Contract Professional 40 years in Procurement/Contracting/Program Mgmt

ROBERT CASTRO

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Qualification Profile

Sr. Contract/Program Manager

OVERVIEW

Senior Contracting Officer with over 27 years in the field of Federal Contracts Information System Programs and Property Management of Government non-expendable property. Overall experience represents over 40 years in the acquisition and program management field. During the ten (10) years with the Department of Veterans Affairs, I was supported the day to day management and procurement support functions for 7 different Medical Centers within the VA system from 1978 to 1985. Designated as a “Supply Officer” responsible for the all the Acquisition, Logistics, Warehousing functions in supporting the operation of these facilities. Procurement/Acquisition support focused on all the various procurement functions such as the acquisition of A/E Construction, Services, Supplies and Equipment in maintaining the Medical Center fully supplied and supported.

Department of the Army at Walter Reed Army Medical Center WRAMC (1985) Procurement Division Manager responsible for the processing of all procurement requests in support of the WRAMC, The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and Walter Reed Institute of Research. Contracted for installation level services, supplies, equipment inclusive of construction as well as unique acquisitions in support of the research facilities and contracting for a variety of specialized services such as “one of a kind” medical devices such as MRI Lithotripters, Hyperbaric Chambers. Supervised a staff of over 50 contract personnel.

Director of Contracts at Fort George G. Meade Army installation (1989) in support of all Installation Level acquisition support to both the Garrison and over 67 tenant activities. Due to highly classified nature of some procurement’s, held a Top Secret SCI clearance. Supervised an organization of well over 60 contract personnel in areas such as construction, services, supplies.

Federal Aviation Administration (1991), Supervisory Contracting Officer with a primary responsibility in supporting procurement functions for a Major Systems Development Program for the “new generation” air traffic control system. Additional duties included supervision of ten (10) contract professionals that supported the various Programs within the FAA conducted contract review and served as the signatory from all procurements for the section. During this assignment, I was involved also assigned to work with a number of other Major Systems development programs and provided represented the contracts directorate for all procurement related activities within the program.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) (1999). Assigned as the Division Director responsible for the management and development of “Paperless Initiatives “ within the Directorate of Contracts and represent SPAWAR in various work groups within the Dept. of Navy in defining and implementing specific applications designed to “automate” and improve the procurement business process.

Information Technology Center New Orleans (2002) Represented the SPAWAR (HQ) Director of Contracts to oversee the Technology Center’s procurement and contract support functions. This included the management of a $100 million dollar Engineering Technical Support contract awarded to support and ACAT 1A Major Systems Program called DIMHRS. The dual nature of the position led to the additional designation of Deputy Program Manager for the DIMHRS program. As an Acquisition Category 1-A Major Information System DIMHRS was governed under DoDI 5000.2. In that time frame I also earned a Master’s Degree from the US Naval Post Graduate School in Contract Management.

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Program Manager (2004) Acquisition Level III, Software Development Program named NRAMS which ultimately assigned me to Norfolk Virginia. In 2003, NRAMS was selected by Carnegie Mellon to further define Capability Maturity Model CMM-IM for Department of Navy. Due to the primary developer’s failure to develop the software effectively, the Program Executive Office for Information Technology elected to not continue funding the program.

RETIRED FROM FEDERAL SERVICE APRIL 2007

PROCUREMENT/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PROCESSES EXPERIENCE

Installation Level Support

Lean Six Sigma

Regulatory Compliance

Property Management

Property Accountability

Management/Supervision

Program Management

Secret Clearance 2012

Contract Administration

Earned Value Analysis

Research and Development

DoDI 5000.2

Contract Law

Risk Mitigation

Fluency-Spanish DAWIA Level III Acquisition

Cost Accounting Standards

Work Breakdown Structures

Subject Matter Expert

Acquisition Corp Member

CMM/CMM-IM

POST FEDERAL EXPERIENCE

B.I.G. Enterprises, LLC,

Sr. Acquisition Consultant, July 2012 to November 2012

Subject Matter Expert in field of acquisition and program office in the processing of acquisition related requirements to the DLA Directorate of Contracts originating from the Program Office for Strategic Materials. Provided Program Management staff with support and oversight in the preparation of procurement related request and the associated documents such as; Performance Work Statements and Statements of Work to include, Independent Government Estimates, Risk Analysis and other types of procurements documents.

L-3 COM STRATIS

Project Manager, November 2011 to March 2012

Provided program planning and budgeting, cost feasibility studies, to the staff of the Naval Systems Weapon Combat Group (NSWCG). Facilitated the review, evaluation and processing of a wide variety of operational requirement. Documents were often of a classified nature which required utmost level of discretion and handling and processing of classified products and services. Conducted procurement reviews of proposed procurement documents prior to submission to contract office.

