Manager Project

DANIEL A. COLEMAN

**** **** **** **** . *********, Maryland 21210 . 410-***-****

Director of IT Procurement

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

. High-performing professional with over 20 years of progressive

responsibility in Contract Administration, Negotiation, Procurement,

Subcontract Management, Purchasing, Contract Drafting, and Business

Operating Systems. Motivated achiever skilled in anticipating business

problems and in effecting their resolution, organizing for maximum

efficiency at minimum cost with demonstrated success in drafting and

implementing contracting policies and procedures, and in the reduction

of administrative effort and costs.

. Results driven visionary, customer focused, highly organized, self-

starter with outstanding record of formulating goals and objectives to

focus activities towards effective performance of contract management

functions. Comprehensive knowledge bearer of general corporate business

practices, government and commercial contracting regulations and

principles, subcontracting practices, and accounting and finance

principles

. Innovative problem solver with proven aptitude to responds to

complex inquiries regarding contract obligations and revisions; identify

risks and issues, suggests alternatives that lead to the best solution;

reviews and manages contractual obligations of the parties and provides

continual review to ensure that all terms and conditions are met;

prepares and disseminates information regarding contract status,

compliance, modifications

. Articulate communicator and team builder who can fluently speak the

language of the business need with management, consultants, colleagues

and subordinates. Interacts closely with senior management and

operational leaders to facilitate the mission and communicate on all

matters related to contract and grant requirements, intellectual

property, organizational regulations and legal requirements.

. Proficient in personal computer operations, WordPerfect, Quattro,

Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Project, Vizio, ABC FlowCharter and has

traveled nationally and internationally researching and promoting

contract management best practices and procedures.

SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

. Conducted cost analysis of the paper filing of landlord tenant

pleadings and lead the design, development and implementation of an

electronic filing (E-Filing) system that generated funds that paid for

the creation and ongoing maintenance of an electronic case filing

system.

. Renegotiated the original Statewide Digitization of Land Records

Project contract to place ownership of the resulting product in the name

of the Maryland Judiciary allowing any future installations of similar

projects in the United States that used any part of the product produced

for the Maryland Judiciary to generate a fee to the Maryland Judiciary,

reducing and controlling maintenance cost for the life of the system.

. Successfully implemented Centralized System of Contract

Administration within 6 months timetable allotted, saving the division

over $300,000.00 in first year of operation, and reduced loss and theft

of equipment by 98%.

. Reduced theft and loss by 95% and prevented recurrence by

documenting means of theft of pharmaceutical and medical supplies and

established standardized procedure for requisition and acquisition of

pharmaceutical and medical supplies.

. Secured more than $25 million in assets for company, as a result of

contractors' defaulted performance situations by establishing core

contract management processes in order to monitor and manage contract

compliance including change control.

. Designed and implemented Maryland Judiciary statewide Procurement

Policy and Procedures.

. Lead Negotiations that created first State contract to have "First

Right of Refusal" and "Living Wage" language in service contract.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Baltimore City Community College

08/09-Present

Director of Procurement

Reports to the Vice President, Business and Finance, with unlimited

negotiation authority.

. Oversee, plan, direct, organize and authorize all procurement activity

for the College

. Oversee specification development and vendor management for commodities

and services, selection of procurement method, regulatory approvals, pre-

bid/proposal conferences, bid openings, bid/proposal evaluation,

preparation for award, debriefing, contract execution and contractor

performance issues.

. Monitor purchase through State of Maryland Corporate Purchasing Card

Program, and other State Agencies.

. Interacts with President's Staff, College Council, Board of Trustees,

administrators, faculty,

staff and students; serve on college-wide committees and councils.

Morgan State University, Office of Sponsored Programs

10/08-08/09

Contract Specialist

Reports to Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Programs, with unlimited

negotiation authority.

