Management Manager
Resume:
Skyler Britt LyBarger
Gurnee, Illinois 60031
Home and Cell - 720-***-****
**********@*******.***
SUMMARY
Educated professional with a strong balance of Legal, Business, Technical skills and a proven track record in meeting milestones, negotiations of contracts, vendor management, passing audits successfully, savvy business strategy while
continuing high integrity, ethics, and achievement. Demonstrated high yield results in providing substantial savings
for a diversity of organizations with an entrepreneur spirt and multi-cultural understanding and respect
TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS
Office Productivity Legal Applications Financial/Reporting Applications
Word Perfect Lexis/Nexis HP Asset Manager
MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point) Concordance/Opticon SAP
MS Project Westlaw Crystal Reporting
Lotus Notes Ariba Captura Expense
Visio Procuri Oracle Budget/Financial
Sharepoint ContractLogix IDEAS/FFS
Diamond Database (Oracle) Peoplesoft (One Link) Costpoint
8 Pack IDEAS/Contracts SaaS Financials
EXPERIENCE
Statistical Dynamics, Los Angeles, Denver, and Chicago (Consultant) 9/11 - Present
Director of Contract Administration (Consultant)
Responsible and accountable for the management of all Domestic, International, Commercial and Government contracts broken out as IT (hw, sw, support, licenses, maintenance, and renewals) including contracts for Sales and Marketing, Operations, and Professional Services
Management from beginning to end on Contracts/Sub-Contracts, Vendor Management, Operations, and Document Control
Draft, negotiate, and review of all corporate contracts (i.e. MSA, MPSA, MPA, SLA, Third Party, Teaming Agreements, MOU, LOU, SOW, NDA POs) and other related documentation as well as procurement of product, service or human resources
Compliance adherence for all commercial and government contracts (Business, legal, deliverables, time-frames, milestones requirements which may also include FAR, DFAR, NASFAR, ITAR, GSA, UCC and INCOTERMS regulations and ensuring deliverables are being met with contract compliance and customer specifications
Resolution and ratification of all contract and operational issues (legal, technical, financial and customer support)
Review, Draft and Approval of all RFP, RFQ and RFI submittals including communicating appropriately to customers or potential business partners and vendors
Liaise with the legal department as necessary to resolve any out of scope or escalated conflicts, any litigation issues or completion of a complex contract issues that must require legal approval or dollar threshold which requires legal’s approval
Partner with internal customers to assist in mitigating risks, providing solutions, enhancing their infrastructure resulting in improved productivity and cost reduction
Direct staff of fifteen (2 managers, 1 assistant, 3 customer service reps, 3 sales, 3 accounting and 3 technical; includes training, cross training, taking ownership, support, performance, quality thinking, appraisals, PIP and termination exercises
Develop and streamline policies and processes including training internal and designated external customers on the company policy and processes for designated business units including special testing and recertifying as updates are released and approved for each job description associated with the individuals position. My responsibilities also include updating and releasing new policies and processes for all departments in addition to the Contracts, Procurement and Operation business units
Research and utilize tools (i.e. Gartner) to analyze business risks and volatility for doing business with current and potential suppliers/ business partners with Statistical Dynamics
Reporting on weekly, monthly, quarterly and annually basis to executive management of operational activities which includes the status of contract and procurement list, new business, any outstanding issues and the resolution to those issues, budget status, revenue generated, savings realized, expense updates, deep discounts achieved, KPI and ROI updates
Strategic Planning to position the company for current and future business direction
Budget planning and control, cost and pricing for all purchases including asset tracking
Performance in a multi-functioning role and partnering with entities such as DOD, DOE, DOI, Microsoft, Oracle, HP, IBM, Dell, Tibco, Compucom, AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Boeing
Resolution on customer issues as necessary (Contractual, Warranty, Product, Invoice, Public Purpose)
Perform closeout and audits throughout the year of contracts and financial documents to ensure department are ready at all times should an official audit be requested. and financial documents to ensure audits are able to be successfully passed
Vendor, Supplier and VAR management which includes managing, scoring, resourcing, researching, and interviewing potential companies for teaming and partnering with the company (Commercial) With respect to government approved vendors we utilize the approved list of suppliers provided
Notable Successes
Successfully have met and exceeded all personal, financial and team goals set for 2011 through 2015
Corporation has been saved so far since starting over 17 million + dollars over a 2 million dollar set annually
My team is currently on target to not only meet but exceed the diverse spend from 22% to 25%
Kaiser Permanente Health, Corona, CA 1/15 – 6/15
SMO Contract Manager (Consultant)
Responsible for the management of IT, medical, and pharmaceutical contracts (hardware, software, support, maintenance, renewals)
Negotiation, drafting, review and approval of contracts and other documents (i.e. master, addendum, amendments, letters, SOWs, NDAs, SSAs, invoices, and change orders)
