Manager Administrative Assistant

Diana Mchedlishvili-Payne

**** ***** ***.

Telephone +1-240-***-****

Laurel, Maryland 20724

E-mail: *****.******@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATION

General twelve (12) years of experience in Procurement, Office management

and Staff supervising. Result Driven and competitive, culturally diverse

purchasing professional with four strong years of international

construction contracting and procurement experience. Examined estimates of

material, equipment services, production costs, performance requirements,

and ensure accuracy and completeness of contracts. In-depth knowledge of

bid and proposal preparation portion of Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR). Excellent attention-to-detail, verbal and written communication,

and client relations. Remarkable ability to conduct business meetings.

Collaborate extensively with vendors, trucking companies, and warehousing

personnel to coordinate to cost-effective and timely expediting of

merchandise. Professional office administrator. Key qualifications

include:

QUALIFICATIONS:

. Costpoint (Deltek), SAP and WINMAN experience

. Development and writing Request for Proposal (RFP) / Request for

Quotation (RFQ) / Request for Information (RFI)

. Contract Administration/Oversight

. Preparing of Purchase Orders/Proposals and presenting company's Terms and

conditions

. Background in Negotiates w/Prime Vendors-Overseas, Hazardous Materials

Storage & Disposal, Transportation

. Expediting of Merchandise

. Skilled Manager/Supervisor

. Savvy Negotiator

. Thorough Marketing Researcher

. Effective Meeting Manager

. Works Well Under Pressure

. Team-player or Independence Worker

. Report Development/Distribution

. Document Control and Document Closeout Specialist

. Purchasing of hardware and software, computer equipments according to

requests

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Integral Systems

Columbia, Maryland

Senior Procurement Buyer/Consultant

March 2010 - Present

. Process Purchase order from Cradle to grave. Presenting RFQ/RFP/RFI and

company's Terms and Conditions. Working with Direct and Indirect

purchasing.

. Contributes to the development and manages demand, supply and compliance

management (sourcing) plans for specific spend categories.

. Negotiates volume discounts and long-term government and commercial

contracts (FAR and DFAR) for the procurement of goods, services, Gas/Oil

products, Construction material, IT equipment, Office equipment,

Manufacturing goods, Electrical supplies, Hardware/Software Products,

manufacturing material etc.

. Manages core strategic sourcing projects for both direct and indirect

materials.

. Uses experience to guide both specific tactics and overall direction of

projects.

. Advising the Head of the Procurement on and managing the implementation

of new supplier contracts.

. Develops better strategy on contract savings.

. Improves file build up system to coordinate better with government or

commercial level contracts.

. Works with Costpoint Deltek, WinMan and Excell programs.

Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Procurement Administrator/Buyer

June 2003 to November 2009

. Promoted to this position within one month of hiring as a Procurement

Administrative Assistant

. Perform a full range of procurement and administrative activities

associated with subcontracting work to include; acquisition planning,

solicitation, qualifies potential suppliers, performs market research,

prepares and issues RFI/RFQ/RFP, performs proposal evaluations, negotiates

best value, and subcontract change order and perform

subcontract/procurement orders closeout/termination.

. Provide contractual expertise and leadership to manage all facets of Pre-

award and Post award of basic life support services, construction projects

and diversified commodities to operate a remote base in support of U.S.

Army training Mission in the Republic of Georgia.

. Lead pre-solicitation and pre-award conferences to discuss contractual

provisions. Administer and closely monitor contracts of high complexity

and mitigate risk to fulfill authorized requirements, ensure compliance

with the KBR Procurement Policy and Procedures, directives and Federal

Acquisition Regulations (FARs).

. Performed solicitation, market research, source selection, change

order/modifications and closeout. Expedited all ordered material to the

destination point.

Kellogg, Brown, and Root, Inc

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Acting Supervisor, Interpreters Office

May 2002 to June 2003

. Supervised 65 interpreters and planned their daily schedules, provided

trainings and performance assessments. Presented weekly reports to the

headquarters office.

. Specialized in translation of Georgian, Russian and English Languages

. Works with specific contracting, military, family court, business and

administrative translations. Translated very specific and highly technical

military material, Technical manuals for different weapons exploitation,

procurement contract and expediting documentations.

Frank Foundation Assistance for Children

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Business Office Coordinator

October 2000 to May 2002

. Coordinated upcoming meetings and scheduled all appointments and trips

. Perform general office duties such as ordering supplies, maintaining

records management systems, and performing basic bookkeeping work.

. Ordered stock and office supplies

. Translated all foreign documents in Russian, Georgian and English

Languages.

Anglo-Georgian Insurance Company

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Business Development Manager

September 1999 to September 2000

. Responsible for meeting sales goals and overall quality of service.

. Conduct sales and marketing calls to book meetings with potential clients

. Call and personally visit potential, new and existing clients to

facilitate new business

. Ensured customer program satisfaction

"Victory" Trade Company

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

Office Administrator

November 1997 to May 1999

. Compile and sort mail, such as invoices and checks, substantiating

business transactions.

. Assist with and interface with outsourced Human Resources duties as

assigned

. Perform administrative functions as needed.

EDUCATION:

. University of Foreign Languages

Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia

B.A. English Language and Literature

Degree conferred, June 2001

With a minor in Business translation

TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

Procurement Buyer (Certificate of Completion)

Procurement Subcontract Administrator (Certificate of Completion)

Documents Closeout (Certificate of Completion)

Document Control (Certificate of Completion)

Quality is everyone's Responsibility (Certificate of Completion)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

. Certificate of Appreciation for exceptional service in to Kellogg Brown

and Root during 7 years of service in support of United States Armed

Forces training of the Georgian Armed Forces in the Republic of Georgia.

. Certificate of Appreciation for extraordinary support provided in

Procurement office during Joint Task Force Training in Republic of

Georgia

. Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution as a Member of

Task Force GTEP, U.S. Ambassador Richard Miles

. Certificate of Appreciation for excellent capabilities of the acting

supervisor for interpreter office, USMC Commanding Officer

. Outstanding Contribution as an Acting Supervisor for the Interpreters

Department, Special Forces GTEP Commander Certificate of Appreciation for

the excellent capabilities of Supervising Interpreter's Department, United

States Army GTEP Commander

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

Russian - Fluent

Georgian - Native

COMPUTER SKILLS

Costpoint Deltek, WinMan, Windows MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet

research

Employers References are available upon request.

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