GARY E. TAYLOR

**** ****** *****, **** ****

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89122

E-Mail: ac0llf@r.postjobfree.com

USA Cell: 725-***-****

Certified Acquisition Professional – Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA Masters level III) from the United States Government. Extensive experience in Overseas and North America, cradle-to-grave operational and administrative Project/Program Management, Business Programs, Contracting, Subcontracts, Procurement, Finance, Supply Chain Management with the US Government, US Military, Foreign Governments and Commercial arenas. Experience:

June 2016 to Present – JCS Services Group, Las Vegas, Nevada Program-Project and Operations Manager for Overseas locations, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Preparation of the project schedule. Review the project plans and specifications and comment on the building design, scheduling, possible cost savings measures and potential construction problems. Assist estimator in preparation of project budget. Prepare the general conditions budget. Assist in assembling the job site office and equipment requirements. Have confidence in own ability to intelligently communicate with design team/client as well as effectively lead the trades. Expedite all shop drawings and approvals. Monitor and maintain the project construction schedule on a weekly basis. Raise and discuss relevant issues at the job site meetings. Prepare & issue minutes of all site meetings. Inform the Consultant/Client of any errors, discrepancies or omissions contained within the Consultant’s design drawings. Expedite all CCN & CO (change order) costs. Maintain current CO logs. Monitor site safety and ensure that the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act are enforced. Ensure completion of and track all independent testing and inspections as required. Issue monthly progress draws and invoicing to consultant and client including final holdbacks. Maintain and enforce good construction standards and quality control. Maintain control and responsibility for the security and operation of directly owned equipment on the job site in conjunction with site staff. Control and monitor labor, material and equipment expenses. Prepare monthly cost forecasting summaries. Ensure that “as built” drawings are prepared on an ongoing basis by all trades during the construction period and issue final close outs to consultant/owner accordingly. Ensure all required municipal inspections are performed. Prepare and expedite project deficiency lists. Review the work progress on daily basis. Prepare internal and external reports pertaining to job status. Plan ahead to prevent problems and resolve any emerging ones. Negotiate terms of agreements, draft contracts and obtain permits and licenses. Analyze, manage and mitigate risks. Ensure quality construction standards and the use of proper construction techniques. January 2002 to Present – Women and Children First Foundation, Nevada Director of Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) charity to benefit women and children. Management of the overall improvement of their health, education, and welfare in adverse areas of Thailand, and the Philippines. Management of the foundations organizational operations, donations from sponsors, Country Managers & volunteers, maintenance of foundation website, financial transactions between individuals, banks and other charity organizations, writes bids for proposals, Memorandums of Agreement and Memorandums of Understanding, health-education-welfare sessions with counselors, creation of local job fairs and monthly foundation newsletter, contracts creation and administration, procurements, acquisitions, and supply chain management. Management of on-site teams with demand management and task order fulfillment, procurement sourcing and buying, operations management, inventory management, transportation and freight from air-land-sea, warehousing and distribution channels, supply chain technologies-relationships-network design, and green logistics for sustainability. June 2015 to November 2016 – Martek Global, Loma Linda, California Government Contracting-Procurement and Materials Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, Loma Linda, CA hospital. Solicit, evaluate, negotiate, analyze, advise, close-out, and assist with awards and terminations on contracts for the procurement of supplies, services and goods for the activation of the new ACC hospital clinic. Research, analyze and review all applicable policies, guidance and regulations to support the customer and the Government Contracting Officer in their decision-making. Provide procurement assistance, advice, and guidance to the customer as requested. Advise acquisition team as needed on price, cost, and/or financial related matters throughout the development of sourcing strategies and throughout the solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, and award of contractual actions for supplies and services. Provide cost and price analysis recommendations as requested regarding independent government estimates. Recommend business solutions to day-to-day contractual challenges. Other specific tasks shall include: Acquisition strategy planning, requirements review and Performance Work Statement (PWS)/Statement of Work (SOW) development in collaboration with customers, source selection support, synopsis and solicitation development, preparing mandatory contract file documentation, contract management and administration. May 2012 to June 2016 – Delago Consultancy Pte. Ltd, Singapore/Nevada Project Manager - Senior Consultant and General Manager, United States operations, company based in Singapore. Management of Projects and Programs involving contracts, subcontracts, acquisitions, procurement, warehousing, transportation, logistics and supply chain.

