• Oversee, organize and manage RFQ/RFP - post award of DoD, DHS, GSA, & Commercial efforts
• Prepare NDA's, Teaming agreement, and Reps & Certs for Subcontractors, Vendors, and Consultants
• Ensure subcontractors are abiding by contract terms from T&Cs and FAR Clauses
• Execution of subcontracts and closeouts
• Prepare files for DCAA and ISO audits
• Perform market research, quote evaluations, and vendor management (Consultants, Online Vendors, Staffing Services)
• Track purchase orders purchases, subscription renewals, credit card purchases and submit and pay invoices
• Buyer Duties: Services - Staffing, Consultant Agreements, memberships, & rentals | IT - Computers, printers, AV Control systems, servers, & software(s), electrical components | Construction - OEM parts, solar charging systems, detection sensors, component cables and sub assembly systems.
• Create monthly expense reports, purchase logs, and vendor reports.

Subcontract Administrator/Buyer

• Administer 55 contracts; submit RFQ bids; generate monthly invoices; project support and monthly reporting
• Oversee, organize and manage RFQ/RFP - post award of DoD & Commercial efforts

Contracts Administrator

Administer commercial contracts; pricing the assembly of raw material; submit bids; inventory control; quality control of finish products; set production schedule; generate invoices from purchase and work orders; project support;

Interviewing: Multiple personal interviews with local companies and hiring recruiter's (Aerotek, Kelly Services, UTC Aerospace Systems, UnitedHealth Group, CareFusion, Mac-Bedford) and opportunities within Orange County California (AT-Tech, UnitedHealth Group); offers have been extended but were either too low from advertised salary range or were not offering permanent opportunities.

Unemployed

Subcontracts Administrator
• Issuing RFP/RFQ for FPIF, FFP, and T&M government contract efforts in support of onboard ship repair and ashore IT system integration.
• Project analysis and budget planning on multiple projects.
• Analyzes contractor's proposals to determine fair and reasonable pricing; support price negotiations held with suppliers; funding realignment and or de-obligations on Purchase/Task Orders via Costpoint
• Prepare subcontract and purchasing agreements to assure they are in compliance with all flow downs from prime contract and applicable FAR Clauses.
• Support accounting with current modification for continue and finial invoicing.

Temp

• Assigned tasks to associates, manage facility daily operations, tracked progress and the supervision of diverse employees, partners and clients.

• Worked with cross functional resources to implement direct marketing programs.
• ISO Internal training and audit.

• Complied with federal, state and company policies, procedures and regulations.

Manager

Pricing Specialist

• Negotiating FFP & T&M government type contracts per applicable FAR Clauses.
• Provide all pricing tools needed to obtain a fair and reasonable bid proposal.

• Oversee the contracting department operations to ensure production efficiency and quality assurance.

• Provide contract budget and revenue forecast.
• Process contractual invoicing, payment collection, and time card approval Review internal metric reports and financial statements to determine progress and status in attaining objectives; WAWF invoicing
• Evaluate performance of department for compliance with established policies and objectives.

• Oversee the awarded contract(s) operations to include evaluating operating and financial performance.
• Communicate and hold regular scheduled meetings with government officials on all awarded contract(s) operations and performances.

• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Maintain records of supplies and equipment ordered and received.

Owner

• Facilitated and administrated the NAVFAC Custodial Contracts between managing partners and various subcontractors throughout the Southwestern Region.

• Negotiated FFP and T&M Task/Delivery Order, purchase agreement and their modifications.
• Ensured compliance with established standard procedures, Government regulations (FAR/DFAR)
• Provided assistance to subcontractor's cost proposal analysis, reviewed and prepared a cost proposal on all proposed RFP or RFQ, and the management of DoD EMALL catalog for IDIQ orders.

• Prepared monthly billing invoice for both Prime and Subcontractor per WAWF invoicing.
• Prepared Prime and Subcontractor's Agreement Contracts.
• Assisted subcontractors and contract's ACO's/COR with Task Spec Item interpretation when work performed falls outside of contractual responsibilities.

• Held regular meetings with Facilities Division Manager, Quality Control Manager, NISH, and NAVFAC Regional and Local Contracting Officers.

• Provided revenue analysis and budget reports to Director of Contracts and Division Managers.
• Assisted Program Manager's with electronic data base for Government audits.

Contracts Manager

• Prepared propose Task Orders modifications for the Procurement Contracting Officer using SPAWAR Contract Procedures and Policy Manual (SCPPM) and DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR).

• Supported other contracts including cost and price analysis, budget analysis, and administrative support for the program office/contractors.

• Input data and ad hoc contract queries via the CDD (database maintain by BMG), CIMS, EDA, MOCAS, STARS ad hoc subsystem, and CERPS/DCAS (government database) to track outstanding funds for new and inactive contracts.

• Maintained and prepared modifications for Prompt Pay Certification and DD250.
• Assisted contractors with submitting outstanding invoices for payment on FFP, T&M and CPFF contracts.
• Assisted Contracting Officer in preserving the integrity of their contracts for closeout data warehouse storage.

• De-obligation of vendor's funds with guidance from working tools such as DCMA and SCIRT.
• Working knowledge of contract close-outs utilizing DFAS (WAWF), DCMA, DCAA, and COR specialist.
• Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS

Contract Specialist

• Provided cost data analysis to support Capital Purchase Program (CPP) & Cash Account.
• Assisted in streamlining database for legacy accounting system, Defense Industrial Financial Management System (DIFMS) and the NAVAIR Industrial Material Management System (NIMMS), to ERP/SAP.

• Provided training courses for ERP/SAP converted contract financial data.
• Provided financial management and cost management support for outstanding MILSTRIP accounts.
• Collected and compiles financial data input for unfunded contract funds and monthly management reports, and prepares variance analysis; Developed ad hoc financial reports with Brio Query/SAP data modules.
• Provided support to the purchasing department for unmatched disbursements (UMD) for the centers purchase and travel cards; developed an MS Access portal for payments coming from payment centers.
• Identified key deliverables and provide a plan baseline of redesigned database.
• Managed the implementation of a new complex database system and achieve.

Military Career

Project Support Specialist

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McLennan Community College

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