Jim Blades
Vice President at Jefferson Consulting Group- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Federal Acquisition Certification - Contracting (FAC-C) Level III
Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)Jul, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Federal Acquisition Certification - Contracting Officer Representative (FAC-COR) Level III
Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI)Jul, 2015- Sep, 2024 -
Program Management Institute Program Management Proffessional
PMI-OC Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter
Experience
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Jefferson Consulting Group
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United States
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Government Relations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President
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Jan 2018 - Present
Will use 40+ years of experience in federal contracting and government administrative and financial functions to help Jefferson clients meet their goals and objectives. Will assist with strategy on efficiencies and effective change, research, and recommendations for implementing and monitoring enterprise-wide best practices in client organizations towards achieving positive outcomes and measurable results. Will use 40+ years of experience in federal contracting and government administrative and financial functions to help Jefferson clients meet their goals and objectives. Will assist with strategy on efficiencies and effective change, research, and recommendations for implementing and monitoring enterprise-wide best practices in client organizations towards achieving positive outcomes and measurable results.
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Millennium Challenge Corporation
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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300 - 400 Employee
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Senior Advisor, Personal Services Contractor
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Oct 2016 - Dec 2017
As Senior Advisor, provide advice, guidance and recommendations to the Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of Administration and Finance Department. Also, trouble shoot and lead initiatives within the A&F functional areas, including contracts and grants management, budget and finance, information technology, human resources, administrative services (facilities), and domestic and international security.
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Acting Vice President/Deputy Vice President, Contracts and Administration
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Jun 2015 - Oct 2016
Vice President (Acting), Administration and Finance April 2016 – October 2016Deputy Vice President, Contracts and Administration June 2015 to April 2016Responsible for leading contracts and grants management (CGM), domestic and international security, and various administrative services. Serve as Agency Chief Acquisition Official.• Serve as executive sponsor of the CEO and VP/CFO’s #1 priority – relocating staff to a new workplace in December 2015. Project delivered on schedule and under budget (<2%), with successful change management delivering more collaborative space. Saved the Agency $38M over 10 years. Reduced the footprint by 25%. No valid protests during competition.• Success on the lease project elevated MCC’s A&F Department as a strategic partner within the agency. Success on Lease/Move project earned the team the Annual 2014 Cost Saving Award and 2015 CEO's Excellence Award. • Obtained 80% employee viewpoint move-related satisfaction rating in 2015 federal EVS.• Overcame challenge of GSA relocation of tenants out of MCC’s newly leased space, avoiding extensive GSA related delays and related cost impacts to MCC to the tune of $2.5M dollars. • Project involved developing requirements, design/construction, sustainability, property disposal, change management/ communication strategies,turnover of old space to landlords, moving, and relocation of 420 staff members. • Created policies around flexible work schedules and space management to help manage the 25% reduced “footprint” of leased space more efficiently and effectively.• Bench-marked with other small agencies on how best to organize and stand up two new divisions, Domestic and International Security and Administrative Services; this was completed.• With proper position descriptions; recruited and hired talented managers to lead 2 divisions • Managed the security division for 5 months Show less
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Managing Director, Senior Procurement Executive
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Oct 2010 - Jun 2015
A strategic partner and member of the senior staff for the Administration and Finance Department,• Responsible for awarding contracts, assistance agreements, inter- agency agreements, and real-estate transactions; managing the charge card program, and managing MCC acquisition workforce development, including contracting, contracting officer technical representative, and program management training and certification. • Led CGM to achieving the highest employee viewpoint survey - global satisfaction rating for the agency 3 years out of 5, with 2015 being 78% (agency at 52% and government at 59%); increased customer satisfaction 2 years in a row, by roughly 16% in all elements measured.• Planned, solicited, evaluated, negotiated, and awarded the single real property lease for MCC, achieving 38% savings from the earlier lease(s), by both reducing the footprint (25%) and negotiating lower rates over a 10 year term. • Matured the agency's corporate procurement/contracting operation, focusing on organizational alignment and leadership, policies and processes, human capital, and knowledge and information management, e.g., automation, metrics, talent acquisition and management.• Met or exceeded the CGM division goals in support of corporate goals each of the 5 years.• Successfully managed the timely and quality award of roughly 700-1100 contract action(s) per year, worth an estimated $95 M to $145 M annually; demonstrated negotiated cost savings of roughly $9 M to $15 M annually over five years and did so while exceeding socioeconomic goals for eligible dollars by 10-30 %. • Performed as a key member of the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Intake Team for 3 years, • From April 2013 –March 2014, served in a dual role as Acting DVP for one year and reported directly to the VP/CFO, managing human resources (HR), security and office services, finance, and information technology, while successfully managing contracts and grants management. Show less
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Deputy Managing Director, Contracts & Grants Management
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Nov 2007 - Sep 2010
Deputy to the Senior Procurement Executive, Chief Acquisition Official for the Millennium Challenge Corporations. Deputy to the Managing Director of the Contracts and Grants Management Division, Department of Administration and Finance.
