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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Corporate head of Contracts, Compliance, Subcontracts, Supply Chain, and Operations.• Creation of corporatewide Contracting, Supply Chain, Operations, Program Management and Compliance policies to leverage best practices and drive growth.• Signature authority for Government and commercial contracts >$25M.• Author of NDAs, Teaming Agreements, and Joint Venture Agreements.

Torrance, California, United States

• Responsible for the P&L, execution, negotiation strategy, and management of $460M contracts portfolio.• Leader of and mentor to eight (8) contracts managers and pricing analysts spanning the United States, UK, and Geneva, Switzerland.• Cross-functional leadership, coaching, and guidance on Government and commercial contracts, resulting in improved strategy and risk mitigation, which improved EBITDA and direct margin by >10%.• Collaboration with the VP of Business Development to… Show more • Responsible for the P&L, execution, negotiation strategy, and management of $460M contracts portfolio.• Leader of and mentor to eight (8) contracts managers and pricing analysts spanning the United States, UK, and Geneva, Switzerland.• Cross-functional leadership, coaching, and guidance on Government and commercial contracts, resulting in improved strategy and risk mitigation, which improved EBITDA and direct margin by >10%.• Collaboration with the VP of Business Development to refine the strategic roadmap, resulting in 12% revenue growth in 2022.• Strategy and stewardship of proposal team, basis of estimate, bill of material development, and cost estimating. Show less

Redondo Beach, Ca

• Supervisor of staff of three (3) contracts administrators over five programs totaling $6B in value.• Classified and Unclassified proposal development, risk identification, and mitigation strategy.• Close collaboration with the program and business offices to drive successful program execution.• Proposal strategist and lead negotiator of 10-year, $800M CPIF IDIQ satellite sustainment follow-on contract.• SME for Incentive-type (CPIF/FPIF) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA)… Show more • Supervisor of staff of three (3) contracts administrators over five programs totaling $6B in value.• Classified and Unclassified proposal development, risk identification, and mitigation strategy.• Close collaboration with the program and business offices to drive successful program execution.• Proposal strategist and lead negotiator of 10-year, $800M CPIF IDIQ satellite sustainment follow-on contract.• SME for Incentive-type (CPIF/FPIF) and Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contracts.• Author of unique contractual terms and conditions. Show less

Torrance, California

• Responsible for the P&L, execution, negotiation strategy, and management of $350M contracts portfolio.• Training, mentoring, and staff development of eight (8) contracts managers and trade compliance staff.• Close collaboration with senior executives to develop and monitor Sales and Operations (S&OP) KPIs, resulting in a reduction in cycle time by 25%.• Facilitated Operations and production process improvement activities, creating annual cost savings >$700k.• Contracts and… Show more • Responsible for the P&L, execution, negotiation strategy, and management of $350M contracts portfolio.• Training, mentoring, and staff development of eight (8) contracts managers and trade compliance staff.• Close collaboration with senior executives to develop and monitor Sales and Operations (S&OP) KPIs, resulting in a reduction in cycle time by 25%.• Facilitated Operations and production process improvement activities, creating annual cost savings >$700k.• Contracts and Program Management strategy lead for intercompany divisional consolidation.• Successful negotiation of Government hardware as a commercial item, increasing ROS for the product line by 5%, enabling the use of the intellectual property into the commercial marketplace for the first time. • SME for Long Term Agreements, (LTA), Strategic Partnerships, and Collective Bargaining Agreements.• Developed order management process which reduced cycle times by >50% and overhead expenses by >5%. Show less

Thousand Oaks, California

• Staff leadership, supervision, and development of three (3) price analysts.• FAR/DFARS audit compliance, resulting in a 20% reduction in audit duration time.• Cost estimation and modeling for RF and microwave antennas, Government and Commercial programs.• Analysis and negotiation of contracts terms and conditions and price, resulting in >8% increase to EBITDA.• Facilitated process improvement activities resulting in reduction to cycle times and improved operations… Show more • Staff leadership, supervision, and development of three (3) price analysts.• FAR/DFARS audit compliance, resulting in a 20% reduction in audit duration time.• Cost estimation and modeling for RF and microwave antennas, Government and Commercial programs.• Analysis and negotiation of contracts terms and conditions and price, resulting in >8% increase to EBITDA.• Facilitated process improvement activities resulting in reduction to cycle times and improved operations activities by >20%.• Developed internal process to identify material demand, reducing lead times for long lead material by 25%.• Material cost analysis.• Indirect labor rate calculation and development. Show less

Addison, Tx

• Decision analysis and competitive intelligence research to assist customers win Government source selections.• Price-To-Win analyst for multi-year, domestic and international multi-country effort resulting in an estimate landing within 2% of the award total.• Critical evaluation of prior contract history, Sections L & M for evaluation criteria modeling, program costs, direct and indirect labor estimating, material and hardware parametric cost estimating, should cost analysis, and… Show more • Decision analysis and competitive intelligence research to assist customers win Government source selections.• Price-To-Win analyst for multi-year, domestic and international multi-country effort resulting in an estimate landing within 2% of the award total.• Critical evaluation of prior contract history, Sections L & M for evaluation criteria modeling, program costs, direct and indirect labor estimating, material and hardware parametric cost estimating, should cost analysis, and Monte Carlo simulation modeling.• Lead facilitator for SME interviews on competitive intelligence, bid behavior, program history, and company motivators as the basis for decision analysis modeling.• Close collaboration with CEO to develop solutions/recommendations to reduce the number of contract award protests across DoD; the results were briefed to the U.S. House Armed Services Committee the summer of 2015. Show less

El Segundo, Ca

• Cost/Price Factor Chief in source selection, with decision authority on proposals >$1B.• Lead negotiator for $18B, 33 launch manifest Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract, resulting in a taxpayer saving of $4.7B.• Contracts and Program Manager for $7.8 billion Cost-Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract.• Lead Cost/Price Analyst and negotiator for $1 Billion Pratt & Whitney RS-68 engine proposal.• Lead negotiator for $500M FFP satellite program, resulting in taxpayer savings of more… Show more • Cost/Price Factor Chief in source selection, with decision authority on proposals >$1B.• Lead negotiator for $18B, 33 launch manifest Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract, resulting in a taxpayer saving of $4.7B.• Contracts and Program Manager for $7.8 billion Cost-Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract.• Lead Cost/Price Analyst and negotiator for $1 Billion Pratt & Whitney RS-68 engine proposal.• Lead negotiator for $500M FFP satellite program, resulting in taxpayer savings of more than $40 million.• Dedicated Cost/Price Analyst for Launch & Range (LR), GPS, and Space Superiority (SY) directorates.• Subject matter expert and Point of Contact (POC) for FPIF and CPIF contracts, Award Fee and Incentive Plan development, calculation, and financial reporting.• Contract specialist, and lead Cost/Price Analyst on more than $30 billion in aerospace procurements.• Planned, performed, and analyzed technical requirements, prices, and costs for prime contracts with multiple subcontractors for highly technical and complex space systems in all phases of the acquisitions strategy and contract life cycle.• Drafted Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), CDRLs, Performance Work Statements (PWS), Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and Justification and Approvals (J&As).• Subject Matter Expert (SME) of CPIF and FPIF contracts.• Development and use of economic, statistical, audit, and financial analysis principles and techniques to evaluate contractor proposals.• Author of technical evaluations to identify contract risk and determine price reasonableness and technical compliance. Show less

Mba, Finance, Global Business

With Honors

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Management

Magna Cum Laude