Lorna Lindeman
Contracts Manager at 4M Research, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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4M Research, Inc.
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United States
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Defense and Space Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Contracts Manager
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Dec 2014 - Present
Conduct cradle-to-grave contract and subcontract management. Administer contract performance of government prime and subcontracts, agreement negotiation, proposal participation to include proposal pricing and coordination. Prepare and analyze complex price proposals, financial reports and other data to determine reasonableness of prices, solicitation, terms and conditions. Coordinate solicitation package with technical leads. Negotiate with Government contracting office regarding fixed price, cost reimbursable, time and material and IDIQ contract types. Ensure Compliance with applicable regulations, in particular the FAR/DFARS and any other compliance actions required by contract. Complete all required pre-contract documentation; Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Teaming Agreements (TA) and Memorandum of Agreements/Understandings (MOU). Prepare subcontract agreements including negotiation of price, justification and terms and conditions. Advise management with respect to interpretation of contractual obligations and risks. Provide oversight to ensure compliance and alignment of policies, and procedures with organizational objectives. Ability to interact professionally and effectively at all levels of the organization. Show less
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Snr. Program Control Analyst
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Jul 2011 - Dec 2014
Apply broad knowledge of financial, contract administrative and accounting principles in the analysis and evaluation of prior, current and future financial conditions of ongoing and future projects, programs and operations. Advise management on financial policy matters, program and project planning and related areas of financial and contract administration. Analyze expenditures in comparison to budgets and formulate budget estimates. Consult with management to ensure adjustments are made in accordance with program or project changes to facilitate long-term planning. Conduct special studies and analyses of financial practices and procedures and make recommendations to promote efficiency in the area of financial and contract management. Develop new procedures for applying cost analysis techniques to provide customers with a more effective assessment of program status. Create ROMs, EACs and develop pricings for new tasks. Show less
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Qinetiq North America (Westar Aerospace & Defense Group)
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Defense & Space
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1 - 100 Employee
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Manager, Program Finance
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Mar 2002 - Jul 2011
Hands on manager with responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of other financial analysts. Responsible for the employment, training, motivation and discipline of assigned employees. Financial management responsibility for contracts with large revenue streams. Assisted in the development and adaptation of business processes to improve corporate operating efficiencies. Worked as liaison among organizational stakeholders to extract, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes and policies. Recommended and assisted in implementing solutions and training that enabled the organization to achieve its goals. In the role of key technical expert, investigated and resolved financial analysis issues, concerns and unique aspects associated with special projects. Performed in-depth financial analyses tasks to include analysis of contract performance requirements and to ensure that project revenue and profits are maximized. Created direct and indirect budgets. Recommended solutions to program managers and senior executive management to increase effectiveness and efficiency of business operations and individual programs. Skilled in Deltek Costpoint. Show less
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Education
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Florida Institute of Technology
Master of Science (MS) - Acquisition & Contract Management, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management -
Athens State University
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Administration and Management, General