Built a new highly skilled team to collaboratively manage vendor contract negotiations, onboarding, compliance, and risk management with a customer first and continuous improvement focus. * Steered the build and implementation of vendor risk and contracting platform to improve vendor & contract management. Improved vendor matching with accounting.* Overcame initial pushback of new processes and system from staff through change management, and relationship building improving operational efficiencies through strategic use of vendors. * Result: Efforts increased ‘best-practices’ and compliance improving financial or operational controls. * Created staffing plans, reviewed staff schedules, provided coaching & team development, and oversaw daily operations of the team.* Manages staff hiring, training, development, performance evaluations, performance improvement plans, and termination when appropriate.* Provides, and executed vendor life cycle strategies.* Developed the framework for the implementation of a procure to pay process.* Executed vendor lifecycle strategies collaboratively with operations. * Managed vendor relationships and performance including issues from root cause to resolution. * Negotiated vendor contracts in accordance with policies and operational needs.* Negotiated and managed compliance to vendor Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements.* Performed new vendor onboarding and collaborated with Risk to perform vendor due diligence.* Collaborated with operations to reduce costs and ensure proper payments in compliance with contracts.* Developed proprietary in-house contract templates increasing efficiency, consistency, and risk controls.* Created and managed department budget.* Developed and maintained a 5-year strategic plan.

Built/directed teams and managed property/facilities with oversight on business operations, strategic and proactive functional planning, budget creation & management, purchasing, contracts, and volunteer staff. Developed preventative maintenance plans and managed/developed operating and capital budgets. Planned and controlled project management for multiple building improvements, construction, and maintenance projects. Managed leasing/contractual agreements. Managed vendor performance and resolved any issues. Identified, mitigated, and eliminated safety and operational risks. * Collaborated with executive leadership to develop strategies to improve facility performance for customer use.* Created a standardized product & vendor list to increase consistent supply chain and cost savings with a focus on achieving organizational strategies and plans.* Restructured the Facilities Department to gain efficiencies and improve performance and a lower cost to the organization.* Responsible for staff hiring, training, development, performance evaluations, performance improvement plans, and termination when appropriate. Also assisted other operational areas with this same duty.* Created a procurement & supply chain function that enabled efficient, cost-effective purchasing.* Collaborated with Accounting to implement a procure to pay system and process including issuing purchase orders.* Formulated strategic plans and sourced hard to find supplies to mitigate COVID-19 risks. Successfully sources needed products and consumables well enough that we helped provide needed products and consumables to medical and educational organizations.

Personnel Management: Created and led a newly created group to develop strategic processes and work directives that improved vendor management functions and drove cost savings & compliance. Contract Compliance: Developed audit & compliance strategies, policies, and processes for vendor contractual agreements [purchasing, sales, and intergovernmental, SLAs] and coordinated corrective actions resulting from non-compliance, resulting in improved vendor performance and cost savings. * Responsible for staff hiring, training, development, performance evaluations, performance improvement plans, and termination when appropriate.* Improved a construction payment and commitment process which saved 1 FTE.* Provided guidance to operational leadership for improving controls, processes, and policies. Reviewed analysis and directed corrective action for accurate/efficient procurement, contract & vendor management, and validated compliance. * Responsible for an independent vendor onboarding validation process.* Ensured vendor compliance to contractual terms, pricing and managed vendor issues from root cause to resolution.* Collaborated with other business units to develop strategic goals and executed plans to achieve the strategic goals.* Managed administration, $1M monthly spend analytics, and policy compliance of the P-Card program and Amazon account, including periodic reporting to executive level management. * Developed and managed departmental budgets.* Collaborated with CSU Board Members, CXOs, Directors, Engineers, PMs, and Analysts to facilitate positive outcomes and achieve ROI, while protecting the organization and ensuring adherence to operational needs, policies, regulations, and contractual obligations.

Report to Contracting Supervisor in the Procurement & Contract Services of $1BN municipally owned utilities (electricity, gas, water, wastewater) serving over 200K customers.* Direct full lifecycle contracting processes on an annual spend of $4.9MM, including management of sole source, RFI, RFQ, RFI, and IFB processes. * Lead program purchasing, construction project contracting, consulting, technology and software, capital equipment, and maintenance, repair, and operations for power generation. * Provide training and decision-making for procurement in complex, political environments, and working closely with city council members.* Utilize Maximo purchasing, work order / asset / labor management tools, SharePoint, and MS Office. Key projects & accomplishments:* Served as Functional Business Analyst in implementation and upgrade of new software implementations for contract management and cost accounting. * Key point of contact in 24x7 fast-tracked contracting effort for a $22MM power plant restoration project following a fire. Worked with executives, board members, city council, and citizen task force in program and project management duties, including defining decommissioning study needs and hiring a consulting firm to conduct the study.* Delivered cost savings of over $300K per year through win-win, data driven negotiations.

Reported to City Auditor of a municipality with 446K residents and an annual operating budget of $249MM.* Audited 3 major construction projects (utilities projects, hospital build) with value of up to $880MM. Instrumental in initial audits of the Southern Water Delivery System, one of the largest projects of its kind in the country. Developed recommendations to improve real estate acquisition processes.* Evaluated documents including invoices, payroll records, and insurance for capital improvement and large construction projects to assure performance of current contracts, identify fraudulent activities, and document ‘lessons learned’ on closed contracts with recommendations for future process improvements.* Recognized for providing best practices for construction contracting to optimize investments and minimize risk.

Recruited by and reported to VP of the Construction Division. * Led estimating, take-offs, and bidding of civil construction projects with an emphasis on pre-construction consulting and value engineering. Sourced and managed subcontractors. Managed projects and budgets. * Directed superintendents and project teams of 20-80 staff and subcontractors.* Orchestrated fleet management and scheduled 90 pieces of equipment to optimize capabilities.* Led profitable bidding of major projects including infrastructure for custom home developments, requiring coordination with government agencies and utility owners.

Responsible for all financial and operations responsibilities for a small transportation and construction company with work for customers ranging from the Federal Government to local commercial customers. •Directed and performed all human resources responsibilities including recruiting, hiring, evaluating, and terminating employees.•Directly managed staff of up to 25.•Preparation, managing, forecasting, and reporting on budgets for the entire organization and for each project.•Responsible for all financial and accounting work including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll (including Davis-Bacon prevailing wage), job costing, pay application preparation & approval, and financial reporting.•Developed and managed the procure to pay process ensuring products were delivered accurately & timely, and validating accuracy of invoices.•Responsible for management and maintenance of properties and facilities in multiple locations in multiple states.•Managed a fleet of over 80 vehicles and pieces of equipment including preventative maintenance schedules, regulatory inspection reporting, acquisition, and disposition of vehicles and equipment.•Directed and performed customer service activities at industry leading levels that resulted in being awarded many sole sourced projects.•Responsible for regulatory compliance and employee training. Such a trusted partner of regulators that I provided multiple regulator sanctioned training sessions for organizations in the same industry.•Oversaw and managed all project bidding to ensure profitability and compliance with project requirements.•Negotiated and managed prime & subcontractor sales and purchasing contracts for projects with customers including U.S. Air Force (FAR), U.S. Army (FAR), Colorado Department of Transportation, El Paso County, Colorado Springs Utilities, City & County of Denver, general contractors, and many other commercial customers.