David J. Watson, CPCM, C.P.M.

Email: aboras@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Pensacola

State: FL

Zip: 32526

Country: USA

Phone: 850-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

Over 35 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management in both Federal Government and Offshore Industry. Primary responsibilities have included establishing and maintaining Audit-worthy Federally compliant Procurement Policies and Procedures which govern Sourcing, Negotiating, Analyzing, Awarding & Administering Contracts, Subcontracts and Purchase Orders. Offshore experience has included Project Management, Project Administration, ROV Operation and Commercial Diving support in Brazil, Brunei, Gulf of Mexico and the Santa Barbara Channel.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 1/2001 to 5/1972 (Management)

Job History / Details:

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

Over 35 years of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain Management in both Federal Government and Offshore Industry. Primary responsibilities have included establishing and maintaining Audit-worthy Federally compliant Procurement Policies and Procedures which govern Sourcing, Negotiating, Analyzing, Awarding & Administering Contracts, Subcontracts and Purchase Orders. Offshore experience has included Project Management, Project Administration, ROV Operation and Commercial Diving support in Brazil, Brunei, Gulf of Mexico and the Santa Barbara Channel.

BACKGROUND

Program Management

Acquisitions Management

Purchasing Management

ROV Supervision

Commercial Diving

Project Administration

Project Management

Contract Administration

ROV Technician

Communications-Electronics Maintenance

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS,

Master of Science (Management), University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK

Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM), National Contract Management Association.

Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), Institute for Supply Management

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Incident Command System (ICS) 100,200,300,400,700,800

Managerial Accounting

First Aid Certification

SAP (BP In-house Training)

BP Repository Systems (Ariba, Oyster, SMS)

BP Operational Management system (OMS)

PROJECT HISTORY

PROJECT

MC252 Oil Spill (BP)

NASA AWCCP (LeGacy Resources)

NASA Facility Operating Contract (Mississippi Space Services)

Environmental Remediation (IT Corporation)

Kerr Hollow Quarry (RCRA) Cleanup (Sonsub, Inc)

Offshore Oil and Gas Support (Oceaneering, Intl)

Diving Support (Oceaneering, Intl)

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Sr. PSCM II-Contracts Specialist

Program Manager

Acquisitions Manager/Member of Professional Staff (Business Operations)

Lead Subcontract Administrator Southeast Region

Project Manager/Administrator

ROV Supervisor

Saturation Diver, Assistant Operations Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2010 to Current

BP (Swift Technical Services LLC) Mobile, AL, New Orleans, LA, Mary Esther, FL & Gulf Shores, AL

Senior PSCM Specialist II

BP Gulf Coast Restoration Organization (GCRO)

RESPONSE PHASE

Provide Procurement and Contracting support to the Logistics Section during the BP MC252-Deepwater Horizon Incident. Served in PSCM Leadership positions at the Mobile, AL Incident Command Center, the New Orleans Unified Area Command Center and later, as restoration efforts evolved, Florida and Alabama Branch Areas of Operations.

Orchestrated a team of contractors consisting of Survey Crews, Construction Barges, Shallow Water Tug Boats, Diving Crews, and other land based support activities engaged in surveying, removing, recovering, and disposing of 2,200 steel and wooden pilings and 2 miles of floating pipe boom around coastal Louisiana from Lake Ponchartrain to Golden Meadow. Pilings were installed as a line of defense for the Oil Spill and had to be removed in a manner that was both environmentally and politically sensitive. The 6-month, multi-million dollar, project was completed with no time lost due to accident or incident and it generated revenue from the salvage value of the material.

RESTORATION PHASE

Dual-hatted, Operational Procurement State Lead for Florida and Alabama Branches of BP's Gulf Coast Restoration Organization (GCRO). DoFA of $50,000. Purchase Card Authorization of $2,000 per day or $25,000 per month. Knowledgeable and Indoctrinated in BP's PSCM Systems and Philosophy including OMS, Connect & Lync. Responsive to the day-to-day operational requirements for material and services for both branches.

