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DIRECTOR OF CONTRACTS
Professional Summary

Director of Contracts with over 20 years of successful experience within the Department of Defense and Army Intelligence sector well versed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and various other relevant regulatory guidelines, responsible for the delivery, management, and oversight of complex commercially and non-commercially available materiel and service contracted solutions, leveraging various Congressional appropriations, and valued in excess of $2 billion annually, in support of globally positioned defense and coalition military forces. United States Army Acquisition Corps Officer (in-transition), with active Top Secret - Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS-SCI) clearance, and unlimited contracting warrant.

Areas of Expertise
  • Defense Procurement
  • Contracts Management
  • Contracts Compliance
  • Fiscal and Resource Management
  • Project Management
  • Teamwork / collaboration
  • Training and leadership development
  • Organizational design and development
  • Productivity and efficiency improvement
  • Performance Management
Work Experience
Director of Contracts, 08/2017 to Current
Army Intelligence And Security Command (INSCOM) – Alexandria, VA
  • Responsible for planning, execution, and compliance of procurement activities valued in excess of $2 billion dollars, in support of 17,500 globally positioned Army Intelligence units
  • Seamlessly executed Head of Contracting Authority transition between senior level Army organizations (Army Materiel Command and Army Intelligence and Security Command) within 2-year timeframe with maximum retention of personnel, integration of business process, and flawless mission execution
  • Served as lead procurement executive for coordination with Under Secretary of the Army, Medical community, and other Army Staff proponents for the establishment of unique Intelligence support contracts focused on embedded behavioral health for a specialized community
  • Spearheaded business process re-engineering activities focused on improvements within secure environment acquisitions / sensitive activity contracting initiatives for Department of the Army and National Intelligence Community in order to garner significant savings and effectiveness of oversight and active management
Director of Contracts, 07/2016 to 07/2017
Office of Secretary of Defense – Pentagon, DC
  • Served as the Military Advisor to Director for Department of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, responsible for the management and oversight of an estimated $250 billion in U.S. Taxpayer dollars in support of Department of Defense Military National Military Strategy objectives
  • Hand-selected by Army Acquisition Executive to serve as the first Army Acquisition officer to serve as principal on all aspects of expeditionary, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief operations with 20-defense agencies, 8-field activities, 9-Combatant Commands, Joint and Pentagon Staff, Department of State, FEMA, and other Federal organizations
  • Devised, developed, and established an Insider Threat acquisition working group focused on submission of legislative proposal changes associated with Section 841-843 "Never Contract with the Enemy" which was ultimately adopted and approved by the Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow, 09/2015 to 07/2016
DoD + Amazon Web Services Inc. – Alexandria, VA
  • Selected 1% of all competitive Army Officers to participate in Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program (SDCFP)
  • Assigned to United States Army War College while conducting resident training with Amazon, Inc., Army affiliate corporation
  • Served as Senior Contracting advisor to Vice President for Amazon Web Services at Herndon, Virginia, with primary emphasis on "Blockers associated with adoption of Cloud-computing technologies within Department of Defense
  • Served as liaison with multiple Service Departments, Office of Department of Defense CIO, and GSA provided both direct benefit to Department of Defense/Federal Government and personal professional development. Valuable support to AWS Veterans Network. Ability to interact with diverse groups
  • Contributed to consolidated findings and recommendations delivered in highlight praised initiative briefings to Deputy Secretary of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman, Service Under Secretaries, Service Vice Chiefs, and over 25 other OSD and Service Senior Leaders
Director of Contracts, 07/2010 to 09/2015
United States Army – Fort Belvoir , VA
  • Led over 100 acquisition military and civilian professionals in the execution of over 4,000 contract actions totaling $260M
  • Served as principal advisor to Joint Task Force Commander Military District of Washington for garrison support to eight local military installations
  • Spearheaded flexible contracting solutions during a period of unprecedented natural disasters (Earthquake, Hurricane, Flood, Snowstorm, Tornado, Cicadas)
  • Hand-selected as principal representative for all contracting activities & corrective actions associated with Arlington National Cemetery (ANC); served as singular focal point for Joint, Army, DoD, Non-DoD, GAO, AAA, DoDIG, and Congressional oversight
  • Recognized as the FY2013 Department of the Army Acquisition Director of the Year, as a direct result of ANC corrective actions
Education
Master of Arts: Procurement and Acquisition Management, 06/2007
Webster University - St Louis, MO
Secretary of Defense Corp Felllowship - Amazon.com: 06/2016
U.S. Army War College - Carlisle, PA
Certifications

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-Unlimited Warrant

Acquisition Corps Member (AAC)

National Contract Management Association (NCMA) - Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM)

DAWIA Certification(s) - Contracting(Lvl III), Program Management (Lvl II), Test & Evaluation (Lvl I)

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Army Intelligence And Security Command (INSCOM)
  • Office of Secretary of Defense
  • DoD + Amazon Web Services Inc.
  • United States Army

School Attended

  • Webster University
  • U.S. Army War College

Job Titles Held:

  • Director of Contracts
  • Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow

Degrees

  • Master of Arts : Procurement and Acquisition Management , 06/2007
    Secretary of Defense Corp Felllowship - Amazon.com : 06/2016

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