Qutaeba H. Jasem
**** ****** **** **, ****# *B, Reston VA 20191
Cell: 314-***-****
Email: *******.******@*****.***
Career Profile:
Highly competent contracts administrator with extensive experience administering multi-million-dollar contacts for major projects. Expertise includes managing pre-award contract management with an emphasis on prequalification and bid evaluation, request for quotations, short listing of bidders, negotiating, drafting and placement of contract award. Other areas of contract experience include post-award contract and administration from in the areas of insurance, performance guarantee change order management, progress measurements and correspondence management for contractual correctness and perimeters. Ensure all contractual issues of scope, cost and on time delivery and fulfillment of services from point of project inception to completion.
Professional strengths:
• Knowledge of database, Web technologies and software development life cycle.
• Exceptional problems analyzing, solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Advanced experience in using (PD2) Software.
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), in all of its versions.
• Professional and customer friendly troubleshooting of any problems that the user might run into. User problems varied through a wide spectrum due to the size and multi-functionality of the network.
• Extensive experience in Microsoft Access, including building databases, tables, queries, and managing data.
• Advanced experience in (SPSS) Software.
Professional Experience:
Sales Specialist Tasneem Auto sale July 2010 to May 2011
• Manage daily merchandising and personnel, which has achieved gross sales of more than $7M
• Oversee labor supply and services contract from third party
• Negotiate all purchases and sales contracts with exporters
• Purchased auto inventory from auctions and wholesalers, conducted appraisals, directed the reconditioning of trade-in vehicles for resale, and assisted with new car sales
• Developed strong customer relations, appraised trade-ins, orchestrated financing, and gave final approval of all sales
Contract Specialist Versar Inc. May 2008 to Feb 2010
• Administered over 120 contracts including preparing financial reports--Major contributor to the Leadership’s
• Managed invoicing for 200+ contracts--Achieved 98% on-time payment submission
• Awarded 70 contracts worth over $2M--Met 100% contract award deadlines
• Closed 500 contracts Led 3 person team closing 2 years of contract backlog
• Review draft and final contracts and related documents
• Support and participate in contract negotiations
• Administration of contracts and updating internal control systems
• Communicate with third party service providers including attorneys and brokers
• Manage the documentation of processes, procedures and controls for the Claims Department
• Coordinate all phases of the claim payment process
• Prepare claim reports for management and Board review
Contracts Administrator Versar Inc. November 2007 to April 2008
• Analyze contracts for content, clauses and definition of outstanding contractual matters during in direct relation to requirements at the initial stages of all projects
• Collect documentation relating to events justifying delays and added expenses to customer
• Review sub-contracting documents for project requirements and assign to appropriate vendor
• Actively manage subcontracts with attention to the prevention and/or defense of potential claims by subcontractors, and to prepare documentation to sustain any claims made
• Establish articulate and close relations with the customer, in view of claims for time extensions, greater expenses for reasons beyond the control of the company
• Provide all information relating to the contract/project to the Legal Advisor in the event of technical-administrative or arbitration disputes
• Provide assistance to Program Office by interpreting contractual procurement regulations Provide pre-proposal and proposal preparation support, prepare negotiation minutes
Contracts Administrator S.G. Projects, LLC, October 2006 to November 2007
• Responsible for managing 17 construction contracts with US Military & Iraqi Government successfully managed office/projects earning company $10M profits
• Forecasted project funding to include labor, parts, materials and G&A estimates–Met every budgeting goal achieving zero additional funding requests
• Performed bi-monthly financial audits 100% accountability of company’s funds
• Prepared financial and statistical reports verified projects stayed on schedule and the business owner was informed of project and financial status
Educational Summary:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, University of Baghdad – College of Administration and Economics 2007
• Diploma Degree in Mathematics, University of Baghdad – College of Administration and Economics 2006
Certification:
• Mission Support Planning, CON110 Section 32A
Languages:
• English, ILR Level 5
• Arabic – ILR Level 5
Reference:
Will be furnished upon request