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San Diego, California, United States

• Manage Department of Defense (DoD) contracts and related operations for contracts valued at over $600B; support strategic sourcing, supply chain management, material cost reduction, supplier negotiations, and streamlining of purchasing operations.• Direct team of 10 Contract and Procurement personnel, determine success metrics, assign project duties, collect status reports, provide ongoing training, and lead regular performance reviews; built cohesive unit that produced high-quality results and supported projects effectively. • Craft and deliver training and development plans, focus on contract management, vendor relations, reporting, and dashboards, and lead ongoing work audits to review deliverables; ensure staff is up to date on all mission-critical policies while building knowledge and engagement with latest procurement best practices. • Spearhead relationships with key suppliers, including Government, Logistics, Supply, and Maintenance vendors, partner with stakeholders to negotiate terms and conditions, develop new relationships with key leadership, manage communication via phone and email, and work closely to identify and resolve issues with orders; built strong working relationships that enabled improved pricing and favorable terms.• Drive ongoing financial analysis and reporting, review pricing on all contracts, track KPIs to develop effective pricing, and ensure total costs of items are accounted for; maintained favorable costs and decreased operational spend while keeping leadership up to date on the progress of all programs. • Lead review and approval of contracts, analyze the scope of work, determine appropriate contract terms, review vendors and stakeholder amendments, and update contracts as necessary.• Oversee ongoing briefings to Senior Leaders, Command officials, and civilian directors communicating the corporate meeting and engagement updates, and act as liaison to contract management teams and vendors.

Palmdale, California, United States

• Served as a Team Lead responsible for contract administration and payment for over 1000 contracts totaling over $247B, monitored the performance of Maintenance, supply, repair, aircraft, and weapons vendors, and forged relationships at various conferences, Small Business Association programs, and Government solicitations.• Recognized for 73% improvement of on-time payments and reconciliations, 43% improvement in Contract Maintenance & Contractor Effectiveness, 61% improvement in customer communications & satisfaction surveys, and standardizing procedures to facilities and maintenance services contracts.• Maintained close observation of vendor business systems, payments, policies, and procedures, ensuring adherence to contract requirements using the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), State, and Agency policies, and established strategies to identify and resolve complex problems quickly and efficiently. • Performed post-award analysis, actively identified and resolved contract risks, issues, and changes, including resource shortages, scope creep, requirement updates, and missing deadlines, and worked with Contracting Officer to address issues; ensured teams adhered to approved contract structures as change requests were being proposed. • Negotiated agreements for facilities and services, spare parts, provisioned items, and repairs contracts, finalized overhead, forward pricing rate, and other advance agreements with vendor management.• Trained, motivated, and directed 13 Contract, Procurement, and Quality Assurance personnel; evaluated and reviewed work for conformance with department standards, including program and project priorities; worked with employees to resolve performance issues and conflict.

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

• Managed contact pre-award and post-award operations on 52 contracts totaling more than $63B; administered various supply, maintenance, facilities management, and service contracts for Alaska's Army and Air Force Installations and Missile Defense Program. • Determined appropriate contract type for sealed bidding, negotiated contracts based on service required, urgency, estimated cost, market conditions, and procurement policies and regulations; prepared solicitation documents for Government and Small Business databases and administered change orders and modifications documents.• Leveraged available historical and precedent data, evaluated prospective contract price utilizing basic price analysis techniques, and prepared recommendations for award to Contracting Officer; drafted final contract, including specifications, standard, and special clauses for signature. • Member of the multifunctional team managing 3 military housing, janitorial services, and recreational/physical fitness contracts, developed unique contract clauses, financial management, and onsite surveillance from other functional departments for minimizing risk throughout the engagement.

Fort Wainwright, Alaska

• Led human resources and administrative actions for 5700 active duty and civilian personnel; addressed and escalated employee policy, resource, and culture inquiries, managed employment and personnel databases and worked with leadership to develop and implement operational improvements.• Processed personnel requisitions, new hire paperwork, and employment documentation, and regularly audited open positions, employee records, and verification documents; crafted updated forms, databases, records, and reports that reduced processing time by 39%.• Managed HR database processed new hire, termination, transfers, and other personnel actions, audit historical entries, and develop and deliver labor, staffing, and salary reporting to leadership; maintained total confidentiality with private and sensitive personnel data while improving document accuracy 63%.• Provided leaders with training resources and tools, focused on strategic planning, resource allocation, human resource policy, leadership, recruiting and interviewing best practices, and people and resources coordination; launched a centralized database of supportive training, workshops, and documentation.• Partnered with managers to develop an understanding of open positions, job duties, required qualifications, team culture, transferable skills, and determine needs and urgency of positions, and utilized outcomes to craft recruiting plans; new approach helped reduce turnover rates of PTEs by 29% and FTEs by 82%.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Human Services, General

Communication & Leadership Skills, Social Justice and Social Behavior, Human Development, Leadership Development, Finance & Budget.

Masters, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Organizational Leadership and Change Management, Human Relations and Organizational Behavior, Regulation and Conflict Management.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration And Management, General