Federal Contracts Continental Usa

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Attn: Hiring Manager

Reference: Federal Contracts & SAM.gov Consultant

Please Note: I am able to relocate within the continental USA

Kumar B. Reddy

P O Box 3701, Gaithersburg, MD-20885 (I am looking to relocate to MA)

Phone: 216-***-**** (Cellular)

E-mail: ********@*****.***

Citizenship: USA

Academic Qualifications:

(JD)-Currently enrolled as 1L at Franklin Pierce at UNH (previously completed 1st Year Curriculum: Contracts, Criminal Law and Torts at California Law)

MBA-Business Administration

PhD-Biochemistry

CFCM-Certified Federal Contracts Manager

Core Strengths:

Lifecycle Management of US Federal & Commercial Contracts and Grants

Biomedical Background

Regulatory & Compliance: Human/Animal Subject Regulations, FARs, DFARs, 2 CFR 200, Related Agency Specific Regulations etc.

Financial Management of Multi-million Dollar Budgets

Technology/IP Management

Program Management

Procurement Management

Routine Interactions with Internal & External Stakeholders

Strategic Partnerships & Collaborations

Effective Communications

Relevant Employment:

04/2022-08/2024 (position eliminated due to merger):

Function: Federal & Commercial Contracts Management (Focus: Biomedical), Advanced Biosciences, Laboratories Inc., Rockville, MD

04/2021-08/2022: Various Consultant/Contractor Positions:

o@American College of Gynecology, Greater Washington, DC

o@Riverside Research Institute, Greater Washington, DC

o@Child Tends, Inc., Greater Washington, DC

Major Responsibilities: End-End management of US Federal/Commercial grants, contracts, subcontracts & procurement

07/2019-07/2020:

Function: Management of External Funding/Capacity Building-Biomedical Programs, AstraZeneca L.P., Gaithersburg, MD

03/2015-07/2019:

Function: USAID Research Programs, Contracts & Grants Administration (Focus: Biomedical), CONRAD & Eastern Virginia Medical School, Arlington, VA

2014:

Function: Management of Federal/non-Federal-Sponsored & Research Programs (Focus: Biomedical), MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD)

04/2010-08/2012:

Function: Management of Federal/non-Federal-Sponsored & Research Programs (Focus: Biomedical), Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

06/2008-03/2010:

Function: Management of Pediatric Research Programs (Focus: Biomedical), Shriners Hospitals for Children-HQ, Tampa, FL

Prior to 06/2008:

Function: Researcher/Scientist, Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professional Expertise:

Biomed background:

oMultiple years of experience performing scientific R&D in the areas of Cardiovascular biology, Transmembrane receptors, Receptor signaling, Platelet biology, Cytoskeleton using Biochemical, Genomic, Cellular and Animal models

oImage based drug screening technologies

oHeld administrative oversight on pre-clinical and clinical research operations

Contracts, subcontracts, and procurement administration:

o15+ years of experience managing the lifecycle of Federal & Commercial-contracts/grants/cooperative agreements, sub awards, and amendments

oResponsible for maintaining the institutional information for Federal systems and platforms

oExtensive knowledge of Federal-grant and contract regulations: FARs, DFARs, AIDARs, HHSARs, 2 CFR 200, etc.

oDeveloped policies for the effective management of government funded projects

oIdentified institutional capabilities/developed white papers; Developed cost-structures

oIdentified & distributed funding sources/solicitations; Developed and/or facilitated Cost & Technical/Scientific proposals; Submitted proposals through various portals; Acted as the authorized official for proposal submission

oManagement of various contract templates and associated activities

oContract drafting, redlining, negotiation and execution

oDrafted & negotiated a variety of contractual agreements: sponsored basic & clinical research, service agreements, vendor agreements, facility use agreements, MTAs, N/CDAs, data use agreements, licensing agreements, teaming agreements, master research/service agreements etc.

oRisk based-contracting and subcontracting

oUtilized various contract instruments: Fixed, Cost reimbursable, Time & Material and related combination types

oEnd-End subcontract management

oExtensive knowledge surrounding procurement aspects (Micro, Simplified, RFPs, Sole Source etc.)

oVarious procurement methods: P-Cards, POs, Contracts etc.

oVendor/Subcontractor selection and qualification

oOversaw PO creation and approval process

oSource selection and qualification

oMaterial management

oEnd-End RFP/RFI (both sell side and buy side)

oKnowledge of CPSR (Contractor Purchasing System Review) procedures and standards

oImplemented electronic systems for grant/contract, financial & compliance-administration

oBusiness knowledge of systems’ standards and approvals

oRoutinely communicated with the COs, POs and their representatives

oTypes of Awards, Managed:

IDIQ

TOs

BPAs

Purchase Orders

Letter Agreements

FFP

CR

OTAs

Assistance Mechanisms (Grants & Cooperative Agreements)

Various commercial agreements: For services, supplies, materials etc.

oContract/Grant Reporting:

FFATA

ISR/SSR

Service Contract Reporting

Technical &Financial Reporting

Contract (CPARs)/Grant Performance

Invention Reporting

Govt. Property Reporting

Close-out

oFamiliarity with Govt. Agencies:

HHS, NIH, CDC, NSF, USAID, DOD, GSA, FDA

oFamiliarity with IT Systems

Financial Management (Costpoint. PeopleSoft etc.)

