The Project Manager/Contract Officer Representative (COR) at FEMA is responsible for managing the acquisition lifecycle, developing comprehensive acquisition packages, training new CORs, and providing oversight and guidance to ensure compliance with federal regulations. This position plays a critical role in supporting FEMA’s mission to help people before, during, and after disasters.Key ResponsibilitiesAcquisition Package Creation and Development- Develop, review, and finalize acquisition packages, including statements of work, performance work statements, independent government cost estimates, and other required documentation.- Collaborate with program managers and stakeholders to ensure that acquisition requirements are clearly defined and aligned with FEMA’s objectives.- Conduct market research to identify potential contractors and assess their capabilities.- Ensure acquisition packages comply with federal regulations, policies, and procedures.COR Training- Design and deliver comprehensive training programs for new CORs to ensure they understand their roles and responsibilities.- Develop training materials, manuals, and guides to support COR education and development.- Conduct ongoing training sessions to keep CORs updated on changes in policies, regulations, and best practices.- Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and make improvements as needed.COR Supervision- Provide oversight and guidance to CORs to ensure they are effectively managing contracts and contractor performance.- Conduct regular reviews and audits of COR activities to ensure compliance with federal regulations and FEMA policies.- Serve as a mentor and resource for CORs, offering advice and support on complex contract management issues.- Facilitate communication and collaboration between CORs and contracting officers.

US Army Chief of Operational Contract Support for Area Support Group - KuwaitResponsible for planning, coordinating, and executing all operational contract support activities within ASG - Kuwait. This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring that contract support aligns with the mission and operational objectives of the military in the Kuwait theater.Key Responsibilities:1. Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategic plans for contract support operations, ensuring alignment with the ASG - Kuwait's mission and objectives.2. Contract Management: Oversee the management of contracts, from development through execution and closeout, ensuring adherence to federal regulations and ethical practices.3. Resource Allocation: Allocate resources, both human and material, to support contract requirements efficiently.4. Compliance: Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies regarding contracting and procurement.5. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions in contract support operations.6. Liaison: Serve as a key liaison between ASG - Kuwait and contracted service providers, fostering effective communication and collaboration.7. Budget Oversight: Manage the budget for contract support operations, ensuring cost-effective solutions and transparent financial management.8. Reporting: Prepare and present regular reports on contract support activities to higher headquarters, stakeholders, and senior leadership.9. Training and Development: Implement training programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of personnel involved in contract support operations.10. Conflict Resolution: Mediate and resolve conflicts and disputes related to contract performance or execution.11. Innovation: Identify opportunities for process improvement in current contract support operations and procedures.

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:LEAD PEOPLE - DIRECT SUPERVISOR AND TEAM LEADER to a diverse workforce of 109 soldiers and 1 civilian within five platoons. Coordinate work assignments based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Develop performance plans and goals, rating employees on semi and annual reviews. Recommend hiring, promotion, and reassignments. Take disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands. Identify developmental and training needs of employees. Recommend performance awards and salary bonus distribution for employees. Recommend selections for supervisory positions and provide on-going feedback on improving performance.PRINCIPAL ADVISOR: Provide leadership and guidance as a trusted advisor to high-ranking officers. Develop reports and formulate sound recommendations based on findings. Serve as trusted point of contact and actively participate in meetings involving confidential issues. Develop new and innovative approaches, advanced techniques, and objective judgment to a variety of sensitive, complex, and time-critical issues. Provide recommendations on the feasibility of specific courses of action, plans, internal suggestions, and external proposals. DIRECT SUPERVISOR: Directly responsible for the storage and distribution of 1,680,000 gallons of fuel and the accountability of over $ 25 million in equipment and 109 personnel. Mentored and counseled soldiers by building effective personal improvement plans with well-defined and achievable goals resulting in high moral, promotion rates, and overall platoon performance.DEVELOP AND INTERPRET PROTOCOL PROGRAM RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES: Exercise initiative and judgment to make decisions and recommendations on technical, management, and policy issues while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, directives, executive orders, and regulations, to include development, interpretation and revision of policies and regulations.

