Enterprise Business Management
Resume:
Kari A. Schwenkner
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Summary of Professional Experience
• 20 plus years of diverse business and financial experience, including project budgeting and planning, financial reporting and analysis, and contract negotiations
• Financial and contractual oversight of projects for the federal agencies including Department of Energy and the Department of Defense
• Proficient with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) and government compliance
• Experience with Procurement, Accounting and Earned Value Management Systems
• Contractual and procurement oversight of large construction and EPC projects
• Strong organizational and communication skills and effective leader
Education: Marquette University
Bachelor’s Degree 1993 – Arts & Sciences
Experience:
Management Solutions, LLC (October, 2023 – Present) OCED Business Services Lead/ Contracts and Subcontracts Manager
• Responsible for oversight of the following functions on the OCED contract: Finance and Accounting, Contracts, Proposals, Subcontracting, and Document Management
• Responsible for the financial and contractual deliverables in accordance with the contract terms and conditions
• Responsible for financial reporting, forecasting, and overall management of the MSLLC Prime contract with DOE Office of Clean Energy (OCED)
• Responsible for oversight of the following functions: Finance and Accounting, Contracts, Proposals, Subcontracting, and Document Management
• Inform and advise senior management of significant issues related to OCED contract.
• Provide support and advise the OCED Program Manager on all business aspects of the contract.
Jacobs Technology, Inc (June, 2022 – October, 2023) Enterprise Business Deputy Director / Interim Enterprise Business Director
• Responsible for oversight of the following functions: Finance and Accounting, Contracts, Proposals, Subcontracting, and Document Management
• Responsible for financial reporting, annual budget development, forecasting, and overall management of project funds from the Missile Defense Agency
• Prepare and conduct annual Internal Audit for Jacobs Missile Defense Group (JMDG) and coordinate with external auditors in support of audit requests
• Responsible for the financial and contractual deliverables in accordance with the contract terms and conditions
• Build and maintain effective and productive relationships across JMDG Task Orders and functional departments.
• Inform and advise senior management of significant issues related to Enterprise Business functions.
• Development and implementation of JMDG Leading People training program
UCOR (February, 2016 – June, 2022)
Supply Chain Manager
• Manage all aspects of the Supply Chain Management Organization.
• Development, planning and implementation of a new electronic procurement system design to manage the electronic procurement platform, to ensure that the system is functioning, executing the UCOR purchasing business rules, and that data integrity is being maintained.
• Conduct internal and management assessments, reviews, and corrective action closure validation to verify that the UCOR Purchasing Program is compliant.
• Ensure that commodity procurement functions are performed in conformance with the requirements of the prime contract and, as applicable, Nuclear Regulatory requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements.
• Develop and implement staffing plans to support overall project success.
• Maintain awareness of market trends to identify and implement process improvements, reduce costs, and increase utilization of resources.
• Build and maintain effective and productive relationships with all project disciplines.
• Act as the Jacobs corporate Site Sponsor for the UCOR site to coordinate activities and information between Jacobs Employee Network and UCOR Jacobs-affiliated employees.
Project Procurement Manager
• Manage all aspects of procurement program to provide all services necessary support of the DOE prime contract with UCOR.
• Manage and assign work and tasks to subcontract administration and procurement personnel.
• Assume responsibility and accountability for procurement and subcontracting activities across the Project.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, standards and use of automated systems.
• Develop and implement effective procurement plans and strategies for proposals and projects.
• Provide training and mentoring to procurement and subcontract administration personnel.
• Inform and advise senior management of significant supply chain issues and potential problem areas and propose reasonable solutions or alternatives. Senior Subcontracts Administrator
• Support of work scope set forth in UCOR Prime Contract that requires experienced construction subcontracting support.
• Communicate with suppliers and personnel within UCOR to establish clear definition of requirements and to assure performance to subcontract terms and conditions.
• Identify sources for the services, evaluate the capabilities and performance of subcontractors.
• Issue requests for proposals, evaluate subcontractor proposals, plans and conduct negotiations, prepare cost and price analyses, risk analyses, bid analysis summaries, and award recommendations that treat subcontractors fairly and ethically, protect the company's interests, and promote best value awards.
• Award, issue, and document all agreements with subcontractors in conformance with the requirements of the prime contract with the client including, as applicable, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and its supplements.
• Monitor subcontractor performance, issues amendments to subcontracts and manages the performance of subcontractors.
• Resolve disputes with subcontractors and evaluates subcontractor performance.
• Prepare, compile, and maintain auditable records of the subcontracting process.
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct all negotiations with subcontractors.
• Manage subcontracts to ensure timely completion, compliance with requirements, and appropriateness of invoices and payment.
CH2M (April 2003 – August 2015)
Subcontracts Manager/ Contracts Administrator
• Responsible for the full life cycle of subcontracts including but not limited to preparing bidder’s lists, preparation and issuance of solicitation packages, negotiation of price and subcontract terms, price and cost analysis, approval of invoices, and management of change orders and subcontract modifications.
• Contract Management/ Administration for various federal Prime Contracts.
• Consult with engineering and construction management to clarify material requirements. Discuss needs with vendor, reviews vendor’s alternate suggestions, and makes recommendations to project management with respect to cost reductions or better delivery terms
• Held ATF license to handle all corporate-wide procurements of regulated explosives.
Project Accountant
• Work with the project team to establish the project work breakdown structure ensuring budgets established meet project management, as well as contractual requirements.
• Input or oversee input of project setup into the Oracle Project Accounting System.
• Preparation and issuance of client invoices, within contract terms.
• Monitor and ensure all Sarbanes - Oxley regulations for project set-up, budget maintenance and project changes through the duration of each project.
• Ensure revenue budgets are consistent with contract terms. Monitor project revenue/cost variances and reconciles as appropriate. Work with PMs to ensure project costs and revenue accurately reflect the project financial performance.
Ceridian Benefits Services, Inc. (November 1998 – September 2000) Accounting Manager
• Oversee all aspects of the Finance/ Accounting department, including all monthly invoicing, posting cash, bank reconciliation, collections and general ledger maintenance.
• Development and implementation of coordinated Accounts Receivable policies to develop effective collections of aging receivables and cash flow management.
• Supervision of department accountants and accounting clerks.
• Calculation of incentive compensation and bonuses paid to sales staff and agents.
• Completion of Month End tasks and preparation of monthly financial reports.
• Preparation and process of daily electronic files to transfer funds via ACH.
• Daily reconciliation of several company bank accounts to ensure appropriate levels of cashflow.
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