Project Manager United States
Resume:
AUDON TRUJILLO, JR.
*** *. *** ******, ***** or Consequences, NM 87901
Cell: 575-***-****
E-mail: ******@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over ten (10) years of professional experience as a Governmental Contracting
Officer & two (2) years as a Senior Contract Administrator with the private sector
Extensive experience with U.S. Government procurement rules and regulations, particularly
USAID Regulation 22 CFR 226, 22 CFR 228, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR),
AIDAR, and OMB Circulars A-110, A-122, and A-133.
Cradle to Grave Contracting experience with CPFF, FFP, T&M service and commodity
contracts, IQCs, and Task Orders as well as Assistance Instruments (i.e., Grants to PVOs as
well as Inter-Agency Governmental Agreements (i.e., PASAs & RSSAs)),
Ten years of experience as a Governmental Project Manager designing and managing a milti-
million dollar, diversified portfolio of development projects directed at the poor.
Extensive experience writing contracts, grants, grant proposals, guidance and regulations
related to project implantation.
Bilingual (English/Spanish) Self-starter with strong organizational, interpersonal and
communication skills (verbal and written).
Experience developing training materials in Acquisition and Assistance (i.e., Contracts and
Grants) as well as for appropriate technology.
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Skilled in word processing, spreadsheets, data base and other computer software programs.
SEEKING:
Position allowing me to utilize a wide breadth of professional skills I have gained in procurement and project management.
GENERAL BACKGROUND:
Extensive experience as a Contracting/Grant Officer and as a Project Manager. Retired as a Foreign Service Supervisory Contracting Officer in September 2003 (United States Agency for International Development(USAID)) which is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of State. After retirement, accepted a position as Team Leader in procurement at Los Alamos National Laboratory(LANL) and left LANL in early 2006 to begin a career as a Realtor in Virginia. Currently seeking employment while living in my home state of New Mexico.
I have over 20 years of experience working for the federal government and seven working in the Private Sector. I served approximately 10 years as Project Manager designing and managing Rural Development Projects. I also have approximately 12 years of experience as a procurement Officer handling both Contracts and Grants (i.e., cradle to grave). While serving as a Foreign Service Officer, consultant and Peace Corps Volunteer, I worked extensively in Latin America and now speak both Spanish and English fluently. I have also gained limited language abilities in French.
I held a US$5,000,000 warrant for both contracts and grants and handled grant (70%) and contract (30%) award actions from cradle to grave while serving with USAID. There I held a diplomatic passport and a top secret security clearance while employed. During August 2005 my clearance was renewed by DOE while employed by LANL. I held a $1,000,000 warrant for contracts while employed at LANL. In February 2009 my security clearance was reciprocated by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I believe strongly in: respectful treatment of others; seeking and helping others seek continual improvement; and developing systems that help those in your team complete repetitive tasks. I believe an organization needs to provide adequate training, bestow authority and then reward and keep employees motivated to properly handle the responsibilities assigned them. I also believe that initiative, and fostering teamwork are behaviors that should be encouraged and rewarded.
EXPERIENCE:
1/2009 to 2/2009
Government Contract Consultants (GCC)
Silver Spring, MD,
Senior Acquisition Specialist
Responsible for handling IT procurement actions initiated by the Veteran Administration’s IT staff. Specific duties include: reviewing procurement request to ensure all required documents are included, assisting develop any missing documentation, providing guidance to staff on how to write performance based scopes of work and specific statement of objectives, tracking acquisition requests, and making recommendations on improving the VA’s acquisition process.
1/2006 to 1/2009
Guerrero Realty, Inc., Falls Church, VA
Realtor
Working as a Realtor with a small Real Estate firm directed primarily selling residential homes to first generation Latinos. Along with writing up sales contracts and negotiating contracts in behalf of clients. Responsibilities include designing advertisement and otherwise marketing services, meeting with clients helping them understand the process of purchasing a home. Duties require that I assist clients locate properties, mortgage officers, home inspection companies and settlement companies.
I also worked as a part-time Real Estate Assistant from March 2002 to October 2006.
10/2004 to 12/2005, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico - Contract Administrator (Level 4)
I held a non-supervisory senior procurement officer responsible for procurements over $100,000 for services, software, and fabrications. Our team (one of seven teams) completed over 27% of the procurement actions completed at LANL during 2005. I became adept at utilization of LANL’s electronic purchasing and payment system. Responsibilities have included handling of multimillion dollar Indefinate Delivery Indefinate Quantity Task Order Contracts as well as a myriad of acquisitions under the simplified acquisition threshold. Responsible for on-site maintenance contracts which require diligence with regard to ensuring contractor’s follow LANL’s quality assurance, safety, security and insurance requirements.