PM for companies that deal with all branches of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of State (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), as well as the United Nations, Non-Government Organizations (NGO) and Foreign Governments (FG).

Duties are to consult with large corporations and private companies that are considering bidding on proposals and/or awarded contracts, associated with U.S. Government agencies, NGOs and FGs outside the United States. Provide companies, NGOs and NFGs with Project Management and Design/Build construction, supply chain, logistics, warehousing and transportation, with specialization in adverse, rural and remote site development. Management for Programs designed to combat emergency malnutrition, logistical and technical support to the teams running development programs, and implementation of varied food security measures dealing with warehousing and transportation.

Subject Matter Expert training for personnel in goods receipts, stock transfer and transfer postings, invoice verification and vendor payment, reporting and analysis tools, purchase requisitions and purchase orders, physical inventory policies and procedures, warehouse and green logistics management. Management of information technology project planning and delivery, and gather data to identify business requirements. January 2014 to August 2014 – DynCorp International, RC-S HQ – NATO HQ, Afghanistan Contracts Acquisitions Advisory Team (CAAT) Procurement Mentor assigned to the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Afghanistan National Army (ANA) 205th CORPS at RC-S HQ and NATO HQ Camp Baker (KAF). Mission of the Advisors / Mentors is to assist, advise and mentor the Afghanistan National Security Force (ANSF) on a daily basis a full range of acquisition core competences to include not limited to: requirements generation; contract process/procedures; policy generation; contract administration; contract inspection and auditing functions. Mentors are required to work with the Afghanistan MoD Procurement Committees and Evaluation Committees, and will additionally be required to assist the ANSF personnel in preparing for the transition of requirements from NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan (NTM-A) / Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A) to the ANSF. To assist ANSF officials with planning exercises, and with the development of acquisition strategies that require both contracted and organic solutions.

Mission is to train all ANSF in Afghanistan Procurement Laws, Decrees and Policies, Contracts and administration, creation of Acquisition Lifecycle dashboard for Afghan contracts and procurement officers. Knowledge gained by intense 30 day training of the Procurement Policy Unit (PPU) Afghanistan contracts and acquisitions law at Kabul, Ministry of Finance.

Advisors / Mentors are required to possess and maintain qualifications with the M4 rifle and 9MM pistol, as by US Military, NATO and Host Country requirements and legal standards. Advisor had over 200 missions at various ANP and ANA CORP locations in Forward Operations Base (FOB) in Kabul, Kandahar, Eagle, Walton, Herat, Apache, Pasab, Shindand, Dwyer and Leatherneck. May 2013 to December 2013 – Martek Global, Las Vegas, Nevada Government Contracting-Procurement and Materials Officer, Martek Global contractor who has been appointed to procure goods and services for the Veterans Administration (VA), Las Vegas, NV. Development of Purchase Requests

(PR), Request for Quote (RFQ), Request for Purchase (RFP), and Request for Information (RFI), based on analysis of VA Point of Contact (POC), conducts Market Research reviews from Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), creation of Statement of Work (SOW); vendor selection through System of Award Management (SAM), and budgeted IFCAP (Integrated Funds Distribution Control Point Activity Accounting & Procurement) levels; makes recommendations to management on issues concerning procurement and sources; provides expected delivery time information to the POC and Contracting Officer (KO) and administer set-up of PR for Purchase Order (PO); develop ongoing policies and procedures for the PR to PO; maintain working knowledge of current VA purchasing programs such as VistA and eCMS; minimize cost of inventory; minimize incoming freight costs; assist in negotiating prices and terms with vendors; track and pursue all available PO’s; place all orders via the Internet, fax and telephone; produce and close-out purchase orders; reconcile purchase orders to shipping documents and invoices; communicates status of all back ordered products to POC, KO and technicians; evaluates vendors service in relation to other vendors through procurement system; produce summary reports to management.

September 2011 to March 2012 – Sterling Heritage Corp, Virginia Acquisitions, Contracts & Subcontracts, Procurement Senior Consultant for the Under Secretary of Defense, Defense Procurement Acquisitions Policy, Program and Development & Implementation (PDI) and Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (ATL).

