Summary

An accomplished Senior Executive Professional/Operations and Program Manager with over 27 years of acquisitions, procurement, life-cycle logistics, program/project management, operations, and global supply chain, sales and executive training expertise, in high-performing corporate and federal government agencies. Senior Acquisition Consultant, Executive

Director, and Program/Operations Manager experiences include:

Agency/Company

Role/Title

Brief Programs/Projects

Naval Air Systems Command

Acquisition and Contracting Officer

Tomahawk Missile, R&D, TAMMAC, MAGVAR, and UAV systems

Military Sealift Command

Acquisition and Contracting Officer

Managed and approved over $1.7 Billion Dollar of requirements reported directly to SECNAV

Department of the Interior-Office of the Secretary (DOI-OIS)

Senior Consultant (Contractor)

Major IT Services contract-$33 Million; Land grants and land buy back contracts

Eniware, LLC

Director

(Senior Executive)

Established global supply chain, manufacturing processes, CE mark and other regulatory processes for cutting-edge medical device. Captured new business and partners

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)

On site Program Manager and Senior Consultant

(Contractor)-Site Lead

Led Acquisition team that completed over 110 critical contract actions in excess of $68 M

NAVFAC code PMW-205 Next Generation Enterprise Network

Senior IT Contracting Consultant (Contractor)

Spear-headed the NGEN-R (NMCI) IT re-compete team’s pre-award efforts at Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Millennium Challenge Corporation (Policy, Systems, and Training)

Senior Consultant to Directors and Managing Directors

(Contractor)

Implementation and transition SME for Oracle CLM. Gone Act Closeout lead specialist. Oracle Conversion SME. Acquisition and Contract consulting

Systems and Software Proficiencies:

Contract Writing Systems: PRISM, ORACLE I-Pro/CLM, SPS (PD2), Seaport-e, CCMS, AAMS

Acquisition Support Systems: GSA E-Buy, NASA SEWP, FedBizOps, VAO

Logistics/Sales Support Systems: ERP, FEDLOG, Haystack, R-Supply, Sales Force,

Other Systems: MS Office and Project, Adobe, Share-point, CAD, VCE, High Fidelity Simulators, SPSS, Statista, Google Analytics, Power BI, Office 365

Key Expertise

Program/Project Management

Cradle to Grave Acquisition Support, Administration

Strategic Life Cycle Logistics; Operations Management

Global Supply Chain Advisor

Agile, Lean Six Sigma, CRM, Earned Value Management

Change Management

Organizational analytics & Data-driven Decision Modeling

Business Development

Executive Consultancy

Training and Certifications

DAWIA Certifications: Contracting; Program Management; Purchasing

Syracuse Univ-Certificate: Program Management; HR Management; Business Analysis

Education (Bold=in progress)

PhD -STEM Education

Old Dominion U.

Grad: FALL-2020

MBA-Finance/Leadership Focus

Johns Hopkins U.

Grad: FALL-2019

MA Degree, Strategy and National Security-Jun-2016

Naval War College

Executive Educ.,

Strategic Leadership-Feb-2014

Harvard University-JFK School

Executive Educ.,

Business Mgmt.-Feb-2012

Univ. of VA-Darden School

MA Degree, Organizational Dynamics-Dec-2008

University of Oklahoma-Norman

BS Degree, Aug-2006 Excelsior College

AA Degree, May-2005 Valdosta State Univ.

Professional Experience

President and Co-Founder of O-C-A-I Professional Solutions Group-

Subcontractor and Independent Senior Acquisition Consultant under Dynamic-Pro, Inc.

Acquisition Subject Matter Expert in support of the Millennium Challenge Corporation,

Contracts and Grants Management Directorate

Knowledge Management Core Team member

Oracle Contracts Lifecycle Management (CLM) Subject Matter Expert

O-C-A-I Professional Solutions Group, Chantilly, VA. Apr 2018 - present

System proficiencies: Oracle CLM, Share-point, CCMS, Outlook, Power BI, Office 365

As the former Acquisition Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Acquisitions Policy, Governance, and Training and the current SME for Contracts and Grants Management, he serves as a primary consultant to agency Managing Directors and as a Contracting Writing system primary Transition Consultant for the agency. Instrumental in the development of a comprehensive IT transition and post implementation plan that moved the agency from the Automated Acquisition Management Solutions (AAMS) contract writing tool to ORACLE Contract Life-Cycle Management (CLM) system under budget and on time.

