Director of Contracts

• Jun 2021 - Present

Contract Manager

• Jun 2020 - Present

Contracts Manager

• Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

Provided organizational leadership to implement, monitor, and document practices, procedures and compliance gaps to be well-positioned and meet mandatory Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements. Prepared business epic on a contract lifecycle management tool to directly address business value, considerable scope, and measurable outcomes for executive level go/no-go decisions prior to implementation.Designed workflows that matured into a business evaluation board to move pipeline opportunities from qualification to pursue across four business sectors.Strategic contract management and support to leadership and across business units worth more than $15m in annual revenue; to understand business needs and promote achievement of company and customer objectives.Lead complex negotiations and/or contracting arrangements which require developing a sound business strategy for the financial and legal terms required for such contracting initiatives.Collaborated with decision makers on contractual risks, liabilities and obligations; devise, recommend and implement creative and innovative solutions.Defined contractual compliance policies and practices; outlined corporate capabilities and through a time of discovery, identified tools to ultimately increase efficiency and productivity.Partnered with Finance and Legal in making business decisions.

Contracts Director

• Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

Lead DigiFlight, as Quality Management Representative, to ISO 9001 certification.Worked with various teams to successfully build and maintain business with various government entities and business partners.Planned, organized, directed and controlled contract related activities; Applied independent judgement and understanding to contract resolution scenarios.Prepared and managed artifacts, and templates for life cycle of the contract.Managed proposals and technical proposal teams.Conducted pricing analysis on contracts and tracked progress, providing reports to leadership.Project Manager that acted as the representative of DigiFlight in all interactions with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; Managed contract staff resources, provided timely funding analysis, coordinated weekly personnel schedules and coverage, tracked and reported training requirements and progress across the team, and monitored quality of service.Developed and maintained procedures for all international licensing agreements to include export compliance. Worked with Legal and Finance, to update procedures and processes to ensure 100% compliance with all federal and other regulatory entities.Developed workflows and operating procedures to optimize coordination between teams and effective use of tools across the organization.Conducted new business reviews: developed a working plan for achieving organizational vision, prioritizing objectives, competing successfully, and optimizing financial performance with the business model.

Director of Contracts and Communications

• Nov 2012 - Mar 2018

Represented Chiron in all interaction with Contract Officers to monitor compliance as well as monitoring progress reports and work plans.Worked with the information security team to establish the strategic direction and execution of a comprehensive training portfolio; planned directed and coordinated activities to ensure efficient use of program resources and successful launch of program objectives.Responsible for negotiating contracts which includes assessing legal and financial implications of contracting opportunities including new contracts, renewal contracts, contractual amendments and assignments to existing contracts.Developed and implemented corporate code of ethics in accordance with federal requirements and coordinated annual employee acceptance.Active in corporate operations and business development teams to monitor changes in services and training solutions while providing timely funding analysis and at-risk notification.Responsible for corporate export registrations and compliance across all programs.Finalized prime and subcontract documents and modifications to include the review of required flow-down clauses, SOW, and Terms and Conditions, verifying rate/cost amounts, completing required vendor forms and certifications, and insurance certificates.Responsible for timely and accurate contract setups, modifications, creation of labor categories, and established workforce for all corporate contracts within Deltek GCS accounting system.Successfully worked with internal finance, program management, security and other personnel to obtain status of contract close-out or requests for deobligation of funds.Accountable for building proposal processes, of which turned into corporate wide training for all proposal development teams.Book Boss for all bids/proposal efforts; Monitored data calls, milestones, proposal calendar, compliance matrix, daily stand-ups, and production for timely and successful delivery.

Contracts Manager

• Sep 2007 - Nov 2012

Daily interpretation and application of government acquisition regulations including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other agency supplements to ensure contract compliance, reliability and accessibility and to prevent and defend against unauthorized access;Kept abreast of changes to the technology industry; reviewed changes to federal and state legislation. Identifying impact to processes and establishing procedures.Accountable for building a contracts department by creating metrics, improving processes and establishing communication protocol. Performed the full range of pre-award and/or post-award activities in the form of reviewing criteria for contractual obligation, requirements, risk management, change management, conflict resolution, Delivery and invoicing for products and services; capturing sales, reporting sales activity and revenue data, and forwarding task orders for final execution processing and archival.

Contracts Specialist

• Jun 2006 - Sep 2007

Administration of government wide acquisition contracts to include GSA (General Service Administration), the NIH (National Institutes of Health) ECSIII program, other Multiple Award Schedule Contracts, and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contracts.Provided updates to the respective schedules for pricing modifications, new manufacturer additions, and other required administrative contractual actions. Lead contracts staff with problem solving and ability to perform both as an individual and as a team member while maintaining a high-degree of professionalism; accepted and adapted to changing priorities; produced quality documentation with attention to details, understood and concisely presented information and solutions to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.Collected data, established facts, and drew valid conclusions to resolve customer and staff issues and handled all issues with an effective sense of urgency.