9/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

Oceaneering Int

Project Manager, Administrator, ROV Supervisor, Technician, Saturation Diver

Summary of Offshore Skill and Experience

Oversaw the performance and productivity of several multi-disciplinary/ multimillion dollar hazardous waste site cleanup projects. Supervised field crews in the operation of remotely operated robotic vehicles (ROV's submarines) deployed in a 3-year cleanup effort of a RCRA hazardous waste site in Oak Ridge Tennessee.

Intimately familiar with and experienced in Offshore Marine Operations and Subsea Operations involving Diving and ROV Support Activities. Worked on various Offshore Vessel types including Semi-Submersibles, Jack-ups, Drill Ships, Fixed Platforms, Lay barges, Construction Barges and Work Boats. Locations have been Brazil, Brunei, Santa Barbara Channel, and the Gulf of Mexico. Activities have included Mobilization/Demobilization, Search and Recoveries, As-Built Underwater Surveys, Video and Sub surface Surveys, NDT, Well Interventions both shallow and deep water water,

As Assistant Operations Manager in Brazil, led Diving support services (including customs clearances) for Brazilian Joint-Venture Commercial Offshore Petroleum exploration and production services operations.

Other areas of service included various projects in: Gulf of Mexico, Santa Barbara Channel, North Sea and the Sultanate of Brunei.

January 2010 to April 2010

Semi-Retired

December 2006 to December 2009

LeGacy Resources Corporation Stennis Space Center, MS

Program Manager-NASA Agencywide Contract Closeout Program (AWCCP)

Managed a Federal Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) NASA Service Contract for the regulated, formal Closeout of NASA-wide Procurement Instruments (Contracts, Purchase Orders, Grants, and Cooperative Agreements.) Had P&L responsibility and a Team of 30 Senior Contract Administrators at NASA Bases from Florida to California. Authored NASA Service Delivery Guide: a Best Practices Manual for Closeout of Procurement instruments. On a twice per year basis, made client calls to each NASA Base (10 throughout the CONUS) to hold Customer Care visits with Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives and to hold Town Hall meetings with Legacy Closeout teammates.

May 1999 to December 2006

Mississippi Space Services Stennis Space Center, MS

Member of Professional Staff (Business Operations Acquisitions Manager)

Instrumental in re-writing Mississippi Space Services (MSS) Finance Department's policies and procedures to achieve compliance with the Federal Acquisitions Regulation per Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) findings. The financial system was upgraded from 'Partially Inadequate' to 'Fully Adequate' for the conduct of government cost-reimbursable business.

In 6-year period, led the Procurement Department through 2 successful Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (CPSRs). These culminated in the 'adequacy' rating for the expenditure of Federal Funds.

Diversity and Inclusion-As Small Business Liaison Officer and Competition Advocate, oversaw the placement of awards totaling $35 Million annually with Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Woman Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses and Firms in Historically Underutilized Businesses Zones.

Utilized various quantitative methods and procedures to formulate and submit Estimate-to-Complete (ETC) and Estimate-at-Completion (EAC) Cost Proposals for NASA's review and consideration and incremental funding.

Prepared and submitted Prime Contractor's responses to request from NASA Legal Office in support of inquiries pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

October 1994 to April 1999

IT Group Knoxville, TN & Alpharetta, GA

Lead Procurement Associate

Managed the daily activities involved with both long and short term procurement of goods and services, such as raw materials, finished assemblies, equipment, tools and special test equipment used in Commercial and Federally Funded Environmental Remediation Projects (some of which included Superfund sites). Solicited offers from industry using Cost Reimbursable as well as Firm fixed Price and Price Redetermination contracting vehicles for long term subcontracts. When appropriate, analyzed individual cost elements such as Direct Labor, Direct Material, Other direct costs, G&A and Fee/Profit components using Weighted Guidelines Approach to arrive a decisions of fair and reasonable price offered. Prepared Price Negotiation Memoranda (PNM). Participated in Oral Presentations to government selection boards. Served as Manager of Subcontracts and Procurement for IT's Southeastern Region which included assignment as Competition Advocate to insure the equitable participation of Small Business firms in Government related Procurements.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

USCG Incident Commander's Appreciation for Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Participation

NASA Business Operations Team Award for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Support

Mississippi Space Services Project Manager's Appreciation Award

IT Presidents Award for Teamwork

Additional Information

Foreign Languages (Working Knowledge) Portuguese (Brazilian), German, Spanish

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