Senior Acquisitions Analyst
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ANITA K. COBB
Senior Vendor Manager
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Chester, VA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
An accomplished program management and acquisitions workforce professional
(FAC-COR III and Senior FAC-PPM certified) with more than 25 years of combined program and contract management experience supporting major IT capital investments (telecommunications, human capital management, and financial management). Recognized hands-on leader who influences, motivates, mentors, and provides steady guidance and advisement to executives, peers, and team members to generate consistent results. A results-oriented, flexible, self-starter who proactively provides constructive feedback and shares knowledge with others. Consistency in building strong working relationships across multiple disciplines has fostered relationships and influence across the agency and has promoted good governance, stewardship and change management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families/Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Operations
Washington, DC
Lead Contracting Officer’s Representative (Dallas Emergency Intake Site- (EIS): April 2021-August 2021 (temporary detail)
Developed alliances and coordinated cross-functional activities for the $150M Dallas EIS portfolio of 12 contracts that provided 24-7 wraparound care and support services for some 2,500 unaccompanied southwest border refugee children until their resettlement with family, friends, or guardians here in the United States.
• Served as the central point of coordination and oversight for a team of 4 direct support team members and project managers representing each of the 12 vendors providing wraparound services.
• Partnered with Commissioned Corp Officers, FEMA, CDC, contracted project managers, federal volunteers, and other emergency responders in the day-to-day leadership of the flagship of all the ACF UCC emergency intakes sites establishing the blueprint for the 10 additional sites that were later stood up.
• Led the demobilization efforts ensuring the timely off-boarding of contracted resources in alignment with the resettlement of the children; and coordinated the bid proposals for the reinstatement of leased properties.
COMPETENCIES
Planning & Decision Making
Strategic Analysis
Communications & Facilitation
Program & Workforce
Management
Acquisitions
Governance
Risk Management
Budget & Capital Planning
Internal Controls
Bachelor of Science
Information Systems
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Senior FAC-PPM IT
Federal Acquisition Institute
Master’s Certificate: Federal
Government Program
Management
George Washington University
FAC-COR III
Federal Acquisition Institute
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Department of Health & Human Services
Office of the Chief Information Officer
Office of Enterprise Services/
Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions PMO
Washington, DC
Acting Chief of Staff: November 2020-Present
Manages human and financial resources and navigates all internal administrative operations including personnel, budget, procurement, technology, governance, and other related matters for the 11-year $2.5B HHS Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) telecommunications contract.
• Establishing strategic direction and advising the leadership team business and legal requirements, customer expectations, and governance compliance.
• Partnering with all stakeholders working collaboratively to develop, implement, and deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Guiding organizational change management and change control as the overall strategic and approach for the development and delivery of EIS strategic and operational communications, outreach, and stakeholder engagement.
• Driving programmatic optimization, synchronization, and efficiencies as well as identifying planning gaps and shortfalls that may impact service delivery.
Governance Director: November 2020-Present
Delivering program management oversight, guidance, governance, and vendor management for the 11-year, $2.5B HHS enterprise contract for telecommunications goods and services.
• Ensures compliance of federal regulatory mandates in alignment with the CIO, FITARA, OMB and GAO. Manages issues, escalates through proper governance channels as needed, conducts quarterly assessments, and maintains corrective action plans.
• Constructively challenges conclusions/status quo and serve as a subject matter expert and advisor to senior leaders on compliance topics.
• Guides organizational change management and change control for the development and delivery of the EIS strategic and operational communications model, outreach, and stakeholder engagement
• Provided oversight for a group of 6 contractors and facilitated multi- phased document reviews in preparation for solicitations for IT and program management support.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office Suite
PeopleSoft
Oracle EBS Financials
Adobe Acrobat Pro
Power BI
Service Now
MS Teams
SharePoint
• Developed the Emergency Intake Site PMO positional and functional organizational charts for consideration and adaptation by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and Operation Artemis.
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Department of Health & Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
Office of Program Audit Coordination/Single Audit Solution Washington, DC
Vendor and Resource Manager: March 2020-September 2020 (temporary detail) Provided acquisition subject matter expert consultation and support to the impending $54B Single Audit Solution and $22M Grants QSMO (Quality Service Management Office) programs; developed program requirements; and supported pre-award activities.