Spear-headed the Lessons Learning and Best Practices process, capturing valuable knowledge, ultimately enhancing the CLM conversion process for the agency and developing the Knowledge Management System foundation for the department. Through his noteworthy accomplishments within the Administration and Finance Department, he was hand-picked to help develop the foundational constructs to the Process Improvement leg within MCCs Knowledge Management Initiative, which is a primary initiative of the CEO of MCC.

O-C-A-I manages complex and sensitive procurement, policy, and training programs and initiatives that serve as a guide for other the Agency procurement and professional development activities;

Supplied top-notched consultancy for strategic market research, acquisition planning, and solicitations throughout the Administration and Finance Department of MCC. Consulted on over 35 contract actions, determination and findings, and Justification and Approvals to successfully awarded over $25 Million Dollar Services and Supplies to the support MCCs mission of reducing poverty through economic growth;

Provided extensive solutions to customer technical and training issues before and after the implementation of Oracle CLM. Continuously partnered with Oracle IT professionals to address a data-driven pathway forward and developed several CLM solutions which increased productivity with CGM by 37 percent during the contract conversion process. O-C-A-I was recognized as a top-performing entity at MCC during this endeavor

As a Knowledge Management Core Team member, O-C-A-I is directly responsible for creating the strategic requirements for maintaining MCCs corporate knowledge using s systematic process for obtaining, organizing, sustaining, storing, applying, sharing, and distributing explicit and tacit organizational knowledge. This process creates value and enhances organizational performance by capturing critical knowledge, addressing employee needs earlier and ultimately minimizing attrition while maximizing performance. O-C-A-I has conducted over 15 country program analyses and provided critical recommendations in the development of MCC Risk Tracking Matrices. These matrices identify overlapping critical and high country team risk for MCCs Compact and Threshold programs, which has aligned and reduced duplicitous MCC resources, ultimately saving time and money throughout the various stages within compact and threshold operations.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Sr. Consultant in support of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Policy, Systems, and Training Directorate

ADAR, Inc. Purcellville, VA. Aug 2017-Apr 2018

System proficiencies: Oracle CLM, Share-point, CCMS, Outlook, Power BI, Office 365

As the Senior Consultant for Acquisitions Policy, Governance, and Training, serves as a primary consultant to the Managing Director and Training Director for the agency. Instrumental in the development of a comprehensive IT transition plan that moved the agency from the Automated Acquisition Management Solutions (AAMS) contract writing tool to ORACLE Contract Life-Cycle Management (CLM) system under budget and on time. Critical in developing and executing IT conversion testing solutions and policy. Spear-headed the Lessons Learning and Best Practices process, capturing valuable knowledge, ultimately enhancing the CLM conversion process for the agency and developing the Knowledge Management System foundation for the department.

Manages complex and sensitive procurement, policy, and training programs and initiatives that serve as a guide for other the Agency procurement and professional development activities;

Partnered with agency heads to create a Gap Analysis of current ineffective and effective processes to ensure smooth transitions using Power BI to create dashboard solutions and analytic tools

Immediately partnered with Oracle IT professionals to address implementation pathway forward and develop action plan and milestones prior to executing and completing a highly successful user acceptance testing;

Reviewed external audit findings to ensure the agency is fully compliant with all DATA ACT requirements.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Sr. Consultant in support of NAVFAC code PMW-205 Next Generation Enterprise Network-Re-compete team

Client Solution Architects, Tysons Corner, VA. July - Aug 2017

System proficiencies: Agile SCRUM, MS Project, Auto CAD, ISO 9001

As the Senior Consultant for Acquisitions, served as a primary consultant to the Program Manager, Naval Enterprise Network Program Officer for Acquisition Strategy, Planning, Agile SCRUM process alignment, and completion of pre-award documentation for the Department of Defense’s Top Tier IT Enterprise Network totaling close to $4 Billion Dollars.