Management of specific accounts assigned from a legal, financial and customer support (business unit and shareholder) perspective
Monthly reporting on spend for each account including status of any changes or modifications to current contracts
Strategic planning both short and long term goals for current and expiring contracts
Develop and implementation of strategies for hardware and software licenses
Ensuring critical services (life critical) are paid on a monthly and annual basis to ensure services are not terminated, cancelled or in breach of contract (i.e. Medtronic, Sungard, Epsilon, Intermec, Morrisey, Lattice)
Communication with all levels of management on progress of contract turnover to outsource company
Drive best sourcing of resources and pricing, management of vendors, suppliers and VARs, review and scoring of those vendors, and replace vendors as necessary
Collaborate as necessary with Legal, Finance and Business Unit to ensure all stakeholders are all positioned in the same direction
Notable Successes
Successful in resolution of cleaning up outstanding invoices of suppliers from 6 months of former employees accounts; thus equating to over 12 million dollars
Management of all acquired accounts (valued at 25 million of a 350 million dollar budget)
All accounts brought current to turn over to the outsourced company (over 50 accounts - Bronze, Silver) Gold accounts would remain with Kaiser for the interim
Able to acclimate immediately into a diverse and complex group without assistance from staff as a functioning team member (computer systems, processes, and interaction with all groups internally)
Cricket Communications (AT&T), San Diego, CA 11/12 – 11/14
Senior Contract Manager
Responsible for the management of all IT Contracts (hw, sw, support, maintenance, & renewals)
Drafting, negotiation, redlining all agreements, contracts, SOWs, termination and closeout
Strategize with IT on the best course of action for supplier for IT initiatives as well as Cricket initiatives
Manage Diversity Spend Suppliers; utilized to receive appropriate diverse spend credits back from the government
Ensure budget is met on all renewals at minimum including negotiations of a base 20% minimum discount
Communicate on all contract activities to Executive Management including potential risks and providing options for optimum ROI
Relieve colleagues of workload when contracts and accounts can no longer be supported appropriately.
Management of suppliers and VARs (275 + suppliers)
Continued evaluation and analysis of company pricing to ensure VARs and suppliers are in line with company direction and strategy
Enforcement of company policy of insurance provisions including tracking all Certificates of Insurance for compliance
Procurement of product and or services in addition to the management of budget, pricing and quotes.
Notable Successes
Successfully have met and exceeding goal set (doubled) for IT savings for the year of 2012, 2013, and 2014
Consistently ranked first as the Contract Manager with highest Diversity Spend each month.
Excluding the millions of dollars in saving with major accounts such as Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, Cisco, HP, Symantec, SAP, and others which exceeds 27 million I have saved the corporation just under 10 million in smaller contracts.
Ball Aerospace, Broomfield, CO (Consultant) 04/09 – 9/11
Contract Manager AVT
Responsible for the management of military sub-contract projects within the AVT organization. Management of nine DOD classified and Secret projects as prime and sub prime contractor
Management of all contracts and agreements from beginning to completion in Ball custom tracking system which includes drafting new contracts and amendments, changes to project and project scope, SOWs, ROMs, RFPs, material modifications and changes, monetary values and milestone payments
Tracking shipments to ensure delivery dates are met per contract requirement dates and schedules.
Work with prime contractor (Customer) to ensure all agreement terms, project issues are resolved, timeframes are met and agreed upon, including the continuing development of business relationship along with customer service support to internal and external customers and suppliers
Ensure all contracts comply FAR, DFAR, EAR and ITAR requirements in addition to the legal requirements set forth by Ball Aerospace legal authorities and DCAA and DCMA auditors as well as enforcing policy and process on complex contracts and agreements
Status updates on all contract negotiations, projects and financial spend to the Sr. Mgr and Director of AVT
Reporting on a weekly and monthly basis for contract/project status for KPIs, ROIs, monitoring of month to month spend, annual deltas, trend lines, delays and cost factors and impacts, OPM data, cycle time, delivery time, material cost variance, data extrapolation, manipulation and situation scenarios and strategic planning
Ratification of all contract issues and communication with all levels of management and Executive staff on end results and synopsis.
Mitigation of risks through better successful negotiations, tighter contracts and control of projects
Collaborate with Program Manager, Business Analyst and Procurement, to analyze and develop strategic planning and management of each project.
Notable Successes
Within a few months of coming on board with company, I have retrieved over 2.5 million dollars in past due invoices owed to Ball by customers with continuing pursuit to resolve all outstanding funds for all projects.
Turn Around of dead project to not only $50k in new business but on-going business continuing with options for potential profit over 20 million dollars over a period of seven to ten years.