9/2003 to 10/2004, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico
Team Leader/Procurement for Just in Time (JIT) Contracts and EXPRESS (i.e., Purchase Orders) - Contract Administrator (Level 3)
Supervisory position responsible for two procurement teams. One team was composed of 10 individuals who handled over 20 JIT Awards with well over $150 million dollar value and the second team was an Express Small Purchase Team composed of 22 staff members who processed over 10,000 simplified acquisitions (i.e., Purchase Orders) during CY03-04. Participated as a line supervisor in management’s reorganization of LANL’s procurement staff composed of over 150 staff members. This required evaluation of all my staff, recommending placement in various buyer’s teams and voting (i.e., deciding) on supervisors’ recommendations.
7/2001 to 9/2003, USAID, Washington D.C.
Supervisory Contracting Officer (Branch Chief)
As a warranted Contracting Officer I managed a branch in USAID’s Office of Procurement providing worldwide support (i.e., in both assistance and acquisition) in the areas of Agriculture and Democracy and Governance. Branch was also responsible for USAID's contract portfolio which provided training for USAID staff with a portfolio exceeded $800 million. I supervised up to five (5) GS-13 Contracting Officers. I held a US$5 million dollar warrant for both contracts and grants. Branch was responsible for administration of Contract, Grant, Cooperative Agreement, RSSA and PASA awards from cradle to grave. In addition to supervision I also handled my own procurement actions.
7/2000 - 6/2001, USAID, Dakar, Senegal
I served as an Acting Supervisory Contracting Officer coving the West African countries of Senegal, Benin and Cotonou.
Due to vacant Supervisory position served as the Acting Supervisory Regional Contracting Officer responsible for over US$40 million dollars of acquisitions action undertaken by USAID in West African countries for projects directed at low-income families. I supervised one USPSC, and six Foreign Service Nationals. Regional counties supported were Senegal, Benin, Guinea and Ivory Coast. Actual acquisition and assistance portfolio is over US$100,000,000. Developed a FY 2000 and 2001 annual procurement plan for the aforementioned USAID missions and ensured all procurement were completed as planned for FY 2000. Trained staff in developing procurement plans.
10/1996 - 6/2000, USAID, La Paz, Bolivia
Deputy Supervisory Contracting Officer (Regional Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay)
Responsible for US$20 million dollars of acquisitions undertaken by USAID
in three over countries, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. I supervised of five Foreign Service Nationals. In addition to duties as Deputy Regional Contracting Officer I periodically served as the Regional Contracting Office Chief and also as the Supervisory Executive Officer. As the Executive Officer I was responsible for ensuring all job descriptions were in compliance with federal regulations. Served on selection committees and ensured that selection criteria was established and adhered to during selection process. I was responsible for award actions for both acquisition and assistance instruments from cradle to grave. Contracts and grants were directed at the poor in these countries. Actual dollar amount of award portfolio was over US$80 million. Developed training for PVOs on USAID’s assistance procedures and rules and regulations which PVO’s were required to observe.
12/1993 - 9/1996, USAID, Washington D.C.
Contracting Officer (Washington, D.C)
In preparation for an overseas assignment as a Contracting Officer I completed all required contracting courses to obtain a US$500,000 warrant as a Contracting Officer. During this time I was responsible for a wide range of acquisition functions including: developing Request for Proposals (RFP) and Requests for Assistance (RFA), CBD announcements; providing guidance to technical panels; preparing award documentation for PASAs/RSSAs, Cooperative Agreements, Grants, Contracts, Delivery Orders; negotiating technical changes and costs; and preparing final award documentation for awards amounting to over US$40 million. Contracts and Grants were directed at providing services or goods to the poor.
9/1992-12/1993, USAID/Washington D.C.
Food for Peace Officer
Held a temporary position handling emergency food aid and pharmaceutical requests for various countries experiencing food shortages, primarily in Africa. During this time also went thru French language training.
8/1990 - 8/1992, USAID, Lima, Peru
Deputy Supervisory Agricultural Development Officer
Coordinated with Peru’s Minister of Agriculture and setting time tables for the downsizing of Peruvian National Agricultural Extension Service personnel. I was responsible for overseeing the completion the design of a natural resource project protecting Peru’s national parks. Oversaw technical assistance provided by University of North Carolina to Peruvian Government. Negotiated with Presidential Committee wanting to remove University of North Carolina staff from country.
11/1989 - 8/1990, USAID, Washington D.C.
Agricultural Development Officer
I served as the principle officer backstopping Caribbean countries in a wide area of rural development activities directed at the poor. Responsible for coordinating technical assistance to field, review of proposed development projects and providing assistance in development of written contractible scopes of work.