• Established collaborative working relations with strategic critical partners and ensured their input was fully recognized, understood, and addressed appropriately per all communications to executives, the QSMO and OMB governing bodies.
• Spearheaded the research, critical analysis, and the development of pivotal recommendations that eventually won preliminary executive approval of the Single Audit Solution acquisition strategy and budget plan. Department of Health & Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Administration
Office of Human Resources/Human Resources Systems (HRS) Washington, DC
Vendor and Resource Manager: October 2016-November 2020 Developed and coordinated the strategic acquisition planning for the $100M+ Enterprise Human Capital Management (EHCM) portfolio of IT capital investments. Oversight for EHCM budget formulation, execution, and financial management reporting. Managed all HR Systems recruitment activity for more than 10 FTEs.
• Directed, coordinated, and managed the full acquisition lifecycle for the EHCM portfolio of IT capital investment and O&M contracts (program management, systems integration, cloud services, change management, stakeholder engagement and training) for scope, schedule, cost, and technical performance and risks.
• Delivered expert acquisition advice and consultation to executives, program managers, and to other Contracting Officer’s Representatives advising on the status, efficiency, and effectiveness of the HR Systems portfolio of contracts and the cross functionality with other enterprise systems.
• Advised and collaborated with the HRS and OHR budget staff in the development of budget plans, submissions, and justifications, as well as on-going financial management and budget closeout.
• Partnered with Contracting Officers and the Office of General Counsel regarding contracts disputes and compiled all responses for data/evidence to support the government’s position.
• Managed all HRS recruitment activities by first assessing resource gaps and requirements, developing position descriptions and recruit packages, evaluating certificates of eligible applicants, and providing recommendations for selection to executive management ANITA K. COBB PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Department of Health & Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources
Office of Finance
Office of Financial Systems Policy & Oversight (OFSPO) Washington, DC
Program Manager: June 2009-October 2016
Managed quality assurance and assessment activities for the directives and projects within OFSPO, and the Financial Systems Improvement Program (FSIP) – a 10 year $150M+ Oracle E-Business systems upgrade of the HHS’ Unified Financial Management System (UFMS) that included transition to the cloud, shared hosting, and continued improvement to the Financial Business Intelligence Program (FBIS), independent verification and validation (IV&V) and workforce program management.
IV&V: 2012-2016
Managed the OFSPO IV&V program to include verifying and validating those products, services and systems were structurally sound and developed to the defined requirements and specifications.
• Guided a team of 12 contractors comprised of Oracle financials technical and functional SMEs, IV&V analysts, business analysts and financial management experts
• Formulated the acquisition strategy, conducted market research, managed request for information responses from potential bidders; and created all pre-solicitation documents to include the statement of objectives and instructions to offers for the FSIP acquisition.
• Chaired monthly briefings to executive sponsors and key management officials identifying trends and providing recommendations for improvement or courses of action.
• Facilitated bi-weekly review sessions with the project managers to openly discuss the observations and risks during the systems development life cycle, and the project managers’ plans for mitigation and corrective actions.
Workforce Manager: 2011-2016
Managed all components of recruitment (including detailed employees) from drafting position descriptions to coordinating and chairing interviews and on- boarding activities.
• Developed all OFSPO position descriptions to include 18 new position descriptions for administrative, technical, and functional, senior advisory and supervisory positions – ranging from GS-9 to GS-15 – within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) classification authority.
• Composed job analyses and assessment questions and collaborated with OHR to prepare draft vacancy announcements to recruit and fill various positions within the organization.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Workforce Manager: 2011-2016 (cont.)
• Delivered authoritative policy interpretation and expert guidance to selection officials on all phases of the recruitment and hiring process, candidates’ eligibility, and entitlements.
• Managed a staff of 4 federal employees and contractors supporting workforce management; recommended training for IDPs (individual development plans); conducted performance assessment reviews; mentored current and former colleagues with similar career paths. Capital Planning and Investment Control: 2010-2015 Provided leadership and a wide range of capital planning and investment control
(CPIC) activities including strategic planning, IT program and project management, IT governance, and Enterprise Performance Lifecycle (EPLC) management in support of the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS).
