OWEN D. COLSTON

DULUTH, GA 805-***-**** adq9c4@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

A Contracts Administrator position with a firm where my strengths in leadership and problem solving will contribute to achieving the company’s mission statement to achieve better results that are beneficial to my employer and community within private/gov’t sectors.

CORE PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

Proven ability to write, edit and publish solicitations, AIA drawings, AIA Specs., Sepias, Mylar’s, MRO, MRP, RFQ, IFB, RFP, RFI, DOD, FAR, DFAR, Bid Bond, Payment Bond and Performance, Bid Opening, Bid Opening Officer, Amendments, Milestones, Modifications, Change Orders, Estimates and Profits. Coordinated the selection Engineers, Architects, Prime Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Consultants and other technical professionals.

APPLICATIONS

Oracle, SAP, People Soft, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Lotus Page Maker,

and Internet Applications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY SERVICES Norcross, GA

11-21-Present

Volunteer Life Coach

Teaching basic life lessons to participants in economics, science, biology, and reading.

WALMART Inc. Kansas City, MO

2017-2021

Manager

Ensured customers are satisfied with every part of the floor experience, from greeting, through sales completion. Increased the speed of receivables and prevented the interruption of services to customers.

J C Penney Niles, IL

2014-2017 Contract Specialist

Improved customer services from greeting through sales completion. Sourced IFB and RFP for facilities maintenance. Increased the speed of receivables and prevented the interruption of all business applications.

1977-2013 Purchasing, Contracts, Project, Manager & Contract Specialist

Sourced IFB and RFP for Private and Gov’t DOD procurement management. Prevented the interruption of services to customers. Increased profits by 1% in tough economic times. Proven ability to write, edit and publish solicitations, milestones, AIA drawings, AIA Specs., Sepias, Mylar’s, MRO, MRP, RFQ, IFB, RFP, RFI, DOD, FAR, DFAR, Bid Bond, Payment Bond and Performance, Bid Opening, Bid Opening Officer, Amendments, Modifications, Change Orders, Estimates and Profits. Coordinated the selection Engineers, Architects, Prime Contractors, Sub-Contractors, Consultants and other technical professionals.

EDUCATION

U.S. College, FT. Lee, VA, Business Law

U.S. College, FT. Lee, VA, Contract Law

U.S. College, FT. Lee, VA, Contract Management

Turner Construction Company Kansas City, MO Construction Project Management

University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, Purchasing & Materials Mgmt

Ambassador University, Big Sandy, TX, BA Liberal Arts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Management/Personnel Management/Purchasing Management/Contract Law/Contract

Management/Construction & Facilities Support Management/Operations Management/Contract

Negotiations/Price & Cost Analysis/CFR Code of Federal Regulation/ISO 9000/FAR Federal

Acquisition Regulation/DOD/Total Quality Management/Business Administration/Economics