Manager Management

JOHN MICHAEL ARMSTEAD

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty five years of Contracts and Procurement experience with expertise in proposal preparation, contract formation, contract change management, claim preparation and negotiations, terms and conditions development, and contract administration. Experienced with Engineering/ Procurement/ Construction (EPC) and Engineering/ Procurement/Construction/Management (EPCM) contract requirements associated with mining construction and environmental remediation projects. I have held Government security clearances including Department of Defense Top Secret, Special Background Investigation (SBI), and Department of Energy Q.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Washington Closure Hanford, WCH, Richland WA

Subcontract Manager for WCH, February 2014 to present

Termination Contract Officer for multiple WCH construction and services subcontracts. Conducted review of Purchase Orders and Subcontracts for compliance with WCH policy and procedures. Prepared files for closure and retention. Advised Procurement and Subcontract Manager on contractual matters.

TradeWind Services, LLC, Richland WA

Procurement Specialist for WCH, February2013to February 2014

Lead of close-out activities for WCH Procurement. Administered Subcontracts as directed. Conducted Subcontract Termination for Phoenix Subcontract. Reviewed Subcontract and Procurement files for compliance with WCH Procurement Policy and Procedures and FAR/DOE requirements.

AMEC Corporation,

Commercial Manager North American Mining, Glendale Arizona

Commercial Manager, March 2012 to September 2012

Principal point of contact between AMEC and Newmont Mining Company, Elko Nevada. Responsible for the commercial and contract management of cost reimbursable EPCM contract for the installation of a 2,000 ft ventilation shaft at the Newmont Gold Mine in Elko Nevada. Responsibilities include managing all contract activities for AMEC in compliance with Contract requirements. Contract value 200 million dollars.

Bechtel Corporation, Bechtel Metals and Mining, Brisbane Australia

Manager of Contracts, January, 2010 to February 2012

Principal point of contact between Bechtel and BHP Billiton for the management and administration of the cost reimbursable EPCM contract for the Daunia Coal Mine Project. Responsibilities included administration of the Prime Contract including negotiations of changes. I managed major subcontracts in support of the project construction requirements and completion schedule. I presented all subcontract and procurement actions over $100,000 to the client’s Commercial Review Board for approval and participated on the Change Control Board. Directly reported to the Project Manager and interfaced with the client’s area managers to process changes and equitable adjustments. EPCM contract value was approximately 1.8 billion dollars.

Mission Support Alliance, LLC (MSA), Richland Washington

Director of Contracts, August, 2009 to January2010

Responsible for management and administration of MSA’s prime contract with the Department of Energy’s Hanford site. The Cost-Plus–Award Fee Services Contract supported the environmental clean-up mission at the site, with a fee structure that provided a strong financial motivation for the MSA to furnish safe, compliant, cost effective and energy-efficient services. It was a 3.1 billion dollar services/level of effort contract with a five year base period and two options for a total of ten years. As Contracts Director, I was the principal point of contact for MSA with the government, and managed a seven person Contracts Department. The Contracts Department managed contract changes by processing proposals which supported requests for equitable adjustment and other directed changes.

I was a principal negotiator for MSA.

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), Richland Washington

Manager of Contracts, March 2008 to August 2009.

Responsible for the administration and management of WRPS’s Tank Operations Contract, DOE, Office of River Protection at Hanford; a seven billion dollar performance-based Cost-Plus-Award Fee Contract that managed the Hanford Tank farms for the safe storage, retrieval and treatment of Hanford tank waste. Acting as the principal point of contact for all contractual matters my duties included; change management, the processing of Requests for Equitable Adjustments, participation in Baseline Change Control, processing contract deliverables, managing Interface agreements (Administrative Interface Agreements (AIA), Memorandums of Agreements (MOA) and Interface Control Documents (ICD), contract negotiations and ensuring compliance with contract requirements.

URS, Washington Group Division. Idaho Falls, Idaho

Manager of Contracts and Procurement, February 2007 to March 2008.

Responsibilities included the supervision of Subcontracts and Procurement activities in support of the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU) Construction Project. A 400 million dollar Engineered, Procurement and Construction (EPC) project that implemented Steam Reforming technology for the remediation of 1 million gallons of Nuclear Waste at the Idaho Nuclear Technology Engineering Center (INTEC) Department of Energy Facility. I supervised the Procurement and Subcontracts departments for compliance with Prime Contract requirements. NQA-1 quality requirements were applicable to the build.

Bechtel National, Inc. Oakridge TN. Iraq Phase I & II Relief Contracts

Bechtel National, Inc. Biloxi MS. Katrina Relief Prime Contract

Manager of Contracts, September 2005 to February 2007

Contract Management of these Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Task Order contracts, . Responsibilities included Contract Administration, Request for Equitable Adjustment development and negotiations, contract change control and contract closeout. Contracts were valued at over 500 million.

