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Providing Pre-Award and Post -Award support for the Internal Revenue Service in the acquisition of Information Technology goods and services.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Working at Department of Homeland Security Headquarters providing support to Office of Procurement Operations

Working in the Program Support Center (PSC) at Health and Human Services (HHS) processing Assisted Aquisitions for external agencies and awarding and administering awards for internal HHS customers. Primarily awarding Services , IT, and Construction.

Providing contract administration support for PBGC.

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Providing support services to the Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations in the Washington, DC Metro area. Supporting OPO Contract Management team providing post award support for task orders under SETA 1 professional services BPA.

Overland Park, Ks, Us

Provide Contract consulting services supporting Department of Justice's Acquisition Management Division within the Office of Justice Program.

Served as Subject Matter Expert for Business Transformation Agency's Procure to Pay project for DOD's Business Enterprise Architecture. Duties include writing business rules, definitions, and finding authoritative sources for procurement elements that will be included in business architecture used for the compliance and development of ERP systems DOD-wide. Assist BTA technical experts with procurement related issues and work related issues with other functional areas such as Finance, Human Resource Management, and Logistics.

Supported Defense Advanced Research Projects Management Office with post-award functions for contracts, grants, agreements and purchase orders using manual procedures and automated DOD procurement desktop defense software. The duties include obtaining certification of contract completions, final patent and technical reports, expediting payment of final invoices, de-obligating excess or remaining funds and closing awards in automated system.

Provided solutions to functional problems for users of software in actual DOD contracting offices. Contract closeouts- Performed contract closeout duties under task order with the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization currently known as Missile Defense Agency. Obtained required documentation for closeouts and expedited final payments.

processed orders for IT services using Department of Transportation's VANITS and STATUS systems. Prepared customer agreements and edited performance work statements for entry into system.SPS Program- Assigned as functional expert under DSIC subcontract to help Prime Contractor (American Management System) develop Procurement Desktop Defense software for DOD. Duties included: (1) Functional Instructor-Trained DOD Personnel how to use software in the performance of their jobs. Instructed users on how to create solicitations, contracts, purchase orders, modifications and other tasks associated with procurement,(2) Functional tester- Performed assigned test assignments to determine if software works as designed and helped write scripts that test real world functionality;(3) Help requirements as needed.

Bratislava 5, Slovakia, Sk

Served as Contracts Consultant

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Served as administrator for large service contracts such as Grounds Maintenance, Base Postal services and Packing and Crating. Task included verifying contractor invoices for payment, maintaining contract payment logs, processing change orders, de-obligating funds and exercising options to various contracts. Also conducted Quality Assurance training to assigned personnel and conducted surveillance of contractors.Large Purchase Buyer-Awarded Base Grounds Maintenance contract using source selection procedures. Associated tasks included synopsis of solicitation and award, determining the availability of funds, discussion with offerors and ensuring contract file is complete. Awarded Packing and Crating delivery order contract.Simplified Acquisition Buyer- Purchased assigned service requests from base customers using simplified acquisition procedures. Prepared request for quotations obtained required competition or documented reason for sole source and create award. Ensured that contract file contained all required documentation such as wage determination, funding document, award document and modification document (If required).Contract Repair Buyer- Processed warranty calls and repairs of base equipment. Prepared required paperwork and arranged shipment and return of government property or set up onsite repairs by contractors.System Administrator- Performed functional duties on the Contracting Office's Base Contracting Automated System (BCAS) using required checklists and instructions. Processed daily interfaces between base contracting office, civil engineering, base hospital, and logistics. Prepared purchase requests and other documents and routed them to assigned buyers. Maintained bidders list and added new contractors to vendor base. Performed end-of-day and monthly backup of the system. Logged users on and off the system.Contingency contracting team member-Warranted contracting officer qualified to support base emergencies and overseas contingencies.

Bs, Accounting

Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification

Masters, Project Management

Masters, Acquisition Management

Associate, Contract Management

Certified Federal Contracts Manager (Ncma) December 2017