11/1985 - 10/1989, USAID/Guatemala
Agricultural Development Officer
Managed four Mission projects including the Mission's second largest (US$ 52 million) and most complex project (seven implementing Guatemalan governmental agencies and a 12 member U.S.D.A. technical assistance team) Small Farmer (i.e., low-income) Diversifications Systems Project.
Responsible for project management of two Cooperative Agreements (AIFLD) Agricultural Production and Marketing Project and CLUSA Dairy Development Project an Operational Program Grant; CARE Cardamom Project; and a Limited Scope Grant Agreement providing logistical support for the Guatemalan Medfly Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
I served as the Mission's Environmental Officer responsible for assuring that rural development projects and activities were in compliance with AID Environmental Regulations. Responsible for the conceptualization and ensuring the completion of an Environmental Assessment on six ongoing agricultural projects under one awarded contract (Use of PL480 for Medfly Eradication, Screwworm Eradication, Highlands Agricultural Development Project, and Pesticide Use in three other Agricultural Projects). This was the first time in USAID that a single EA on pesticide use was undertaken on a Mission's entire agricultural portfolio. I was also responsible for developing a seminar on pesticide use and Integrated Pest Management training for all Mission Agricultural Officers and USAID Ag Officers in Central American countries.
Other experience in environmental activities include the development and management of: an assessment of Biodiversity and Tropical Forests in Guatemala; training NGOs in grantsmanship and negotiation; elaboration of a Wildlife and Park Guard Manual for training Park Guard Trainers of Guatemala's protected areas and used in training Park Guards in five protected areas; and the study of a tropical forest's renewable resource, the chamaedorea ('xate') palm.
Under a Dairy Development Project in which 800 metric tons of Non-Fat Dry Milk was utilized, gained experience in monetization of PL-480 Title 416 resources.
3/1984 - 1/1985, USAID, Washington D.C.
International Development Intern
Joined USAID as a Rural Development IDI and underwent in a 14 month orientation program in Washington, D.C. Training included how to: design large scale, multi-year development projects; writing scopes of work; manage projects while controlling costs; negotiation with host country officials in a multi-cultural setting and ensuring that projects were targeting the rural poor.
10/1981 - 9/1983, Peace Corps, Albuquerque, New Mexico (University of New Mexico)
Recruiter
Responsible for recruitment of Peace Corps Volunteers. Duties included: development of recruitment materials (e.g. information packets, public service announcements, advertisements, etc.,); public presentations; interviewing applicants; supervising work-study staff; coordinating with Peace Corps/ Washington and University of New Mexico staff; and administrative reporting. Each FY I exceeded recruitment goals set by Peace Corps central office in Washington, D.C.
11/1980 - 10/1981, Solar America, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Curriculum Specialist
Provided assistance to Migrant and Seasonal Farm worker projects located throughout the U.S. Developed training program curriculum and revised and/or developed new curriculum in alternative energy training projects (e.g., bio-intensive gardening, solar retrofit, green house construction, and solar adobe housing construction).
Developed regional training workshops covering "state of the art" appropriate Technologies (e.g., solar, wind, & agricultural). Workshops aimed at staff to develop alternative energy businesses for U.S. Migrant and Seasonal Farm workers. Upon developing curriculum, traveled to U.S. sites and provided hands on training to low-income families.
11/1979 - 10/1980, Siete Del Norte, Espanola, New Mexico
Rural Development Planner (Espanola, New Mexico)
Responsible for developing and conducting a community needs survey to identify sustainable economic development projects that would be supported by minority, low income residents of three rural, low-income counties of northern New Mexico
Duties included: hiring, training, supervision and evaluation of staff; forming an advisory group consisting of community leader and area agency representatives (e.g. State Planning, Council of Government, etc.) to provide periodic review of project progress; drafting, field testing, and compiling survey results; reviewing prior and current economic development plans; and administrative reporting. Work resulted in the development of an area assistance development plan. Programs contemplated related to small scale agricultural development and a rural housing solar retrofit business.
4/1979 - 10/1979, American Institute for Free Labor Development, Washington D.C. Program Reviewer/Developer (Guatemala)
Responsible for evaluation of five National 'Campesino' (i.e., rural small, low-income rural farmers) Organizations in Guatemala as to their administrative controls on their credit portfolio, personnel, affiliate groups organizational level, training needs and viability for future investments in agricultural credit. I was responsible for setting up an agricultural loan fund for a national 'campesino' organization, 'Confederacion Nacional Campesina'.
Designed and implemented a system used to disburse and recuperate these monies. Trained board of directors (4), field personnel (8), and rural leaders (50) in their responsibilities in the credit system designed. I drafted a proposal for an Operational Project Grant requesting U.S. $430,000 to establish a legal assistance program aimed at securing land titles and ultimately credit for low-income rural groups. This rural “land titling” concept became a central part of the land reform program in El Salvador carried out by AIFLD during the 1980s.
