate Change Division’s technical and analytical support contracts. Granted unlimited signature authority to enter into, administer, and terminate contracts on behalf of the Government. Awarded and administered a variety of contract types including fixed price contracts, cost reimbursement contracts, agreements, multi-year awards, indefinite-delivery contracts, services contracts (including advisory and assistance services), and commodity contracts. Provided direction and advice to a variety of functional specialist and customers in all phases of the acquisition process.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Managing partner responsible for multiple functional areas of a fast growing health care company including purchasing/contracts, financial management, business development, and information technology. Managed 70-person workforce which included health care professionals and administrative support staff members. In charge of planning, soliciting and buying supplies and services in a timely and cost effective manner; while maintaining quality standards. Developed and implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies and procedures. Administered company's contracts with governmental and private organizations. Implemented process improvement initiatives to streamline company operations.

Monterey, Ca

Competitively selected to attend the Naval Postgraduate School to earn a Master of Business Administration with concentrations in contract management and strategic purchasing. The curriculum further developed the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to effectively lead the acquisition workforce and efficiently manage the resources allocated to the acquisition process. Authored thesis titled “Strategically Sourcing Level III Body Armor with Level IV Plates for the United States Air Force”.

Incirlik Air Base, Turkey

Warranted contracting officer responsible for setting policies and procedures for complex contractual actions in a foreign operational environment. Supervised and provided technical oversight for a team of 11 military and civilian contracting personnel engaged in the planning, development, award and administration of construction and service contracts for the 39th Air Base Wing and six geographically separated units. Introduced contracting process enhancements that led to productivity improvements and better decision making.

Barksdale Afb, La

Advisor to the 2nd Mission Support Group Commander on all duties necessary to ensure mission accomplishment of a combat-ready group comprised of seven squadrons with over 2,600 assigned personnel. Supervised command staff that provided administrative, technical and customer support services to mission support group squadrons. Scope of responsibility included: directing administrative support, record keeping, database management, report generation, data compilation, correspondence management, meeting and special event planning.

Barksdale Afb, La

Key Assistant and technical advisor to 2nd Contracting Squadron Commander. Engaged in strategic management of contracts worth over $45 million annually and personnel administration issues for 37-member squadron. Permanent member of Squadron’s solicitation/contract review committee. Conducted extensive inspections and solicitation/contract reviews to ensure contract compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and utilization of the most effective contracting methods. Developed strategic plans to achieve both socioeconomic and competition goals.

Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia

Warranted contracting officer responsible for the procurement of supplies and services in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Directly supervised team of three contingency contracting officers in dynamic foreign environment. Performed pre-award, award and post award contracting actions to satisfy the operational requirements of customers. Managed the contracting process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Team’s actions supported 5,800 United States, British and French coalition forces.

Barksdale Afb, La

Assisted in leading 40 civilian and military contracting professionals in the timely execution and administration of over 22,000 contractual actions valued in excess of $53 million. Led multi-functional teams in the acquisition of commodities, services, construction projects, architect-engineering designs and utilities. Conducted acquisition planning, solicitations, price analysis, offer evaluations, source selections, contract awards and contract administration of highly visible and mission essential contracts.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics