Experience

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  University of Maryland Medical Center

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Assistant Contract Specialist

    • Aug 2018 - Present
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    Contract Management for Facilities Project Development construction related contracts.• Draft fully developed bid packages, scopes of work and bid forms working closely with project managers. Communicate with bidders through the request for proposal process. Formulate bid tabulation highlighting initial issues and corrections.• Review proposals, change orders and contract requests for accuracy, completeness and compliance with procedures and standards.• Communicate with Legal, Compliance, Supply Chain and Risk Management corporate departments to confirm policies and incorporate requirements into departmental guidelines and procedures.• Maintain contract documentation for efficient review, retrieval and audit in e-Builder Project Management Software and other UMMS systems.• Design and produce reports to track and manage procurement activities through the contract lifecycle. • Expand use of e-Builder capabilities and reporting, and enhance processes to reflect policy and procedures and effectively communicate with staff and vendors. • Improve and update the department Women and Minority Business Enterprise contractor list. Complete new reports to Corporate Supply Chain Department including the development of e-Builder process for obtaining data. Ensure contracts are meeting goals of program.• Develop and conduct training on procurement procedures for department staff and vendors.• Manage Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity construction manager program.• Implement and manage new contract program for on call service vendors including the creation of new guidelines.• Updated all forms and templates and clarified all procedures to encourage use by staff and to provide necessary data for contracts and tracking.• Assisted with initiatives that increased compliance with departmental procedures and corporate requirements by 75%.• Implemented use of Docusign reducing contract processing costs by 75% and processing time by 60%.

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  University of Maryland Medical System/Randstad

  • Administrative Assistant for Supply Chain Management

    • Jan 2017 - Present

    • Updated contract tracking log• Communicated with vendors for vendor fair and screened vendor phone calls and emails.

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  MP Story

  • Baltimore/Rotterdam

  • Project Administrator

    • Jul 2017 - Aug 2018
    • Baltimore/Rotterdam

    • Facilitating drafting of website.• Research publishing trends and content for book and documentary through internet and library.• Assist Director to clarify focus of book and documentary.• Review and edit compiled and designed book content.• Enhance office processes and communication by identifying best locations for sharing information online.• Improve development of Filemaker Pro database by adding data elements and relational functionality.

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  Baltimore City Public Schools

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Long Term Substitute Teacher/ Tutor

    • Sep 2015 - Jun 2017
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    • Create lesson plans and lead class discussion in Algebra, Geometry, Physics and Elementary Education.• Communicate with administrators and parents the progression of student work and behavior by completing reports, grading assignments and attending meetings.• Adhere to school guidelines and meet deadlines.

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  Tiffany and Company

  • New York, New York

  • Retail and Corporate Construction Program and Project Coordinator/ Project Analyst

    • Jan 2006 - Aug 2014
    • New York, New York

    • Developed and expanded global store construction project management program alongside Director.• Streamlined tracking and reporting of program costs, schedules and updates in order to reduce resources used by 10%.• Improved ability to obtain, review and share global project information, schedules and cost data from worldwide projects by 75%. Designed and distributed 15 new reports and schedule templateds.• Conducted and promoted training in project management and use of database software for department employees worldwide.• Communicated to senior management and project managers the progress of projects and project management program through written reports.• Coordinated and scheduled monthly and weekly meetings and training sessions with senior management, global project managers and contractors.• Administered and expanded design of new project management system/database Oracle Primavera Unifier.• Assisted project directors and managers with locating project documents, processing and tracking invoice payments, capital projects administration, and budget and contract creation and approval.Project Coordinator/Assistant Project Manager• Oversaw corporate construction and large staff relocation projects throughout four buildings.• Reviewed and updated plans, created schedules and budgets, obtained quotes, coordinated with Tiffany departments and supervised outside contractors and vendors.• For Finance Department, processed and coded invoices for entire department within accounts payable system and confirmed approval of and reconciliation with backup documents.Project Coordinator for Iridesse, Inc. • Executed store construction including purchasing materials, communication with general contractor, vendors and landlord, on site store opening, and completion of punchlist items and closeout packages.• Implemented maintenance program for 16 stores including establishing budget, guidelines, agreements with contractors, and resolution of repair issues.

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  Richter + Ratner

  • New York, NY

  • Project Management Assistant

    • 2004 - 2005
    • New York, NY

    Facilitated and tracked general contractor, architectural and subcontractor schedules, finances, requests for information and expansion of the Professional Children's School in New York City.