Summary of Qualifications

Skill Highlights

Top Secret Clearance

** ***** ** *** ***********/ Business/Contracts/Program Management experience;

DoD, NSA, DISA, Military Services, SECDEF, DOT/FRA, DHS, DOC, NOAA, NASA.

DoD5000 ACAT 1-3; MDAP, MAIS, BCL

Thirty-two years of Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition, Business, Contracting, Finance and Program Management experience as a Federal Civilian (NSA) and Contractor supporting DoD, NSA, DISA, Military Services, SECDEF, DOT, Federal Railroad, DHS, DOC, NOAA, and NASA. DAWIA Level III. (1983-2006) Top Secret/Sensitive Information (TSSI) with polygraph; Current Security Clearance - Top Secret (since 2006) polygraph not required. DoD5000 ACAT 1 - ACAT 3; MDAP; MAIS; Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL)

Professional Experience

Independent Consultant

June 2015 – Present

SVP - East Coast Operations, Native Alaskan Firm

Serves as the SVP of East Coast Operations for a Native Alaskan Firm; provides oversight to teams which provide contractual support to the specified mission of the Military Installation; performs business development, recruiting, hiring, reporting, interactions with team members and federal personnel; ensures individual and team performance metrics are met.

Professional Experience

Independent Consultant

Jan 2015 – Present

Sr. Financial/Acquisition SME / Program Management

Currently developing all cradle-to-grave requirements documentation (MNS, ORD, APB, IMS, IPT Charter, LCCE, ILSP, etc.) for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) new financial, contract and asset management system. Major DHS IT program. PMO structure/stand-up. Lead Support team effort (PM).

Independent Consultant

Jul 2013 – Jan 2015

Sr. Acquisition SME /Sr. Consultant/Program Management

Provided cradle-grave nationwide acquisition support and oversight to the Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for a High Performance Computing System (HPC), R&D efforts ($600M), Operational efforts ($800M); N-WAVE efforts comprised of 14 separate efforts ($800M) for research internet development and support; Supported NOAA/SSAD acquisition planning and executions. Supported the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) GOES-R satellite program ($B

Independent Consultant

Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

Sr. Acquisition SME /Sr. Consultant/Program Management

Developed program documentation in compliance with the DOD5000 and BCL processes for the Army Contract Writing System (ACWS) ACAT 1 program (estimated $850M) under the GFEBS Program Management Office (PMO). Instrumental in the Project Office stand-up to a PMO. Reported to Commander; CO, PMO; PEO-EIS; delivered contract reports; program management support onboarding of personnel; badge/clearance process.

Independent Consultant

May 2012 – Feb 2013

Sr. Acquisition SME /Sr. Consultant/Program Management

Consulting/Business Development/Acquisition/Contract/Program Management support to small corporations in BPR, planning, development, release and post-release of proposal documentation in response to RFP's. Responded to client/customer and team inquiries. Created process efficiencies. Organized/Led teams for development, reviews and delivery.

Independent Consultant

August 2011 – May 2012

Sr. Acquisition SME/ Consultant/Program Management

Provided Acquisition/Contract/Program Management support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Major Support Acquisition Program for the DISA Information Technology Support Services (DESS). The requirement is the DISA IT Service Desk and Infrastructure Support Contract (Tier 1, 2 and 3). Developed all acquisition program documentation to meet DoD5000 requirements (Acquisition Plan (AP), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), Business Case (BC), Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Acquisition Strategy (AS), Briefing Slides, Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE)) for all program approvals internal and external to DISA. Handled all correspondence, coordination, and change requirements tracking. Developed all contract documentation (Request For Proposal (RFP), Performance Work Statement (PWS), Task Orders (TO), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP), Evaluation Criteria (EC), Source Selection Plan (SSP), etc); Developed and met all Agency-specific requirements; Developed Evaluation Criteria and Source Selection procedures. Developed many oversight documents for the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) to monitor performance once awarded. Provided instruction and guidance to additional support personnel; $400M + program, daily interaction with DISA Seniors, Legal, Policy, Contracts. Met with stakeholders and decision-makers. Major Achievement: 6 month completion, 2 month extension. Developed the proposal documentation for the prime company for the extension of support services. Conflict/Resolution of contract requirements; personnel

Independent Consultant

November 2010 – August 2011

Sr. Acquisition SME/ Consultant

Developed the major support acquisition for the Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration to acquire nationwide support for the President's High Interest $53B High Speed Rail Grant Program. Developed all acquisition program documentation for program approvals; Increased the initial contract to include generating the entire RFP, to include all supporting documentation (PWS, EC, SSP, Oversight process/procedures, guidebooks) and all support program management and control documentation. Met with stakeholders and contractors across the U.S., transportation officials from state and local governments, gathered the needs, analyzed the industry, attended Industry conferences, lead working sessions. Major Achievement: 6 months to completion

Independent Consultant

January 2011 - January 2012

Sr. Acquisition SME/ Consultant/Instructor

Instructor to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Directorate of Science and Technology personnel at the George Mason University campus. Coursework was similar to the Executive series DAWIA level training. Courses ranged from 3-4 weeks in duration full-time. Developed all coursework documentation and training material, slides, handouts, scenarios, production of product for take-away.