Bechtel National, Inc. Richland Washington Waste Treatment Plant

Manager of Contracts, September 2002 to September 2005

Manage the $5.4 billion Cost -Plus Incentive Fee prime contract for the Waste Treatment Plant project with the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of River Protection. Supervise personnel supporting prime contract administration and claims identification. Coordinate with other project team members to identify customer related actions or inaction’s, which could result in constructive contract changes. Manage the working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to ensure that subcontracts and procurements contain appropriate flow down prime contract terms. Coordinated the processing of Request for Equitable Adjustment for contract changes.

BNFL Inc. Richland Washington

Contract Manager, August 1999 to September 2002

Management of the Tank Waste Remediation Service Privatization contract with the DOE. Administered contract modifications which included proposal preparation, fact finding, and negotiations. Provided program contract support for the Integrated Product Process teams. Managed contract deliverables for the B-1 portion of the contract. Participated in the preparation of BNFL proposals. Supported BNFL termination negotiations and Request for Equitable Adjustment proposals.

Lockheed Martin Hanford Corporation, Richland, Washington

Contract and Acquisition Manager, April 1998 to August 1999

Contract administration of the Management and Integration Cost plus Performance Fee Tank Waste Remediation Services (TWRS) Subcontract valued at $350 million per year. Responsibilities included supervision of subcontract and procurement personnel in support of the TWRS Program. Lockheed Martin was responsible for safe storage, retrieval, and characterization of the tank waste with approximately 1,500 personnel.

Lockheed Martin Advanced Environmental Systems, Inc., Richland, Washington

Subcontract Manager, March 1997 to April 1998

Managed the Tank Waste Remediation Services Privatization Contract with DOE valued at $27 million. Developed the proof of principle contract deliverables for the firm-fixed price prime contract with DOE and negotiated subcontractor proposals. Participated in the formation of a Limited Liability Corporation for the potential 4 billion-dollar Part B follow-on contract.

Morrison Knudsen Corporation, Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, St. Charles, Missouri

Lead Subcontract Administrator, April 1993 to March 1997

Managed subcontracts valued up to $25 million for the DOE Environmental Remediation Project at Weldon Springs, MO, in accordance with DEARs. Subcontracts included: time and material subcontracts for contaminated soils and debris removal, hauling and storage; architectural engineering and survey support; fixed-price-lump-sum subcontracts for building demolition and removal of contaminated soils and foundations.

Martin Marietta Astronautics Group, Defense Systems Program, Denver, Colorado

Chief of Procurement, January 1989 to April 1993

Subcontract Administrator, September 1987 to January 1989

Supervision of a procurement department for outside vendor machine details, Martin Marietta procurement drawing specifications, unique construction requirements, and computer facility modifications for acquisitions up to $300 million. Responsibilities included ensuring that all buying activities satisfied program technical, quality, schedule requirements, and compliance with public law, FARs, DEARs, and company procurement policies and procedures. Supervised several high performance work teams in the implementation of Total Quality Management and Material Resource Planning philosophies. Developed a third-party computer hardware maintenance agreement which resulted in a program cost saving of $500,000 a year and a total saving of $2 million for the company.

Managed subcontracts including major critical cost-plus type subcontracts specified to defense systems program. Subcontract type-administered were fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, award-fee, and fix-fee and time-and-material.

Martin Marietta Corporation, Denver Aerospace Division, Denver, Colorado

Subcontract Administrator, April 1984 to September 1987

Procured commodities to support various Martin Marietta prime contracts. Acted as procurement liaison between central procurement and program management to develop procurement plans, and execute procurement of commodities including procurement drawing specifications (build to specification), computer systems (CAD/CAM), computer maintenance and lease contracts, labor skill requirements, engineering statements of work (E-SOWS), and emergency procurements for various off-site locations.

Rockwe1l International, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado

Senior Buyer, January 1982 to March 1984

Managed procurement and contracts (firm-fixed-price, time-and-material, and lease agreements) for facilities capital equipment associated with the following commodities: CAD/CAM equipment, robotics, communication equipment, facilities maintenance, vehicles, ADP equipment, material handling equipment, pumps, boilers, video systems, and reproduction equipment.

General Dynamics, Pomona Division, Pomona, California

Senior Buyer, July 1980 to November 1981

Responsibilities included the administration of procurements and subcontracts for facilities capital equipment and major subcontracts for various weapon systems. Commodities include scientific electrical components, robotics, and facility service contracts.

EDUCATION

1993 Subcontract Management, University of Phoenix, one year course

1984 MBA, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado. One class short of degree.

1981 Purchasing Management (Contracts), University of California, Irvine, CA

1980 BA in Biology, with minor in Business Administration, University of California at San Bernardino, California

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