Project Manager Management
Resume:
Donna Freedman
Email: *********@********.***
Address: **** ******** *****
City: McLean
State: VA
Zip: 22101
Country: USA
Phone: 703-***-****
Skill Level: Senior
Salary Range: 185
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DONNA S. FREEDMAN
6813 Tennyson Drive 703-***-****
McLean, VA
*********@********.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Astute contracts executive who possesses extensive experience in government contracting. Highly skilled at all aspects of contracting from business development through contract management and administration. Proven understanding of contractual analysis and review, compliancy, and risk mitigation. Demonstrated successful negotiation and settlement skills. Expert proficiency in Federal Procurement Policy and Regulations, including the FAR/DFAS, GSA Schedules and GWACS for civilian and DoD organizations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rainmakers 2010 to Present
Vice President of Contracts
Acting as the official liaison with government agencies, responsible for corporate contract management and communication. Manage corporate compliancy, risk mitigation and federal acquisition regulations and issues for new business and corporate contracts. In addition, manage all partnership documentation for private, public and commercial entities.
Ambit Group 2006 to 2010
Vice President of Contracts
Successfully helped build firm`s billings from $300,000 to a $19,000,000 entity. Responsible for client contract communications, proposal support, and contract administration activities.
Highlights:
* Managed the NOAALink $30 million Task Order 10-year contract management system and IDIQ GWACS.
* Prepared and facilitated all government audits for accounting and contract management services.
Successfully passed every audit conducted with no remedial actions.
* Reviewed RFPs, focusing on compliance issues and terms and conditions. Issues requiring special attention, including, potential conflict of interest, key personnel clauses, and indemnity clauses were brought to the attention of the proposal team. In specific instances, no-bid decisions resulted from analysis that uncovered hidden, disqualifying requirements.
* Served as transition manager for contracts when company replaced incumbent contractor.
Negotiated, administered, extended, terminated, and renegotiated all contracts and subcontracts.
* Arbitrated claims or complaints occurring in performance of contracts and managed contract termination and closeout issues. As lead negotiator generated a large settlement for a contract terminated for convenience
* Managed GSA schedules. Primary point of contact for schedule development and approval, update preparation and submissions, and GSA Audit facilitation. Prepared and successfully awarded GSA IT Schedule 70.
Sytel 2003 to 2006
Director of the Competitive Sourcing Solutions Practice
Program Manager and Consultant for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) A-76 Information
Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) MEO Support Contract.
Highlights:
* Provided oversight and Subject Matter Expertise for the restructuring of USACE`s worldwide Logistics Management Office (LMO) functioning under a High Performing Organization (HPO) initiative. Reduced workforce by 172 positions and provided savings of $75 million over five years.
* Served as the Project Manager for HQUSAE Strategic Sourcing Program Office, and supported the evaluation of Strategic Sourcing Policy. Provided guidance for BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure), privatization and outsourcing. Served as Program Manager for the Federal Trade Commission`s Enterprise Service Desk ) Acquisition Support Contract. Responsible for the RFP development of a Performance-Based Work Statement that consolidated IT services on an Enterprise-wide basis.
Visionary Integration Professionals, Inc. 2003
Consultant
Provided A-76 support services for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Fleet Maintenance Study, which addressed Fleet Maintenance Programs supporting 18 national forests and the regional office of USDA`s Region Five
Highlights:
Led the Forest Service`s MEO Team in developing and preparing MEO analyses and documentation to support the new A-76 Circular of 2003.
Grant Thornton LLP, Global Government Group 2000 to 2003
Project Manager and Contract Administrator
Supported Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Cyber Security (OCS) Program Manager and technical and cost teams in the development of the OCS $200 million Central Incident Response Capability (CIRC) Cyber Security Procurement -- the first Performance-Based Contract released by the VA.
Highlights:
* Responsible for policy formulation affecting Cyber Security initiatives within VA. Developed contract and source selection materials for all technical and cost evaluators; trained the technical and cost team in the application of the methodology; and served on the cost evaluation team.
* Developed the performance-based Statement of Work (SOW), the evaluation criteria, and the
RFP for the solicitation.
* Led the development of all source selection documentation and acquisition activities to support the award of the procurement on behalf of the VA OCS Program Manager.
* Served as an A-76 advisor to the Acquisition Operations and Analysis Service/Veterans Benefits Administration (AO & AS/VBA) Contracting Officer, Contract Teams and SSEB Chairpersons in the review of the technical and cost benefit proposal analyses.
* Supported the Contracting Officer in planning, developing all contract documentation, implementing contract negotiations, and development of protest documentation.
* Oversaw all areas of program management, which included providing support to the AO & AS of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Vocational, Rehabilitation and Employment Services (VRE) Director at the VBA and provided program management, contracting and training support to the Source Selection Evaluation Board and Price Proposal Evaluation Board members in evaluation of the A-76 VBA Property Management Services procurement and related procurements.
ADI Technology Corporation 1999 to 2000
Project Manager
Provided marketing and business development efforts for the Department of Commerce (DOC) COMMITS
program, the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the VA, and the Army and Navy A-76 studies.
CACI 1996 to 1998
Project/Program Manager
Supported the SEA044 Competitive Sourcing Coordination Office for the outsourcing/ privatization analysis, which included processing information from BRAC, A-76 studies and inventories
Previous experience includes: Contract management for SYS, Inc., RCI/Perot Systems, TRW/NGIT, Naval Sea Systems Command (Amphibious Ships and Crafts, Fleet Introduction, and Engineering Office). Awards: Employee of the Year in 2007 at Ambit.
Education/Certification/Training
* Numerous contracting courses from, ESI International sponsored by the George Washington University Law
School Federal Government Contracts Program. Active Top Secret security clearance.
* M.A., International Communications - American University
* BA - State University of New York, Buffalo
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