Under the Emergency Response and Management Division the Incident Response Technician, provides specific knowledge and expertise as it relates to incident command, incident management, emergency management, communication, collaboration and coordination with multiple Colorado county and state agencies as well as internal partners in a real-time emergency management environment. Operating under compressed timeframes, with increasing barriers to situational awareness, stress, and limited information to develop an achievable action plan and work to resolve the emergency and restore the roadway to normal working conditions.• Provides knowledge and expertise communicating, coordinating, and collaborating with partner agencies to manage roadway incidents and emergencies and to return operations to normal status.• Collaboration: Works with leaders across CDOT to achieve CDOT's mobility operations objectives and leads regional real-time operations by designing the regional operations systems, processes and guidelines to implement selected and defined safety and operational measures, including observation of traffic and response to traffic, providing incident support to restore traffic to normal, training others to perform these duties and manages safety patrol resources• Develops local traffic incident management (TIM ) coalitions, including identification of local jurisdictional issues where responders safety and quick clearance could be improved, forming strong relationships with other departments, agencies, leading reoccurring stakeholder meetings, supporting region staff ensuring TIM plans are developed with appropriate stakeholders and ensures all operational strategies, improvements, and/or changes have been coordinated with local stakeholder groups.

Under the general guidance of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO), provide a full range of technical and clerical activities at the Port of Entry in support of the Office of Federal Operations (OFO). Support CBP Officers (CBPO), CBP Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS), and Entry/Import Specialists. Maintain updated specialized knowledge of procedures, techniques, regulations and office automation systems to adhere to provisions of CBP laws and regulations.Preparing complex broker/import cases for decision by specialist; and reviewing declarations and cargo manifests for completeness and compliance with applicable regulations;Examining cargo and merchandise; applying appropriate tariff number, valve, and rate of duty and tax to merchandise; comparing passenger baggage to declarations;Coordinating and processing of data (permits, entries, declarations) into various automated systems;Assisting and providing support to CBP Officers and Agricultural Specialists on inspections, intelligence, analysis and examination of passengers, baggage and conveyances and cargo;Operating scanning equipment to review contents of packages; screening incoming parcels for completeness of declarations, admissibility, entry status, and contraband.

LEAD PEOPLE - DIRECT SUPERVISOR AND TEAM LEADER to a diverse workforce of 15 soldiers and 3 civilians within Training Support Teams. Coordinate work assignments based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Develop performance plans and goals, rating employees on semi and annual reviews. Recommend hiring, promotion, and reassignments. Take disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands. Identify developmental and training needs of employees. Recommend performance awards and salary bonus distribution for employees. Recommend selections for supervisory positions and provide on-going feedback on improving performance.PRINCIPAL ADVISOR: Provide leadership and guidance as a trusted advisor to executive officers and high-ranking officials. Develop reports and formulate sound recommendations based on findings. Serve as trusted point of contact and actively participate in meetings involving confidential issues. Develop new and innovative approaches, advanced techniques, and objective judgment to a variety of sensitive, complex, and time-critical issues. Provide recommendations on the feasibility of specific courses of action, plans, internal suggestions and external proposals. DEVELOP AND INTERPRET PROTOCOL PROGRAM RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES: Exercise initiative and judgment to make decisions and recommendations on technical, management, and policy issues while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, directives, executive orders, and regulations, to include development, interpretation and revision of policies and regulations. • Serve as liaison between supervisors and employees, effectively interpreting military regulations and resolving complex issues.

LEAD PEOPLE - DIRECT SUPERVISOR AND TEAM LEADER to a diverse workforce of 15 soldiers and 3 civilians within 3 Civil Affairs Teams. Coordinate work assignments based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and the capabilities of employees. Develop performance plans and goals, rating employees on semi and annual reviews. Recommend hiring, promotion, and reassignments. Take disciplinary measures, such as warnings and reprimands. Identify developmental and training needs of employees. Recommend performance awards and salary bonus distribution for employees. Recommend selections for supervisory positions and provide on-going feedback on improving performance.PRINCIPAL ADVISOR: Provide leadership and guidance as a trusted advisor to executive officers and high-ranking officials. Develop reports and formulate sound recommendations based on findings. Serve as trusted point of contact and actively participate in meetings involving confidential issues. Develop new and innovative approaches, advanced techniques, and objective judgment to a variety of sensitive, complex, and time-critical issues. Provide recommendations on the feasibility of specific courses of action, plans, internal suggestions and external proposals. DEVELOP AND INTERPRET PROTOCOL PROGRAM RULES, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES: Exercise initiative and judgment to make decisions and recommendations on technical, management, and policy issues while maintaining compliance with applicable laws, directives, executive orders, and regulations, to include development, interpretation and revision of policies and regulations.