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Florida, United States

Florida, United States

Tampa, Fl, Us

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Charged with the management and oversight of the statewide Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program. Responsible for ensuring the procurement vehicle is used properly within the published Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS), and Army Federal Acquisition Regulations (AFARS).• Provides Subject Matter Expertise guidance and analysis of regulations pertaining to micro-purchase thresholds. When outside micro-purchase limits assists with requirements development for procurement through the contracting process.• Conducts daily/monthly audits of procurement transactions and reports findings through the chain of command to the National Guard Bureau while directing corrective actions as necessary.• Administers training for current and prospective program members to foster regulatory understanding of micro-purchase procurement vehicle IAW FAR, DFARS, AFARS, and National Guard Bureau policies.

Clifton Park, Ny, Us

Project Manager on multiple multi-million-dollar construction contracts for an industry leading semi conductor plant in upstate New York. Successfully managed a team of union electricians to meet the customer needs for the install of electrical infrastructure, network cabling, fire alarm, security, and toxic gas monitoring systems. Projects exceeded quality standards and were completed within scope, on schedule, and under budget earning our company significant share of IPT cost savings.

Albany, Ny, Us

Responsible for the oversight and direction of course development teams for the creation and revision of on line higher education curriculum courses. I assign resources to 120+ projects annually, monitor the progress of each development taking corrective actions when needed, and report status to senior executive management. Additionally, I am responsible for the management of all Center for Online Education contracts that are outsourced to third party vendors from initiation of the proposal to contract close out.

Managed civilian, military, and contracted support staff on multi-million-dollar aircraft avionics hardware / software upgrade projects including the install of two new flight simulation training devices. Provided direct oversight of the acquisitions process, funding, and contractor relationships on multiple contract awards. • Led the authoring of Statement of Work / Performance Work Statement documentation for Requests for Proposals for varying federal contract budgets and complexities supporting the modernization of U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing platforms.• Analyzed project performance with employment of earned value metrics. Authored detailed reports and briefed project health and performance to U.S. Coast Guard flag officers and SES leadership.• Key player on technical evaluation team assessing submitted vendor proposals during contracting process. Authored summation documents aiding contracting officers with determining the best value vendors for contract award.• Participated in internal audit for service’s executive leadership decision on transfer of DoD aircraft. Congressional approval granted reducing program of record saving $500M in future acquisition costs.

Provided supervisory direction and technical subject matter expertise for eighteen-person team across four functional divisions. Managed strategic direction, operational planning, and project management activities for a major hardware and software project to upgrade technical equipment for operational Coast Guard employment. Concurrently served as an MH-60T Flight Instructor/Examiner. Conducted classroom, simulator and flight instruction for the safe and efficient training of new students as well as the evaluation of fleet-wide standardization.

Managed unit Aviation Safety Management System (SMS) in the U.S. Coast Guard’s most hazardous area of operations covering more than 16,000 square miles. Provided training throughout organization on tenets of unit SMS program. Investigated all incidents and accidents, drafted reports, and directed corrective actions. MH-60J Instructor Pilot responsible for the training of pilots and aircrew on the conduct of aviation search and rescue and law enforcement operations.

Master'S Degree, Aeronautical Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics And Business Management

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