B.I.G. Enterprises LLC

Senior Contract Administrator, April 2009 to October 2009

Performed contract administration support in support of Major Systems Acquisition program designed to track all maritime activities within the great lakes waterways. Program was similar to technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration in tracking aircraft routes. Supported Govt. Contracting Officer with day to day responsibilities associated in management of contract. Processed contract documents and monitored payments and costs incurred by the program.

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SERCO-NA June 2008 to October 2009

Management Analyst,

Managed a staff of Logistics Management Specialists Property Managers and Cost Analysts, located at Camp Victory as well as a number of other Forward Operating Bases (FOB) within the Iraqi theater. Primarily responsible for ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract supporting the various military units operating out of Camp Victory Iraq. Served as the single in-country point of contact for contractor operations to Department of Army Program Manager. Performed daily phone status reports of the staff and account for them while assigned to the individual stations.

Booze Allen Hamilton May 2007 to October 2007

Level III Analyst $120,000

Acquisition Specialist for a proposed Purchasing Agent position in El Salvador Central American. Effort was in direct support to the “Millennium Challenge Corporation” a Quasi-Government agency established by President of United States to broaden the infrastructure and democratic principles of the country. Purchasing Agent assignment planned for El Salvador CA was ultimately cancelled by Booze Allen management in coordination with the Millennium Challenge Corporation directive.

Senior Contract Administrator August 2006 to April 2007

GS 1102-15)

US Navy Program Executive Office

Final detailed assignment prior to my formal retirement from Federal Service. Reviewed and processed incoming site visit of the Navy Marine Corp Intranet (NMCI) invoices against contract deliverables. Provided NMCI Senior Management with weekly reports and analysis of processed documents which assisted in the tracking of program expenditures against existing budgeted amounts.

Senior Contract Administrator August 2006 to November 2006

DP-IV (GS 1102-15)

Joint Contracting Command (JCCI-Iraq)

Volunteered for an acquisition support assignment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraq (Green Zone) Assigned as a Senior Contract Manager to support contract management functions in support of the Joint Contracting Command (Iraq) procurement Operations. Managed a multi-Million dollar contract in the rehabilitation of the Iraq Electrical Sector. Contracts consisted in the refurbishment and or replacement of existing power generation electric turbines for in direct support to the Iraqi Power distribution grids. Managed the reconciliation of hundreds of outstanding vouchers in order to facilitate payment of outstanding invoices issued for services rendered in the Iraqi theater. Voucher and payments resolution required negotiation and settlement of vouchers to both Iraqi Nationals and firms in the United States.

Project Director January 2005 to August 2006

DP-IV (GS-15)

U.S. Navy, Program Executive Office for Information Technology (PEO-IT), Norfolk, VA

Participated in the review and implementation of CMM-IM certification standard criteria for future Navy Information Technology programs. Implemented Lean Six Sigma processes and procedures of an existing program as a way of reducing critical “Acquisition Lead Times” to meet or exceed established critical Milestone goals for the program. Developed acquisition related processes and procedure documents and supported the processing of these documents to the PEO in support of Major Acquisition Programs for the Navy. Responsible for property accountability both for the program property but over $3M dollars in additional computer systems loaned to other facility in Hawaii. Conducted broad analysis and review of property and create a proposed plan to establish a Contingency of Operations Plan (COOP) located in

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Project Director cont.

Tennessee to preclude loss of data systems in the event of a catastrophic failure of the programs application data. Structured a number of Performance Based acquisitions in support of existing service type contracts. As the Senior Contracting Officer at the Information Technology Center (ITC) in New Orleans LA, I was tasked with the development of Statement of Objectives (SOO) in accordance with FAR part 37.601, Assisted ITC Technical Staff in defining existing requirements in terms of results rather than methods in performing tasks. Led program teams in the development of Performance Standards and Quality Assurance Plans for the facility in future procurements Led teams in the development of evaluation criteria to properly evaluate offerors proposed Performance-based Work Statements and verify that the offeror had a full understanding of the Governments requirements as part of evaluation and contract award.

Program Manager, Information Technology (IT) April 2003 to January 2005

DP IV-(GS-15)

U.S. Navy, PEO-IT, Norfolk, VA

Assigned to manage an Acquisition Category Acquisition Level LV (ACAT IV) being managed by the PEO-IT in support of Bureau of Personnel in the development of an Automated Acquisition Program for the Recruitment and Accession of incoming Navy Enlisted personnel. At the time of assignment, contract was two years behind schedule and over $5 Million Dollars above original contract estimate. Assigned by the PEO-IT to lead the effort in assessing the value of continuing software development or recommending the cancellation of the program to the PEO-IT. The NRAMS contract value increased from $7 to $12 Million Dollars and 3 years behind schedule. The NRAMS was based on the use of Proprietary Software which would be “Tailored” to fit the requirements of the Navy in the field of Recruitment.

