Professional Summary

Twenty-six years of large-scale purchasing experience with contracts, including sixteen years in the Hospital Industry, working with RFPs, ITBs, RFQs, etc., in the procurement of a variety of professional services and commodities, including, consulting services, revenue cycles, health insurance programs, transportation, laundry services, and many other professional services and goods. Noted for creativity, detailed-oriented, independent worker, excellent organization, project management skills, and analytical thinking skills.

Education

Carlos Albizu University (CAU) – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration April 2007

Miami-Dade College - Associate in Arts December 2001

Institute of Foreign Languages – Bachelor’s Degree in Education June 1978

Career History

Senior Procurement Contracting Officer/Contracting Agent 08/2007 to 03/2023

PHT/Jackson Health System/Procurement Management Department

Duties included managing a portfolio of designated professional services contracts. Responsibilities included market analysis achieving cost reduction through negotiations, prior to contract award or at the contract extension level to maximize purchasing power during the life of the contracts; conducting pre-proposal conferences, site-visits; leading appointed Selection Committee members in the evaluation of proposals; conducting oral presentations with highest ranked proposers; conducting negotiation sessions with potential awardees with the goal of achieving substantial cost reductions; submitting award recommendations to the Chief Procurement Officer or Board of Trustees; conducting financial analysis.

Senior Procurement Agent 05/2003 to 08/2007

Miami-Dade County, Department of Procurement Management

Technical Services Division

Duties included the writing of purchasing contracts to be utilized by client-agencies countywide in the acquisition of goods and professional services; evaluating bid awards and Best & Final Offers; publishing bid announcements in the Internet, making bid tabulations, award recommendations, providing answers to lobbyists concerning contracts; writing memos to support the final decision for awards; conducting pre-bid conferences with companies and purchasing liaisons; conducting non-performance meetings with vendors and department designees; participating in bid protest meetings; creating electronic blanket purchase orders and award sheets for the use of client-departments; conducting market research, monitoring the performance of existing contracts; and overseeing contract related tasks assigned to procurement agents and procurement technicians within the same working team.

Computer Technician 2 03/2000-05/2003

Miami-Dade County, Department of Procurement Management

Professional Services Division

Duties included software/hardware installation and maintenance of personal computers and related equipment in a Local Area Network (LAN), including network passwords, upgrading profiles in the Exchange Server for over 105 recipients, and setting up new users in the Central Registration System (CR5); working with Communications Department supporting the DPM websites and DPM Intranet sites activities, troubleshooting PCs and providing a variety of software support; editing and publishing the Procurement Department ADPICS monthly newsletter; performing Help Desk duties training and assisting purchasing agents to prepare electronic purchasing documents; occasionally generate computer reports/queries in ADPICS/SystemWide; conducting computer trainings to professional procurement staff; and create and tabulate surveys.

Buyer 03/1998-03/2000

Miami-Dade County Housing Agency/Financial Division

Duties included the utilization of formal and informal County and State contracts for the procurement of a variety of commodities, including office equipments; furniture and playground equipment; creating electronic requisitions, purchase orders, small purchase orders and change orders; acquiring cost estimates for a variety of commodities when preparing telephone quotes; evaluating bid specifications and terms and conditions for bid reviews; recommending the department access to existing contracts when needed; performing market researches for new product lines; conducting departmental bid openings related to the miscellaneous construction contracts and tabulating bids; preparing bid recommendations, contract extensions for time and money along with modifications in allocations; attending pre-bid conferences and walk-through/site visits; monitoring vendor performance and other departmental liaison duties, including the supervision of clerical personnel in the department’s purchasing division.

Procurement Technician 06/1993-03/1998

Miami-Dade County GSA/Procurement Management Division/

Duties included preparing invitation to quotes, requests for proposals, requests for qualifications, sole sources, bid waivers, award recommendations, memorandums, addendums, requisitions and small purchase orders; assisting in the purchasing of a variety of commodities including vehicles, heavy machineries, electronic devices and other capital equipment; customer service in the vendor information section, including conducting bid openings; initiating corporate executives in the County process, customer services and preparation of trade shows.

Senior Executive Assistant 09/1990-06/1993

St. Thomas Mortgage Corporation, North Miami Beach

Duties included general administrative responsibilities and supervision of clerical and technical personnel; purchasing furniture, office supplies and office equipment; assisting the accountant with payroll duties; performing corporate real estate transactions; preparing computer reports and business presentations; and providing computer training to new employees.

Method Director / French and Spanish Teacher 09/1985-09/1990

lnlingua Language Center, Brickell Avenue and Coral Gables

Duties included teaching French and Spanish as a second language in the adult education system; five years of experience supervising and monitoring the class performance of language instructors; conducting training sessions with new teachers; and writing lessons and academic audio-visual programs.

French and Spanish Teacher and 09/1980-09/1985

Supervisor of the Romance Language Department

Berlitz School of Languages, Downtown Miami and Coral Gables

Duties included teaching French and Spanish as a second language to adult students; supervising the teachers’ class performance in the usage of the international Berlitz’ method; and training new teachers.

Areas of Expertise

Proficiency in Internet, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Public Purchasing (RFPs, ITBs, RFQs, Negotiations, Non-Competitive Solicitations, Sole Sources)

Teaching Skills

Certificates/Additional Course (Documentation upon request)

UPPCC CPPB Certification — NIGP

Sourcing in the Public Sector — NIGP

General Public Purchasing — NIGP

Intermediate Public Procurement — NIGP

Becoming a Dynamic Trainer - Langevin Learning Services (Microsoft Certified Trainer)

Understanding Networking Fundamentals — CompuMaster

Troubleshoot, Tune Up and Maintain PCs — CompuMaster

FrontPage 2000 — New Horizons

WebPage Development — MDCC-Kendall Campus

WebPage Design — MDCC-Kendall Campus

FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) Certification

Additional Experience, Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Trilingual; fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Public purchasing regulations and procedures.

Governmental Materials Management.

Preparation, development and implementation of workshops, seminars, and training programs.

Language Translator for EEUU Coast Guard Services (WMEC-627), 1989.

Effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors.

Good team player with a strong sense of urgency in meeting deadlines.

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