Manager Management

Arthur L. Dickerson III ***** Old Columbia Pike #*614, Silver Spring, MD, 20904

Phone: 240-***-**** ********************@*****.***

Security Clearance: Active Secret Clearance 3/ 2010 Present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Writer (Contractor) Department of the Army, Alexandria, VA 1/2010 – Present

Serve as a technical writing subject matter expert assisting a federal government funded project under Booz Allen

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Hamilton and the CMAOC (Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Center) staff with all communications needs

within the Army.

Develop, produce, and distribute the “CAC Notes” newsletter; and, proof and edit staff CMAOC Army Regulations.

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Write and edit technical materials, such as army regulations, research findings, technical articles, “CAC Blasts”, and/or

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periodicals on research or technical subjects.

Work with subject matter experts to design, implement, and distribute informational and educational materials that may

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be for internal or external dissemination at the national and international levels.

Serve as point of contact for military personnel and consultants to create/post new/revise Army Regulations using MS

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Word based software to ensure correct formatting, style, design, and layout.

Plan, coordinate, and prepare publications supporting technical documentation for assigned project area that consists of

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portions of technical manuals concerning less complex subsystems or component items, documentation of specification

changes to new or modified parts or subassemblies.

Write or edit materials to make sure they are in compliance with agency policy and other agency information.

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U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC 5/2006 – 12/2009

Contract Administrator

• Performed cost/price analysis of subcontracts and created and maintained comprehensive subcontractor procurement

files in accordance with provisions and guidelines set by the Department of Health and Human Services.

• Assisted in creating acquisition strategies, pre solicitation conferences, source selection plans, and evaluation plans

utilizing my knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), procurement statutes, and other policies and

regulations that govern contracts.

• Assisted program offices in developing pre negotiation positions, establishing contract types, selecting appropriate

regulatory and statutory authorities to justify the acquisition strategy, and preparing necessary documentation.

• Supported program offices in negotiating settlement terms related to early contract terminations that include equitable

adjustments, change proposals, costs, profit, and other related matters.

• Formulated financial data for internal and external reporting related to government contracts.

• Monitored contract performance to ensure satisfactory progress and compliance with established terms and conditions.

• Acted as the liaison between Migration and Refugee Services program staff and the finance department for contracts in

coordinating financial reporting requirements.

• Create Purchase Orders in Tiny Terms financial system; maintained and monitored subcontractor payments and other

program related materials and procurement files.

• Presented information orally and in writing to my peers, customers, supervisors and senior management staff.

Océ Business Services, Washington, DC 6/ 2004 –

Site Manager

5/ 2006

• Supervised office services center activities that included distributing incoming mail and interoffice correspondence as

well as preparing and sending outgoing mail.

• Managed operation and maintenance of office equipment, maintain appropriate quantities of business supplies and

maintain cost records and supply sources for all business supplies.

• Assisted in the interviewing, hiring, training, performance evaluations, salary increases and promotions;

encouraged a productive and team spirited, customer centric environment.

• Prepared comprehensive financial reports and proposals for senior management review.

• Helped facilitate all details of in house and off site business services related seminars & workshops.

EDUCATION

Strayer University, Washington, DC

Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration Concentration: Contracts and Acquisition Management 6/2009

GPA: 3.4

SKILLS

Word processing, spreadsheets, and database applications (QuickBase, Defense Casualty Investigation Processing,

DonorPerfect, TinyTerms, iMIS, Yardi System, ROSS Database Management Software, QuickBooks Pro 2000,

Oracle), Microsoft Office Suite, Internet applications.

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