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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, Subcontracts, and Purchase Orders. Coordinate additions, deletions, or modifications to Contracts/Subcontracts and address notification of funding limitations.Record Management: Maintain and monitor Contract/Subcontract records to ensure compliance with funding requirements and contractual terms. Organize and manage contract versions, amendments, correspondence, and related documents for easy retrieval and reference.Issue Resolution: Research and resolve Contract/Subcontract issues, disputes, and terms/conditions, ensuring effective communication and resolution.Proposal Support: Assist with proposal preparation, including RFP review, completion of Representations and Certifications, and providing price proposal support. Conduct cost and price analysis as needed.

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. • Training personnel as needed

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 addendums and extensions.• 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.• Serve as liaison to BGA clients and external contacts when dealing with non-disclosure agreements, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and due diligence certifications.

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 procedures.• 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 needed.• 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. • Performed formal closeout of subcontracts after project completion. • Supported activities of the legal department and assist internal corporate clients with administration and implementation of contract and legal matters.• Responded to complex inquiries from the internal and external customers regarding contract obligations and payment issues.• Performed RFP analysis in support of proposal efforts for both commercial and government contracts.• Provided support and contractual advice to project managers and other operations personnel.

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.• Processed incoming paperwork for existing clients (e.g., Statements of Work, Purchase Orders, and Subcontractor Work Orders).• Assisted with annual renewal of insurance policies, minority certifications, leases (when applicable), etc..• Responsible for preparing, and quality checking of documents including department reports, workload tracking, and sensitivity to service level agreements.

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