Transferable Skills:
- Contract T’s & C’s Negotiation - Contract Redlining / Negotiation
- Federal / State / City Contracting - Telecommute/Teleconferencing Work & Meetings
- Contractor Pre-Qualification - Budget Development & Control
- Project Contract Management - Business Development & CRM
- Procedures: Develop & Implement - SOX Implementation & Management
- Proposal Development & Writing - RFP Development & Writing: Federal / State / City / Commercial
- Construction Services Contracts - Legal Interface & Coordination – All Contract Types
- Project Management – Full Scope - Staff Management, Recruiting & Supervision
- Contract Scope Development - ISO 9000 / 9001
- Client Development & Retention - Risk Analysis & Risk Management
- Construction Equipment Contracts - Project Equipment Distribution & Maintenance
Significant Career Accomplishments:
Organized and Established International Expediting Groups in Saudi Arabia & China.
Established and Managed Small Projects Purchasing / Contracting / Project Management functions for Fluor Corp Bakersfield California remote office.
Oversaw & Performed Purchasing and Contracts Management functions for Fluor Corp Union & Non-Union Projects; for numerous Domestic and International Capital Projects.
Capital Type Projects: Hydro Power, Gas & Steam Turbine Driven Power, Nuclear Power, Hydro Carbon, Oil Refinery, Food Processing, Heavy Industrial, Clean Room Manufacturing.
LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronald-l-faber-86321354
Education: High School Diploma, Some College Course Work – University of Buffalo, Buffalo NY
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Village Management Services Inc ( Direct Hire ), 05/25/2021 to 07/07/2023, Location: Laguna Woods Village, CA
Reason for Leaving: I resigned in July 2023 due to mutually recognized under-utilization.
Purchasing Administrator – Under direction, to represent the company in procurement, negotiation and administration of annual and one-time contracts for goods and/or services. Coordinates all progress with Purchasing Manager and requesting division and departments.
Communicates as necessary with staff, board members, residents, vendors/contractors, and the public. Performs coordination and on-site supervision of maintenance work and alterations as contracted. Communicates all insurance requirements to bidders in order to procure adequate and correct coverage on all contracts. Consults with legal counsel and/or insurance companies in interpretation of various contract provisions.
Unemployed due to COVID 19: 3/02/2020 to 05/25/2021
Employment search severely impaired by numerous COVID 19 lockdown impacts.
Sabbatical: 2/01/2019 to 2/01/2020
Period of rest, re-evaluation, and re-alignment of objectives towards new employment within my heavily experienced disciplines of Contracts and Purchasing. My objective being; to obtain employment within the Construction Industry, General Commercial Industry, or ITT Industry in a position that will facilitate the application of my diversified background, effectively and productively.
Hewlett Packard C/O GDH Consultants (Telecommute Contractor); 6/04/2018 to 2/01/2019
Location: San Diego, CA
Contracts Specialist Contractor – Immersive Computing Solutions: Generally responsible for developing IT Contracting Plans and coordinating/developing IT Contractual Agreements with HP Legal and miscellaneous HP Business Development staff for placement with outside domestic & international (non HP) Business Partners. Continual communication internally and externally to reconcile differences and negotiate final agreements.
Servexo Protective Services (Direct Hire); 3/20/2017 to 4/02/2018
Location: Gardena, CA
Contracts Specialist / Business Development: Generally responsible for finding new Security Business Opportunities through various online sourcing sites ( California eProcure Portal, FBO, MyBidMatch, EZGovOpps, EZSourcing ) and preparing GO / NO-GO Analysis for Management direction on what Opportunities to pursue. Preparation of Proposal and all attachments, Issuing Bidders Questions to Proposal Manager, following Addendums to the Bid, and completing the proposal process through to Award. Once awarded, follow through for Win/Lose debriefing.