. Directs project operations business aspects of contracts to include

contract administration, procurement, finance, accounting and

company/customer communication and handling post-award communications

with the customer contract personnel on all contract matters and

advising project manager on all matters pertaining to business

management

. Leads contract negotiation for all contracts involving corporations,

federal laboratories, and universities, to include authorization of

foreign travel and equipment.

. Actively manages subcontracts involving profit and nonprofit

business entities with attention to the prevention and/or defense of

potential claims by subcontractors, and to prepare documentation to

sustain any claims made.

. Reviews bid and proposal solicitations for risk, liability and

performance issues and conducted budget analysis for compliance with

university and federal government allowable cost principles.

. Develops price proposals for project in response to competitive

procurements with federal government and private corporations.

. Performs as liaison between researcher, university, and external

sponsor in the resolution of administrative matters.

COMSYS/CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Corporate Purchasing 3/08 - 9/08

Senior Contract Administrator

Reported to the Corporate Purchasing Manager, with unlimited negotiation

authority granted.

. Lead the development of project scope of work for Construction

projects, professional services and training programs.

. Drafted Request for Proposals (RFP) and Request for Quotes (RFQ)

solicitations and conducted pre proposal conferences with vendors and

business owners.

. Developed price proposal for minority participation for health care

services to Baltimore City resulting in the winning proposal,

10,000,000.00 contract award.

. Conducted project procurement from pre award to execution of final

contract and negotiated terms and conditions for final contract award

and execution of contract.

MARYLAND JUDICIARY, Administrative Offices of the Court

3/01 08/07

Executive Director Procurement and Contract Administration

Reported to the State Court Administrator, with unlimited negotiation

authority.

. Lead all negotiations for the Maryland Judiciary in the acquisition

of goods and services, generating an annual negotiated procurement

savings of $1.5M.

. Directed the daily activities of the Procurement Department, Fleet

Administration, Fixed Assets and Administrative Office of the Courts

Warehouse.

. Provided fiscal responsibility for development and management of

Department operational budget of $260,000.00.

. Renegotiated the original Statewide Digitization of Land Records

Project contract to place ownership of the resulting product in the name

of the Maryland Judiciary allowing any future installations of similar

projects in the United States that used any part of the product produced

for the Maryland Judiciary to generate a fee to the Maryland Judiciary,

reducing and controlling maintenance cost for the life of the system.

. Designed and Implemented Maryland Judiciary Procurement and the

Administrative Office of the Courts Fleet Administration, Fixed Assets

and Warehouse Policies and Procedures.

. Implemented the Maryland Judiciary Corporate Credit Card Program and

the Document Management Bar coding of Procurement documents.

. Performed as Chairman of the Maryland Judiciary Procurement Advisory

Committee.

Maryland's Port Administration 3/95 - 3/01

Manager, Procurement

Reported to the Director of Finance with unlimited negotiation authority

granted.

. Developed and managed a $1.4M department operations annual budget

for three business units.

. Instituted strategic vendor relations to procure an average of $180M

annually, generating an organizational savings of $2.5M annually and

developed strategic vendor relations for state of the art equipment

catalogs that reduced the delivery cycle by an average of thirty days

from order placement to delivery.

. Recommended and implemented a corporate credit card program that

resulted in 50% reduction in purchase order creation while ensuring

vendor payment in three days and a just-in-time program resulting in a

reduction 10 thousand square feet of warehouse space, resulting in a 20%

savings in overall project cost.

. Provided significant contributions in the Financial Management

Information Service (FMIS) implementation of enhanced General Ledger,

Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Budget, Procurement and Fixed

Assets policies, processes and systems.

. Actively participated in the Strategic Plan Development team's

identification of the Port Administration's core services and the types

of cargo the port needed to focus on to maximize its geographical in-

land advantage and in the outsourcing of physical plant maintenance of

the World Trade Center, Port Administration monthly magazine and tenant

leasing, resulting in the elevation of the Port of Baltimore to the

number one roll-on roll-off port for farm machinery and automobiles on

the east coast.