3/1976 - 9/1978, Peace Corps, Washington D.C.
Program Analyst Dominican Development Foundation (FFD) (Peace Corps Volunteer - Dominican Republic)
Conducted internal evaluations and reviews of program activities of project directed at low-income/poor, farmers in order to develop and make overall assessments of the 's program in three geographical areas. Two of these reviews each required over six months of field research.
During this time, attended five-to-ten agricultural association meetings weekly, designed questionnaires, and utilized various techniques in order to assess the associations' administrative capabilities, technological level used in managing funded projects, and groups' adherence to parliamentary procedure. In addition, spent considerable time with FDD personnel in order to observe small farmer associations and evaluate their work plans, administrative systems, and problem solving techniques.
1/1974 - 6/1975, Municipal Court Probation Department, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Probation Officer (Albuquerque, NM)
Responsible for an active caseload of up to 120 adults found guilty of committing misdemeanors. Duties included; conducting interviews with individuals charged with misdemeanors, providing pre-sentence recommendations to five municipal court judges, writing up tentative probationary agreements, and supervising adults placed on probation. Chosen as the Probation Officer team member of a program set up to deal with offenders with intense psychological disorders. I also trained new para-professional probation officers and provided hands-on orientation to the newly hired program director of a federal pilot para-professional probation program.
9/1972 - 8/1974, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dormitory Advisor (UNM, Albuquerque, NM)
Served as liaison between University administration and students in matters concerning dormitory policy, handled discipline problems within dormitory, and served as informal counselor to new students regarding course offerings, and personal matters. Developed recreational activities, cookouts, and promoted student participation.
EDUCATION:
- Masters of Community and Regional Planning (MCRP). University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, New Mexico 12/1982
- University of New Mexico - Completed 30 of 36 required hours leading to a Master’s in Public Administration degree.
- Bachelor of Arts in Education,.University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, New Mexico 6/1975
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Contract Management Courses. I have completed all procurement courses required by USAID (and in compliance with OMB standards) for obtaining a $5,000,000 warrant in both acquisition and assistance awards. The eight (8) required procurement related courses are; Contract Administration, Competition in Contracting Act, Contract Law, Cost and Price Analysis, FAAR/AIDAR, Simplified Acquisition, PSC Seminar, and Grants Seminar. In addition procurement competencies (i.e., actual experience and/or related training) must be met for that warrant level.
Real Estate Licenses:
7/2007 – Passed real estate salesperson licensing exam for Washington D.C. Inactive Status.
6/2005 - Licensed Realtor in the state of Virginia – Active status.
6/2004 – Passed real estate salesperson licensing exam in New Mexico. Inactive Status.
3/2003 – Completed course to be certified as a Real Estate Professional Assistant.
PROCUREMENT RELATED SKILLS:
Strong knowledge of US Government contracting regulations and policies for Acquisitions and Assistance instruments (i.e., Contracts and Grants). Experienced and training in federal compliance rules, regulations and standards associated with federal funds and non-profit accounting (A-110, A-122, A-133 and 22CFR226); and in-depth knowledge of FAR, AIDAR, federal travel regulations, OMB circulars, and USAID and State Department regulations regarding overseas allowances.
OTHER SKILLS:
SKILL NAME SKILL LEVEL LAST USED EXPERIENCE
Contracting/ Expert 12/2005 12 years
Grant Procurement
Project Management Expert 10/1993 10 years
Supervision Expert 12/2004 19 years
Project Design Expert 10/2000 10 years
Bilingual Expert Current 20 years (Spanish)
(Spanish/English) life long (English)
Real Estate Sales
Person/Realtor Journeyman 6/2009 3 years
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I am a fifth generation, native New Mexican and have lived extensively in various third world countries. These include living for two years or more in: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, and Bolivia. The last seven years have involved substantial travel to Brazil, Paraguay, San Salvador, Senegal, Benin, and Cotonou. I am able to easily adapt to surroundings and quickly establish effective working relationships with low-income beneficiaries and institutional leaders.
Enjoy golf, tennis, snorkeling, fishing, travel and reading.
References:
1.Mark Walther, Division Chief, USAID, Washington D.C.
Phone 202-***-****, Email ********@*****.***]
2.John Hernandez, Retired former Senior Contract Administrator, Los Alamos National Laboratory Phone: 505-***-****, Email: *********.*****@*****.***.
4. Bart River, former T or C Municipal Golf Course Manager, *********@*****.***, Phone:
5. Randall Aragon, Current T or C City Commissioner, Phone: 575-***-****, Email:
*******.******@******.***
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