Section supervisor with an unlimited warrant. Responsible to plan, direct, organize, and supervise Civilian and Military contract specialists. Oversee the team to ensure proper award and administration of contracts for construction. Direct, coordinate, and oversee work of subordinate Contracting Officers to ensure compliance with acts, public laws, U.S. codes, and federal regulations.

Warranted contracting officer responsible for a wide variety of construction projects for the Bureau of Reclamation to include the modernization and overhaul of hydroelectric dams.

Unlimited warranted Contracting Officer, delegated by Headquarters Air Education Training Command, Program Management Flight to serve as the administrative contracting officer for the $286M Columbus AFB, MS aircraft maintenance contract. Responsible for the negotiation and execution of modifications for all contract changes, review and approval of all contractor regulations, initiating and processing Contractor Performance Assessment Reports, designation and orientation of contracting officer representatives, administration of the subcontracting program and initiating Defense Contract Administration Audits to assist in performing fiscal year overrun/underrun modifications. - Duty-bound for performing all aircraft maintenance contract actions at Columbus AFB, MS for the T-1A, T-6A and T-38C airframes used to support the specialized undergraduate pilot training and the introduction to fighter fundementals pilot training for the 14TH Flying Training Wing. - 234 Aircraft supported and maintained, valued at $1.3 Billion dollars, with over 52K sorties flown annually. - Oversight of $24M in Government Property.- Training, surveillance and quality assurance inspections of 14 Contracting Officer Represenatives.

Warranted Contracting Officer for the General Support Contracting Center, executing crucial, complex and challenging acquisition to support the mission in Afghanistan. Responsible for theater-wide forward operating bases, multiple regional U.S., North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and Afghan acquisitions supporting the Afghan Government for 34 Afghan provinces with 398 districts. Responsible for reviewing and approving of requirements during the pre-solicitation phase. Developed acquisition strategies, created price, technical and past performance evaluation criteria, analyzed, evaluated and negotiated proposals. Awarded contract actions, administered and created modifications, managed contract performance and conducted contract closeouts. -Awarded and administrated a portfolio of commodity contracts that included 28 contract actions, supporting the largest contingency contracting office, a total dollar value of over $19.5M.-Provides mentorship to contract specialists, delivering on-the-job training and reviewing team workload requirements for federal acquisition regulation compliance.-Procures specialized telecommunication products, information technology hardware, software, and data communications technology. -Serves as the lead on commodity contract claims, developing the Government’s position, negotiating terms and issuing final decisions. -Capably handled emergency acquisition of power plant consumables for the City of Kandahar, 500,000 residents received continuous electricity. Established contract with options to eliminate repeat of events. -Expertly progressed stalled requirement for Network Target Architecture upgrade, vital to creating network architecture to provide service migration from non-enduring bases to regional hub sites. $4.6M of information technology hardware and software procured on time and on cost.

Warranted contracting officer in the base operations supply and services flight. Roles and responsibilities included direct identification of requirements, development and implementation of contract formation, negotiation, signing and administration of contract actions. Reviewed, defined, statements of work, performance work statements, signed justification and approvals. Provided knowledge, leadership and guidance to ensure compliance with Federal, Department of Defense and Air Force acquisition regulations.- Serves as a contractual authority, mentor and trainer for the Base Operating Support & Service Team- Directs identification, development and implemention of contract formation, negotiation and administration- Provides guidance and leadership to the requesting customer & functional Government business team members - Ensures contract policy and procedural compliance IAW Federal, DoD and Air Force acquisition regulations- Approves modification, determination and findings, and justification/approval documents to sustain $1.3B fleet- Awards & administers $12M portfolio of commodity/serv contrs supporting 2nd busiest air traffic ctrl complex- Conceived BTS/BNCC consol; combined 2 contrs/converged 3 technologies--lauded by A6/saved 615 man-hrs- Dutifully stepped forward to become the administrating contracting officer for a $250M aircraft maintenance contract during the Government furlough of federal employees. - Directed $46K System Analyst contr; structured front desk pers productivity--supported 13K mbr area hospital- Orchestrated $2.5M Airfield Mgmt contr; 37 hrs of essential clean-up--preserved CAFB as AETC's #1 airfield- Oversaw $1.1M Vis Info contr; spt'd 53 wg events incl ALS/UPT grads--advanced 16 Amn/produced 44 pilots- Arbitrated requirment for technical equipment via NETCENTS; negotiated a savings of $28K!!

Level I Contracting Specialist, manages performed, and administered contracting functions for commodities, services, and construction using simplified acquisition procedures, negotiation and other approved methods. Used automated contracting systems to prepare, process, and analyze transactions and products. Acted as business advisor, buyer, negotiator, and administrator of contracts. - Solicits and evaluates price, cost, technical data and item commerciality to perform best value determinations- Prepares modifications, determination and findings, and justification and approval documents for processing- QB'd $4.5M Media Blast upgrd; acrft maint efficiency to jump 49%--wg to save 13K man-hrs/$12K per year!- Oversaw CAFB wing HQ renovation Phase 1 contract worth $2.9M--vital support for WSA daily operations- Spearheaded $1.1M energy efficiency contract--facilitated wg green initiative--energy savings of >$125K/year- Supervised Overhead to Underground utility project valued >$4.9M--improved worker safety/utility efficiency- Led critical $1.4M munitions maint. effort; 100% training a/c remain msn ready; assets protected, pilots safe- Oversaw crit $1.7M BNCC contr; comm network 'cell' gets vital spt--allowed ntwk connection for 3.2K mbrs - Trailblazer; Actively leading $1.9M aircrew life support equipment--vital to 200 T6 & 174 T38 aircraft safety- Supervised $763K Corn Starch Media contr; $1.3B+ AF/USN acrft fleet receive crit paint spt--15K sorties fly- Led $51K contr for Beneficiary Svcs Rep & negotiated $5K savings--met wg's healthcare needs for TRICARE- Expertly managed outdoor basketball court contract worth $117k--boosted morale & recreation amongst airmen