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Spearheaded the initial planning and developmental activities to enable contractual support of space combat, research and development, engineering and testing requirements of various government agencies, to include NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Led strategy meetings to discuss overall procurement timeline and requirements for achieving agency needs in line with federal contracting processes; established project timelines and milestones, advertisement requirements and potential needs for cost analysis to result in timely yet comprehensive contract award.

Supervised 22-member team delivering specialized contract support; managed complex $99M service contract portfolio. Conducted productive business meetings with end user and subject matters experts to discuss project goals and ascertain end results. Developed strategies to mitigate risk or challenges before and after contract award ensuring adherence to contract law and federal practices. Assisted with developing Independent Government Estimates to formulate budgetary allocations. Researched industry standards and practices to inform contractor performance standards and develop appropriate metrics for measuring achievement of contract requirements.

Served as key administrative support point of contact for unit of 460 personnel providing aircraft maintenance and defense mission support in a deployed location. Coordinated executive support activities, including arranging staff meetings and preparing agendas for senior leaders, fulfilling high level requests for operational data and statistics, and overseeing all components of unit awards and recognition programs. Managed all event planning and hosting requirements for awards ceremonies to recognize outstanding unit performers.

Led a 15-member team to execute all pre-award and post-award contracting activities in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and applicable supplements for two major Air Force Command directorates and 32 mission partners. Acted as project manager to guide partner agency leaders throughout the acquisition lifecycle; collaborated to develop overall procurement strategy, prepare scope of work, and define contractor expectations. Performed market research and small business analysis to inform competitive solicitation methods. Conducted price analysis to determine equitable pricing prior to initiating negotiations or issuing contract award.