Management Office
Resume:
Charles F. Parker Jr.
Centreville, VA 20121
acqj7w@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications:
Over 12 years of federal procurement, financial management, and budget analysis experience. An individual who accepts challenges, has a strong work ethic and a deep understanding and interprets Federal Acquisition Regulations( FAR). Establishes and maintains positive business relationships between stakeholders, customers and contractors supporting contract requirements. Experienced in collecting data, conducting coordination, collaboration and communication. A subject matter expert in procedures applicable to acquisition and contract administration.
Clearances:
Secret
Technical Skills:
Expert user of PRISM
Solicitations
Budget control
Data Analysis
Risk Assessment
Strategic Planning
Team Leadership/ Development
Creating Modifications
Interagency Agreements (IAA’s)
Creating and editing Statements of Works (SOW’s)
Market Research
Updating procurement information in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS)
Employment History:
ERIMAX, Inc.; Client: U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations, Contract Management Division
7th & D Street, GSA Regional Office Building
SW, Washington, DC
Principal Contract Specialist; June 2014 to Present
Prepare closeout documentation for multiyear labor hour (LH), level of effort (LOE) and inventory of research and development (R&D) contracts.
Identify and prioritize contracts that have no remaining year or two year appropriated funds balances.
Analyze the contract writing management system (PRISM) to determine any discrepancies between base award, modifications and funding obligations per contract file.
Provides post-award contracting functions to include cost and price analysis, administration of products and services for the Federal Government.
ASI Government; Client: United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Policy, Oversight and Acquisitions Programs Branch; Office of Acquisitions- Washington DC 20549
Accomplishments:
Lead the contract closeout team for a period of 90 days and achieved the closeout quota each month. I attended all pertinent meetings, informed the client of any issues, and delivered all required reports on time. The client was satisfied with my leadership and praised my efforts to the upper management of ASI.
Acting Closeout Support Lead; Jan 2014 to April 2014
Assigned contracts to closeout team members based on the information provided by the Chief of Operations Branch.
Reviewed daily the Master Consolidated Close-out Share-point list (housed all the contracts eligible for closeout which is reviewed by the designated SEC’s key personnel.
Tracked the status of closeout issues, outstanding SEC 2414 forms and assessed staffing needs. Conducted quality control and prepared monthly reports.
Provided weekly status updates to the SEC Contracting Officer Representative’s (COR’s), Contracting Officers (CO’s) and the Director of Acquisition.
ASI Government; Client: United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Policy, Oversight and Acquisitions Programs Branch; Office of Acquisitions- Washington DC 20549
100 F Street, NE SEC- Station Place, Washington D.C.
Contract Closeout Specialist; Jan 2013 to May 2014
Accomplishments:
As a team since FY12 we closed 2,740 contracts and de-obligated $44,869,528.61. Our closeout team was recognized during the Sequestration period during the Government shutdown. Due to the efforts of the closeout team kept the SEC open and not shutting down like the other agencies because of the closeout teams’ ability, to continue de-obligating large amounts from aging contracts.
My individual efforts in FY 2013 I closed 227 contracts and de-obligated $2,363,049.85 and in FY 2014 closed 102 contracts and de-obligated $1,257,924.85.
Reconciled each expired contract’s funding obligations and expenditures with the SEC’s financial systems- PRISM, Financial Procurement Desktop System (FPDS) and DELPHI to determine the amount due to the Government or owed to the contractor.
Verified the expiration status of contracts to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to obtain required SEC closeout forms.
Coordinated with the contractors/vendors on all aspects of the closeout (obtaining final invoice) Worked with the COR’s with de-obligating funds still remaining on these expired contracts.
Performed final closeout of assigned contracts by issuing contract modifications; assuring timed delivery with the COR, inspection and all reporting actions have been resolved before recommending final closeout of the contract and confirming Period of Performance (POP) expiration dates or task orders still open.
ASI Government ; Client : Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Office of Administration’s Procurement Directorate (PD) - Springfield, VA
6650 Loisdale Road- Suite 110
Springfield, VA
Acquisition Support Specialist; May 2011 to Jan 2013
Pre-award responsibilities included:
Drafted, coordinated, prepared required pre-award documentation which included determination and findings.
Advised clients on competitive options based on business strategies, analyzing relevant market information, acquisition goals, and FAR requirements.
Consulted and interfaced with Office of Information and Technology (OIT) staff and customers to identify and clarify requirements, establish milestone schedules, developed and reviewed documents.
Drafted acquisition plans, conducted market research and analysis, conducted and prepared justifications for sole source, met with clients for acquisition planning and contract preparation.
Reviewed and edited Statement of Work (SOW), Statement of Objectives (SOO’s), Performance Work Statement’s (PWS) and preparation for other supporting documentation.
Facilitated meetings with the OIT management and contractors/vendors.