Aligned the Acquisition Strategy and Plan to the Agile IT process. This allowed the Agile Sprint methodology to govern the production of accurate and timely deliverables to industry stakeholders, ultimately strengthening the IT Performance Work Statement and mitigating ambiguity between the government and industry;

Leveraged strategic sourcing requirements which implemented a sound enterprise approach to the NGEN-R effort. This process has created a 47% reduction in document transition time between the government and industry stakeholders. As a result, Determination and Findings for the End User Hardware (EUHW) portion of this Major System Acquisition was delivered to industry for review over 35 days early;

Strengthened IT Investment strategies by establishing critical acquisition review milestones and aligning the acquisition processes to Agile Sprint methodology and DOD guidance. The concept allowed the acquisition and program teams at PMW-205 to develop a strong acquisition plan to procure this multi-year, single award contract, Major IT systems contract.

Provided significant contributions to the development of the procurement strategies for the EUHW and the Service, Management, Integration, and Transition (SMIT) convergence and transition processes for the OCONUS Navy Enterprise Network (ONE-Net).

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Sr. Acquisition Consultant in support of CSOSA

ASI Government, Inc. Arlington, VA. Aug 2016 – May 2017

System proficiencies: ORACLE I-pro/CLM, Deltek, Power BI, Office 365

As the Site Leader, served as the direct liaison to the Federal Government's Senior Procurement Executive, Director and Deputy Director of Procurement as well as liaison to ASI’s Program Manager and Senior VP;

Used vast knowledge of the acquisition process to foster sound relationships with the government program and contracting offices throughout the procurement process. This relationship paved the way for the development of a Procurement Acquisition Lead Time (PALT) system to address previous deficiencies from external audit;

Led the ASI team in awarding over $48 Million Dollars (80% of Client’s Annual Acquisition Budget) of contract actions from Jul-Oct 2016.

Provided a sound market research, business metrics, and transition plan to agency heads to shift from ORACLE I-Pro/CLM to PRISM contract writing software;

Created a workload tracking tool to report contract actions to senior procurement personnel and agency heads;

Team completed over 110 critical contract actions in excess of $68 M;

Led four highly skilled direct reports who were previous GS-13 to GS-15 acquisition professionals.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 37, 38, and 39

Director, Supply Chain and Logistics

Eniware, LLC—Bethesda, MD. Nov 2015 – Jul 2016

System proficiencies: Sales Force, Power BI, Office 365, Share-point, CAD

As a Company Senior Executive, served as the direct global representative for distribution, sales, marketing, logistics, transportation, and supply chain to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, the Philippines, France, and Australia. Reported directly to the CEO and President.

Collaborated with Regulatory and Product Development VPs to establish protocols and implement the ISO 9001-2008 and ISO 13485 Medical Device and Quality Management standards for the product;

Developed and implemented R&D policies for and oversaw every facet of product line management, manufacturing, shipping, labeling, warehousing, logistics both INCONUS and OCONUS;

Developed strong partnerships with foreign governments in Africa, Australia, France, and the Philippines for product sales. Maintained sound business relationships with domestic and international suppliers for product development through accurate contracting practices and inter-governmental agreements while meeting target budget requirements;

Reduced the company’s outlays by 34% by streamlining the ordering system, consolidating purchases, maximizing quantity discounts during ordering, and consolidating shipping all while maintaining product quality and reliability. Led five direct reports at this organization.

Contract Manager

Martek Global Services, Inc.—Bethesda, MD. Aug 2015 – Nov 2015

System proficiencies: PRISM, GSA E-Buy, NASA SEWP

Provided sound business advice, recommendations, and document preparation support to multiple disciplined offices in all areas of the acquisition from pre-award phase to post-award contract actions including contract close- out for the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD).