Visionary Integration Professionals

October 2007 – November 2010

Program Manager/ Sr. Acquisition SME/ Consultant

Program Manager for the U.S. Army Headquarters, Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Acquisition Support Project. Provided management support services to project management, project monitoring, reporting, data collection, budget preparation, cost analysis and strategy options for use by government personnel decision making at the HQ level. Additionally provided evaluation, quality assurance reviews and surveillance of proposals, deliverables and performance of other contractors for IMCOM. Lead the leadership of the overall direction and strategy of the project to ensure that it supports IMCOM’s objectives, provided Program Management for contract personnel, interviews, onboarding, clearances, badging, weekly/monthly and quarterly reporting to include meeting/delivering all contract deliverables. Performed Program Management duties for all support personnel on each acquisition at IMCOM worldwide. Guided the development of a Program Management Office, for the Enterprise Acquisition Directorate at the HQ Level. Developed all acquisition processes, trained personnel on operations; improved inefficiencies; identified and implemented valuable savings in processes/procedures and contracts. Developed project plans, organized and managed project team (program management). Provided contracting, business process and financial management subject matter expertise to Deputy Commanding General, Director Plans/Logistics and Chief Enterprise Acquisition. Coordinated with Finance Offices to obtain funding for acquisitions, developed MIPRs, obtained execution approvals from DCG IMCOM. Worked with automated Army acquisition/finance systems and developed work-around for system outages to avoid delays. Performed research, analysis, strategies, and methodologies, and developed all acquisition planning and contractual documentation (AS, AP, PWS, QASP, EC, SSP, IGCE, etc.) for every HQ requirement to include development and maintenance of the HQ budget. Provided Evaluation Criteria and Source Selection training to federal personnel. Provided cradle-to-grave acquisition and contract support for the 20 Major (Enterprise) Programs at IMCOM. Developed and executed all High Interest Programs. The largest was the Master Support Contract ($500M) - 65 task orders, employing 400+ contractors world-wide. Interacted daily with functional owners, and every Army Contracting Command world-wide to ensure contract performance and deliverables met standards. Advised and trained CORs and all in-sourced personnel. Consolidated numerous contracts from Commands, Regions and 300+ Installations to create enterprise-wide (global) efforts which affected substantial savings in cost, time and effort - 7 total. Recognized savings in excess of $200M per year. Lead the BRAC to San Antonio, performed COOP for over one-year from Crystal City before transitioning requirements to the government office at Fort Sam Houston, TX.

Visionary Integration Professionals

February 2009 – February 2010

Sr. Acquisition SME/ Consultant/Instructor/ Program Management

Project Manager, SME and Course Developer and Instructor to the Program and Administrative Support Deputate of the Program and Analysis Directorate (renamed to Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE)), Office of the Secretary of Defense. Led the on-site acquisition support team, provided advisory and assistance services, developed and taught a monthly week-long Acquisition Workshop familiarizing non-acquisition folks in a contracts overview with contracting rules, regulations, planning, execution, contract oversight and dealing with support contractors, as well as, providing the skills to develop all contractual documentation. Provided experience-based examples and engaged with students past/current scenarios.

Phoenix Systems, Inc.

Jan. 2007 – Oct. 2007

Sr. Procurement Analyst/Program Management

Directly supported the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (DASA) of Policy and Procurement in an oversight, advisory and assistance role. Provided Acquisition, Contracting, Business Management, and Program Management support and expertise to the Department of the Army globally. Reviewed process/procedure incorporated improvements and reforms, responded to executive data-calls, researched and responded to Congressional Inquiries, QFR’s, Congressional Hearings staff support, Lead the Army’s Contract Operations Review Program auditing global Contracting Commands and program operations (rec’d 2 awards), lead the website construction/reconstruction, generated/reviewed/revised Army policy and procedure, co-authored the Secure Environment Contracting Policy AR 715-30, advised the Competition Advocate in critical decisions, handles protest preparations, assists the Executive leading the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program, focal point and coordinator for the Army PARCs and Policy Chiefs and their functions, Business Operations and Enterprise Systems organization support. Lead the Prime Contractor (8a) support contract, performed PM duties, recruited, interviewed, hired, monitored prime/sub employee performance, generated tasks, contract deliverables. Lead the Company’s Business Operations Directorate, performed Business Developed, and revised all corporate documentation, company overview, policies/procedures, prospectus, policies/procedures, new hire material, training reimbursement, provides training to new employees and front office personnel. Daily interaction with company President/CEO and front office personnel. Traveled frequently.