Gallaudet University 2/92 - 3/95

Manager, Contracts and Purchasing

Reported to the Director of Business Services with unlimited negotiation

authority granted.

. Directed the daily activities of the Purchasing and Central

Receiving Department and the Deaf and Minority Purchasing Program, with

a budget of over $500K.

. Provided legal oversight and compiled department operational budgets

for Contracts, Purchasing and Warehousing areas.

. Provided supervisory responsibility for the Procurement of $20M in

goods and services consisting of 90% competitive bidding of all

procurement activity.

. Managed the design and development of the Deaf and Minority

Purchasing Program and the production of an open captioned videotape

"Doing Business with Gallaudet".

. Designed and implemented an audit coding system for tracking

procurement activity with deaf and minority vendors.

. Lead the design, development and implementation of a fully ADA

compliant University-wide system of signage.

. Conducted Bar Code feasibility study and coordinated the design,

development and implementation of the program for the University.

University of Maryland at College Park 11/88 -2/92

Contract Administrator IV

Reported to the Director of Research Administration and Advancement with

unlimited negotiation authority granted.

. Administered and conducted contract negotiations for all contracts

involving corporations, federal laboratories, and universities from pre-

award to close out to include the authorization of foreign travel and

equipment acquisitions.

. Conducted budget analysis for compliance with university and federal

government allowable cost principles and drafted subcontracts involving

Profit and nonprofit business entities.

. Performed as liaison between researcher, university, and external

sponsor in the resolution of administrative matters.

. Selected as one of eight outstanding mentors in America from a body

of 24,000 members and presented "Managing Contracts for Performance"

before the National Contract Management Association and was select to

sit on the National Contract Management Association's panel in Los

Angeles, CA.

Back River Waste Water Treatment Plant 8/85 - 11/88

Contract Administrator

Reported directly to the Waste Water Maintenance Manager, with management

responsibilities for overseeing the Centralized Contract Administration and

Procurement Systems and the budget for the acquisition of goods and

services for the entire Division of Waste Water Maintenance.

. Designed and implemented a Centralized System of Contract

Administration for the Division of Waste

Water Maintenance and provided training to managers and supervisors in

the utilization of system.

. Administer all awarded contracts within the Division and created an

audit trail tracking system to verify receipt of goods and services for

dollars spent.

. Assisted in the development of acquisition specifications for new

construction, durable goods, equipment, machinery, and services.

. Designed and implemented an Inventory System for receipt and

distribution of new machinery for new maintenance facility

. Represented the Division of Waste Water before Baltimore City Board

of Estimates in Contract Award and contractor default hearings.

. Successfully implemented Centralized System of Contract

Administration within 6 months timetable allotted, saving the Division

over $300,000.00 in first year of operation, reducing loss and theft of

equipment by 98%.

. Developed and implemented a 'pre-award' and contractor bid

conference team.

EDUCATION

Southern University School of Law, Baton Rouge, Louisiana1978

Juris Doctor, Commercial Law (Completion of Bar Pending)

North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina1974

Bachelor of Science, Political Science/Business Administration

AWARDS & AFFILIATIONS

Maryland Judiciary - National Institute of Governmental Purchasing 2002

to 2007

. Member, Lieutenant Governor's Commission of Small Business and

Procurement Reform. 2004

. Recipient Governor's Office on Minority Affairs, Outstanding

Outreach Effort on behalf of Minorities and Small Businesses. 1999

. Recipient - Governor's Office on Minority Affairs, "Mega Success".

1997

. Manager of the Year, Maryland Port Administration. 1995

. National Contract Management Association, Member National Teaching

Faculty, Negotiating A Quality Contract, Hampton, VA. 1992

. National Contract Management Association, Member National Teaching

Faculty, Managing Contracts for Peak Performance, College Park, MD. 1991

. National Contract Management Association. 1989

. National Council of University Research Administrators. 1988

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