Generated all pertinent documents, market research, acquisition planning, solicitation documents in PRISM, Determination and Findings, and Justification and Approvals documents to successfully award a

$37 Million Dollar Financial Services Re-compete;

Demonstrated a concrete business approach to complete four highly-visible Urgent and Compelling on- time requirements IAW FAR 8.405-6 and the required documentation (J&A, Market Research, Solicitation on GSA-E-buy/NASA-SEWP, and Award documentation) with limited budget and expedited time requirements;

Prepared comprehensive Statements of Objectives (SOO), Statements of Work (SOW), and requirement documents;

Developed a more efficient peer-reviews process by reconfiguring the internal review processes. This resulted in a increase from 4 peer-reviews per Contract Specialist to 7 peer-reviews per Contract Specialist. in just less than two months of employment noting several deficiencies that could have potentially delayed critical contract actions;

Steam-lined the process for Pre-Award Documents i.e. justifications, memorandums, inter-agency agreements, SBA offer letters, Memorandums of Understanding, Inter-Agency Agreements, and Quality Assurance Plans.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Acquisition and Contracting Officer/Contract Negotiator in support of Strategic Sealift Division

Military Sealift Command (MSC), Washington DC Mar 2013 –Aug 2015

System proficiencies: SPS, Seaport-e, GSA E-Buy

An integral member of MSC's ($3.6 Billion Dollars annually) acquisition team leading competition for a $7 Million Dollar Business IT Support Services contract critical to MSC Worldwide Operations;

Provided managerial review and approval oversight of all mission-critical requirements directly to the Head of

Contracting Activity and Secretary of the Navy via MSC’s Senior Procurement Executive. These actions totaled over $1.7 Billion dollars. Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3rd award)

Spear-headed executive level strategies to conduct contract negotiations of over 20 simplified acquisitions totaling over $21.5 Million Dollars. Mentored and trained the talent necessary to implement all best practice solutions, talent management and process improvement strategies which led to awarding four highly technical shipboard engineering services task orders valued over $5.9 Million Dollars, increasing operational readiness, reducing backlog, and improving division productivity. Established risk management criterion to ensure personnel safety prior to award

Developed strategies for evaluating contractor registration Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) solicitation system and provided sound recommendations working across leadership domains to quickly assist with registration, resulting in a significant increase in MSC simplified acquisition procurement competition.

MSC Strategic Sealift critical team member that conducted the R&D procurement which successfully prepared M/V Cape Ray to neutralize Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile using the Field Deployable Hydrolysis System as a part of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in 2013.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 34, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Acquisition and Contracting Officer/Contract Negotiator

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, MD. Nov 2010 - Mar 2013

System proficiencies: SPS, GSA E-Buy

Applied and was selected for a highly competitive Naval Officer Internship as an Acquisition and Contracting Officer. Executed 29 service contract actions totaling over $110M; demonstrating exceptional skills in drafting business clearances in support of challenging negotiations; critically analyzed and identified profit percentages errors, resulting in 32% savings to the government;

Coordinated and led Integrated Production Team meetings on new contract actions to safely procure magnetic variant coefficient technology (MAGVAR) for the Navy;

Researched and closed out over 70 outdated contracts;

Worked to award the Multi-Million dollar Tactical Air Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC) systems for Navy fighter jets;

Assisted in developing ACAT strategies for the R&D procurement process of the redesign of Tomahawk missile tan fin, and the R&D performance enhancements of the UAVs.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 34, 35, 37, 38, and 39

Supply Department Head (Supply Officer) and Contracting Officer

USS NEW MEXICO SSN-779 Newport News, VA & Groton, CT Systems: R-Supply, FEDLOG Apr 2008 - Nov 2010

As the Supply Department Executive, directly supervised 17 supply department personnel for a newly constructed submarine valued at $2.5Billion Dollars; directly led 33 Repair Parts Petty Officers and managed over $33Million Dollars in shipboard repair parts. Expertly led the Submarine Pilot Training Group, mentoring, training, preparing for PILOT certifications over 13 Sailors. Trained them in submarine engineering, design, ship control characteristics, operating and casualty procedures, advanced damage control techniques, and operational risk and safety management.