• Represented the Office of Finance as the critical partner to the CPIC Council, conducting analysis and providing input to ensure that IT investments comply with HHS governance policy.
• Reviewed and assessed more than 15 major capital IT investments to include all EPLC artifacts based on the applicable stage gate review and criteria and provided a recommendation for either the approval, approval with conditions, or discontinuation to the HHS IT Investment Review Board (OCIO governance body).
• Represented the Office of Finance as a HHS EPLC Change Control Board
(CCB) member, actively participating in the monthly IT project management framework review and approval meetings.
• Managed CPIC and portfolio management tools to collect and report on UFMS investment portfolio data for OMB Exhibit 300 and 53 and monthly project submission data.
Acquisitions Lead: 2009-2014
Provided authoritative guidance and direction to senior management, project managers and contract officer’s representatives (CORs) regarding the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and HHS Acquisition Regulations (HHSAR) policy, acquisition planning, procurement packages as well as facilitating discussions with contracting officers and participating in negotiations.
Recognized subject matter expert (SME) in the preparation of requisitions for funding approval, statements of objectives, performance work statements, statements of work, and task orders against indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
Project manager and/or COR for five multi-year contracts: 1) HHS Quality Assurance Independent Verification & Validation; 2) Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness (FFRDC); 3) the UFMS Modernization Program/Financial Business Intelligence Program; $) PMO IT Project Management Support; and 5) the UFMS Deep Dive Assessment – developing all the pre-solicitation documents, including the technical evaluation factors and sub-factors used for scoring proposals, and chairing technical evaluation panels.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (cont.)
Developed sole source, limited source justifications, or determinations and findings (D&Fs), and justification for other than full and open competition
(JOFOC) for consideration for Federally Funded Research & Development Centers (FFRDCs).
Lead vendor onboarding and offboarding activities including but not limited to initiating background investigations for adequate physical and systems access and the termination of access upon contract end.
Contributed to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Information and Technology Acquisition and Assessment (NITAAC) Small Business Administration customer advisory panel providing feedback on NITAAC’s assisted acquisitions, communicating lessons learned and addressing questions posed by small businesses on NITAAC’s CIO-SP3 government wide acquisition contract (GWAC).
UFMS Governance Coordinator: 2009-2011: Planned, coordinated, and co- facilitated the quarterly UFMS Governance Board meetings, a consortium of the UFMS stakeholders convened for reporting on current and planned system activity, policy, and strategic goals for the UFMS program.
Collaborated with operating division representatives throughout DHHS to review and update the governance charter, and spear-headed the strategic plan for implementing a department-wide financial systems governance program.
Briefed senior management to articulate and communicate IT governance and technical issues and makes recommendations for alternative approaches.
Drafted responses to OMB data call on behalf of senior management to include: 1) quarterly reviews for the UFMS Modernization Plan; 2) lack of support for Oracle 11i beyond November 2014 (supporting justification for an upgrade; 3) strategic plan for Oracle R12 upgrade; and 4) the acquisition strategy for the Financial Systems Improvement Program and the Financial Business Intelligence Program.
DHHS/OS/Program Support Center
Office of Enterprise Systems (1995 – 2009), Silver Spring, MD Audit Liaison/Management Controls Officer: June 2006 – June 2009 Coordinated information systems audits of enterprise applications to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of IT controls, including but not limited to, general computer controls, application controls and security. Managed the internal controls assessment program for all divisions within the Office of Enterprise Support Services. Quality Control Specialist: June 2006 – June 2009 Developed quality control policy, coordinated performance evaluation meetings, and provided management responses for quality control evaluations and operational audits before submission to the PSC Director of Competitive Sourcing.
Operations Manager/Supervisory IT Specialist: May 1995 – June 2006 Managed a 24-hour operations staff of 10 - responsible for departmental personal and payroll transaction processing, and the bi-weekly DHHS salary payments. Maintained and monitored the mainframe legacy production environments - to include the installation, configuration, and maintenance of new software releases and updates. REFERENCES
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