James Alstott, CONTRACTS MANAGER

James Alstott

CONTRACTS MANAGER

Major Tool and Machine

Location
United States
Education
Doctorate, Leadership and Organizational Change
Experience
15 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 2 Months

CONTRACTS MANAGER at Major Tool and Machine
  • United States
  • April 2013 to March 2015

MTM provides world-class manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, and machining services to US and International customers in the Aerospace, Defense, Power Generation, Industrial, and Nuclear markets.

I was the top contracts adviser to owners of a $100 million per year closely held business.
• Prepare and negotiate claims for extra scope and customer delays.
• Provide expertise and risk advice on potential international contracts.
• Lead the analysis of new business deals with respect to risk and opportunities.
• Introduced and implemented analysis tools such as earned value management.
• Identified risk in existing business deals, guiding negotiations to mitigate the impact.
• Improved the company’s abilities by training team leaders in contracts subjects.

CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT MANAGER at Advanced Electronics Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2011 to July 2012

AEC designs and builds electronic equipment for aircraft and ground systems. Key industries include defense, telecom and manufacturing industries.

I was the department head and senior contracts adviser to top management of $200 million per year business unit.
• Served customers in 7 countries.
• Led multinational staff of 10 people.
• Applied expertise in contracting to minimize risk and maximize contractual opportunities.
• Developed corporate to corporate business agreements simplifying recurring negotiations.
• Hired contracting officers and support staff to create a high-functioning department.
• Developed corporate-to-corporate business agreements that simplified recurring negotiations.
• Turned a hostile relationship with a potential partner into a positive one and won new business.
• Improved the service level of the department by hiring contracting officers and support staff.
• Advanced the company’s capabilities by conducting just-in-time training for different departments.

Contracts Manager at Raytheon Company
  • United States
  • January 1999 to January 2011

Raytheon is a $25 billion company of 71, 000 employees worldwide that develops and produces electronics and software for aerospace systems. Key industries served include defense, homeland security and other government markets.

I engaged potential customers to shape requirements and win new business. Managed business relationships
during contract performance with goal of winning repeat business.

• Responsible for $50-80 million per year in new business.
• Selected to lead a new business pursuit with the Russian government.
• Developed the deal-winning strategy in two major contract competitions, enabling Raytheon to enter a new
product area in one case, and solidifying our position in another.
• Developed relationship with key supplier such that we both share product development costs.
• Led a Six Sigma Team that improved the Division’s ability to comply with certain legal requirements,
resulting in greatly reduced risks of non-compliance

Education

Doctorate, Leadership and Organizational Change
  • at Walden University
  • November 2007

Focused on how the concept of worldview impacted organizations as they work to succeed in a global economy.

Master's degree, MBA in Management
  • at University of Utah
  • June 1981

Focused on Risk Management in organizations

Bachelor's degree, General Management
  • at MANAGEMENTPark College
  • June 1976

General Business and Management

Specialties & Skills

Coaching Staff
Leadership Mentoring
Organisation Change
International Trade
Commercial Skills
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNMENT
MICROSOFT WINDOWS
NEGOTIATION
PROPOSAL WRITING
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • June 2013

Training and Certifications

Graduate, Raytheon Program Manager Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2010
Valid Until:
January 9999
Certified Professional Contract Manager (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 1989
Valid Until:
December 2020

Hobbies

  • Research and Writing
    I am love to learn, and conduct rigorous research in to a range of topics, then write about them. Many of my essays have been published.
  • Coaching and Mentoring
    My passion is to help others achieve their goals. I do this by building relationships so that I can help others critically think about what they want to achieve. Then comes an understanding of what paths might lead them to that achievement.