Manager Data Entry

Colette Seepers

okhniz@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective:

To obtain a meaningful and challenging position that enables me to utilize my areas of expertise and abilities in purchasing and contract administration.

Work Experience:

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Boulder CO – 2003 to 2011

Contract Administrator II – (10/4/09– 10/12/11)

• Completed pre-award, post-award and closeout of contractual awards

• Administered contracts in compliance with funding agency flow downs

• Reviewed terms and conditions and sole source solicitations

• Worked with internal personnel on negotiation strategies and technical evaluations involving moderately complex procurements

• Performed cost/price analysis on awards that involved Request for Information, Request for Proposals and Request for Quotes

• Conducted bid openings and evaluated proposals in accordance with weighted evaluation factors

• Negotiated and administered fixed price and cost type research and development technical service subcontracts

• Familiar with ITAR, intellectual property, Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) circulars

• Wrote notification letters to sponsoring agencies when required, requesting approval on procurements, as defined in prime contract and cooperative agreements

Contract Administrator I – (8/8/05 – 10/4/09)

• Purchased various goods and services with foreign entities, universities, non-profit organizations, and commercial companies

• Advised staff on compliance requirements and purchasing procedures including possible organizational conflicts of interest

• Negotiated hardware, software, equipment, consulting and hotel agreements

• Prepared contract changes or modifications

• Administered company wide UPC Credit Card program (400 Employees) which included personalized/corporate wide training sessions, auditing of cardholders and creation of UPC Procedures

Procurement Assistant – (8/18/03 – 8/8/05)

• Provided high-level support to the Contracts Manager and Contract Administrators

• Timely processed all incoming purchase requisitions for the organization by checking funding source, signature authority, account keys, and object codes

• Supported all phases of Purchase Order and Subaward preparation from their inception to close, including RFPs, IFB’s, Purchase Orders, Subawards, Consulting and Maintenance Agreements, NBPO’s and Software Maintenance Contracts

• Placed and reconciled credit card orders for the entire UCAR Organization

• Maintained the BiTech database for all procurement transactions including initial data entry, modifications, change orders, disencumberances and database updates

• Provided minutes for pre-bid meetings held by the Contracts Manager and Contract Administrators

• Finalized contracts and letter correspondence to NSF, NOAA and NASA for the Contracts

• Contributed as an active participant of the Purchasing Reengineering Team by defining new requirements for the customized Electronic Purchase Requisition (EPR) System

USDA Forest Service, Lakewood, CO – 2002 to 2003

Public Affairs Office Manager –

• Provided media relations support to local newspaper, radio, and television stations

• Posted media related articles and maintained over five tracking databases

• Tracked Congressional inquires from local congressmen and constituents

Education: May 2008 George Washington Univ. Washington, DC Masters Certificate Gov’t Contracting

May 1996 The Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO B.A., Sociology

Computer Skills:

Office 2007, Advanced Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Crystal Reports, HTML, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks, Bi-tech, Meeting Maker, Thunderbird

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