BET/Federal Government, Lakewood, CO 05/08 – 12/08
Contract Manager – WASO (Contract)
Responsible for the process of all contracts and agreements of the Centennial Initiative program of NPS
Drafting of all contracts and agreements ensuring FAR requirements were met
Support given to the Contracting Officer for program (http://www.nps.gov/2016/)
Tracking of all contracts and agreements within IDEAS
Preparation for awarding of contracts and grants to cooperators
Update all current agreements with new regulations and requirements, as well as any monetary changes and values, SOWs, RFPs and program modification
Ratify and resolve all ATF issues and document for auditing purposes
Work with internal government business units to ensure agreements and projects are met on time
Develop internal and external relationships as necessary
Collaborate with the legal department as necessary to ensure legal, FAR, and DFAR requirements are not in conflict of policy and processes of complex agreements
Status updates as necessary to the Chief of Contracting Officer, Deputy or Contracting Officer
Notable Successes
Completion of over 500 contracts and agreement in place by fiscal year end with suppliers ($18,000,000)
Jeppesen Sanderson, Englewood, CO 10/07 – 05/08
Contract Manager – SMP (Supplier Management Procurement
Responsible for the management of all Domestic and International supplier contracts as well as government awarded programs to Jeppesen through parent company Boeing
Management of Contract and Document Control departments within SMP
Negotiate multi-million dollar contracts as required (i.e. IBM, Microsoft, HP and Oracle)
Development of internal processes for contracts and SOWs
Ensure CMO department continues to produce at high levels of efficiencies, cost effectiveness, in compliance with internal policies, SOX and SAS-70 compliance and FAR, DFAR, and ITAR policies when appropriate
Draft, negotiate, and review of all supplier contracts, SOWs and documentation related
Development of a compliant Document Control System for Maintaining and Management of all Contracts and associated documentation and certificates
Analysis, reporting and development of Operations and Strategic Plans.
Enforcement of policies and procedures for auditing department’s document control systems for compliance
Reviewed and modified all templates to develop more robust contracts creating better savings and stringent terms and conditions
Train SMP and business units on Contract process and methods
Consult and work directly with the business units to ensure company/business unit direction fits within legal requirements; compliance is met and assured the business needs are negotiated into the contract.
Provide risk analysis to the CFO and procurement department on contract negotiations and report on finalized contracts
Work closely with the legal department on complex issues as necessary
Track status of all contracts from beginning to final execution
Continual updating of contract templates as required to reflect changes to policies, legal requirements, etc
Review pricing model and suppliers to ensure savings is being enforced and applied by business units which may also include switching out suppliers or cutting costs as required
Teaming with purchasing managers on drafting RFPs to develop the necessary requirements from a contractual and cost perspective standpoint
Invoice matching and comparisons for billing and signoff, including following GAAP and development of best practices
Notable Successes
Implementation of a full, SOX and SAS 70 compliant document control system for the entire IT organization
During the last few weeks remaining of 2007, company was saved $60,000
Development of Contract Process for company wide distribution.
EchoStar Satellite LLC, Englewood, CO 9/05 – 10/07
Sr. Manager Contracts and Vendor Management – IT Governance
Responsible for the management of all IT Contracts (IT, Business, Government and Marketing contracts)
Management of Contract Management and Vendor Management Departments (staff of 3 and 1 assistant)
Successfully completed assigned special projects by CIO in areas such as financial reporting, research, and negotiations
Liaisons with attorney to negotiate multi-million dollar contracts
Developed and led teams for necessary internal process development and special assignments
Ensure Contracts and Vendor Management departments continue to produce at high levels of efficiencies, cost effectiveness, in compliance with internal policies, SOX and SAS 70 compliance
Draft, negotiate, and review of all IT contracts, SOWs and Requisitions
Development of a compliant Document Control System for Maintaining and Management of all Contracts and Requisitions
Training and Management of Staff (includes Hiring, Review, Performance and Goal setting, PAPs, Termination).
Analysis, reporting and development of Operations and Strategic Plans.
Implementation of RFP Process and Development.
Representative of the Vendor Selection Council for off-shore and on-shore bidding activities.
Led the initiative and implementation of a Vendor Scoring and Evaluation Program.
Enforcement of policies and procedures for auditing department’s document control systems for compliance
Notable Successes
Saved the organization between 25-30 million dollars through renegotiation of contracts within the first year and a half of employment with continual on-going savings to the company.
Resolved six previous audit deficiencies from the prior year to pass mid-year and year end internal and external audit.
Implementation of a full, SOX and SAS 70 compliant document control system for the entire IT organization.
British Nuclear Fuel Limited (BNFL), Denver, CO 7/04 – 7/05
Corporate QA EA and Document Control Manager /US Training Coordinator/ (Contract)
Responsible for providing support to the Corporate QA Manager, Denver Corporate Director, and Environmental and Safety and Health Manager
Managed the auditing of specific regulated documents using methods and processes put in put in place by the DOE, to be compliant with Sarbanes and Oxley (SOX)
Designated Manager for Corporate QA Document Control and tracking of all employee training for the United States
Acted as hub of communication for all regional offices within the United States
Developed the Policy&Procedure guidelines for all processes and documentation within the US which included Contract Employee Management and direction under compliance of DOE and DOD requirements
EDUCATION
MBA – Business and Communications; Almeda University 2005
Bachelor of Science, Business; Almeda University 1997
Paralegal Degree – ICS University 1991/1992
Double Master in Contract Management; Villanova University – Commercial & Government Contract Management (CPCM) 2008
Membership
Member of NCMA, IACCM, and ISM
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