Andrew L. Waks

*** *** **** ***** # *** Juno Beach, FL. 33408 ac1w8m@r.postjobfree.com

Cell Phone 301-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/waksandrew

SUMMARY OF CORE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Dynamic, versatile and accomplished Contracts, Subcontracts, and Sourcing professional with 20+ years of leadership, management and expertise for all phases of Procurement life cycle. Ensure all Contractual Agreements for various diversified Customer & Supplier Procurement efforts are in accordance and comply with any applicable laws and requirements.

●SME for Federal, State & Local Govt. & Commercial regulations and various other laws, and agency supplements including but not limited to FAR, DFAR, GSA, & UCC.

●Focused industries include Federal, State & Local, and Commercial IT, Telecommunications, Aerospace, Cloud Computing, Health, Energy, & Construction.

●Solid working Knowledge of all solicitation, proposal & contract types (Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, Incentive and T&M) & contract vehicles (IDIQ, GWAC, GSA, PPA, etc.).

●Excel in Streamlining contractual procedures and processes resulting in optimal efficiency from small dollar orders to complex agreements and contracts valued at $300M+.

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC, Juno Beach, FL. 2016 to Present

Contract and Sourcing Compliance Manager (Contractor)

Lead and Consult Energy Resource Division of Company from a Federal and State and Local contract standpoint from cradle to grave for NextEra Agreements and NextEra Supplier Contracts enabling Company to successfully sell Solar & Wind power to its Customers.

●Manage critical Solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for $300M+ from a contractual standpoint in support of the US Navy & Marines.

●Effectively create, improve and finalize Federal practices of Company by updating, standardizing and implementing internal procedures and policies in compliance with Federal laws, Regulations and Requirements including FAR and DFAR.

●Manage Contractual processes of Project Development, Project Mgmt., Sourcing Organizations, and their respective Suppliers for construction of Power Plants to ensure successful delivery of Solar & Wind energy for various Federal, State and Local efforts.

VERIZON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, Herndon, VA. 2013 - 2015

Contract & Sourcing Manager (Contractor)

Lead contracts & vendor mgmt. support for various Verizon teams and partners including large and SDB firms for secure colocation, cloud computing, IT, security, storage, and disaster recovery services in support of various Federal, State & Local Government Customers.

●Manage GSA 70 IT, GWAC, ID/IQ, contracts in support of VA, DOT, HHS (including CMS), US Navy and World Bank Group contracts and any associated orders, ranging from small to large value award amounts of $150M+.

●Streamline contractual operations, procedures and templates resulting in fueling optimal efficiency of various processes and significant reduction of operating costs and expenses.

●Recognized by Verizon Executive Mgmt. in 2014 and 2015 for displaying exceptional contracts & supplier mgmt. support for strategic procurement awards.

ICF, INTERNATIONAL, INC., Rockville, MD. 2011 – 2012

Contracts Manager

Provided cradle to grave contracts and grants support for health and science related technical services to ICF Technology Management Solutions Group to successfully meet the needs and

requirements of ICF Federal & State Government customers.

● Led key mgmt. and executive personnel in various functional disciplines (i.e. Program Management, Business Development, Capture Management, Pricing, etc.) ensuring compliance with contractual, business, CAS requirements and company policy.

● Strategically managed less experienced ICF contract and subcontract employees while further enabling their skills in their assigned function(s) resulting in far exceeding performance standards.

GENERAL DYNAMICS ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Fairfax, VA. 2010 - 2011

Lead Specialist, Contracts

Led, negotiated, and administered federal government Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, T&M, Incentive, and ID/IQ IT contracts for service, software and product efforts.

● Successfully managed complex multi-year IT proposals and contracts valued at $50M+.

● Promptly achieved critical deadlines for information requested by DCMA & DCAA.

LOCKHEED MARTIN INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Rockville, MD. 2008 - 2010

Subcontract Administrator, Lead

Led, negotiated, and administered pre-award and post-award Fixed-Price and Cost-Reimbursement type subcontract activities and agreements in support of Information Management and Information Technology (IM/IT) services and products for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 55 major locations within the US.

● Ensured regulatory & procedural compliance with FAR, DFAR, Contractors Purchasing Systems Reviews (CPSR) and Corporate requirements.