Many of the requirements and possible conflicts were adjudicated through the application of Technical Rights data requirements defined within FAR Part 27. The analysis concluded that it was in the Navy’s best interest to terminate development and cancel program activities. As part of the termination of the program the Department of the Navy recovered over $2.5 Million Dollars in Government Owned equipment and Software for use by other Navy Programs.

Deputy Program Manager (Acting) June 2001 to April 2003

Senior Contracting Officer

DP IV–(GS 15) U.S. Navy, PEO-IT

Acting Deputy PM responsibilities:

Acting Deputy Program Manager/Acquisition Manager in support of a Department of Navy Major Acquisition System (ACAT-IA) Program. Program development was at Milestone 0 in the acquisition schedule. Responsible for the coordination and oversight of program staff and technical support contractors responsible for the development of all acquisition related documentation for Milestone I approval.

Performed oversight in the Developed the Program’s Standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to more efficiently track both program schedules and deliverables. for the program to enable the tracking of costs and against program development. Reviewed and safe guarded the use and application of patents and data associated with FAR Part 27 to ensure the protection of the Government in the potential use of products and or applications governed by Patent and Data Rights.

Oversaw the development of all program related documentation in accordance with DODI 5000.1 (Guidance for Major Program Acquisitions) Reviewed final drafts and forwarded documentation for review and concurrence by Senior Acquisition Authority. Supported the PM in the development and execution of the program’s annual operational budget.

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Senior Contract Officer Responsibilities:

Managed $100 Million Engineering Labor Hour Contract which provided technical support to a Major Acquisition Program. Labor Hour contract provided technical and engineering support to program activities.

Performed contract administration functions associated with review of existing contract Task Orders and determine compliance with existing contract terms and conditions.

Conducted periodic analysis of contractor request for payments to ensure compliance with contract terms and conditions.

Division Director – Paperless Initiatives June 1999 to May 2001

Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR HQ), San Diego, CA

Development of Automated tools to improve acquisition process. Managed staff of 18 Contract and Automation Specialist in the development of software and automated applications to enhance the

contracts and acquisition process at SPAWAR. Assigned by Director of Contracts SPAWAR to represent command in the Department of Navy Automation Council established to standardize automation

Technologies within the Department of Navy. Established process improvements of existing in-house contract document distribution processes. Reduced the reproduction of contract documents by 75% in the Contract Office Instituted through the implementation of automated document routing processes in lieu of manual ones.

Contracting Officer (CO)/Procurement Analyst May 1991 to May 1999

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Headquarters

Maintained an Unlimited Contract Warrant delegation in supported the FAA Oceanic and Offshore Program Office. Contract support was part of an Integrated Product Teams which supported program functions through the use of program analysis, procurement strategies, contract administration and contract support including acquisition process development, business process re-engineering, budgeting, and contract management.

Senior Contracting Officer supporting the Advance Automation System (AAS ($6 Billion), for replacement of the existing Air Traffic Control terminals at U.S. air traffic stations nationwide. Contract responsibilities included the management of a $12 Million Dollar Sub-Contract for Engineering Support Services which provided technical and engineering support functions to the (AAS) Program Management Office.

Managed and administered all task orders for compliance to the existing contract terms and conditions

Performed financial analysis on all labor hour costs submitted for payment to the Contracting Officer.

Senior Managing Contracting Officer responsible for a team of 10 Contract Specialists. Reviewed and performed analysis of all Task Orders, Solicitations and other contract related activities in support of various customers within the Federal Aviation Administration.

ADDITIONAL FEDERAL SERVICE EXPERIENCE 1991-1974:

Director of Contracts Fort George G. Meade (US ARMY) April 1985 to April 1991

Walter Reed Army Medical Center June 1985 to March1988

Supply Officer –Department of Veterans Affair March 1974 to June 1985

Medical Center Located in:

Philadelphia PA Procurement Intern

Gainesville Florida Division Chief

Providence Rhode Island Supply Officer

Washington DC HQ. SADBU

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EDUCATION

U.S. Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey CA, Master of Contracts Management, 2001

National Louis University, Evanston, IL, Bachelor of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Minor: Business 1991

CERTIFICATIONS

Secret Clearance- 2012

Defense Acquisition DAWIA Level III Procurement, Dept. of the Navy

Defense Acquisition, DAWIA Level III Program Management, Dept. of the Navy

Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)

AWARDS

JCC-I Command Coin for Service in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2005

Garrison Commander Medal for Civilian Service

Awards/Recognition for exceptional service

o Walter Reed Medical Center

o Fort Gorge G. Meade

o Federal Aviation Administration

o SPAWAR –Department of Navy

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