Responsible for providing pre- and post-award procurement support for projects, preparing standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed, assisting in growth and development of a procurement team, and providing training on the procurement function and processes across the organization. Additional responsibilities include:• Improve supplier and subcontractor bench strength and develop a competitive procurement process with long-term strategic partners• Serve as a team member for continuous improvement projects, initiatives, or events related to procurement• Perform supplier evaluations and expenditure analysis to determine focus areas for supplier improvements• Assist the project teams by analyzing client contracts for critical milestone and flow down requirements• Collaborate with the technical teams to document the scope, schedule, price, flow down requirements, and other key project provisions to initiate contractor work or to procure project equipment• Create standard operating procedures for procurement activities as needed• Initiate process improvement activities for procurement with input and support from key stakeholders• Prepare training materials and provide training to key stakeholders across the company• Provide communication plans on newly developed processes and procedures• Assist in growth and development of procurement team

Responsible for all aspects of procurement for both material and services which includes pre-procurement planning with internal customers, development of bid and RFP documents, facilitation of pre-bid meetings, evaluations for best-value procurement, contract negotiation, contract management, and administration of purchase orders while purchasing materials and services in accordance with Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB)’s Procurement Guidelines. Other responsibilities include metrics and reporting (monthly, quarterly, biannual, annual), contract management, records management, terms and conditions review, financial analysis, legal analysis and research, process improvement team participation, professional service agreements/work authorizations, and vendor outreach while ensuring compliance with policies and procedures. • Subject Matter Expert for the end-to-end procurement process establishing KPIs and reporting on contracts, MBE/WBE, and exempt purchases• Developed internal performance metrics to track purchase orders and bids• Implemented MBE/WBE contracts tracking at the project level• Total bids awarded exceed $50M• Employee Association Department Director / Wellness Department Coordinator• Procurement Records Coordinator

Lead Analyst for the Y-12’s Consolidated Nuclear Security/Babcock and Wilcox Technical Services division. Responsible for implementation plans, procedures, and Technical Standards Programs within the Contracts and Special Initiatives Division and as a major contributor in support of its Requirements Management mission; Subject Matter Expert and primary advisor to all levels of management on the rules that govern and the appropriate usage of temporary procedures; coordinator of CNS review/impact assessment of Department of Energy Directives for their acceptance/rejection for inclusion in the contract; monitored laws, rules, regulations, directives, standards, and other technical documents to ensure implementation of the appropriate requirements through the company-wide procedure process; managed complex administrative activities with numerous multi-level participants of varied disciplines; assisted in continuous improvement of processes through training of key personnel; evaluated and revised document processes.• Division Lessons Learned Coordinator• Lead for the Technical Standards review/comment process and the temporary procedures (Standing Orders) process• Ensured timely verification and spear headed 100% compliance for all organizations’ annual validation and certification of their information within the Requirements Compliance database• Aided Management and Subject Matter Experts in updating and maintaining Technical Requirements• Special Recognition Awards Recipient

Conducted database, case file, and online research; performed desktop and network support; executed software upgrades; performed corrective action plan development to ensure compliance with industry standards and federal regulations; designed and maintained databases; provided records management; prepared and presented cost tracking and budget projections; developed processes and procedures for electronic document conversion; coordinated procedure implementation with temporary personnel and staff; supervised subcontractors.• Developed White Paper to Digital Conversion of Electronic Records" at The Association for Work Process Improvement National Conference• Performed cost tracking and budget projections to Chief Federal Defender, Chief Financial Officer, and Computer Systems Administrator• Developed and implemented system training for legal staff