Experience

Johnson County Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Responsible for the procurement of Information Technology Products & Services, many of which are highly technical and require the application of complex procurement standards and procedures. In my tenure, a cost savings minimum of $3,133,372 has been achieved through competitive bidding and existing contract negotiations. Prepared detailed bid specifications, requests for quotations, requests for proposals, and purchase orders. Demonstrated exceptional judgment, analytical, and organizational skills in all aspects of the solicitation process and contract management. Analytical review of vendor’s technology licensing documents to negotiate terms and conditions more favorable and protective of the College’s interests and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines, the College’s policies, and state laws. Identifies varied sources of commodities and services, evaluates bids, awards contracts and purchase orders. Expedites the ordering and delivery process for the products and services. Excellent interpersonal skills serving as a liaison between College departments and vendors resolving differences on procurement issues. Performed contract administration functions. In my tenure with the College I established the Due Diligence reporting needed for IT Contracts based on perceived business risk to ensure that contracts were established and monitored throughout the term duration for adherence to security and fiscal responsibility provisions of the contract. Provided input in the development or revision of Procurement Policies and Procedures. I lead the initiative to establish a Notice of Contract cover sheet that formalizes the contract award, established new Contract Insurance provisions that allows for tiers of coverage based on perceived risk level, implemented new solicitation text pertaining to IT Contract SaaS Security Provisions as wells as new Business Continuity clause, and provided bid solicitation text for IT Accessibility provisions. Show less



IPFS Corporation

• Kansas City, Missouri Area

• IT Buyer

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018

  · In less than 8 months achieved over $90,000 total savings in various information technology procurement projects (Endpoint Response Detection SaaS solution, Multi-Factor Authentication Sign-On, Computer Equipment Refresh, Network Security software, telecommunications equipment refresh, Multi-Functional Devices/Printers, and various Microsoft/Adobe License purchases). · Newly created procurement section with the corporation that required establishment of standardized solicitation templates and procurement procedures. · Assumed Software Audit Management to ensure license compliance. · Developed, organized, and maintained a centralized contract repository. · Developed and deployed a Contract Due Diligence reporting structure that assessed and categorized contract and data security risks with the purpose of applying appropriate scrutiny reviews at time of contract award as well as at contract renewals. · Pioneered new IT Sourcing strategies that resulted in substantial cost savings for hardware purchases while maintaining quality, expedited deliveries, and responsiveness to company’s needs. · Streamlined legal reviews of contract agreements that promoted expedited legal counsel approvals on contract documents. · Demonstrated expertise in reviewing and negotiating software licensing agreements, IT Master Agreements and Statements of Work for mitigating liability risks and business concerns. Show less



Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA)

• Kansas City, Missouri Area

• Senior Buyer

  • Jun 2015 - Sep 2017

  · The KCATA is a quasi-government agency which operates under the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Responsible for the creation of IFBs, RFPs, Quotations, etc. for various commodities and services in accordance with KCATA procurement policies, Federal regulations, including FTA Circular 4220.1F. Obtained working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other supplements as they applied to particular procurements. · Adhered to grant funding requirements for solicitations and contract administration. Example procurement projects involving the acquisition of bus parts, marketing materials, vinyl vehicle wraps, bus painting services, vehicle acquisitions, wireless video surveillance systems, paratransit services, point to point telecommunications, etc. · Assured that there was an uninterrupted flow of assigned vendor products and services by understanding needs of user departments. · Reviewed requisitions and determined most suitable procurement methodology and identified potential vendors; analyzed competitive procurements and facilitated in the selection of the most optimal supplier. · Prepared Commission Board paper documentation that accurately justified and explained the procurement contract awards seeking Board approvals; maintained contract and procurement files related to the procurements; reviewed and resolved any invoice discrepancies as well as assisted in the processing of invoices for payment; and administered contracts. · Prepared routine weekly reports detailing project statuses. · Processed requisitions from various departments, obtained order confirmations to ensure services or materials were delivered in a timely manner and expediting orders as needed. Consulted with departmental recipient to make sure the products/services fulfilled requirements, and if non-compliant products or inadequate services were experienced then sought resolution with the supplier. Show less



Clay County Government

• Liberty, Missouri

• Procurement Manager

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  · Managed three staff to include two buyers and one accounts payable personnel. Performed a wide variety of procurements for various County Departments (Parks, Highway, Facilities, Sheriff Office, Courts, Collectors Office, Assessors Office, etc.). Example procurement projects include lawn/turf golf course chemicals, grounds upkeep services, radio/cellular communications tower licensing & construction, administration of procurement card program, computer equipment leasing contract, etc. · Overhauled the solicitation format to make it more professional in appearance as well as established a standardized template with significant improvement in adding necessary contractual terms and conditions to help mitigate risk and liabilities. This work also reduced redundancies in the number of signatures on contract documents. · Enhanced purchasing policies, procedures and best practices. · Implemented new Insurance provisions to allow more flexibility in determining low and high-risk procurements needing different insurance liability amount coverage levels whereas before all procurements had high levels of insurance requirements that created issues of vendors not submitting bid responses or increased their costs. · Implemented revised Single Feasible Source procedures that better ensured the validity of such procurements. Show less



State of Arkansas Department of Finance Office of State Procurement

• Little Rock, Arkansas Area

• Buyer

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

  · Procured a wide variety of Information Technology products specializing in software procurements and services, most of which are highly technical and require complex procurement standards and procedures. · Handled Cloud/Software as a Service (SaaS) procurements that included collaboration on writing a guideline document for Cloud procurements and risk mitigation. · Procured a wide variety of Information Technology products specializing in software procurements and services, most of which are highly technical and require complex procurement standards and procedures. · Handled Cloud/Software as a Service (SaaS) procurements that included collaboration on writing a guideline document for Cloud procurements and risk mitigation.



State of Missouri - Office of Administration Division of Purchasing & Materials Management

• Jefferson City, Missouri

• IT Buyer III with Supervisory Responsibilities

  • May 1998 - May 2012

  · Responsible for multiple complex and large scaled procurement projects (both on premises and hosted solutions) for the Information Technology Section with projects such as State Data Center upgrades, statewide IT initiatives, and departmental specific projects. · Supervisory responsibilities from February 2006 through May 2012 (6 years) for one buyer who also has information technology procurement responsibilities. · Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of centralized procurement. Comprehensive knowledge of state statutes and procedures of state government purchasing. · Participated in the IT Accessibility Council with responsibility of achieving IT Accessibility (Section 508) goals. · Responsible for ensuring that Minority and Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation in state procurements were achieved and monitored throughout the procurement lifecycle. SAMPLE PROJECT TRIUMPHS Missouri HealthNet Division: · Renegotiated their contract for Clinical Management and Pharmacy Pre-authorization Services with the existing vendor ACS-Heritage, which resulted in saving the State $750,000 dollars on front-end costs through this negotiation effort. Information Technology Services Division: · Renegotiated their contract with Computer Associates for mainframe software maintenance that resulted in $1.1 million dollars savings over the life of the new contract. State-wide Contract serving multiple state agencies: · Saved the State $1.4 million in a contract re-negotiation for on-going database software and maintenance support services with Oracle America, Inc. Show less