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Work Background

US General Services AdministrationSenior Contracting Officer - FAC-C Professional

May. 2020

Latitude 36, Inc.Senior Procurement Specialist

Jan. 2020 - Jun. 2020El Dorado Hills, California, United StatesServe in the role as Contractor assigned to work for Blue Shield of California as a Senior Procurement Specialist in the Global Business Services (GBS) team. Responsible for directing the daily activities of the technology purchasing function. Reviews technology purchasing decisions, orders, and vendor contracts. Oversees the ordering of materials and supplied from vendors. Negotiate contract terms and pricing with various suppliers as well as perform related administrative tasks. In addition, tasked to work on specialized projects for the GBS team as needed.

Ampcus IncElectric Transmission Contract Specialist, Expert

Oct. 2019 - Jan. 2020Rocklin, CAServe in the role as Contractor assigned to work for PG&E as a Contract Specialist responsible for administering civil and electrical construction contracts for all aspects of work within Electric Transmission Operations. Responsibility includes the procurement of civil and electrical transmission line/substation construction, engineering, and consulting services. Prepare Request For Proposals (RFP), contracts, and other outsourcing documents for staff based on a variety of needs. On a daily basis utilize contract writing systems SAP and ARIBA to accomplish day to day contractual action items.

Dept. of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Base AlamedaSenior Field Contracting Officer/ Department Head

Mar. 2019 - Sep. 2019Alameda, CaliforniaServing in the role as the lead Senior Field Contracting Officer (SFCO) for the entire state of California also referred to as District 11(D11) Regional Support Team (RST). As the SFCO primary responsibility is to supervise and develop the procurement and administration of contracts for base support services to include services and goods and provide contracting needs of supported Coast Guard units. In addition manage and provide contracting and procurement support to the Base organizational elements, tenant commands, staff and any outlying detachments. In addition, direct and manage the activities of subordinate staff in the D11 RST.

ERGContract Manager

Jan. 2019 - Mar. 2019 CaliforniaWorked as a Contractor for Google X in the role of Contract Manager providing full cradle to grave contracting for various information technology projects being done in the Moonshot factory. Negotiated business terms and pricing as aligned to the needs of the stakeholders. In addition, worked on forming long term business partnerships in order for projects to be able to leverage those relationships when necessary.

Ampcus IncElectric Transmission Contract Specialist, Expert

Dec. 2018 - Jan. 2019Serve in the role as Contractor assigned to work for PG&E as a Contract Specialist responsible for administering civil and electrical construction contracts for all aspects of work within Electric Transmission Operations. Responsibility includes the procurement of civil and electrical transmission line/substation construction, engineering, and consulting services. Prepare Request For Proposals (RFP), contracts, and other outsourcing documents for staff based on a variety of needs. On a daily basis utilize contract writing systems SAP and ARIBA to accomplish day to day contractual action items.

RadiometerContract Manager, National Accounts

May. 2018 - Aug. 2018Brea, CaliforniaServed as Contractor in the role of Contracts Manager for National Accounts role as part of the Pricing team. Assist with the creation, negotiation and execution of agreements, pricing, fee calculations, reporting and membership processes. Responsible for coordinating and supporting all functional activities relating to National Accounts, GPO s, IDN s, and (federal) Government. Responsible for managing group membership, GPO activations, contract pricing, CRM data management (as it applies to National Accounts data administration), and GPO fee calculations and reporting. In addition worked collaboratively with cross-functional teams in developing and managing contract process improvements.

Vizient, IncSenior Professional Associate/Contract Manager

Feb. 2017 - May. 2018Responsible for supply chain cost reductions and supplier standardization for orthopedics products. Work daily on opportunity identification, strategy, contract development, negotiations, documentation, and implementation. Manage a contract portfolio of approximately 100 contracts including negotiations of new agreements and updates to existing agreements. Work closely with legal team on complex contract negotiations to obtain favorable terms for stakeholders. Review of current and existing contracts to identify contract expirations and coordinates with appropriate stakeholder(s) to determine contract renewal disposition. Review current, revised, and new Group Purchasing agreements to determine cost benefit to client. Responsible for utilizing client Lawson system to monitor Supplier contract performance. Determine benefits to linked GPO agreements versus exploring local contracting agreements. Monitor and support supplier initiatives and programs developed to ensure compliance to contract portfolio. Recommend opportunities and the development of additional contract areas by interacting with internal Strategic Sourcing staff, executive management, and prospective vendors, to include the use of analytical market research tools. Served as the lead in utilizing strategic sourcing skills to analyze high dollar contracts and develop long-term partnerships with select suppliers that are capable of providing quality products and services at low costs. Work with Data Analysts and other Strategic Sourcing staff to secure appropriate data to be used in analyzing vendor information.

Bureau of ReclamationSenior Contracting Officer

Jun. 2016 - Feb. 2017Sacramento, California Area and Moffet Field, CASenior Contracting Officer for the South Central California Area Office, Delegated with signatory authority to sign contracts up to $5 million dollars. Handled all Area Office acquisitions and served as the subject matter expert for all procurement/sourcing actions. Provide cradle to grave contract management throughout the acquisition lifecycle including pre-award and post-award actions to include acquisition planning, generating and posting solicitations, and conducting negotiations. Responsible for all aspects of contracting actions from initiation of a requirement to recommendation of contract award to procure supplies for the entire region. In addition, served as a mentor to junior Contract Specialists. Examples of contracts that I managed was services, construction, commodities, and public works and utilities. Took lead on full government contract lifecycle management, including market research, acquisition planning/acquisition roadmap, RFI/RFQ/RFP drafting, proposal evaluation, government contract negotiations, contractual operations, contract administration, and contract closeout. In addition, a major part of my role is utilizing my strategic sourcing skills in streamlining all contractual actions to ensure that the organization receives quality products and services that is fair and reasonable.

U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsSenior Contracting Officer

Aug. 2015 - Jun. 2016Provide cradle to grave contract management and administration for a wide-range of medical sharing contracts. Contracts awarded include individual locum tenen, nursing homes, professional services, medical instruments and emergency housing agreements at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Northern CA Health Care System, VA San Francisco Health Care System, and VA Pacific Island Health Care System. The dollar range for the procurements assigned varies from the Simplified Acquisition Threshold of $150,000 to $15,000,000. The contracts awarded and administrated are open market, Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA), and contracts on the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). Serve as subject matter expert on source selections for medical sharing contracts. Directly responsible for planning, developing, and overall contract management of medical sharing contracts that are firm fixed price. In addition, a major part of my role is utilizing my strategic sourcing skills in streamlining all contractual actions to ensure that the organization receives quality products and services that is fair and reasonable.