Mr. Thomas J. Brown
Adams, NY *3605
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OJECTIVE: Transitioning military service member seeking employment in the public or private sector in sales, acquisitions/procurement or management.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
A dedicated and experienced contracting professional who balances the necessity of providing the requiring activity their required supplies or services and conservation of funds for future needs and purchases. Incredibly apt in maintaining a very good business and professional relationship with customers and contractors. Equally capable of working in a team or independently; excels at problem solving and exercising initiative with minimal guidance. Qualifications include:
- Top Secret Clearance - Leadership Experience - Training Skills
- Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III Certified in Contracting
- Contracting Systems Administration
WORK EXPERIENCE:
925th Contracting Battalion
31 Quartermaster Road
Fort Drum, NY 13602 United States
10/2016 - Present
Contracting Officer/Operations Noncommissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) Serves as a warranted contracting officer with a maximum authority of $150,000 and the Battalion Operations Non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC). Responsible for managing the day to day operations of both military and civilian personnel; responsible for planning, coordinating and executing training for the entire staff; generate and write various reports to senior command organizations. Serving as the contracting systems administrator for all electronic contracting systems such as Standard Procurement System (SPS), Procurement Desktop – Defense (PD2), Paperless Contract File (PCF), and Virtual Contracting Enterprise – Business Intelligence (VCE-BI). Regional Contracting Center - Afghanistan
ECC-A
ATTN: RCC-A
APO, AE 09354 United States
10/2015 - 10/2016
Compliance and Policy NCOIC
Served as the Battalion Compliance and Policy Non-commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) and a warranted contracting officer with a maximum authority of $1,000,000. Responsible for managing solicitation, contract and modification compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFARS) and local policy; responsible for reviewing all procurement actions before higher level policy and legal reviews; managed the performance metrics for all contracting offices in Afghanistan; developed and streamlined the metrics reporting requirements; served as the post-award contracting officer responsible for closing out overage contracts. 925th Contracting Battalion
31 Quartermaster Rd.
Fort Drum, NY 13602 United States
06/2015 - 10/2015
Compliance and Policy NCOIC
Served as the Compliance and Policy NCOIC who assisted the Business Operations Division Chief in reviewing pre and post award procurement actions valued over the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. Conducted duties as a contract specialist focusing mainly in pre-award supply and commodity actions as well as post-award service actions.
411th Contracting Support Brigade - Korea
Unit 15289
APO, AP 15289 United States
04/2013 - 04/2015
Contract Specialist
Served as a contract specialist for construction, supply and service requirements throughout the Korean Peninsula. Responsible for writing over 200 solicitations, contracts, task orders, and modifications in support of United States Forces - Korea (USFK), United Nations Assisted Mission Command - Korea, 8th United States Army, 7th United States Air Force, and Naval Support Element - Korea; Also preformed contract actions using foreign funds under the authority of the United States Government, the Republic of Korea Government, and the USFK J4 for supplies, services and construction integral to the joint partnership of the United States Armed Forces and the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. United States Army Central - Third U.S. Army
1 Gabreski Dr.
Shaw AFB, SC 29152 United States
06/2009 - 04/2013
Operations Sergeant
Served as and Operations Sergeant for the Third U.S. Army Special Troops Battalion S-3 Operations Section. Responsible for writing and publishing operations orders; planning, coordinating, managing and executing training to prepare service members for area of operations specific deployments and exercises; responsible for training and mentoring junior soldiers while providing input to senior leaders in the improvement of operations and organizational flow. Specialized in Microsoft Office programs to prepare documents for the Commander and the subordinate staff. EDUCATION:
- Candidate for Masters in Business Administration, University of the Incarnate Word, Alamo Heights, TX United States, Estimated graduation: 09/2020
- Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO, United States Bachelor's Degree 12/2014; GPA: 3.58, graduated Cum Laude
- Contracting for Decision Makers
- Acquisition Noncommissioned Officer Senior Leader Course - Distinguished Honor Graduate
- Army Intermediate Contracting Course
- Acquisition Noncommissioned Officer Advanced Leader Course
- Army Acquisition Basic Contracting Course
- Army Acquisition Foundation Course
- M1 Armored Crewman Advanced Leader Course
- U.S. Army Basic Leader Course
TRAINING:
- Sexual Harassment And Assault Prevention And Response Course (2011)
- Equal Opportunity Leader Course (2009)
- EMT Basic Course (2006)
REFERENCES:
Mr. (SSG) Christopher R. Sanchez
Contract Specialist, U.S. Army
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Mr. (LTC) Wyeth S. Anderson
Contracting Officer, U.S. Army
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Mrs. (COL) Carol M. Tschida
Brigade Commander, U.S. Army
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Mr. Kenneth L. Morris
Contracting Officer, U.S. Army
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