Management Project

ANDREA L. NEUPERT

***** ******** ******** # *** / ********, WA 98275 / 425-***-**** /

abm1n2@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

20+ years legal/contracts experience. US citizen. Current procurement

experience for The Boeing Company and Microsoft Corporation. Successfully

negotiated multi-million-dollar cost reductions during each contract

negotiation. Ability to drive results. Expert in MS Project, Gantt,

milestone software and BORIS. Experience with public speaking,

interviewing, making hiring and employment decisions, mediating and

resolving staffing issues and completing performance evaluations.

Excellent ability to serve a diverse public and multiple government

agencies in critical situations. Former member, Board of Directors,

Snohomish County Center for Battered Women. Recipient of a Star Award from

the Supreme Court of the State of Washington for achievements in the Courts

Helping Courts program. Complete knowledge of MS Office Suite, excellent

oral and written communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Boeing Company ~ Procurement Agent/Buyer - BCA Contracts

Jan. 2008-May 2009

. Saved the company over $10 million in one year by negotiating

contracts that reduced manufacturing and labor costs.

. Successfully resolved contract negotiation impasses while maintaining

professional, long-term working relationships.

Built resource loaded schedule, track earn value, daily status and risk

management. Solely authorized to exercise commitment authority in

negotiating and contracting for the sale or development of complex, high

performance defense and aerospace products and services including aircraft,

missiles, spacecraft and launch vehicles. Leads proposal development and

negotiation and provides contracting expertise to develop and negotiate

creative business solutions, advanced product development and new and

follow-on business. Oversees supplier related activities. Negotiates

pricing and all other elements of the contract terms and conditions.

Administers contracts and agreements to ensure efficient, effective and

compliant performance during the entire acquisition and product lifecycle

including interpretation of contract requirements, risk management, change

management, conflict resolution, delivery and payment for products and

services. Establishes professional networks and customer rapport to

facilitate company objectives and customer satisfaction. Partners in the

development of business unit strategy and achievement of goals. Interprets

and enforces contract terms and conditions. Documents procurement

decisions, creates contract correspondence and administers contract changes

between the company and suppliers. Ensures compliance with all relevant

Boeing procedures and contract requirements. Integrates activities with

internal and external customers and suppliers to fulfill contract

requirements and reconcile contract issues. Defines performance

expectations and establishes relevant metrics. Gathers and evaluates

performance data. Meets with suppliers and Boeing partners and discuss

performance-related issues. Develops improvement plans and monitors

progress. Monitors supplier capability, capacity and business health. Leads

regular supplier performance reviews. Develops supply base strategies.

Develops and implements supplier controls and measurements including

preferred and certified supplier(s). Participates in supply chain

integration or enterprise process improvement teams. Develops negotiation

strategy based upon the proposal analysis. Prepares and executes the

negotiated contractual documents and all other pertinent or necessary

binding agreements with suppliers (e.g., teaming, administrative,

intellectual property, proprietary information, product support, bonded

store, etc.). Integrates and coordinates internal and external customer

requirements to establish and document procurement requirements consistent

with customer expectations. Develops procurement solutions to best support

customer requirements consistent with program and company goals and

objectives. Employs project management tools (e.g., earned value

management, risk management, contingency planning and integrated schedules,

etc.) to manage supplier performance, including technical, quality, cost

and schedule. Leads project reviews with suppliers. Facilitates, integrates

and documents technical and business communications between Boeing,

supplier(s) and customers. Identifies viable sources. Performs assigned

source selection tasks. Develops and issues Requests for Information,

quotes and proposals. Conducts bidder conferences. Conducts proposal

analysis process and selects best value source.

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Microsoft Corporation ~ Contracts Specialist/Project Coordinator -

Procurement Nov. 2006 - Nov. 2007

Write, review and edit highly technical software contracts including those

with Source Code and those in excess of $5 million dollars for Procurement

division. Resolve/escalate key operational issues and ensure compliance

with regard to US and International services contracts, laws and billing

activities, communicate with suppliers and engineers under limited

supervision and instruction to identify and resolve issues associated with

the procurement cycle such as quotes, billing, contracts and other

documentation discrepancies, to ensure contractual compliance. Gather

documentation such as drawings, specifications and statements of work from

various data sources and send to suppliers to define contractual

requirements. Watch over job processes, tasks, and work products to ensure

freedom from errors, omissions, or defects. Collect, organize, synthesize

and analyze data; summarize findings; develop conclusions and

recommendations from appropriate data sources at the department level.

Knowledge and experience with internal control documentation related to

Sarbanes Oxley. Train and coach less experienced Contracts Specialists.

Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office ~ Victim/Witness Counselor

May 2005-Jan. 2006

Advocate for, counsel and interview between 10-30 victims and witnesses on

violent crime cases per week. Write clear, concise, clinical case reports.

Make case recommendations to deputy prosecutors, appear with clients in

court, speak in court and make sentencing recommendations to judges.

Provide social service referral and resource information. Accurately

maintain Access database of 500+ cases for statistics and grant funding for

prosecutor positions. Collect, organize, edit and provide data from various

computer systems and databases, enter data, run queries, perform updates

and edit databases.

Snohomish County Juvenile Court ~ Legal Intake Specialist

Aug. 1998-May 2005

Appear and speak in court to conduct court calendars, interview parents and

youth in trauma to screen paperwork for court cases, provide advice and

referrals to local social service agencies, monitor cases for compliance,

appoint attorneys for parties involved in CPS/dependency cases, file cases

in court state-wide computer system, accurately maintain Access database of

1500+ cases for statistics and funding, collect, organize, edit, provide

data from various computer systems and databases, enter data, run queries,

perform updates and edit databases, prepare specific charts and reports,

serve the public, attorneys, and law enforcement on the phone and in person

regarding court cases, research and provide criminal history background

information to Superior Court Judges, conduct computer training as needed

for judges, defense attorneys, social workers and Assistant Attorney's

General.

Snohomish County Juvenile Court ~ Senior Legal Secretary

July 1997-Aug. 1998

Prepare motions, court orders and probation reports for probation officers,

solely responsible for payroll for 100+ staff in 24-hour Juvenile Detention

facility (Denney), support Assistant Court Administrator by preparing

contracts and budget requests for County Council, reconcile grant money,

process A/R and A/P, order supplies, utilize court computer programs and MS

Office Suites daily, serve the public in person and on the telephone,

schedule and organize confidential meetings, record and distribute meeting

minutes and agendas, process files, forms and documentation, perform other

administrative tasks under limited supervision and instruction.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree, Law and Justice Estimated

completion June, 2011

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member, Board of Directors, Center for Battered Women. Advocate, Center

for Battered Women working with victims of domestic violence. Counselor,

The Y-Zone working with underprivileged youth. Advocate, Providence

Hospital working with victims of sexual assault. Trainer, Snohomish County

Domestic Violence Coalition training police officers to work with domestic

violence victims. Nominated by Snohomish County Sheriff to member of the

Community Policing Advisory Board. Experienced public speaker, speech

writer, trainer.

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