• Serve as Chief Acquisition Officer for the Federal Trade Commission with Level III FAC-C certification, and unlimited authority to approve award of all contracts • Ten plus years of contract management to include leadership and policy management, outreach programs and participation on inter-government working groups.• Served as Bureau Procurement Chief for BLM for five years, providing leadership direction, and management of the priorities, policies, and requirements for the Bureau’s acquisition and grants programs• Directed and oversaw the award, execution, administration and termination of contracts, including the full range of procurement functions as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation and implementing guidelines • Involved throughout my career in leading organizational change by seeking process improvement, i.e., operational changes that save resources, streamline, and realignment of scarce employee and financial resources