Curriculum Vitae

LATOYA M. JONES

**** ********* *** **** *~Alexandria, VA 22315

804-***-**** acg11d@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Seeking a new and exciting career opportunity in Contract Management where

working as a team player with great interpersonal skills will allow me to

perform excellent in this role. My results driven mentality and problem

solving techniques are characteristics that will allow me to succeed in

this role.

EDUCATION

CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, (Off Campus) Richmond, VA

Master of Science in Administration, Leadership: Completed December 2006

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Petersburg, VA

Bachelor of Science in Business Management: Completed December 2004

CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS & TRAINING

Training

Contracting Officers Warrant: July 2013 $5M

FAC-C Level III Certified: Contracting-April 19, 2013

Defense Acquisition Corps Membership-November 2011

DAWIA Level III Certified: Contracting-June 2011

DAWIA Level II Certified: Contracting-November 2010

DAWIA Level I Certified: Contracting

Anti terrorism Level I Awareness Training- July 21, 2005

Aviation Academy- June 19-23, 2006

PRISM Requisitioner Training-May 30, 2008

PRISM Request for Modification Training-September 12, 2008

CLEARANCES

Top Secret government security clearance

Accomplishments

Team Award for participation in the Acquisition Contracts Acquisition

Management Review (Dec 2011)

Key-Worker for the Combined Federal Campaign at NGA (2011-2012)

Volunteered to tutor students in reading for the Partners in Education

Program for NGA (2011-2012)

Excellent Performance Appraisal-October 2010

Promoted to Procurement Analyst and team lead (Dept of State) after six

months-August 2007

Outstanding Performance Appraisal- May 2007

Team Performance Award Certificate- December 2005.

Individual Performance Award Certificate- March 2006.

Fully Successful Performance Rating- February 2006.

Leader of the Sunshine Club on my team 2004-2006.

Volunteered in June 2005 at Bensley Elementary School field day, which is

affiliated with the Defense Supply Center Richmond.

Volunteered to be the point of contact on my team for the DSCR Angel Tree

adoption in December 2005.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Rosslyn, VA 2012-Present

Contracting Officer and Team Lead, GS-1102-13

Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluating contract

actions in support of the Bureau of Administration, Local Guard Programs

for the U.S. Embassies and Consulates overseas.

Perform the full range of contracting functions to include soliciting,

evaluating, and awarding contracts, preparing contract closeout documents

and advising on contract terminations if needed

Monitors contractor performance to ensure compliance with the terms and

conditions of the contract

Discuss vendor issues, quality and timeliness of deliverables and

performance improvement options with the Contracting Officer Representative

(COR)

Serve as an advisor in contracting matters to senior management on the

acceptability of contractual matters relating to Time and Material and

Labor Hour contracts.

Perform and direct in depth evaluations of the financial and technical

capabilities and apply theories and development of problem solving

techniques.

Review and prepare written recommendations, reports, letters, and notices

on solicitations, solicitation amendments, contracts, and contract

modifications

Travel overseas to US Embassies and Consulates to conduct Program

Management Reviews (PMRs), Technical Evaluation Panels (TEPs), and

assistance visits

Provides contract guidance to the program office and Regional Security

Officer's at post overseas and maintains consistent communications and

collaborations between the program office, post and the contractor

Make competitive range determinations and lead negotiations and award of

contracts.

Accurately determine/justify prices and terms and conditions are fair and

reasonable as well as appropriately prepared, reviewed and executed.

Prepare and present briefings and presentations for conferences and

training seminars that were well received by each audience

Communicate daily with colleagues, peer team leaders, Sr. Management and

customers on all contracting related matters, issues and concerns

Serve as the team lead for the Near East Asia (NEA), South and Central Asia

(SCA) and East Asia Pacific (EAP) regions.

Meet with my team on a regular basis to mentor and provide guidance;

discuss workload progress and needs, weekly suspense reports, etc. Review

and approve of assigned work, modifications, solicitations, memorandums to

customers, etc. for adequacy and compliance within the Federal Acquisition

Regulations (FAR) and the Department of State Acquisition Regulations

(DOSAR) while also managing a very robust and busy workload of my own.

Ensure my team is kept abreast of any acquisition related changes and keep

them informed of any team lead or management decisions.

Serves as Sr. Leader in charge in the absence of the Branch Chief

Monitor and participate in team meetings and conference calls with internal

and external customers.

