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Mclean, VA, US

Comprehensive Contract Management: Oversee the entire contract process, from negotiation and review to execution and maintenance, for both Federal and Commercial contracts, ensuring adherence to legal requirements and organizational policies.Agreement Initiation and Maintenance: Initiate, negotiate, and maintain new agreements, including NDAs, TAs.

Washington, DC, US

• Working with senior management to obtain legal and internal clearance, provide edited and approved contract to the BGA Head of Contracts for final approval or further client negotiations.
• Creating standard forms, templates, checklists, guidelines, or policies related to professional services contract operations
• Assisting with time-sensitive, complex investigations of irregularities, fraud, corruption, and/or other violations of the Code of Conduct, company policies, or the law
• Drafting and delivering findings and regular Compliance reports to the Head of Contracts
• Assisting the Head with identifying and minimizing risks, and ensuring compliance with corporate policies, procedures as well as government and contract requirements.
• Mentoring junior staff, raising the skill and consciousness of the team.

Washington, DC, US

• Manage new contracts, contract renewals and due diligence requirements for BGA, Inc. and subsidiary offices, including drafting and/or reviewing new and existing client contracts and producing and/or editing contract.
• Manage and act to avoid conflicts of interest and ensure compliance of third-party contractors.
• Ensure contract insurance compliance when applicable.
• Distribute pertinent information relating to Client contracts to all BGA stakeholders.
• Maintaine and update Salesforce as it relates to contracts.
• Coordinate, process, and manage due diligence requests.

Mclean, VA, US

• Served as a liaison between customers and internal departments for matters affecting contracts.
• Provided full contract life cycle support to include contract start-up, administration, management, and close-out ensuring compliance with terms and conditions of the contractual agreement and corporate policies and.
• Corresponded and collaborated as necessary within the Legal team as well as across other departments.
• Other assignments related to Contracts Administration as they arise.

Mclean, VA, US

• Performed general Contract/Subcontract administration including both Federal and Commercial contracts.
• Administered, issued, reviewed, drafted and negotiated contracts and agreements including but not limited to NDAs, TAs, prime contracts, subcontracts, reseller agreements, and various other contractual documents as.
• Issued, negotiated, administered and coordinated additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts and purchase orders and address notification of funding limitations.
• Maintained and monitored purchasing/subcontract records to ensure funding, contractual terms and objectives are met.
• Researched and resolved subcontract issues, disputes, terms/conditions, etc.
• Created and completed electronic and paper files in accordance with the Internal policies and procedures.

Mclean, VA, US

• Prepared, reviewed, edited, and drafted standard form contracts, amendments, and work orders.
• Monitored the department's matter management database, and periodically assign and track contract team tasks for individual team members.
• Updated and maintained files and contracts documentation on company server and in PeopleSoft database.
• Ensured subcontractor compliance with terms and conditions of executed subcontractor agreements, including compliance audits and communications with subcontracting companies and internal DISYS staff.
• Registered and updated company information via supplier portals, diversity websites and hard-copy documentation.
• Assisted with proposal response preparations.

Arlington, VA, US

• Directly assisted the President/CEO with scheduling meetings and conferences, calendar management, coordinating travel arrangements, as well as processing invoices as well as expense reimbursements.
• Created and ran monthly report to enhance clarity of the company’s progress as well as to increase efficiency of the company.
• Assisted with the development and administration of ESI’s strategic plan and on-going projects.

Annandale, VA, US

Taught college ESL courses: reading, communication, composition and applied grammar.

Masters Of Arts, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages

Bachelors Of Education, Teaching English As A Second Language