Mary Braden-Poole Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Tysons, Virginia

• Programmatic support such as developing policies, standard operating procedures, and other documentation.• Conduct quality audit reviews of contract files, identifying discrepancies, best practices, and Provide overarching contract quality control support, technical writing expertise, and lessons learned, ensuring that acquisition documentation was created and followed FAR and relevant agency procurement and acquisition guidelines.• Provide support to external audit reviews such as FPDS Independent Validation and Verification of data submitted to the Federal Procurement Data System.• Conduct process improvement initiatives, including the development of document templates.

Fort Belvoir, Va

- Directed a 6-member Contract Analyst team to implement new stakeholder requirements for transparency before foregoing competitive awards instead of placing orders on contracts awarded by other defense agencies or non-defense contracts. ---Implemented new policy and procedure which required review by senior executives of projected expenditures on inter-agency and intra-agency contracts. Prepared and revised the agency’s template for the Determination and Findings under the Economy Act and personally reviewed the program manager’s packages and approved or sent back for rework before seeking Senior Procurement Executives signature. The new procedures and processes resulting in systematic changes affected job roles and even FAR and DFAR regulations concerning non-defense agencies that sponsor defense agency task and delivery order contracts. Orchestrated training for technical evaluations, determination and finding templates, justification and approval documents, and work performance statements. Supported ongoing policy standardization initiatives. Established relationships and reputation with internal/external customers, vendors, and the public.Selected Contributions Saved agency over $1B in interagency and intra-agency contract costs over one year by implementing a new program manager expenditure approval process. Introduced and executed initiative for streamlining program tracking of obligated funding levels, project categories, recipients, and deliverables.

Alexandria, Va

Cultivated and maintained relationships with other federal agencies, industry professionals, academics and partnering organizations to address systemic needs for Small Business Innovation Research Program. Selected Contributions * Fostered and supported growth and capacity of Ballistic Missile Defense Engineering Directorate by developing technical and managerial solutions for advanced technologies and capabilities.

Alexandria, Virginia

Led Combatant Command Support Division contract management efforts through the full project life cycle from pre-award to administrative phases. Facilitated contracting activities for Broad Agency Announcements, Blanket Purchases Agreements, and Ferally Funded Research and Development Centers; ensured regulatory compliance. Improved market research, determining contract types, reviewed contract and program history, established deliverable milestones and evaluation criteria, mitigated risks, and assessed quality control by administering acquisition planning activities.Selected Contributions Boosted Contracting Officer technical evaluations and contract award rates by 15% through program manager training deck development. * Enhanced DTRA marketplace website portal page by recommending and adding a function for streamlining information, promoting cross-business collaborations, and supporting partnership and joint venture discussions; recognized by upper management for contributions. * Aided achievement of fellow employee career goals and strategies and providing mentorship.

Bethesda, Md; Reston,Va And Sterling, Va

Delivered optimized acquisition strategy planning, development and implementation as well as contract execution for agency-wide procurement needs as per federal acquisition policy by directing an 8-member team of contracting professionals. Supported provision of all NGA commercial services and solutions through management of contracts and base operations. Coordinated daily with project teams to determine and employ appropriate technologies for Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration and normal acquisition process transitioning.Selected Contributions* Maintained a warrant of $2.5M per contractual action as one of two selected Agreements Officers for Other Transactions for Advanced Prototypes (OTAs)

Bachelor'S Degree, American History (United States)

Master'S Degree, English

Master'S Degree, Contracts And Acquisiton Management