Great Lakes Acquisition CenterDecember 2011 to CurrentContracting Officer GS 1102/12
Milwaukee, WI- Department of Veterans Affairs * Veterans Health Administration Serve as warranted Contracting Officer on the Medical Sharing Team.
- Primarily responsible for cradle-to-grave acquisitions.
- Operate in self-directed cross-functional team environment using a variety of sourcing techniques to satisfy the Customer's procurement need.
- Perform extensive market research, cost/price analysis to determine fair and reasonable.; including evaluation of the cost/risk tradeoffs on the total cost of the procurement Serve as the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and established Technical Evaluation Boards (TEB) to determine acceptability and ranking of technical proposals.
- Conduct negotiations for competitive and noncompetitive procurements and prepare detailed price negotiation memoranda, determine contractor responsibility and identify sub-contracting opportunities.
- Provide analysis using economic, statistical, accounting and financial analysis principles and techniques to evaluate contractor proposals in all areas of.
Defense Contract Management Agency DCMAJune 2004 to December 2011
February 2011 to December 2011Theater Administrative Contracting Officer - Iraq GS 1102/13
- Served as the primary Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) responsible for administering Logistics Civil Augmentation Program [LOGCAP (LC)] in Iraq.
- A cost plus award fee Task Order, LCIII was valued at approximately $1.5B in 2011.
- A cost plus fixed award fee Task Order, LCIV was valued at approximately $300M for the base year.
- Oversaw post-award activities in contract administration, funding, pricing and negotiation.
- Evaluated, monitored cost, schedule and performance objectives of the contractor at the Theater level.
- Provided effective customer engagement, ensured continuity of operations and provided vision/leadership to a decentralized contract administration operation of over 50 contracting professionals.
- Provided oversight of training and mentoring of ACOs at multiple tiers within the Theater.
- Led and mentored contracting functional element of CMO HQ.
- Integrated and facilitated contractor performance evaluation plans resulting in bi-monthly Performance Evaluation Board.
- Drove DCMA contracting f.
February 2010 to September 2010- Served as the primary Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) responsible for administering Logistics Civil Augmentation Program LOGCAP in Iraq.
- A cost plus award fee Task Order, LCIII was valued at approximately $2.8B in 2010.
- Performed liaison functions which required interaction and extensive cooperation with senior ranking military officers and civilian contractors.
- Closely evaluated, monitored and negotiated cost, schedules and performance objectives of the contractor at the Theatre level.
- Lead and directed a decentralized contract administration operation of 60 contracting professionals.
- Provided oversight of training and mentoring of ACOs at multiple tiers within the Area of Responsibility.
- Developed, implemented and updated Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for all Theatre contracting processes.
- Provided influence to contactor performance to improve the contract standard.
- Primary integrator of Contractor Performance Evaluation plans resulting in bi-monthly Performance Evaluation Board (PEB) that.
Defense Contract Management Agency DCMADecember 2009 to February 2010Deputy Theater Administrative Contracting Office
Defense Contract Management Agency DCMAOctober 2009 to December 2009- Headquarters Administrative Contracting Officer - Iraq GS - 1102/12 EE.
- Business Team Chief GS - 1102/12 EE.
March 2009 to August 2009Business Team Chief
- Responsible for planning, supervising and leading the activities of four (4) ACOs, five (5) CAs and two (2) Plant Clearance Officer/Property Administrators.
- Duties included oversight of Host Nation Agreements governing contracting, plant clearance and property operations.
- Responsible for ensuring consistent application of policies and procedures across the team for assigned processes and areas of expertise.
- Coordinated and collaborated with the CMO Commander/Deputy and/or Tertiary CMO Commander on resourcing and workload decisions that crossed primary CMO and tertiary boundaries.
- Determined staffing level needs, requested necessary resources and allocated personnel to effectively perform team operations.
Defense Contract Management Agency DCMASeptember 2007 to November 2008
January 2011Administrative Contracting Officer GS
- Served as the site ACO responsible for administering LOGCAP III.
- Critically reviewed and negotiated over 100 Project Planning Requests (PPR), resulting in Project Planning Estimates (PPE) valued at nearly $80M, of which $45M were converted into modifications.
- Duties included providing daily guidance and direction to the contractor, monitor efficient & effective use of assets (equipment, supplies, & personnel), monitored contractor purchases over micro-purchase threshold, ensure personnel manning requirements were met and compliant with the level of effort necessary to accomplish Statement of Work (SOW) requirements.
- Reviewed and processed contractor Material Requisitions (MR), Consent to Subcontract and requests for property relief via LTDDs & Capital Rehabilitation.
- Analyzed data, prepared reports and presented monthly Performance Evaluation Board (PEB) reviews.
- In-depth participation in the Award Fee Evaluation Board (AFEB) process.
- Simultaneously served as ACO for AFCAP TO 0118 from Sep - Nov 07.
Defense Contract Management Agency DCMAJune 2004 to September 2007
July 2011Administrator GS
Sheboygan Area School DistrictJune 1997 to July 2003Supervisor of Electronics
- Duties included the design and preparation of specifications for wiring infrastructure and network electronics for RFPs, nineteen sites.
Hughes Training IncDecember 1987 to June 1997Site Support Manager
- Provided dedicated technical customer support to MN Air National Guard C130 Flight Simulator Facility.
October 1984 to December 1987Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic
- Provide technical support to USAF Flight Simulator Facility.
United States Air ForceJanuary 1979 to January 1983- Digital Navigation Tactical Training Device Specialist.
- Provided overall technical support to USAF Flight Simulator Facility.
Webster UniversityAugust 2013Master of Arts (MA): Procurement and Acquisitions Management
University of WisconsinDecember 2005Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Cardinal Stritch UniversityDecember 2001Bachelor of Science (BS): Management of Information Systems
Certified Acquisition Professional, FAC-C Level III, July 2012
Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level III, Sep 2011