Independent Consultant

Mar 2006 – Dec 2006

Acquisition SME/Sr. Consultant

Provided business consulting services to clients. Support areas included process initiatives, process re-engineering, acquisition and contracting support, RFP interpretation, proposal preparation, pricing, acquisition training, employee related initiatives and all-around support to start-up companies. Worked on several winning proposal teams. Lead several support areas in proposal preparation. Presented a training course for a professional proposal preparation firm on the nuances of DoD RFP proposal processes, source selection, source selection tools and how to generate documentation to submit a competitively selected technical proposal, price and other factors considered for award.

Oracle USA, Inc.

Dec 2004 – Mar 2006

Practice Manager/Leader/Program Management

Sr. Leader of the Columbia, MD practice supporting NSA programs; Reported to the Director; Oversight of 6 direct reports, provided administration support to 50+ consultants; handled interviews; hiring, clearances. Oversight of business operations of the practice, revenue, expenditures, forecasts, utilization, backlog; Performed Business Development; Captured new business opportunities and continuation efforts; Performed program management, provided deliverables on many programs; Generated the IDIQ documentation; Led the Oracle proposal teams; Created partnership agreements with industry; Negotiated and generated contracts/subcontracts, rates, terms and conditions; Handled training requirements for personnel and subcontractor personnel. Interviewed candidates and provided recommendations; Delivered new employee orientation; Created and maintained all loaner agreements; Provided expertise/solutions to every Prime Contractor (Integrator) proposal development team using Oracle expertise, 100% of which the Prime was the successful offeror (SIGDEV, Peoplesoft); Trained a professional proposal development team hired by a well known technology company. Coordinated operations and communicated globally with internal personnel on a daily basis; Performed facility management. Official Corporate Job Role will be furnished upon request. Accomplishments:

Developed the standard Financial reporting document

Captured over $3M in business opportunities as a non-primary role

Created Oracle Partner Agreements and signed on more than 20 small and large businesses; an additional 30 companies were being evaluated. Previously there were less than 5 global partners.

Titan Corporation

Feb 2002 – Dec 2004

Acquisition/ Contracting/Program Management

Provided acquisition support as a Systems Engineering Technical Assistance (SETA) contractor to numerous NSA programs. Led the Contract/Acquisition teams on all programs. Performed oversight/surveillance for development prime contracts; Performed Acquisition/Contracting general procedures: pre-award/post-award activities; FAR/DFARS adherence; developed documentation to meet DoD5000, NSA5000, NSA 8-1 requirements; communicated with NSA SAE personnel; handled/resolved program issues; prepared strategies, RFP documentation; coordinated information gatherings, IPTs, IBRs, EVM reviews, bid/proposal conferences; provided industry briefings; advisor for proposal evaluation & source selection; performed risk assessment & management; master scheduling; logistics. Decision Point Tool expert. Worked with the NSA Acquisition Resource Center (ARC) daily. Accomplishments:

Lead the $300M EPM effort; exceeded staffing goal in the 2nd week.

Lead an NSA competitive procurement with over 1200 interested parties (E-Space).

Leads the company DAU continuous education effort

Successful at improving morale and team performance

Corporate Duties: Business Development, Acquisition/Contracting, Finance and Security; Proposal writing; developed the initial company processes/procedures; Mentors/supervises; Performance Appraisal Evaluator.

National Security Agency (NSA)

Aug 1983 – Feb 2002

Program Management/Marketing (1999 – 2002)

Sr. Program Manager/Leader at the National Cryptologic School directing 7 programs and 40 contract resources developing Electronic Performance Support Systems, Modeling & Simulation and Virtual Realities solutions. Marketed business opportunities for e-learning government-wide. Secured business partnerships/initiatives equating to $3.5 million.

Acquisition Oversight/Policy (1996 – 1999)

Executive Assistant

Director of Technology & Systems Executive Assistant. Drafted, implemented and enforced acquisition policies/procedures for the Directorate; Performed oversight of all acquisition activities. Secretary/member of the Cryptologic Acquisition Program Board chaired by NSA Deputy Director charged to reform all acquisition processes and procedures Feb97 – Aug98 which implemented 487 improvements; Published the NSA acquisition guiding policy (NSA5000) the supplement to the DoD 5000; responded to Congressional inquiries.

