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Responds to RFP/RFQ for estimates and firm offers for both sole source and competitive type offers. Leads RFP and bid instruction reviews for functional leadership to understand requirements and compliance aspects.Key member of proposal leadership team responsible for preparing and leading negotiations for UCA and firm awards. Reviews all contracts to ensure they comply with all company policies, regulations, and laws, and analyzing potential risks of signing certain contracts.

Portfolio Strategic Alignment

Huntsville

Responsible for overall Subcontractor performance in support of prime DoD contracts.

Fort Riley, Ks | Fort Drum, Ny

Leveraging my background in project management and leadership skills, I am fully accountable for all areas of entering into, administering, and managing supply, service, and construction contracts for the Department of Defense. It’s on me to establish and seek out workflow improvements for sourcing domestic and international suppliers while also maintaining business relationships with the key suppliers and making sure that negotiated agreements are adhered to. The position also calls on me to supervise the procurement of construction and operations materials and obtaining confirmation that the supplies are of good standard and in accordance with design specifications.♦ Procurement and Sourcing Expertise: Counted on by senior leaders to aggressively pursue competitive purchase environment by constantly seeking alternate supply, product replacement, and substitution.♦ Project Management: Hand-selected for high-visibility projects; quickly completed four large scope security upgrade and repair projects valued at $3M that increased force protection assets and improved security for 1,500 people.♦ Business Acumen: Effectively negotiated with vendors to acquire optimal pricing and eliminate unnecessary costs from the budget.

Vilseck, Germany | Fort Knox, Kentucky

As an Operations Manager, I guided all tasks related to general staff management, project scheduling, and milestone tracking for 37 team members. Some of my main duties involved leading safety meetings with employees, ensuring adherence to government regulations regarding safety and regulatory compliance, and fostering a workplace culture that pushed each and every team member to go above and beyond their normal duties.♦ Project Champion: Spearheaded efforts to create range training program that involved preparing, teaching, and leading classes and practical exercises for 15 heavy armored vehicle crews; assessed the program on a daily basis. - Resulted in 100% first-time pass rates with 90% of scores exceeding superior ratings. - Recognized by the Battalion Commander (Senior Executive) as a best practice and instituted for all future operations agency-wide.♦ Leadership: Served as a manager of managers; mentored and led six direct reports in middle management.

Baumholder, Germany | Fort Riley, Kansas

Earlier in my career I served in a key role that helped ensure the successful and safe operations of the M1A1 Armored Tank. I was directly responsible for conducting maintenance on vehicles and equipment and complying with multiple project schedules and project financials. I oversaw team evaluations, coaching, mentoring, and training while concurrently implementing operational improvements using sound decision making skills and active listening.♦ Leadership: Managed and collaborated with a diverse and highly effective workforce to complete assignments and accomplish goals on time, under budget, and with the highest quality.♦ Achievement: Conducted multiple time sensitive operations that resulted in the apprehension of several Al-Qaeda Iraq members, one being number three on the agency's high value target list.