Objective: To serve as a technical expert to management by developing scope and planning documentation, statements of work and solicitations for a wide range of research findings. To provide detailed analysis for source selection evaluation boards, and technical evaluation panels.

Areas of Knowledge and Expertise

Meticulous Contract Analyst with 10+ years of diversified experience working as liaison among stakeholders to understand the structure, policies and operations of an organization and to recommend solutions that enables the enterprise to reach its goals.

Elicits complex requirements to meet tight deadlines. Develops pre-negotiation positions to prepare accurate justifications. Reviews various white pages for industry best practices. Performs detailed analysis of contract expenditures and assists in the resolution of outstanding contracting issues industry best practices and regulations.

Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Object Oriented Analysis and Design Methodology. Experienced in complete SDLC, Client /server architecture providing a well balanced understanding of business relationships, business requirements, worked for financial and technical solutions and help the team at all levels until final product release.

Experienced in creating Business Requirement Documents, User Requirement Specification, Functional Requirement Specifications..Experienced in creating Data Flow Diagrams, Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, Activity diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams. Well versed in Process Narratives, Flow charting Techniques using UML, and Good Documentation Practices. Knowledge to work on tools for requirements gathering and defect management RTC & RRC.

Ability to utilize various contracting/accounting methods and contract types to maximize contractor efficiency. Participates in group meetings to allocate risk appropriately including the use of performance based contracting. Interacts with Contracting Officer Representatives to resolve line item variances.

Prepares modifications to allocated funds for contract performance.

Skill in producing high quality written and oral presentations targeted to the appropriate audience

Advanced skills in conducting market research, evaluating and proposing solutions for complex issues

Ability to research procurement regulations and procedural manuals in order to ascertain relevance to the project

Utilizes critical thinking in choosing between various authorized contracting methods to meet special requirements

Maintain “surface level awareness” of every IT contract, program manager, and technical experts

Works with contractors to clarify issues on contractual requirements and terms that are critical to ensuring successful contract performance

Performs acquisition planning for the procurement of various types of supplies and services in partnership with Chief Information officer program management officials

Develops the pre-negotiation position, determines, the types of contracts and negations to be used and prepares the justifications. Assists in special projects

Reviews various white pages for industry best practices as they pertain to modular contracting

EDUCATION: (MBA) Masters of Business Administration-Strategic Consulting Mercer University Atlanta 3.5 GPA December 2014 (MAcc) Masters of Accountancy- Financial Reporting Mercer University Atlanta 3.0 GPA December 2010 (BSBA) Bachelors of Science Business Administration Corporate Accounting 3.2 GPA February 2008

Selected Graduate Coursework: Project Management, Fraud Examination, Financial Transparency, Financial Statement Analysis, Advanced Auditing, Advanced International Accounting, Accounting Theory, Corporate Finance, Accounting Research, Operations Management, Corporate Restructuring, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Law, International Marketing, Corporation Finance, Advanced Economics, Market Research, Industry Competitor Analysis, SEC Reporting.

Additional Training:

Contracting Officers Representative Level I -August 2012 Market Research for Technical Personnel (DAU)-October 2012 NITAAC-Training for GWAC IT Procurement Contracts-December 2012 Business Analyst training-National Software Management-May 2015

Expertise in:

Acquisition Planning Request for Proposal

Contractor Qualifications Advanced Research and Methodology

Market Research Process and Project Management

Cost Accounting Standards Negotiations

Solicitations for multiple Types of Contracts Modular Contracting

Management Discussion and Analysis Variance Analysis

Software Skills: MS Office; Word, Project, Power Point/Visio, Advanced Excel vlookups (macros, pivot tables, forecasting, hyperlinking files formulas) Great Plains, Hyperion

Technical Skills:

1.Operating System: Win 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX

2.Languages: C, C++, SQL, HTML, SAS

3.Software/Database: MS-Access, Oracle PL/SQL, ASP.NET, SQL Server, DB2

4.Web technologies: HTML, XML, Macromedia Dream Weaver, MS-Front Page

5.MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

6.Web protocols: HTTP, TCP/IP, FTP, RTC.

7.Modeling tools: MS-Visio, Rational Rose

8.Quality Processes: Validation Processes, Change Management, SEI-CMMI,

9.Project Management Tools: MS-Project

10.Methodologies: SDLC, Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Rational and ITIL

11.Remedy Procedures: Unified Process (RUP), Unified Modeling Language (UML)

Highlights:

Thorough understanding of Bug life cycle using bug tracking tools like Jira, RTC.

Experienced in developing Object Oriented Analysis and Design Models; Use Case Model and UML.

Well versed in project management tools like MS Project for project planning, Project scheduling.

Prepared documents to conduct user acceptance testing.

Good Knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML), Class Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams,

Worked on RTC (Rational Team Concert)

Used the tool Blueprint for documenting, tracking, and analyzing requirements.

