Leona Charles Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

President/CEOSPC Business Consulting - Washington, DC 2008-PresentCertifications and TrainingProject Management Professional-February 2016 (Certification Pending)National Contract Management Association (NCMA)-Services Contracting FAR Part. 37(NCMA)-FAR/DFARS Regulatory Update February 2014(NCMA)-GSA Oasis June 2015(NCMA) Source Selection, FAR Part 15- 2014(NCMA)-Pricing, FAR Part 15-2014(NCMA)-Services Contracting, FAR Part 52-2014(NCMA)-Cost Realism, FAR Part 15-2014(NCMA)-Executive Order 13556 (12/29/09)-March 2016NCMA)-Executive Order 13556 (11/4/10)-Controlled Unclassified Information-March 2016(NCMA)-Federal Information Security Management Act-March 2016(NCMA)-Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS) 199-Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information & Information Systems-March 2016 (NCMA)-Federal Information Processing Standards Publication (FIPS)-Minimum Security Requirements for Federal Information & Information Systems-March 2016 (NCMA) - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53-Security & Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems Organization-March 2016(NCMA)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-60-Guide to Mapping Types of Information & Information Systems to Security Categories-March 2016 (NCMA)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-171-Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems & Organization-March 2016Presentations/PanelsLogiPi-Security Clearance Process Improvement-2010Charles County Government-Moderator-State and County Buyers and Users-April 2016NCMA Dulles Chapter-CyberSecurity Compliance-March 2016VetsGroup-DHS Six Sigma Presentation-October 2011

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

• Prepared and analyzed combined procurement budget of $300M.• Developed complex RFP’s, NOFA’s, RFI’s and Sole Source justifications for IT, engineering, construction and professional services and determined source selection.• Developed initial program policies and implemented a standard operating procedure for both vendors and contract administration staff.• Oversaw the management of requests for information (RFI’s), Requests for Bids/Invitations (RFI/RFB) and Request for Proposals for the department.• Participated in Technical Evaluation Panels and developed proposal response evaluation narratives.• Guided cross-functional procurement teams in the development of acquisition pipelines and needs requirement analysis.• Determined cost reasonableness and determined realistic procurement budgets.• Provided daily interpretation of District procurement regulations in terms of planned, on-going and past procurements.• Managed the daily compliance and contract administration of District contracts and maintained vendor contract requirements and when necessary in conjunction with the Contracting Officer, issued cure notices, deficiency notifications and vendor improvement plans.• Approved and document vendor invoicing with close coordination with contract CLINS and estimated burn rates.

• Increased the percentage of diverse suppliers from 3.42% to 9.25% in 8 months through effective working relationships with internal buyers, employees and vendors.• Oversaw the management of requests for information (RFI’s), Requests for Bids/Invitations to Bids (RFB/ITB’s) and Request for Proposals for 6 departmental buyers.• Created and implemented the Supplier Diversity Council comprised on key buyers from 6 purchasing departments to create purchasing forecasts, developing internal outreach strategies and external vendor outreach events.• Managed the daily compliance of federal and state contract compliance in terms of ISSR/SSR reporting and Public Service Commission diversity goals utilizing knowledge of state and federal contract policies and procedures.• Prepared and analyzed combined unit spending of $125m and oversaw an individual program budget of $300K.• Supervised supplier registration and recommending program changes and/or improvements.• Developed initial program policies and implemented a standard operating procedure for both vendors and buyers.• Developed diverse bidder’s plans and tracked progress.• Independently engaged internal staff, vendors, Public Service Commission and external private organizations.• Oversaw the programming planning decisions, vendor outreach sessions, vendor debriefs and pre-bid meetings.• Served as the single point of contact and the SME for staff to develop effective business initiatives and implementation plans.• Responsible for the presentation of written and oral organizational ideals, plans and goals to the public, private organizations, government agencies and points of contact and to the Public Service Commission.• Responsible for the public testimony on behalf of organization regarding the Supplier Diversity Program and the progress of the program.

Mba, Business Administration

Ba, Criminal Justice

Master Of Business Administration - Mba