LAWRENCE HALL

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470-***-**** Fredericksburg, VA 22401

adv8vh@r.postjobfree.com

Experienced in Purchasing and Procurement in state and local governments EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1998 BBA Degree in Business Management Valdosta, Georgia, 2015 Certified Public Purchasing Buyer (CPPB) PURCHASING CERTIFICATION, 2020 Virginia Contracts Administrator (VCA)

QUALIFICATIONS

Strong background in contract negotiations with internal clients to ensure consistent internal procedures. Passionate about achieving a challenging position that allows meaningful contributions to a business’ success.

Superb leadership, interpersonal, planning and communication skills. Great people and managerial skills.

Persistent and driven; acquired BBA degree in Business Administration and VCA certification and CPPB certification from the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP). Currently studying for CPPO certification with NIGP.

Excellent computer skills—applications related to MS Office or the Internet PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Richmond, 900 East Broad Street,

Suite 1100, Room 1104,

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Senior Procurement Analyst and Lead Senior Procurement Analyst 2019- 2022 Lead Senior Procurement Analyst

Processed a wide variety of solicitations such as Invitations for Bid, Request for Proposal, Request for Qualifications, and Sole Source solicitation. o Promoted from a Senior Procurement Analyst to Lead Senior Procurement Analyst which incorporates training new personnel. Created and presented department training courses for Invitation to Bid Goods and Services and Invitation to Bid Construction solicitations. The training also encompasses receiving requisitions, advertising solicitations, and evaluating bids. o Trained Procurement Analysts and Senior Procurement Analysts on evaluating bids and processing contract modifications. Also posted solicitations, reviewed payments, performance bonds, and certificate of insurance documents.

o Served as voting member on interview panels while interviewing for the Procurement Analyst and Senior Procurement Analyst positions for the department.

o Created and provided templates for recommending and evaluating bids and proposals and provided weekly Project Statis Reports to agency personnel. o Consult with Legal department and the Office of Minority Business Development on solicitations, contracts, and contract modifications. o Processed multiphase professional service RFPs, non-professional service RFPs, Goods and Services IFBs, Construction Term IFBs, Request for Complex construction IFBs, and Sole Source solicitations.

o Reviewed Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Certificate of Insurance documents. Input information into Oracle system. Approved purchase orders for products and services within authorized approval levels. Anne Arundel County

2660 Riva Road, First Floor

Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Assistant Purchasing Agent -2021-2022

Served as Deputy to the County’s Purchasing Agent. Managed day-to-day procurement operations of the team.

o Collaborated with Assistant Purchasing Agents to foster a consistent and positive organizational culture. Proactively solved procurement operational challenges. Supervised eight employees based on assigned responsibilities from the Purchasing Agent.

o Oversaw the Buyer’s development of solicitations, collaborated with County agencies to develop specifications, evaluated and tabulated bids, and recommended awards for construction contracts.

o Approved purchase orders, sub-orders, and direct payments. Analyzed pre-audits in adherence to legal requirements. Reviewed pre-audited purchasing transactions, reviewed, and revised new policies and procedures. DeKalb County Purchasing and Contracting,

1300 Commerce Drive

Second Floor

Decatur, GA 30030; www.dekalbcountyga.gov. Procurement Agent 2014-2017 Negotiated and advised contracts internal clients to ensure all contracts were consistent with internal procedures. Developed contracts format, composed, and revised agreements for the DeKalb County’s Legal Department. Supervised four employees.

o Sourced, priced, negotiated, analyzed, administered, and monitored all aspects of major expense contracts entered by DeKalb County. Reviewed Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Certificate of Insurance documents.

o Approved purchase orders for products and services and input information into Oracle system.

o Oversaw competitive bid evaluations, change orders, review negotiations, dispute discrepancy resolutions, utilizing standard DeKalb County terms and conditions, contract terminology, documentation, and purchase order procedures.

o Prepared and presented oral and written reports. Prepared draft solicitations and advertised various RFP, ITB, RFQ projects on the DeKalb website. Also managed sole source and emergency procurements.

o Prepared and administered training sessions for employees on various topics. Managed a filing system for all agreements, contracts, bid specifications and related items. Maintained records of contract dates, options, and re-negotiations.

City of Alexandria, 100 North Pitt Street, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314, Contract Specialist III 2013-2014.

Administered purchase requisitions, change orders and sole source justifications from clients.

o Reviewed requisitions, specifications, scopes of work, and translated documents into the appropriate acquisition (RFP, ITB, RFQ, TO, SS, and SB) process.

o Tabulated and analyzed bids and proposals to determine the lowest possible bidder. Referred to clients for review and award of contract. o Determined and monitored living wage requirements. Scheduled and conducted project debriefings.

o Published a variety of solicitations on the Eprocure purchasing module. Issued cure notices and resolved problems with vendors. Performed necessary actions with federal grant funded projects such as notifications and solicitations to DBE and SWAM contractors.

o Provided all necessary documents to personnel throughout the contract management process.

o Utilized Eprocure and Munis procurement computer software systems to approve requisitions, solicit bids, and other functions.

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