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SUMMARY
·Over 30 years experience leading successful negotiations of Navy Ship Repairs, Aircraft, Sat-Com, Radar and Propulsion Systems for Space, High Tech and Medical Contracts (Government and Commercial) Customers have included: US Navy, US Air Force, US Army, NASA, Foreign Governments including Republic of China, Royal Australian Air Force, Turkish Government, KAL, JAL, Avions-Marcel-Dassault, India Space Agency, etc. DOD Contractors including Lockheed Boeing, Northrop Grumman, L3, Saab, Safran, Honda, Teledyne, BAE Systems (Drones), and Small Minority Business Enterprise, VA, UC Health System, Artificial Intelligence. Heavy experience in Manufacturing and Import Export Compliance.
·Major Experience and Compliance with DAR, FAR, DFAR, and ITAR on FFP, FPI, CPFF, CPIF, T&M Contract Types in the DOD, Medical, High Tech and Manufacturing Industry.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science: Triple major; Finance, Business Management Accounting Marriott School of Business, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Professional Doctorate: Communication and Journalism U.C.L.A.
MBA Courses: B.Y.U. and U.C.L.A.
Extensive M.C.L.E. (LAW) Coursework for International Contract Law: U.C.L.A.
Juris Doctor (1 year): 2007-2008 Concord Law School
EXPERIENCE
Austal USA San Diego, California August 2023 to present
Director of Contracts for Californian Division.
•Manage Contract Professionals in Administration and Management of fast paced Department of Defense (US Navy) Domestic and International contracts. (5 to 30 million contract award per week) (International and Domestic Contracts)
•Rewrite Contracts and Contract Related Company Policies to comply with Federal Regulations (FAR) and company practice.
•Signature Authority to approve contracts and contract changes.
•Prepare and approve contracts input for all proposals.
•Negotiate terms and conditions (FAR DFAR, ITAR)
•Review of contract folders to analyze line item status. Added over 3 million per month due to audits to Company profit due to audits.
•Non-Disclosure Agreements.
Triumph Group Park City, Utah (remote) October 2022 to July 2023
Contracts
•Negotiation and compilation of Non-Disclosure agreements for Manufacturing Contracts (DOD and Commercial International and Domestic Aviation Contracts)
•Analyze, Review, Redline and Negotiate 50 million dollar portfolio of Contracts. (Northrop Grumman, KAI, Saab, Honda, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Universal Hydrogen, Aerojet, etc.)
•FAR, DFAR and ITAR compliance.
Kaiser Permanente Oakland California March to June 2023 (Temporary, Part-Time)
CONTRACTS MANAGER
•Negotiated Master Contract Agreement (FFP) (100 million dollar value)
•Managed integration of Artificial Intelligence Software to an existing ERP system.
•Negotiation of Terms and Conditions
Pacific Asian Consortium Los Angeles, California October 2021-July 2022
Procurement Manager
• Assisted small minority businesses with FFP and CPFF Manufacturing and Service government contracts.
•Created business plans, registration, bids, terms and certifications. (USAF, US Army, VA, USN, Space Force, Department of Commerce, UCLA, State of California)
Veterans Administration Los Angeles, California May 2008 - 2021
Contract Negotiator
•Negotiated CPFF DOD Federal Veterans Contract. Program Management of said contract to meet medical requirement compliance.
•Reviewed pharmacology, adherence to HIPPA, ensured sub-tier contractors met and exceeded Federal Regulations and Standard of care required by Federal Government and contract terms.
ATK Space Systems, Inc, Commerce, CA Mar 2006 – May 2008
Contracts Director
·Point of contact to complete proposal, negotiation, certification, and contract administration activities in support of DID and FMS Government, International and Commercial FFP and CPFF Contracts with external sales exceeding annual $32 million dollars and internal at higher amount.
·Member Corporate Implementation team to unveil the new Computerized MRP/Contract Order Management/Accounting System. (CINCOM).
·Established and managed action items, negotiation of contracts, teaming agreements, terms, and conditions. ITAR Licensing.
·Member of Corporate team assigned review and determination of sales potential for inter-company business opportunities. Determine appropriate division and corporate strategic business agreements. Ensure company policies and FAR, DFAR, NASA, ITAR & CAS compliance.
·Wrote and controlled procedures and maintained the required status reports (CPSR) to fulfill periodic department audits. Handled multiple functions, increased profit, and negotiated fair terms and conditions. Interface with DCMA Auditor for Division.
·Customers included US DOD, Domestic and Foreign Space Agencies and end users.
·Managed FAR and ITAR training as well as Contract Compliance of six (6) divisions (Directors with combined 300 count employees and 4 direct employees at specific Division. Manufacturing schedule compliance.
BAE Systems (North America), Los Angeles, CA Jan 2000 – Mar 2006
Contract Manager
·Managed and Negotiated FMS Sales of entire Drone Systems to Foreign Customers (Royal Australian Air Force, Republic of China, France and small portion of a DOD USAF Sale. Drones were created on F-11 and ground up manufacture of small done (that included all portions needed to complete mission. (Manufacturing and Subcontracts as well as ITAR licenses.
·Point of contact to complete proposal, negotiation, certification, and contract administration activities in support of FFP with CPIF component Contracts for Government, (DOD and FMS) customers with value over $50 million dollars (USD).
·Established and managed team action items. Created a team to develop company negotiation strategies that were responsible to strategic (High-Level) business agreements.
·Communicated, and ensured company was compliant with ITAR, FAR & CAS requirements) and procedures as well as maintain the required status reports and periodic department audits.
Allegheny Teledyne, Corporate Headquarters. (Corporate Agreements) Jan 1991 – Feb 2000
Contract Manager Advisor
·Independently contracted by Allegheny Teledyne, Rantec, Card-service International, Guardian Medical, Dendro-Maskin and Montgomery Engineering to manage DOD FMS, State and Local Government Contracts (CPFF, and FFP) as well as Commercial FFP Contracts to completion.
·Provided leadership and support on review of proposal cost structures, estimates of materials, production costs, performance requirements and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness, compile and analyze data to maintain historical information.
·Domestic and International Contracts. Management
·Software and Hardware Negotiations.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation (BOEING) Long Beach, CA Jun 1988 – Jun 1991
Senior Procurement Specialist
·Management, sourcing, selection, and negotiation of a multi-disciplined team of 9 individuals in the procurement of high dollar manufactured equipment from domestic and foreign suppliers’ total value of over $500 million dollars (USD). Customer: USAF (DOD and FMS) ITAR Licensing.
·Negotiated and administered the terms and conditions of large DOD Contracts (FFP, FPI, FFP, CPIF) contracts. Insured procurement policies complied with corporate and government requirements and conducted preliminary and critical design reviews.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYERS 1981-1988
Contracts Administrator (Non Management)
·Sperry DSD (L3) SLC, Utah (Pricing/Finance) DOD and FMS under DAR and ITAR
·General Dynamics (Lockheed Martin) Carswell AFB, Texas DOD and FMS Sales, under DAR and ITAR (Cockpit and Computer of F-16 Aircraft) (ITAR License including Senate Hearings for Joint Venture.
·Department of Defense (Hill AFB)
·DOD Contracts FFP, CPFF, Time and Materials (T&M)
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