Procurement Management (Costpoint, Lawson, Unimarket etc.)

Compliance Management (Sitero etc.)

Contracts and Grants Management (Cayuse, Cybergrants, Click Commerce, Agiloft, Salesforce etc.)

On-line Teaching/Content Delivery (Canvas, Blackboard, etc.)

Other: DocuSign, Adobe, Property Management etc.

IP/Technology management: Developed extensive knowledge for the lifecycle management of intellectual property: Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks and Trade Secrets. Oversaw innovation disclosure, prior art searches, market analysis, technology valuation, patents, developing IP portfolio, licensing & contractual aspects, material transfers, NIH and other Federal SBIR/STTR (+ match by State Funded)-programs, Bayh-Dole compliance, etc.

IT Systems/Platforms:

Contracts and Grants Management (Cayuse, Cybergrants, Click Commerce, etc.)

Financial Management (Costpoint. PeopleSoft etc.)

Procurement Management (Costpoint, Lawson, Unimarket etc.)

Compliance Management (Sitero etc.)

Compliance:

oExtensive knowledge of Codes of Federal regulations (CFRs) that regulate Human and Animal-subject research, related compliance and regulatory matters

oExtensive knowledge of Federal-grant and contract regulations: FARs, DFARs,

AIDARs, HHSARs, 2 CFR 200, etc.

External funding (Capacity building): Managed the lifecycle of grant giving in the areas of Medical Education, Community Investments and R&D areas; Captured key qualitative/quantitative data and metrics from grant recipients on various aspects to help maintain justifiable/sustainable grant giving programs:

oAstraZeneca: External Funding Services with multi-million dollar budgets that oversees giving in the areas of Biomedical R&D, Medical Education, Sponsorships, Fellowships and Community Investments

oShriners Hospitals: Oversaw giving in the areas of basic, translational and clinical research in cardiovascular, congenital orthopedic diseases, spinal cord injury, HIV and burns with multi-million dollar budget/year. Managed all aspects of research: clinical grants, basic research grants, clinical initiatives, fellowship programs and clinician/scientist training programs

oOther: Oversaw giving in the areas of pilot research, proof of concept under umbrella programs

Program management: Oversaw R&D programs in basic, translational and clinical research with multi-million dollar budgets/year:

oPrepared and finalized workscope

oIdentified milestones/deliverables

oDeveloped/allocated budgets

oNegotiated contracts

oAllocated resources

oTracked timelines and budgets

oIdentified and mitigated risks

oUpdated all the stakeholders on the status

oHeld regular meetings

oLiaised with internal/external partners/collaborators

Budgets & Financial management:

oSound financial acumen

oFamiliarity with a variety of financial systems and their architecture (Charter of accounts etc.)

oImplemented electronic systems for financial & compliance-administration

oDeveloped cost & technical proposals

oExtensive knowledge about the cost categories and their justification (e.g., salaries, fringe, others direct costs, SubK costs, indirect costs, G&A, profit etc.)

oSound knowledge of clinical trial budgets, coverage analysis (routine costs, study costs) etc.

oCost/price analyses, procurement memoranda, RFPs etc.

oSound knowledge of financial & non-financial compliance: GAAP/CAS principles

oManaged multi-million dollar budgets from inception through closeout

oSetting-up cost centers, preliminary accounts, pre-award cost centers etc.

oPlanned & monitored budgets at project, division and organization levels; Monitored for cost allocation, cost allowability etc.

oCaptured costs based on effort/time/milestones; Captured allowable & unallowable costs; Captured direct & indirect costs etc.

oInvoicing/Billing and Accounts receivables

oPayments/Accounts payable

oForecasted & reconciled budgets

oBusiness knowledge of disclosure statements, incurred cost submissions, direct & indirect costs, cost transfers, cost share, no-cost extensions etc.

oParticipated in Subpart-F (A-133), program specific audits etc.

Partnership development: Extensive familiarity with a variety of affiliations that exists among R&D entities, academic institutes and medical centers. Established and managed contractual, financial, scientific, and programmatic aspects of various partnerships, collaborations & alliances

Additional skills: Critical thinking & problem solving skills; Sound judgment & decision-making skills; Strong organizational/business planning skills; Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Work experience in global & multi-culture settings; Work experience in a matrixed environment; Worked collaboratively as well as independently (as demanded); Self-starter; Team player; Customer service; Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Professional Memberships: Humentum/Inside NGO; NCURA; NGMA; SRA; AUTM; NCMA

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