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Springfield, VA 2011-2012

Contract Specialist/Procurement Analyst, IA-03

Served as a Procurement Analyst in the Acquisition Directorate, Acquisition

Contracts Policy who was responsible for developing and implementing the

agency's procurement policy and ensuring effective and responsive

contracting throughout NGA

Prepared administrative notices (ANs), policy memorandums (PMs) and the AC

monthly newsletter for publishing to the acquisition workforce to keep them

abreast and current on contracting related updates, issues and important

information

Kept a monthly log of all ANs, PMs, DPAP memos, articles of interest, PRISM

news, etc that was included in the AC Newsletter

Volunteered to assist in the planning and organizing of the AC all hands

meeting

Was responsible for tracking OIG audits and investigations in coordination

with the AC Front Office

POC for DPAP reporting requirements such as the Davis Bacon Act, Contract

Audit Follow-Up, Award and Incentive Fee, etc for quarterly, annual or semi-

annual submission

Geographic consultant for various teams in the Acquisition Directorate

Participated in Matrix courses and other training opportunities for

continuous professional development, career growth, learning opportunities

and knowledge refreshers

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Alexandria, VA 2009-2011

Contract Specialist, GS-1102-12

Served as a Contract Specialist for pre-award and post-award contracting

functions associated with the acquisition of highly specialized and complex

automated information systems and acquisitions of significant importance to

the readiness of the Army for the Infrastructure Modernization (IMOD) team

Served as a contracting advisor to DA level project managers as well as

activity officials in the contracting planning process for IDIQ contracts

Monitored and tracked the process of solicitations to include posting the

Request for Proposal (RFP), Non-Priced Price Model, List of Equipment

(LOE), Engineering Design Plan (EDP) and the Performance Work Statement

(PWS), keeping track of the question and answer process and making sure an

Amendment is prepared to post the answers, making sure proposals are posted

on or before the due date, keeping abreast of the source selection process

and the deadlines within the process, etc

Perused contractors priced and non-priced proposals to ensure it adheres to

government standards and independent government cost estimates

Prepared cost and price analysis documents and reports

Reviewed source selection documents from program officals and IPT leads

Compiled the award file for legal and policy review

Constructed debrief letters for successful and unsuccessful offerors

Received contract changes and request for modification from program

officials

Conducted negotiations with contractors to arrive at satisfactory

arrangements for presentation and approval by the contracting officer

Requested technical evaluations from the program office on the contractors

proposal

Processed modifications in PD2 after a complete package is received

Trained interns, fast-track students and less experienced professionals

NORTEL GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS 2008-2009

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC

Acquisition Specialist

Organized, coordinated, and evaluated contract actions in support of the

Citizenship and Immigrations Division, Acquisitions and Asset Management

Branch.

Conduced reviews and revisions of initial acquisition packages from various

program offices which include Statements of Work (SOW), Independent

Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), Market Research documents, Justification

and Approvals (J&A's), Determination and Findings (D&F's), etc for

sufficiency and adherence to standards.

Was responsible for coordinating and working with Government Contracting

and Program personnel, Contracting Officer Technical Representatives (COTR)

as well as Headquarters Policy and Legal Counsel.

Working knowledge of various contract types such as Indefinite Delivery

Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Time and Material/Labor Hour contracts,

Interagency Agreements (IAA's), Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA's) and

Fixed-Price contract actions.

Updated and documented all work performed including dollar amounts in Excel

spreadsheets.

HARDING SECURITY ASSOCIATES/

2007- 2008

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Rosslyn, Virginia

Procurement Analyst

Planned, organized, coordinated, and evaluated contract actions in support

of the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the Office of the Procurement

Executive for Overseas Protective Operations in support of U.S. Embassies.

Served as an advisor in contracting matters to senior management on the

acceptability of contractual matters relating to Time and Material and

Labor Hour contracts.

Performed and directed in depth evaluations of the financial and technical

capabilities and apply theories and development of problem solving

techniques.

Reviewed and prepared written recommendations on solicitations,

solicitation amendments, contracts, contract modifications, the monitoring

and tracking of incoming work, and the maintenance of records on the status

of all post contracts.

Worked frequently in CableXpress, a classified system to draft and send

documents to overseas offices.

Traveled overseas to perform a Program Management Review (PMR) and

assistance visit at the U.S. Embassies of Kingston, Jamaica; Belize,

Mexico; Abuja, Nigeria; Consulate Lagos, Nigeria; Yaounde, Cameroon and

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Coordinated with senior management to provide assistance in evaluating

program operations and contributing to joint solutions for effectiveness

and efficiency.

Contributed to the compilation of a very detailed trip report upon my

return.

Team leader for the Europe and Near East Asia regions where I lead,

oversaw, coached and mentored a Procurement Analyst Assistant while being

in charge of over 60 U.S. Embassies and Consulates.

Procurement Analyst Assistant

Followed up with posts for missing contract actions, database creation

and/or maintenance (inputting modifications, invoices, solicitation

information, contract award information, etc.)

Provided program administration, information management, and maintained

multiple filing and reporting systems.

Performed the duties of a Procurement Analyst with minimal supervision.

Prepared memorandums with recommendations to the overseas posts, reviewed

contract solicitations, modifications, and various contract actions.

Promoted to a Procurement Analyst on August 1, 2007.

SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE, Baltimore, Maryland 2006-

2007

Procurement Specialist I

Coordinated with Senior Procurement and Subcontract Specialists to ensure

the timely processing and tracking of documents.

Maintained contract files for procurement requests, funded documents,

prepared formal orders and contracts, coordinated new orders with internal

and external staff, etc.

Procured high dollar goods, products and services where contracting

knowledge was essential using the GSA schedule.

All work was performed in a DELTEK database.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER, Richmond, Virginia

2003-2006

Acquisition Specialist, GS-1102-09

Handled pre-award government contract functions for FFP and ID/IQ

contracts.

Solicited purchase requisitions using a variety of contract procedures.

Evaluated offers/quotations from various vendors to ensure the correct

product, delivery schedules, etc to determine who had the best value for

the government.

Negotiated cost factors, hands on cost and data analysis experience to

ensure the best value to the government, analyzed sources for the item to

be procured.

Prepared price justification memorandums with supporting documentation that

explained in detail the factors involved in the price negotiation.

Conducted market research to obtain current market condition factors and

market needs.

Kept track of vendor performance using an Automated Best Value System

(ABVS).

Documented all work performed and prepared award documents to ensure all

government regulations and clauses were correct.

Followed up on quotations, surplus offers, etc via e-mail or phone.

Developed professional vendor/buyer relationships.

Communicated with technical personnel if a problem were to arise (e.g. item

to be procured was said to be obsolete with no replacement, if a company

was making an alternate offer, or if a surplus offer needed approval, etc).

Knowledge of the FAR and DFARS clauses were critical in my duties

Knowledge and skills of government systems such as DPACS to solicit and

award, SAMMS to look up technical data, ILS to look for surplus material,

IHS to look up vendor information and LTC database to review long term

contracts were essential.

Interacted with the legal department as required as well as the Fraud,

Waste and Abuse department.

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