Interactive Technologies Group, Client: Defense Acquisition University – DMSC-SPM Fort Belvoir, VA
9820 Belvoir Road
Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-5565
Budget Analyst; March 2009 – September 2010
Worked with cost center managers to monitor, review and submit budget narratives with monthly commitments, obligations and new funding allocations for Ft. Belvoir DAU course accounting codes. Facilitated meetings with these managers so a budget, could be approved for the upcoming fiscal year.
Organized and monitored reports that directly supported the execution of the DSMC-SPM operations and maintenance budget in accordance with the DAU Financial Plan.
Performed daily budget execution and administration work involving the monitoring of obligations incurred and the actual expenditures of funds.
Served as analyst performing day-to day control and management involving the formulation, execution, and/ or analysis of the organization’s budget and funding requirements.
Allied Technology Group, Client: Dept. of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Arlington, VA
601 12th Street South Suite 110
Arlington, VA 22202
Sr. Business Contracts Analyst; May 2006 – March 2009
Our team performed contract administration on financial reporting for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s Office of Security Technology Procurement personnel. We were attributed for reducing aging invoice that accrued interest because the Contracting Officer Representative (COR’s) were not signing the invoices in a timely manner. When the interest accrued it started to cost TSA and our team came in to save millions from being spent on these aging invoices. We were responsible to track down the COR giving the recommendation for the invoice approval and getting a signature so the invoice could be processed.
Post-Award responsibilities included
Monitored contractor performance for compliance with applicable laws, delivery schedules, analysis of contractor metrics, payment provisions, contract data reporting requirements along with understanding compliance with performance standards of payment provisions. Maintained a strong customer business relationship with each vendor.
Reviewed and validated vendor invoices and provided contract budget analysis; using TSA Desk Top Systems (Mark View and FPDS). Implemented process improvements for budget review and invoice approval.
Reviewed analysis for procurement requests, invoice recommendations, vendor quotes, editing Statement of Work (SOW) and contract budget analysis and monthly reconciliation.
Maintained a detailed file for each contract supported which included updated admendments or modifications with change orders.
Investigated and resolved any budget issues/ contract terms between vendor and the government.
Provided monthly financial summaries for each contract I supported to be reviewed by the COTR and Contracting Officer.
Served as a liaison for the COR to the vendor to discuss contract status and monitor contract performance.
Contract oversight and preparation for delivery orders/ modifications.
Performed responsibilities for “cradle to grave” contracting activities.
Participated in Integrated Product Teams (IPT) meetings for proposal planning and administration of contracts.
MCI-Worldcom Contract Billing Solutions Office, Ashburn, VA
22001 Loudoun County Parkway
Ashburn, VA 20147
Staff Specialist II, March 2001 – July 2005
Our contract billing team presented recommendations to senior leadership, based on analysis of number of 1-800 calls per customer, volume of calls placed by the company, number of inbound/outbound calls. Our quota was to track and collect all the monthly data on calls that were interstate/intrastate, local, switched calls or dedicated to dedicated.
Accomplishment: Presented with a 100-Day Plan Award for reduction of corrective billing and achievement of timeliness goals. Award given for reducing corrective billing and meeting timeliness commitments, Jan 2003 MCI-Worldcom.
Created and presented reports to senior leadership recommending federal contract account adjustments based on inbound/outbound call volume billing.
Managed and billed international, global, corporate and government telecom accounts that generated revenue in excess of $5.3 million monthly.
Verified and reviewed the integrity of financial data, reports, and customer’s invoices.
Education:
Master of City and Regional Planning (M.C.R.P.)
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
GPA: 3.0 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 90 Quarter hours Honors: Cum Laude
Major: City and Govt. Regional Planning Minor: Public Administration
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science: (Pre- Law /Public Administration)
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
GPA: 2.88 of a maximum 4.0
Credits Earned: 175 Semester hours
Major: Political Science-Pre-Law Minor: Public Administration
Certifications:
ASI Government – Arlington, VA
Performance-Based Acquisition Master’s Certificate
Defense Acquisition University – Ft Belvoir, VA
Acquisition Training Courses
CON 100
CON 110
CON 111
CON 112
CON 214
ACQ 101
ACQ 201
Computer/Software:
Microsoft Office 2010, Outlook 2010, Publisher, PowerPoint, Windows 8, SharePoint
Memberships and Professional Affiliations:
Consolidated Community Funding Pool Selection Advisory Committee, Contracts & Procurement Management, County of Fairfax, Virginia- Nov 2013 to June 2014
Neighborhood Enhancement Selection Advisory Committee, Contracts & Procurement Management, County of Fairfax, Virginia - May 2013 to Nov 2013
Northern Virginia Project Give Back, Alexandria, Virginia - November 2009 to present, A Thanksgiving distribution food program providing food baskets to 200 families.
Honors & Awards:
Providing exceptional service and support, Jan 2014 ASI Govt
Customer Intimacy and Corporate Impact, July 2013 ASI Govt
Service to the Community, June 2015
Service to the Community, June 2012
Service to the Community, June 2010
Outstanding Achievement with MCI, March 2001
Award of Appreciation, September 1996 - (Contribution and volunteer services for 100 community service hours Columbus, OH Public Schools)
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