Contracts Manager
RGTS
Total years of experience :30 years, 0 Months
• Serves as the primary point of contact for the United States Air Force on a multi-year, high value Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract in support of the Royal Saudi Air Force and the F-15 fleet.
• Responsible for contract negotiations on complex international weapon systems agreements and related international sales, distribution and reseller agreements.
• Reviews, researches and coordinates legal and contractual reviews of proposed international business development agreements, including non-disclosure agreements.
• Manages all FMS related contract actions, including pre-proposal discussions, contract modifications, and contract deliverables. Assesses, manages and mitigates contractual risks and ensures contractual compliance.
Served as a relationship manager to a number of high-level public sector officials and private sector entities.
• Spearheaded a review and revision effort for the District of Columbia’s government contracting statutes.
• Provided contractual procurement support and legal counsel to public housing authorities. Specifically, assisting with improving operational efficacy and program implementation.
• Assisted a variety of private sector clients with strategic planning, government relations, marketing, business development and legal services (i.e. teaming agreements, sub-contracting plans, and proposal development).
• Acted as chief procurement officer for the OCFO and directed procurement operations with unlimited contracting authority and the ability to delegate contract authority to others up to one million dollars.
• Served as an active and/or voting member on key procurement oversight, reform and policy-making bodies for the District: Statutory member of Procurement Reform Task Force, Debarment and Suspension Panel, automated procurement system implementation group, and Procurement Continuing Improvement Initiative.
• Proposed and implemented an acquisition planning tool to track and plan agency acquisitions. This tool became a key component of the annual spending plan and allowed for improved acquisition operations as well as mutual accountability for timely and cost-effective acquisitions.
• Directly involved in daily procurement matters: acquisition planning, source selection, cost and price analysis, debriefings, stop work orders, terminations, protests, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, signing Determinations and Findings, and reviewing District Council packages.
• Executed numerous contracts supporting the District’s banking requirements, revenue collection, financial operation systems and public financing transactions. Handled sensitive and highly visible procurements.
• Supervised, planned assignments, and organized the team structure and operational workflow of procurements for ten 1102 contract specialists and purchase agents. Prepared and managed annual budget requirements for unit. Assigned work to contract specialists, contract administrators, procurement analysts, and purchasing agents; and assigned additional special work projects.
• Provided legal counsel and assistance to the OCFO Office of Contracts and Procurement. Including developing and reviewing Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Invitations for Bids (IFBs) prior to issuance; providing legal sufficiency reviews of OCFO contract-related actions in excess of $500, 000 and/or requiring DC Council Approval; and providing legal support as required for contract administration.
• Provide litigation support and assistance to the OCFO Office of Contracts, as needed, for contract awards, solicitations, and items related to contract administration (i.e. termination for convenience/default and contract
disputes). Led and coordinated outside counsel efforts on two significant, multi-million dollar contract disputes. The first was an award protest and the second a dispute of a termination for default.
• Served as Disclosure Counsel for the OCFO. Principally responsible for reviewing, drafting and responding to FOIA requests. This requires communicating FOIA requests to relevant program offices, reviewing the relevant materials and balancing privacy concerns, interests of the agency and mandatory/permissive disclosures allowable under District FOIA law.
• Counsel to National Housing Group - Responsible for drafting and negotiating agreements on behalf of client with five year, $400 million dollar federal contract. (Miami, Florida)
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated employment contracts on behalf of JSA for all corporate assignments.
• Led training and workshop sessions focusing on best practices of managing revolving loan funds.
• Conducted management assessment and review, which improved and streamlined service delivery at the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority. (Cleveland, Ohio)
• Developed $22 million Hope VI application for the Gary Housing Authority. (Gary, Indiana)
• Coordinated programmatic/legal research, site visits, and written reports.
• Developed, coordinated and conducted all federal advocacy activities at the White House, Federal Agencies and the United States Congress on behalf of the Council and its membership, which resulted in increased appropriations for Ryan White and other Federal HIV/AIDS programs in FY 2002 and FY 2003.
• Member and coordinator of the Executive Committee of National Organizations Responding to AIDS (NORA), a national coalition of over 175 diverse national health organizations.
• Served as legal counsel to AIDS Action Council on a wide array of programmatic and legal issues.
• Oversaw programmatic, financial, administrative, communications and intergovernmental matters affecting EDA, a $500 million dollar economic development agency with 262 full time employees.
• Directed the agency's Offices of Chief Counsel, Congressional Liaison and Program Research and Evaluation Office and the six offices of Finance and Administration in conjunction with the Assistant Secretary.
• Spearheaded the development and implementation of the Rural Equity Initiative, which sought to create revolving loan funds in American rural communities. Developed and negotiated subsequent agreements.
• Represented the agency on various White House initiatives, and served as a liaison to government agencies.
• Chaired the 2000 National Forum, E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Bridging the Gap. Worked closely with US conference of mayors in finalizing all aspects of conference.
• Served as agency representative and coordinated efforts for Sustainable Communities/Brownfields Initiative, which works to control the sprawl and development of urban areas/seeks the development of blighted, abandoned inner city properties.
• Encouraged corporate growth and expansion in underserved rural/urban areas as a representative to the New Markets and Community Empowerment Board Presidential Initiatives.
• Wrote the Assistant Secretary's Annual Policy Guidance—2000 & 2001, which articulated the strategic vision and secretarial initiatives. Helped develop agency's overall policies and procedures.
• Provided legal counsel on a multitude of issues facing the Authority.
• Managed a $500, 000 budget and five-person office.
• Developed uniform policies and procedures for programmatic offices that provided programs for residents of public housing.
• Helped develop communications strategy and provided technical analysis of policy proposals.
• Reviewed proposed program related contracts and grants on behalf of the Deputy Director for Programs.
• Designed and executed three-week educational program --Urban Youth International Journalism Program --spanning three countries, including all contractual requirements. Coordinated meetings with senior Federal and Congressional leaders for youth delegations that traveled to Washington, D.C., Israel and Ghana.
• Analyzed impact of Illinois welfare reform; also worked on economic development initiatives to educate, train and employ residents.
• Assisted Authority in developing and implementing program to assist residents of public housing in purchasing homes. Provided legal and policy analysis of Federal 5(H) Homeownership program.
• Served as the principal contact for HUD with 97 members of Congress and their staffs.
• Provided briefings on members of Congress to the Secretary and subordinates
• Reviewed written responses to members of Congress and constituents on HUD policies and legislation.
• Notified Congressional offices of pending grant awards, HUD contracts and program activities.
• Met with members of Congress and staff to track federal legislation related to homeless programs and initiatives.
• Developed and edited state profiles that summarized research and legislation for 17 cabinet-level policy-makers.
• Assisted in planning, executing and negotiating contracts for Regional Homeless Conferences.
• Developed and coordinated three 1994 delegations to observe various aspects of the electoral process in South Africa’s first multi-racial elections. Delegations were comprised of electoral officials and civic leaders from Mozambique, Malawi, Burundi, the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and other countries throughout Africa.
• Prepared regional and urban issue briefings for the President of the United States.
• Created strategic planning calendar for Executive Office of the President and staff.
• Conducted background research for presidential speechwriters and fact-checked speeches
Completed coursework in the only one of its kind in the United States Government Procurement Law program.
J.D. from the University of Arkansas
International Law Program (Criminal, Immigration, Business Transactions) based in Athens, Greece.
Four year private college.