Contract Specialist, US Forest Service - RemoteContract Specialist for the US Forest Service’s Intermountain Zone. Conducts cradle-to-grave acquisition for construction projects to include pre-award activities, such as drafting solicitations, proposal evaluations, and award recommendations. Conducts post-award activities to include coordinating kick-off meetings and contract closeouts. Interfaces with customers to include end-users, Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) and Contracting Officer (CO).Contract Manager, NASA - RemoteConducts cost & price analysis for NASA’s COVID-19 response team. Evaluated multiple requests for equitable adjustments received by NASA from Space Center contractors due to stop/work orders that had been received. Assisted Team Leader in preparing presentations and daily reports to customers detailing all impact notifications received by contractors. Held daily meets assigning client requests to team members and coordinated all deliverables prior to final delivery to client.

Senior Contract Manager, Logistics, Security, and Training Division, RemoteParticipates in strategic planning activities (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, business plan development) for future work within the Logistics, Security, and Training division of Parsons. Collaborates with management to ensure proper support in proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and ensures proficiency and timeliness of contract administration. Provides technical guidance to assigned personnel. Collaborates with Division and project management to ensure proper reporting of all relevant contract issues.Business Manager, Base Operational Support Contract (BOSC), Port Sembawang, Singapore Responsible for contract administration and overall contract management direction for the BOSC contract. Duties include ensuring compliance with applicable Federal, DoD, and Navy regulations and policies, as well as the contract terms and conditions; maintaining an adequate purchasing system, which includes overseeing procurement of subcontracts; maintaining an adequate estimating system, which includes ensuring the adequacy of proposals; tracking costs; and interfacing with Government contracts personnel regarding contractual matters.

Contract Manager, Joint Strike Fighter, Clearfield, UtahParticipates in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage all aspects of the Joint Strike Fighter, F22, and BA609 contracts. Ensures all assigned contracts are in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Works under minimal supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements. Guarantees fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintains historical information. Assists management in achieving financial goals related to cash management, EBIT and sales.

Oversaw the administration and management of contracts under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP IV), ensuring compliance with all terms, conditions, and regulatory requirements. Led a team of contract administrators and support staff, providing guidance and direction to ensure effective contract execution and management across multiple locations within the region. Acted as the primary point of contact for all contract-related matters with internal and external stakeholders, including U.S. government agencies, subcontractors, and local authorities. Engaged in contract negotiations, dispute resolution, and contract modifications, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes while maintaining strong relationships with all parties involved.

Responsible for is a directing and overseeing a sales force for the organization. Reports directly to the CEO, President, and CFO, to ensure the organization grows profitability by developing new strategies to attract new customers. Solely responsible for ensuring that all items that were presented to clients were properly branded and in accordance with all applicable policies, procedures, and statues. Managed daily operations of the company to ensure that all milestones were completed on time and under budget. Utilized Contracting Officer background to manage all contracts and ensure that all proposals for future work were written in accordance with the solicitation.

Provided key assistance to the government for $350M acquisition in development of Statements of Work (SOW), source identification, and project-related procurement / acquisition planning. Managed 27 global delivery orders for $200M Mission Planning contract. Instrumental in development of Hill AFB’s first Single Source IDIQ for $100M+. Worked directly with government customers to ensure the success of the Mission Planning Program.

Deployed with Task Force for Business Improvement and Stability Operations to Iraq (TFBSO-I). Built the 40 person Procurement Assistance Center form the ground up to facilitate the expenditure of the $35B Iraqi Nations Budget. Developed the initial suite of standard bidding documents, contracting forms, terms and conditions for international construction, services and supplies contracts for Iraq Ministries and Provinces. Contracting advisor on multiple large contracts to include: 15 Hospitals for $1.5B, 40 commercial aircraft for Iraqi Airway for $5B, and several private investment agreements for commercial cement plants. Managed daily logistics operations for 40 person team on $50M contract.

Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) for both Hill AFB and Anderson AB Guam. Multiple deployments as a Warranted Contracting Officer to hostile locations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Advanced into contract and program support holding authority for contract awards of up $5M, and providing key administrative support. Performed extensive review of acquisition packages, ensuring accuracy and compliance with all requirements; evaluated acquisition requests to determine most suitable contract type and procurement method. Requested and analyzed all facets of bids and solicited responses, including pricing reasonableness, performing standard pricing evaluation and analysis; negotiated pricing and terms with a focus on reduced prices and increased service level / delivery requirements.