ARCADIS Design & Consultancy (Temporary Assignment); 7/11/2016 to 12/05/2016
Location: Hollywood, CA
Procurement Manager: Generally responsible for overseeing and performing any or all assigned Scopes of Work through the processes of generating Individual Contracting Plans, Individual Proposal Evaluation Plans, Scope of Work Coordination / Development, RFP Development, RFP Issue, RFP Clarification (Commercial & Technical), Proposal Analysis ( Commercial ), Pre-award Negotiations ( Sub- Contractor ), Sub-contractor Award Selection.
County of Orange, County Executive Office (Contractor); 6/23/2015 to 5/18/2016
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Senior Contracts Administrator, Responsible for the daily administration of a Master Services Agreement ( MSA ) between Orange County Information Technology ( OCIT ) and ATOS
( formerly Xerox ) for the consolidation of all Orange County Offices (150 ) to one common Data & VOIP system. Includes the oversight of Work Orders, Project Change Requests, MSA Amendments, and resolution of Incident Resolution Requests.
Enbridge Energy Company, Inc (Telecommute Contractor); 3/14/2011 to 6/30/2014
Location: Duluth, MN
EPCM Contracts Specialist : Assisting in EPC Corporate Process Development. General Commercial Consulting. Execution of Work Scope out of my home office in Santa Ana, CA as well as shared time physically on jobsites in and around Houston TX, Superior WI, Duluth MN, and Pittsburg PA. Responsible for overseeing and performing any or all assigned Scopes of Work through the processes of generating Individual Contracting Plans, Individual Proposal Evaluation Plans, Scope of Work Coordination / Development, RFP Development, RFP Issue, RFP Clarification (Commercial & Technical), Proposal Analysis ( Commercial ), Pre-award Negotiations ( Sub- Contractor ), Sub-contractor Award Selection Coordination, Sub-Contract Development, Sub-Contract Award, and Sub-Contract Administration.
Fluor Corporation – Southern California (Direct Hires) ; Employed Periods; 2007 - 2010
Location: Irvine, CA 1988 – 2003
1975 – 1984
Senior Manager, Contracts Management: Responsible for overseeing & performing all assigned Scopes of Work through the processes of generating Individual Contracting Plans, Individual Proposal Evaluation Plans, SOW Coordination/Development, RFP Development, RFP Clarification (Commercial & Technical), Proposal Analysis ( Commercial ), Pre-award Negotiations ( Sub- Contractor ), Sub-contractor Award Selection Coordination, Sub-Contract Development, Sub-Contract Award, and Sub-Contract Administration.
Additional positions / experience as follows: responsible and accountable for Project Level Commercial development and maintenance of productive and effective Business Relationships with all or any Clients and Internal Fluor Project Management; as well as execution of Purchasing Functions, Expediting Functions, Discipline Lead Coordination, Discipline Subordinates Coordination, Contract Management Superiors and Peers Interface.
Southern California Edison (Direct Hire) – Nuclear Generation Station: 5/01/06 to 8/24/07
Location: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, CA
Contracts Agent III : Responsible for the entire Contract Processing; from the requisition phase, through the RFP, through Commercial Bid Evaluation, Contract Negotiation, Contract Generation, Award, and Initial Start Up of the Contract.
DOMESTIC EXPERIENCE:
In Residence: New York State, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, California.
Telecommute: All Continental US States, Hawaii, Guam.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
In Residence: China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Chile, Russia, Netherlands.
Telecommute: England, Germany, Netherlands, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil, Canada.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Windows, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Outlook, GMAIL, Google Chrome, FireFox, VISIO, PhotoShop, SAP, Oracle, Prolog, Constructware, Expedition, Access, SharePoint, Publisher, PowerPoint, Salesforce, DocuSign, FBO, MyBidMatch, GovTribe, BidSync, EZGovOps, GoToMeeting, ZOOM, SKYPE, Bluejeans, Cisco WebEx, Amazon Work Spaces, AX Desktop, Numerous Proprietary Client Software.