Coordinated and awarded over $2.7 Million Dollars in contract actions providing vital services and supplies to over 135 crew members during maritime operations away from homeport;

As an occupational safety policy expert, dedicated 1000 man-hours to create the first Virginia –class submarines hazardous material instruction (HAZMAT) and program, which reduced commingled HAZMAT by 87%;

Excellent supply chain manager and logistician who provided leadership in all facets of the logistical and personnel

safety processes including material receipt, custody, and stowage, controlled materials, and improved the accuracy by 72% and saved the government $87M over 3 years. Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement and Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals in this role.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19

Supply Department Chief (Assistant Supply and Contracting Officer)

USS DALLAS SSN-700 Groton, CT Systems: R-Supply, FEDLOG, Web FLIS, Haystack Mar 2006 - Feb 2007

Managed, mentored, and coached over 57 personnel within the Supply Department including, Repair Parts Petty Officers, managed supply inventory of $30M+ of repair parts, and annual budget of $2 M.

Certified as 1 of 4 SEAL Delivery Diving Officers of the Watch in the World to manage submarine operations in littoral waters during training and special operations while deployed on combat missions;

Coordinated and awarded over $1.6 Million Dollars in contract actions providing vital port services and supplies to over 155 crew members during maritime operations away from homeport. Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal during this role. Selected for Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, FL.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19

Assistant Training Director and Director, Learning Standards Office/Contracting Officer/Supply Chain Manager

Submarine Learning Facility – Norfolk, VA Systems: High Fidelity Submarine Simulators, VCE Jan 2003 - Mar 2006

Managed the training of over 5,000 students and mentored, and coached over 113 naval instructors across several training domains delivering high quality training to submarine and surface warfighters; oversaw the management and implementation of 75+ courses of instruction, resulting in the highest fleet training performance percentage during my tenure. Certified as Firefighting Safety Chief (Risk Management Officer), Safety Officer, Master Training Specialist, Training Manager, Curriculum Developer, and Lead Instructor.

Conceptualized and revised an outdated command Master Training Specialist certification instruction pertaining to curriculum development resulting in the highest percentage of certified Master Training Specialist (42%) across all Navy military training sites from 2004-2006;

Directly certified over 44 Sailors as Master Training Specialists and 8 firefighting instructors as Lead Instructor and Firefighting Safety Chief; certifications were key to maintaining the high quality of fleet instruction and training;

Selected as Senior Instructor of the Year for 2004 and 2005 for outstanding performance as Naval Instructor;

Coordinated and awarded over $17,000 Dollars in contract actions providing vital services and supplies to over 121 instructors during high-fidelity simulation training environments;

Supply Chain Manager that streamlined the logistical processes with material receipt, custody, and stowage of spare parts and improved the accuracy by 57% and saved the government $170,000 dollars over 2 years. Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during this role.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19

Submarine Logistician and Supply Chain Manager, Contracting Officer, Purchasing Agent

Senior Leader US Navy – Kingsland, GA, Norfolk, VA, Pearl Harbor, HI, San Diego, CA, Vallejo, CA. Aug 1992 - Jan 2003

Prepared items for safe shipment, shipment documents, and inventories stocked material, installed equipment and operated material-handling equipment valued in an excess of $55M.

Coordinated and awarded over $180,000 Dollars in contract actions providing vital services and supplies to over 121 instructors during maritime operations away from homeport for over 11 consecutive years;

Supply Chain Manager who demonstrated perseverance and leadership by streamlining of the logistical processes with material receipt, custody, and stowage and improved the accuracy by 89% and saved the government $17,000,000 Million dollars for over 11 consecutive years.

FAR 8, 12, 13, 15, and 19

Languages:

French - Intermediate Proficiency in Writing, Reading, Speaking Swahili - Intermediate Proficiency in Writing, Reading, Speaking

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