Research, review, brief contracts-acquisitions-procurement-compliance-finance, wrote white papers for USGOV SES and Military General Staff, Manage and conduct bi-weekly VTC IPRs with OCONUS AOR personnel, to include Pentagon and other Department of Defense (DoD) & DLA departments on several Contingency Acquisition Support Tools and Systems to aid all DoD personnel.

Provided expert consultation on a diverse range of acquisition polices, subjects focusing on acquisition strategy, implementation activities and Information Assurance policy and engineering. Subject Matter Expert (SME) on contracts, acquisitions, policy matters, FAR & DFAR regulations and policy. Management of training for personnel using DAU training courses to keep up-dated on education, rules, regulations, policy and procedures within the DoD and military disciplines. Courses taken on contracts & subcontracts, FAR & DFAR, acquisitions, and position related subjects.

July 2009 to September 2011 – General Dynamics Information Technology, Kuwait Contracts, Subcontracts, Procurements and Acquisitions Manager for the Coalition Acquisition Review Board (CARB), United Stated Army Central Command (USARCENT), G-4, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Validation and Administration of over 518 contract packets with a total of $20.4B dollars during 2010/2011. Validation and Administration of over 480 contract packets with a total of $14.4B dollars during 2009 to 2010 for Horn of Africa, Mid-Eastern, and Asian countries within the Area of Responsibility (AOR) OCONUS for United States and Coalition Forces.

Multi-taskings with CENTCOM Contracting Command (C3) for USFOR-A. Provided daily briefs for General Staff of C3, USARCENT and 1st TSC.

Management of base operational and security support (K-BOSSS) contracts for Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Jordan. Provided validation of all requirements, recommends an appropriate acquisitions method of satisfying the requirements while stewarding several government sources. Validation of FAR and DFAR requirements for the US Government. Ensured that inappropriate or unauthorized acquisitions are forbidden, and document the validation recommended process, and submit completed sourcing research to the Chief of Staff (COS) and upper General Staff (GS) of USARCENT. Chaired and Coordinated General Staff meetings between the CARB and C3, USFOR-A, USF-I, USARCENT, 1st TSC, Pentagon, DoD, DOS, DCMA, DCAA, GAO, LOGCAP, and AAA. Coordinated with Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) for legal compliance and Comptroller (G-8 Finance) for proper funding of acquisitions.

Managed all admin of packets going before the Board, create a written summarized report of all contracts and acquisitions over/under 10M. Create TASKERS for staff and have acquisitions tracked through USARCENT software system. Resolving issues as warranted.

Subject Matter Expert for contracts, acquisitions, procurement, policies and procedures, FAR/DFAR/AFAR/ITAR. Management and oversight of monthly CON COP meetings with all Military and Department of Defense Civilian (DAC) Contracting Officer Representatives (COR) and Technical Monitors (TM) for up-dates, resolution of issues, appointment orders, review SOW/PWS for existing and future contracts, reporting to Chief of Staff and General Staff. Management of training for personnel using DAU training courses to keep up-dated on education, rules, regulations, policy and procedures within the DoD and military disciplines. Courses taken and given on contracts, FAR & DFAR, acquisitions, and position related subjects.

March 2009 to July 2009 – Pacific Architects and Engineering, INC., Chad Supply Chain, Procurements and Subcontracts Manager for TEAM PAE – CHAD – Africa Project. Manager of Project Supply Chain with a staff of 35 expats and 45 Host Nationals, all warehouse, transportation and logistics functions for the construction for seven United Nations refugee sites within Chad. Manager of Project Procurements with a staff of 20 expat and 10 Host Nationals, with over $9M in Task Orders monthly, and over 200 subcontracts worth $290M.

Management of all base operational and support contracts for United Nations bases and refugee installations. Managed and executed weekly executive meetings with upper PAE staff and United Nations personnel. Managed execution of all contract, subcontract, supply chain services and procurement duties. Oversaw finance operations and budget for projects with present & future expenditures, reviews and approvals of all personnel tasks. Managed personnel to assume more complex contract activity by providing subject matter expert advice regarding business management, contracts, subcontracts, acquisitions and supply chain. Managed personnel training in proposal development, pricing strategies, negotiations of contracts-subcontracts, weekly reports to United Nations Executive Staff, project schedules & logistics/transportation of acquisitions to all sites, operations

& maintenance (O&M), compliance with FAR & DFAR flow-downs, to communicate verbally and written way in a meaningful and accurate discipline, maintain a positive direction for the company and resolving issues in a timely and effective manner in extremely harsh conditions.