Established the NSA Acquisition structure

Established the NSA Business Management Office (BMO) structure

Appointed as NSA Liaison to Pentagon for Acquisition Reform

Published the DoD “Best Practice Initiative for Direct Payment”

Constructed/Authored/Edited the original NSA Acquisition Web Site (AcqWeb)

Leader/Facilitator of many Integrated Product Teams (IPT) supporting acquisition requirements

Contracting (1983 - 1996)

Sr. Contract Officer

Leadership role reported to the Division Director. Mentored/trained 15 contract personnel. Executed contractual agreements through negotiation; 5000 actions exceeding $400MTotal dollars. Specialized in incentive and creative contract arrangements. Built a strong team environment, fostered open communication, and significantly improved morale. Extensive FAR/DFARS & MPO knowledge. Unlimited Warrant (1102)

Executed all of the NSA original and unique requirements: Long Distance Service (FY95), lowest rate world-wide, saved $3.5M for 5 yrs.; Cellular Service (FY95) saved $1M/year; Pager Service (FY95) saved $1M/year.

Awarded all of the NSA fiber-optic acquisitions (cable/connector) from Feb 92-Oct 96; savings of $30 million.

Successful at negotiating high dollar, multi-year agreements and incentive arrangements - Network Router requirements (FY93) saved over $25 million in 3 yrs; Satellite Modems (FY95) saved $7 million first year.

Published an Incentive Contracting Guidebook (Aug 94). Member of many Process Improvement Teams, all instituting reforms and re-engineering processes reducing time, cost and effort while increasing quality.

Contract Intern

Diversified experience program; 3 yr appointed position; First graduate to complete program early (2.5 yrs). Lead an acquisition of low-cost, high frequency receivers which became a DoD success model for creative contracting initiatives, saving an estimated $1.1M/yr over 8 yrs. This success became a classroom topic in all government contracting courses. Limited Warrant (1102)

Contract Specialist

Performed as a lead negotiator prior to appointment to the NSA Contracting Intern program. Performed all special and unique program acquisitions. Limited Warrant (1102)

Education & Training

Tulane University MBA Program, Freeman School of Business, New Orleans, LA, Management Certification, August 2004.

Tulane University MBA Program, Freeman School of Business, New Orleans, LA, Financial Certification, July 2004.

Tulane University MBA Program, Freeman School of Business, New Orleans, LA, Business Certification, August 2003.

Regis University MBA Program, School for Professional Studies, Denver, CO, Completed One Course (Effective Business Decisions Part I – Aug 2003).

Central Michigan University, Atlantic Region, Ft Meade, MD, Completed 30 Credits Toward M.S., Public Administration Program; 3.6GPA; October 1988 - October 1994.

Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Glyndon, GA., Graduate December 1983.

Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD, B.S., Geography/Cartography; January 1982.

Cardinal Gibbons H.S., Baltimore, MD, College Preparatory, Honors Graduate, May 1977.

Awards & Achievements

Outstanding Performance Evaluation - June 2015

Team Performance Award - May 2015

Outstanding Performance Evaluation/Promotion - June 2014

Performance Award - March 2014

Performance Honor (Bronze Medal Awardee Program (NOAA)) - March 2014

Letter of Appreciation (IMCOM) - October 2010

Notary (MD), Commission expires 24 May 2009

Performance Award (DASA P&P) - August 2007

Received the Commander’s Coin – USACCE (Germany) June 07

Received the Commander’s Coin – ACA-The Americas (San Antonio, TX) May 07

Gold Star recipient on the E-Space Program, Dec 03

Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level II - Program Management, Jan 02.

Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level III - Purchasing, Dec 01.

Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level I - Program Management, Oct 01.

Certified in Information Mapping, Apr 01

Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level III - Contracting, Oct 99.

NSA Cultural Diversity Council/Workforce Advocacy Forum Member Dec 99-02

Joint Military Intelligence College (JMIC) candidate, Jun 99

Certified NSA Facilitator, Aug 96

Promotion Board (Chairperson), Oct 95-96.

NSA Adjunct Faculty Member/Instructor, Jan 95

Basic Leadership Program (BLP) graduate, Feb 94

Fundamentals of Leadership Program (FLP) graduate, Feb 94

Certified Acquisition Professional, DAWIA Level I and II - Contracting, Oct 93

10 Year Government Service Certificate, Aug 93

NSA Cryptologic Service Award, Aug 93

Certified Acquisition Professional, Logistician, Sep 91

Security Clearance

Previous Active Security Clearance (since 1983) based on a Top Secret/Sensitive Information (TSSI) with polygraph. Currently hold TOP SECRET (since 2006).

Contact this candidate