Gregory R. Nichols
Frederick, Maryland
21701
Phone: 301-***-****
Announcement Number:
Area of Interest: Procurement
SSN: ***-**-**** Citizenship: USA
Veteran Preference: None
CAREER SUMMARY
Over twenty years of experience providing public service in Government facilities in a variety of customer service, support programs. Designed and implemented tracking source for scheduled patient appointments. Developed and maintained policy management for various activities under JCAHO, OSHA, CDC, ERP, SAP and JOFOC
Possess extensive knowledge of public admin; management, acquisitions and project mgmt.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Urology Consult. of Mid Maryland 5/15 -Pres.
Acquisitions Officer
40 hrs/week
Supervisor: Karen Gerting 301-***-**** (Contact: Yes)
. Perform cost analysis and negotiations for price reasonableness.
. Purchase all supplies and service for office
. Monitor space management, offfice leasing and storage control
. Assist with admin. office activities, ( phones, IT,
schedule service appoitments).
. Assist in preparing end of the year budget closeout for acquisitions
. Inventory officer for office equpment and supplies
National Institutes of Health 8/99 - 2014
NIGMS/Extramural
Admin Specialist. (GS-303) 5/06 - 04/14
40 hrs/week;
Supervisor: Ms. Crystal James 301-***-**** (Contact: Yes)
. Perform cost analysis and negotiations for price reasonableness.
. Assist in preparing end of year budget closeout for acquisitions.
. Project officer on space planning and building new offices.
. Initiate and generate budget reports for OD admin staff for
Procurement, travel and property using Data Warehouse/nVision and Excel
. Perform personnel actions with NED, ERP, FAR and JOFOC
. Property officer of IT division
NIAMS/Intramural
Purchasing Agent/Admin Tech (GS-1101)
40hrs/week; 8/99 - 05/06
Supervisor: Ms Angela Green 240-***-**** (Contact: Yes)
. Perform purchasing of goods and services under the guidelines of the FAR
. Reviewed travel to assure policies and procedures are followed
. Reviewed personnel packages for IRTA employees
. Assisted in preparing end of the year budget closeout for acquisitions
. Perform cost analysis negotiations for price reasonableness
. Assisted in setting up three new labs for institutes
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 9/97 - 6/99
Harry s. Truman V.A. Medical Center
800 Hospital Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
Program Support Assistant
40hrs/week;
Supervisor: Mr. Keith Smith (573) 814-6000x6432(Contact: Yes)
. Analyzed and edited third party accounts receivables that were delinquent.
. Made contractual adjustments to update or close out patients insurance.
. Contacted and documented all information from patient or family members
to assist hospital in procedure processing patients.
. Developed and maintained payment history file from insurance plans and
submitted programs under Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare and Black Lung.
. Processed insurance vouchers.
. Typed letters and memoranda.
. Ensured that the insurance laws were being complied by creating simplified
review process.
TENET HEALTHCARE SYSTEM 8/96 - 8/97
Columbia Regional Hospital, Home Health and Hospice
404 Keene Street
Columbia, MO 65201
Business Development Specialist,
40hrs/week; Salary $ 34,560.00 annum
Supervisor: James Poehling 402-***-**** (Contact: Yes)
. Conducted reviews and analysis of home health sites.
. Maintained and developed policies and procedures within the guidelines of
home health insurance regulations.
. Present oral and written presentations to director of Home Health Dept.
. Prepared budget spread sheets for hospice.
. Maintained a computerized log of home health site visits.
. Marketed manage care plans to organizations and providers
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 6/83 - 6/96
V.A. Administration Westside Medical center
820 S. Damen Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612
Medical Machine Tech. Manager
40hrs/week;
Supervisor: Dr. Faiq Al-Bazzaz 312-***-**** (Contact: Yes)
. Developed and maintained policies for procedures and activities under
JCAHO, CAP, OSHA and CDC
. Managed and reviewed monthly assessment of utilization, accountability,
and statistical reports . IMPAC purchase card approving official.
. Fostered development of personnel as well as interviewing, hiring, training
and evaluating.
. Prepared end of the year budget closeouts and prepared budget forecast
for next fiscal year
. Department budget officer.
. Liaison between staff physicians, social workers and patients.
. Gathered, evaluated and analyzed data and information for research
surveys.
EDUCATION
DePaul University, Chicago, IL:
University of Illinois Certificate Program, Public Administration: 05/93
V. A. Leadership Management Training Program: 93-94
TRAINING
Project Management for IT 08/08
Time Management for Managers: 08/07
NBS Acquisition system: 02/07
USDA Graduate School: Developmental Mgmt: 08/06
Web Design: 04/06
Travel Approver: 04/06
USDA Graduate School: Effective Leadership Mgmt. 08/05
Georgetown Univ.: Organizational Management: 08/05
Travel Domestic: 07/02
Travel Foreign: 02/02
Budget Formation: 11/01
USDA Graduate School: Reasoning and Effective Writing: 11/01
Budget Process: 6/01,
Time Management: 5/01
USDA Graduate School: Fundamentals of Writing: 11/00,
Level 1 Purchasing Program: 1994-1995, 1999-2000
V.A. Medical Administration Management Training Program: Chicago, IL: 94-95
V.A. Administration Property and Space Planning: 6/90
Chicago Computer Learning Center, Chicago, IL, programming: 9/86
HONORS AND AWARDS
Superior Performance Awards: 1986, 1987, 1993-1996, 2008, 2012
Quality Step Increase: 89, 91, 93, 96, 04, 09, 13
Performance Award: 1999-2014
Merit Award (Acquisitions) 2009
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, WordPerfect, IntraMall, Excel, Access, Outlook, Internet, AMBIS, ERHP, NED, Datawarehouse, nVision, Powerpoint, Capital HR