I support the management team of Aquity Global Inc. (https://aquity.global/our-management-team/) for Contracting, Logistic & Supply Chain solutions.

As the Team Lead/ Section Head I am responsible for the oversight of acquisition activities (Contracting & Purchasing), Property & Fleet Management Services supporting business service needs for 20 research laboratories within the located within 8 western states including Hawaii. Key responsibilities include the following:- Provide leadership and support to the overall direction of the business functional area team.- Provide technical advice and guidance to Area office and location leadership on all acquisition procurement matters based on the latest Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and other applicable Departmental and Agency procurement policies and procedures; Analyzing and Evaluating sub-contractor activities.- Assign work to staff based on workload and skill levels;- Administered contracts per FAR and Agency policy regulations;- Monitor purchasing practices of contracting staff deployed in field offices to ensure compliance with regulations, adequacy of delegation within prescribed delegations;- Providing technical support and advise and interpretation of FAR and agency specific policies and procedures to team members as needed;- Managed purchase card program as the Local Agency Program Coordinator (LAPC) and the Area Agency Program Coordinator (AAPC) overseeing cardholder usage for over 500 cardholders (as AAPC) and compliance with the Agency policies and procedures. (Period 2009 to 2012)- Ensuring timely reporting for data calls by Acquisition and Property Division (APD); IAS; CPARS; FPDS-NG, etc.- Supporting cross-servicing within the Acquisition and Property teams;- Engaging the Acquisition Services team staff in discussions and implementation of recommendations with the goal of normalizing procedures across the areas covered by the Service Center and- Oversee and provide support for property and government vehicle management activities.

Managed multiple functional teams (Procurement/Contracting, Property and Fleet Management; Budget & Finance; Human Resources; IT Services; Engineering, Real Property and Employee Safety & Health). Seamlessly managed transition of organization structural change from a centralized Business Services Center to decentratlized Area based business service support structure.

Leading, mentoring and managing a group of twelve (12) Commodity Sourcing Specialists, which includes three (3) market/industry analysts. Responsibilities - executing Contracting Officer delegated authority, budget, developing sourcing strategies, supervising staff, participation in strategic projects, process improvements, etc.

Direct Reports - 4- Managed suppliers: IT Hardware such as mainframe, mid-range servers, routers, desktops, network equipment, telecommunication, etc. Software maintenance service, annual spend over $75M- RFPs selected suppliers through bid analysis process- Contract negotiations pursued cost savings, dispute resolution - VMI ensured consistent product supply to engineering specifications- Provisioned High Bandwidth circuit - Monitored contract agreement compliance- Spend and market analysis, sourcing strategies, vendor performance scorecards- Worked with Telecom planners and carriers to ensure timely supply of hardware and circuit connectivity to endpoints (Banks, Other Financial Institutions, Merchants, Acquirers, Other Retailers, etc.) - Led key project teams in process improvements- Managed the department’s web site content and updates- Developed and reviewed statements of work (SOW)

Conducted strategic analysis of industrial markets, identified industry challenges and market potential based on demand forecasting techniques, wrote consulting reports.- Produced nine major technology market study reports including: “World Market For Distributed Control Systems,” “US Market For Non-Manufacturing Robots,” “US Market for Pneumatic Directional Valves,” “World Market For Special Machine Tools,” “World Market For Programmable Logic Controllers,” etc.

Managed staff and vendors, served as SPOC for contract administration, pre to post-award contract activities (contract values aggregating over $20 million) - Participated in the team responsible for implementing EDI- Introduced key performance indicators, and benchmarking concepts- Negotiated contracts and resolved disputes with suppliers, formulated purchasing policy and procedures. Developed competitive advantage by fostering superior supplier relationships- Contributed in re-engineering process of inventory system and purchasing function and introduced JIT supply system, contributed 12% cost savings, suppliers’ on-time delivery performance above 99%, reduced inventory-holding costs $6 million per month to $1.5 million, maintained item and price data in an ASCII formatted product catalog with over 65,000 SKUs

Supervised commodity team managers, buyers and administrative staff - Assigned tasks to commodity teams and coordinated vendor management. These commodity teams were responsible for administering contracts for import of bulk steel raw materials CRCA sheets, Billets, Electrical Steel Sheets, Structural Steel etc. valued at over $120 million/year from international sources- Planned budget targets, prepared business plans and techno commercial bids - Analyzed market demand and prepared forecasts- Approved global RFPs for release, evaluated bids, negotiated contractual terms and made supplier selection recommendations to management- Prepared and presented purchase and business proposals to board of directors.- Increased profits by 15% through best price buying against negotiated counter trade deals.

Managed and supervised supply and construction contracts valued over $50 million.- Analyzed bids (total cost approach) for procurement of capital equipment (Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchangers, LP / HP Pipes, Columns, Instrumentation, PLC electrical systems etc.), managed supply contracts and contract administration (contracts valued over $50 million) - Procured raw materials mechanical / electrical from indigenous and overseas sources for petro refining, nuclear and chemical plant projects. Contributed to project completion within schedule. Expedited delivery of materials to the project sites

Purchasing of mechanical auxiliary equipment for mega thermal power plants (1000 MW capacity) such as compressed air system, High Pressure pipes, Water Treatment systems, HVAC systems, Circulating Pumps, Fire Protection equipment, etc.- International competitive bidding process under World Bank guidelines- Preparing RFPs, evaluating proposals, managing pre and post contract award activities- Managing suppliers for delivery of equipment to project sites- Resolving contractual disputes- Authorizing payment release to suppliers per contract terms- Visiting supplier's manufacturing plants with quality and inspection engineers to review in-process inspection

Manufacture of large capacity Industrial Process & Air Compressors. Worked in technical design group. My roles and responsibilities included:- Reviewing customer specifications for their requirements of process/air compressors- Supprting marketing and sales organizations in bidding process for specific customer requirements by recommending them product offerings that matched company's product range- Supervising and guiding draftsmen for preparing product part, compressor house, PLC, electrical circuit layout drawings and prior to manufacturing seeking approval of drawings from customer engineers- Coordinating with purchasing departments to procure buy-in items such as instruments, PLCs, relays, other electricals, etc- Coordinating with industrial engineering, manufacturing, assembly, inspection, shipping and sales organizations to ensure delivery of special orders on time as per contract terms and conditions.