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SAC Executive Committee Member/Procurement Committee Chairperson
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Jun 2012 - Oct 2016
Sep 2015 - present - member of the Small Agency Council Executive Committee which is comprised of principal management officials from all functional areas in small agencies with diversified missions. June 2012-Sep 2015 - represented 90+ small agencies on the small agency council as Procurement Committee Chair, in support of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Sep 2015 - present - member of the Small Agency Council Executive Committee which is comprised of principal management officials from all functional areas in small agencies with diversified missions. June 2012-Sep 2015 - represented 90+ small agencies on the small agency council as Procurement Committee Chair, in support of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP).
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Federal Aviation Administration
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United States
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Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Division Director, Contracts
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Jun 2006 - Nov 2007
Division Manager, Contract Services Division 04/2006 to 11/2007Led four branches (Executive/Managerial Support Branch, Facilities/Technology Support,Engineering/Technical Support, and Enterprise Solutions Support). • Managed successfully high volume of contract actions (2700 with $900M annual spend) from over 100 customer organizations with expectations for quick turnaround times.• Provided executive level management to 4 GS-15 branch managers and roughly 40 contract specialists/officers. • Ensured consistent practices, procedures and communications followed across all divisions; accomplished planning, solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, award, and administration of all contracts, including performance-based solicitation for Air Traffic Controller Optimum Training Solution with base contract value of $440M.• Delivered award-winning presentation on performance-based services to 350 senior FAA managers at a Leadership Summit and 150 contracting professionals at Annual Procurement Conference.• Initiated formal 1102 development program for agency’s contracting workforce.• Successfully managed a workload crisis caused by an FAA Center without impact to customer needs and timelines. Show less
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Special Assistant to Director/Branch Manager, Contracts
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Jan 2000 - Jun 2006
Branch Manager, Executive and Managerial Support Services 08/2003 to 04/2006Addressed deficiencies and poor customer satisfaction; managed annual spend of $350M; analyzed lead and turnaround times; met with customers to gain perspective; developed an awareness briefing on the contracting processes; and conducted a communication and awareness tour of all 45 customer organizations. Turn-around times improved despite continued high volume; staff met small business goals and protests were minimal; engineered and conducted the first ever notable no cost, share-in-savings strategic sourcing initiative in five product lines with savings exceeding $10M in the first year.Branch Manager, Contract Support Systems 08/2000 to 08/2003Oversaw procurement(s) supporting agency's multi-million dollar information technology portfolio. Managed 9-member staff handling $64M annual spend. Managed several enterprise-wide initiatives. Specifically, eliminated 5-year contract close-out backlog; reduced agency's $1.2M annual interest penalty expense to $225K within the first 2 months with policy changes and a tracking tool; created database to track agency's contract actions during transitioned from manual to automated procurement system which eliminated need for double entry; stood up Quality Review Board with charter; managed 3-person team negotiating hundreds of transactions for airport security screening effort with airlines post 9/11 on behalf of FAA, before the TSA was stood up. Special Assistant to the Director of Contracts 01/2000 to 08/2000Managed enterprise-wide initiative to address Inspector General (IG) finding concerning lapses in control around background investigations and suitability of 28,000 thousand employees performing under hundreds of contract with FAA. Devised and executed a plan of corrective action achieving 80% compliance within 4 months and 100% compliance within 6 months. Provisions, clauses, forms, and reports in use today. Show less
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Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer
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Oct 1992 - Dec 1999
Organized, analyzed, and negotiated 25 outstanding undefinitized contract actions within 9 months; settled outstanding claim resulting in savings of $8M. Managed team of specialists responsible for contract administration for various multi-million dollar contracts for Flight Service Station, Weather Processor, Voice Switch Recorder, Inter-Facility, Automatic Data Link, and Towers programs.
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Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Contract Specialist
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Jan 1982 - Oct 1992
Sr. Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer 02/1988 to 10/1992 Acquisition support for the ACAT 1 Navy T-45 Aircraft & Training System Program. Negotiated significant savings while establishing a fair and reasonable per/unit baseline for the first production run of this new aircraft, i.e., the $735M proposed was settled at $630M. Negotiated key Special Provisions. Contract Specialist 01/1982 to 02/1988 Acquisition support for Navy warfighter programs EA-6B Prowler Aircraft, P-3 Orion Aircraft, VH-3D Executive Helicopter, AQM-37C Missile Targets, TDU-34 Tow Targets, RMK-31 Tow Reels, Tactical Aircraft Combat Training Systems. Show less
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Education
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2014 - 2014
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government
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1988 - 1991
Florida Institute of Technology
MBA, Contract Management -
1980 - 1984
Northeastern University
BA, Political Science -
1975 - 1979
Melrose High School
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