Participated in preparation of root cause analysis (RCA) documents.

EXPERIENCE:

Metrics Analyst: (Manufacturing/Sales)

Strong closer with proven record of top performance in negotiations. Dynamic and competitive with valuable sales, marketing and customer service experience. Demonstrated ability to anticipate client needs and proactively remove barriers to sale. Adept at building rapport, relationships and client trust. Adaptable with ability to quickly learn key product benefits as well as technical benefits. Business Analyst training from National Software Management. Mill accounting experience.

Town Center Investments Kennesaw GA April 2015 to January 2016

Devises marketing plans to collect client feedback and report possible selling barriers.

Utilizes CRM to contact and manage client inflows and outflows.

Conducts user interviews, gathers requirements.

Documents business requirements based on the analysis of the workflow model.

Documents business process work flows, system work flows utilizing Visio to create use cases using Blueprint requirements tool.

Performs monthly variance analysis for vehicle sales, expenses.

Functions as primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas.

Tracks change requests and monitored workload and schedule.

Performs task decomposition, delegates tasks and monitors project milestones using MS Project.

Executive Office of the President-White House Washington, DC June 25, 2012 –March 13, 2013

(Acquisitions Integrity Contract Oversight) “IT Procurement” Obama Administration

Work as a resource in the strategic sourcing and planning process for capital purchases, OEM programs, and contractor services Including RFP, supplier award, project tracking to approved capital budget, reporting, progress payments process, final project summary, and project wrap up.

Reviews historical performance data for various contractors to determine contractor’s ability to perform and meet the requirements of service level agreements for White House IT projects.

Monitors “Scope Creep” to ensure contractors are in compliance with contract provisions.

Assists senior contract specialist with determinations and findings of fact, cure notice or show cause letters/ justifications and approval documents.

Writes complete documents that clearly and effectively articulates the issues concerning acquisition matters for Pre/Post Awards.

Meets IT procurement needs for Flexible pricing arrangements for; Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee (CPIF) and Time and Materials (T&M) as well as “Hybrid contract types that fit unique requirements. Cost Reconciliation Tracking (CRT)

Discusses invoicing, budget, scope creep, cost performance index (CPI) and schedule performance index (SPI) to evaluate planned vs. actual variance to adjust them back into tolerance. Investigates circumstances to determine alternative courses of action. Performs detailed analysis of contract expenditures and assists in the resolution of outstanding contracting issues. Interprets and applies industry best practices for Federal Acquisition laws and regulations.

Office of Inspector General DHHS/Office of Audit Services Atlanta, GA April 2010- February 2011

(Auditor)

Contributes strategic insight designing /maintaining organizational tools to monitor auditing process.

Establishes and organizes audit surveys to clarify objectives, assess audit risk and evaluate materiality.

Determine legal regulations and guidelines relevant to the objectives of the audit.

Identify areas of potential audit risk and design audit work to minimize that risk.

Develops and analyzes findings using excerpts of auditee policies, procedures, and electronic data.

Delivers exemplary leadership in reporting internal control issues to the management as well as in providing comprehensive recommendations to mitigate associated risks.

Applies best practices in executing complex general accounting functions.

OCWEN Financial Kennesaw, GA March, 2008- July, 2009

(Commercial Credit Analyst)

Gathers requirements for aging reconciliations and quarterly journal entries.

Conducts strategic analysis meetings.

Researches assets and liabilities for commercial credit risk analysis.

Handles Accounts Receivable for delinquent commercial business bank accounts.

Records and analyzes financial transactions on over 1,000 commercial accounts.

Develops database inquiries for follow-up processes for the improvement of receivables.

US NAVY Sicily, Italy July 1998- July 2003

(Dental Logistics Analyst)

Reversed negative readiness trends increasing productivity 31% over previous year in a fast paced environment. Created and implemented new team dentistry program resulting in 25% increased efficiency. Gathered and recorded data for preparation of dental logistics reports, quality management reports, and patient satisfaction surveys. Liaison with Senior Officers.

Gathers requirements for new dental technology equipment.

Manage contracts, and organize & maintain a database of all vendors.

Prepare contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements and budgets.

Manages vendor quoting and bidding process.

Continuously assess opportunities for savings via spend analysis and commodity planning.

Discusses outstanding issues, resolutions, and improvements needed.

Measure, track & report supply chain performance within each spend category.

Track authorizations and correspondence for purchases maintaining Naval policy compliance

Assist with other aspects of command procurement including vendor research, needs analysis with internal stakeholders, and initial negotiations for potential purchases.

Conducts supplier rationalization and segmentation initiatives.

Act as a liaison in resolving issues between supplier and users (e.g. item availability, billing

discrepancies, vendor performance, expedited requests).

Proactively monitor and review vendor performance against contracted SLAs and KPIs.

Negotiate with both existing/potential vendors in order to maximize Naval purchasing power.

Ad hoc projects as needed.

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