●Recognized by Lockheed Martin Subcontract and Program Mgmt. for displaying exceptional subcontract support and cost reductions resulting in $1M+ in 2008 and 2009.

ANCHOR TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. & YRCI (Staffing Firms) 2006 - 2008

Contract / Subcontract Manager Consultant Client: AUGUSTAWESTLANDBELL, LLC, Reston, VA.

Managed and administered full life cycle of federal, commercial, and international contracts and subcontracts for the joint design, configuration, and mgmt. of aircrafts in support of VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Fleet Program for Naval Air Systems Command.

●Ensured compliance with the FAR, DFARS, ITAR, CPSR, & Corporate requirements.

●Mentored/trained two junior level contracts personnel in various aspects of contracts and subcontract activities involving procurement of required aircraft equipment and services.

Client: ACCENTURE, LLP, Washington, D.C.

Managed federal government contracts and subcontracts in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws, and customer requirements.

●Provided on-site advice to business unit, Senior Partners, program, and project teams on contract management, policy, compliance matters, and Federal Travel Regulations.

●Developed, streamlined, and integrated Contract and Subcontract Management tools, templates, methods, and processes for the engagement team.

EMMES CORPORATION, Rockville, MD. 2005 - 2006

Contracts and Grants Manger

Managed, negotiated, and administered complex Clinical Research, Contracts, Subcontracts, Consultant Agreements & Grants sponsored by Government Agencies including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as Industry funded studies for Projects relating to Clinical Coordinating Centers.

●Consulted and worked extensively with the Principal Investigators, Directors/Managers, Accounting and Facilities Departments as required.

●Successfully managed over 50 contracts, grants and various subcontracts.

●Provided ongoing logistical, administrative, and computational support to maintain the Company's contracts, subcontracts, and grants in impeccable detail and order, to avoid cost over-runs, as well as achieve optimal success of vital and highly visible projects.

ASPECT SOFTWARE, INC., McLean, VA. 2004 - 2005

Senior Contracts Negotiator

Managed, negotiated and administered pre-award and post-award contractual agreements for Call Center hardware and software products and services including NDA, teaming, software license, hardware, installation, maintenance, reseller, consulting and service agreements in support of all federal, state and local government contract activities and efforts.

●Reported directly to General Counsel and served as Subject Matter Expert for all contractual and legal matters relating to Federal, State, and Local Government contractual activities for entire Corporation.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN DENRO SYSTEMS, Gaithersburg, MD. 2000 - 2004

Principal Contract Administrator

Represented this diversified manufacturing company in contractual relationships with domestic and foreign government agencies and contractors in support of vital communication solicitations, contracts and orders.

●Acting Director for Contracts Organization during absence of Director of Contracts.

●Successfully led Contracts, Marketing and Program Management teams for various critical multi-million dollar Procurement efforts from initial solicitation to contract award.

PROGRESSIVE RESOURCES, INC. (Staffing Firm) 1998 - 2000

Contract Manager Consultant

Consulted President & CEO and respective Clients with respect to negotiation, administration, and management of contracts and subcontracts.

Client: ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC., Philadelphia, PA.

Senior Contract Administrator Consultant

Consulted internal and external clients for diversified chemical manufacturer with respect to Information Systems and telecommunication procurements in support of commercial customers.

ADDITIONAL KEY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

AT&T FEDERAL SYSTEMS, Silver Spring, MD. Six years +

Sr. Subcontract Specialist

Supported vital Federal, State and Local Government, Commercial and International Subcontracting and Sourcing efforts from Pre-Award to Post-Award.

EDUCATION & DEGREES

M.S. Procurement, Acquisitions, Grants Mgmt. Degree, American Univ., D.C., GPA 3.3.

B.A. Liberal Arts Degree with emphasis on Business, Univ., of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

COMPUTER & TECHNICAL SKILLS: Extremely proficient with computers and office programs including Microsoft Suite Applications, Adobe, SharePoint, etc. Also gained extensive working knowledge using industry software systems such as SAP, Deltek CostPoint, and Oracle.

SECURITY CLEARANCES – SECRET & NATO (not currently active); eligible and ready to obtain and maintain any level of required government security clearance thru Top Secret.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION – National Contract Management Association Member

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