Procurement Professional
Resume:
Hope LeAnn Latiolais
Carriere, MS 39426
Phone: 228-***-****
Email: ********@*****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE Bechtel National 10/2008 – 04/2009
Huntsville Alabama US
Subcontract Administrator
Duties include reviewing and approving contracts and purchase orders of more junior employees within the department. Ensure all purchase orders and subcontracts are in compliance with company policy and Government regulations. This includes determining clauses to flow down to the subcontractor from the prime contract as well as monitoring subcontractor performance for compliance. Issue modifications and award funding as required by the project office, process invoices and work any issues with subcontractor performance. Interact with Sales, Program Management, Production Operations, Pricing and Finance departments to expedite facilitate proposal preparation, contract formation, and contracts administration activities.Review and negotiate subcontracts and purchase orders with vendors on behalf of the company and Government and monitor the performance of those subcontracts. Review and approve financial documents (invoices) for both subcontractors and vendors. Contract types include fixed price and cost plus contracts.Participate in source selection process including development of request for proposal – including preparation of the model subcontract agreement, evaluation of proposals, and the final selection of a supplier/subcontractor. Prepare and issue teaming agreements and non-disclosure agreements with potential subcontractors during prime proposal phases.Write Organizational Conflict of Interest Mitigation plans and other documentation deemed necessary for performance of the prime contract and subcontracts.Participated in team reviews of proposals. Draft subcontract review, terms and conditions negotiations, completion of reps and certs and proposal submission. This role serves as primary point of contact for issues with subcontractor invoices. Contracting warrant of $500,000 without any further review - authorized to sign unlimited amounts as long as files audited by the Procurement Director upon issuance.
SGT, Inc 9/2007 - 10/2008
Procurement Support Specialist III
Provide contracting support to the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) procurement department in the administration of assigned Government contracts, purchase orders, grants and cooperative agreements.
Lead On site Training Purchases area of NASA Procurement including: prepare contracts (purchase orders, delivery orders and interagency agreements) and financial instruments (invoices) for contracting officer approval, review and approve all contractual documents prepared by team members prior to submission to the Contracting Officer, develop and teach training modules for the area, Implement Processes/Procedures for improvement to the service provider area of the internal training purchases activity. Monitor contractor performance to determine ensure compliance with contract and to be able to recommend payment to the Contracting Officer. Prepare any necessary modifications to contractual documents and prepare files for closeout. Input orders and modifications into SAP and process invoices via SAP workflow.
Participated in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer award team (both Phase I and II awards).
Review purchase requests to determine solicitation type (requests for quotation and requests for proposal ). Evaluate contractor bids/proposals, including cost/price analysis to make a determination of fair and reasonable pricing.
Ensure clauses are up-to-date in all contracts and solicitations.
Report weekly and monthly metrics to supervisors.
Science Applications Internation Corporation 12/2004 - 9/2007
Subcontract Administrator
Served as the Senior Procurement employee to lead/oversee all procurement and subcontract activities. This includes reviewing and approving contracts and purchase orders of more junior employees within the department. Ensure all purchase orders and subcontracts are in compliance with company policy and Government regulations. This includes determining clauses to flow down to the subcontractor from the prime contract as well as monitoring subcontractor performance for compliance. Issue modifications and award funding as required by the project office, process invoices and work any issues with subcontractor performance. Interact with Sales, Program Management, Production Operations, Pricing and Finance departments to expedite facilitate proposal preparation, contract formation, and contracts administration activities.Review and negotiate subcontracts and purchase orders with vendors on behalf of the company and Government and monitor the performance of those subcontracts. Review and approve financial documents (invoices) for both subcontractors and vendors. Contract types include fixed price and cost plus contracts.Participate in source selection process including development of request for proposal – including preparation of the model subcontract agreement, evaluation of proposals, and the final selection of a supplier/subcontractor. Prepare and issue teaming agreements and non-disclosure agreements with potential subcontractors during prime proposal phases.Write Organizational Conflict of Interest Mitigation plans and other documentation deemed necessary for performance of the prime contract and subcontracts.Participated in team reviews of proposals. Draft subcontract review, terms and conditions negotiations, completion of reps and certs and proposal submission.Serve as lead on SAP invoice workflow implementation in the division. This role serves as primary point of contact for issues with subcontractor invoices. Contracting warrant of $100,000 without any further review - authorized to sign unlimited amounts as long as files audited by the Procurement Director upon issuance.
Eagle Systems and Services 7/2002 - 12/2004
Contract Administrator
Support NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center procurement office in the administration of assigned Government contracts.
Perform contracting actions from initiation to contract closeout including.
Analyze requirements, statements of work, and specifications to determine the necessity for supporting documentation such as Determination and Findings, Single/Sole Source Justification or Justification for Acceptance of an Unsolicited Proposal (related to grant proposals)
Prepare contractual documents including contracts, purchase orders, grants, cooperative agreements, task/delivery orders and modifications thereto.
Monitor contract performance and process invoices.
Co-Lead of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award team two years meeting Congressional mandated award dates both years.
Routinely work in SAP inputting awards/modifications and processing invoices.
Guide team members in use of SAP.
Train Eagle Systems employees in preparation of contractual documents. Review files of those employees for accuracy before submitting for contracting officer review and also provide SAP training to co-workers.
Infinity Technology 12/2000 - 7/2002
Procurement Clerk IV
Support NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center procurement office in the administration of assigned Government contracts.
Perform contract administration on contracts, purchase orders, grants, blanket purchase agreements, and cooperative agreements.
Issue simple funding modifications and modifications for no-cost contract extensions.
Perform contract closeout activities.
Verify funding obligations as being valid or invalid from the Financial Management Office.
Prepare Congressional Notification Data Sheets for the Government and Community Relations Department.
Monitor contract performance via interaction with the Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives (COTRs)
EDUCATION Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL US
Master's Degree - 8/2004
33 Semester Hours
Major: Acquisition and Contract Mgnt
GPA: 4.0 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
All coursework was directly related to procurement professional career duties and responsibilities
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL US
Bachelor's Degree - 12/1998
128 Semester Hours
Major: Management and Marketing
GPA: 3.39 out of 4.0
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NASA Group Achievement Awards - 2002, 2003 and 2004
Bright Ideas Award for implementing new ideas - 2004 Eagle Systems
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