Managed personnel training on companies office equipment and software programs, to work with the companies approved purchasing system and understanding close-out requirements for audit purposes, to create team building skills and leadership from within the department, to perform cost and price analysis of proposals and make recommendations for the development of contractually acceptable specifications, work statements, and applicability of contractual matters. Manager of Supply Chain for bulk food imports into Chad for the United Nations refugee sites throughout, air-land logistics and transportation of food, warehousing and security protection, inventory management and reporting. Managed and trained personnel to provide world class customer service to internal and external customers, to take action quickly and solve issues, and to alert Management when problems arise.

Management, Finance and Acquisitions: US Government – Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Masters Level III in purchasing, contracting, business-cost estimating and financial management, information technology, facilities engineering, life cycle logistics, program/project management, industrial / contract property management. US Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Academy for Electronic Contract Management System (eCMS), Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). Travel: St. Thomas, St. Vincent, Martinique, GITMO-Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, Barbados, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Panama, Norway, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Croatia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Albania, Georgia, Russia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Burma, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Guam, Ethiopia, Chad, South Sudan, Somalia, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria. Certifications: Word, Projects, PowerPoint, Excel, Paradox, Windows XP, Publisher, Outlook, FrontPage, Access, Adobe Acrobat, SAP, AutoCAD, Ariba P2P/P2O, Timberline, Primavera P3, Maximo, Deltek Systems, Purchase Pro, Stratton Warren, PRISM, Delphi, Galileo, Gain, Dynamics, CostPoint, SDLC Waterfall, Smartsheet, eCMS, VistA, eBuy, GSA Advantage, System for Award Management (SAM), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC), Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), FedBizOpps (FBO), Unique Procurement Instrument Identifier (UPII), Contracting Officer Representative Tracking (CORT), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), Procedures Guidance and Information (PGI), cAMS, JCCS, AGATRS, TBC, eSRS, FSRS, DBA. Additional Training: Government Purchase Orders; Government Contracts and Requisitions; Imprest Fund Custodian (US Credit Card) - Spending Authority of $500K per PCard Purchase; $25M Dollar Warrant Authority Amount for Contracts; Logistics and Support Management; Micro-purchasing & Small purchasing; Acquisition Polices & Regulations for US Government; Negotiating Contracts; Material & Property Management; Transportation & Fleet Management; Contracting Officer (KO); Contracting Officers Representative (COR); Accounting, Budget & Finance Management; DCMA and DCAA Audits; Contracts Management; Acquisitions Management; Government Accounting and Finance Systems; Federal Acquisitions Systems (FAR, DAR, ITARS, AFAR & DFAR); Contractor Purchasing System Review (CPSR); Intro to Lean Six Sigma (working towards Black Belt); McDonalds Corp, Management 1986. US GOV Awards: Eight (8) Exceptional Performance Awards from the Director; Balkans Service Medallion; Operation Joint Endeavor Medallion; National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. US Marine Corps: Meritorious Unit Citation, Combat Action Ribbon, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Navy Unit Commendation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Presidential Unit Citation, Letters of Appreciation, and Meritorious Masts.

Contracts Managed: Fixed Price Redetermination, Firm Fixed Price, Fixed Price w/Economic Price Adjustment, Fixed Price Incentive, Cost Plus Award Fee, Cost Contract, Cost Sharing, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Time and Materials, Labor Hour, Cooperative Agreements, Grants, IDIQ, Inter Agency Agreements. Procurement Management: Identification of Need, Supplier Identification, Supplier Communication, Negotiation, Supplier Liaison, Logistics Management, Tender Notification, Cost-benefit Analysis, Expediting, Purchase Orders, Procurement Outsourcing, Change Orders, Modifications, Market Research, Acquisition Planning, Source Selection Plan, Government Requirements, Establish Competitive Range, Conduct Exchanges with Offerors, Document Source Selection, Prepare Debriefings, Bid Protests.