SUMMARY:

• Dynamic, driven, and accomplished contracts manager/senior project director with 35+ years of experience in large, complex, multimillion - dollar Federal contract management with a comprehensive knowledge of Federal Confidential contracting operations and procedures.
• Served as technical lead; directed technical proposal development process.
• Led development of business proposals, budget, and budget justification.
• Ensured compliance with all requirements for financial reporting, budget preparation, forecasting, monitoring of expenses, processing expense reports, vouchers, etc.
• Demonstrated expertise in biomedical research support, health communications, strategic planning, and consensus building.
• Excels in staff training, conference planning, publications development, analytic services, and best practices identification and dissemination within the scientific research and health insurance environments.
• Skillfully develops project-oriented strategic partnerships, client relations, and assurance of timely delivery of high-quality technical and financial products and services.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Federal Contract Management
• Project Management
• Team Leadership
• Critical Thinking
• Resource Management
• Technical Support
• Financial Tracking/Analysis
• Budget Management/Forecasting
• Strategic Partnerships
• Client Relationship-Building Publications
• Development Performance
• Evaluation Proposal Development
• Database Management
• Editorial Support Meeting Management
• Relationship Management
• Financial Planning
• Problem Solving

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Contracts Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed Confidential ’s contracting administration department, handling Confidential contracts valued up to $200 million collectively from award through closeout.
• Served as Confidential ’s liaison with client Contracting Officers for Confidential contracts through the contract life cycle; administered various Federal Confidential prime contracts and subcontracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation ( Confidential ) requirements.
• Ensured that all contractual requirements were met, reviewed contracting documents, executed contracts, negotiated with the Federal Confidential, and provided advice and direction to project staff and corporate officers.
• Served as a liaison to Confidential ’s accounting, human resources, and operations leads and with subcontractors regarding their contractual requirements.
• Supported Confidential ’s bid and proposal efforts by overseeing the development of proposal budgets and business proposal volumes.
• Prepared Nondisclosure and Teaming Agreements with potential partners on proposal efforts.
• Monitored contract funding and monthly expenditures reports to ensure no contract exceeded the appropriated funding amount. Prepared modifications to subcontracts and task orders.

Confidential

Deputy Director of Finance

Responsibilities:

• Developed and monitored the overall Confidential Cooperative Agreement budgets including work-plan specific budgets.
• Ensured that all Cooperative Agreements (17) and Work Plans were properly integrated into Confidential ’s cost accounting, pricing, and budgeting systems.
• Monitored and maintained budget control of Confidential work plans and subcontractor task orders which served as an agreement between Confidential and its Subcontractors as to what specific tasks would be performed by the Subcontractor, at what cost, and in what timeframe.
• Maintained a system for tracking the financial status of each Cooperative Agreement, individual work plans, and individual Subcontractor task orders.
• Prepared and entered work plan budgets into the Confidential Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting (DRGR) System and various Confidential Technical Assistance Portals.

Confidential

Principal Communications Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Served as a senior-level project director on large, multitask Federal contracts involving biomedical research support, health communications, technology assessment and transfer, conferences, documentation, strategic planning, analytic services, technical assistance, training, and database management tasks within scientific research and health insurance environments
• Recognized as central client contact and oversaw all aspects of each contract including supervising delivery of reports and deliverables; managed staff
• Developed project-oriented strategic partnerships and client relations; ensured timely delivery of financial and technical information regarding contract expenditures and forecasting completion
• Drafted and monitored subcontractor and consultant agreements; developed integrated processes and procedures for client-focused, high quality, responsive service

Confidential

Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Served as Project Director for 5-year, $4.4M contract; identified appropriate support staff for each task, established teams, and monitored performance
• Ensured client satisfaction and reporting on technical and financial progress
• Supervised staff responsible for producing quick-turnaround, accurate, visually-appealing scientific publications including production of Confidential ’s flagship publications
• Performed as Project Director on previous 5-year, $7.2M; oversaw development of Sickle Cell Disease Practice Guidelines and production of Confidential ’s flagship publications: the Confidential ’s annual
• Fact Book, the biennial Morbidity & Mortality: Chart Book on Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Diseases, and the biennial Incidence
• Chart Book on Cardiovascular and Lung Diseases

Confidential

Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed $2.37M budget covering two task order contracts to provide technical assistance in the preparation and publication of 50th Anniversary SGR (full report, supplement, and Executive Summary)
• Managed contributions of scientific editor and authors; prepared contracts for authors and consultants
• Coordinated editorial production staff to support development of chapters for subject matter expert/peer review and comment; prepared initial draft of SGR for Senior Scientific review
• Oversaw all team conference calls, SharePoint sites, submission and review of manuscripts, literature searches, reference verifications, and Confidential review and clearance processes
• Ensured editorial guidelines and procedures for authors, editors, proofreaders, word processors, and graphics staff were maintained
• Oversaw efforts of support contractor to prepare report for printing
• Coordinated the production of report for Web publication, ensuring 508 compliance

Confidential

Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Ensured completion of $2.91M budget to support development and publication of two Surgeon General reports; managed contributions of scientific editors and authors
• Coordinated staff efforts to support development of initial draft for Senior Scientific review
• Enforced editorial guidelines and procedures for authors, editors, proofreaders, word processors, and graphics staff

Confidential

Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed $1.6M budget to complete development of NCI monograph on tobacco and health
• Ensured standards and procedures for all editorial processes were maintained
• Assisted client in identification of editors, authors, and reviewers for individual monographs
• Coordinated contracts with editors, authors, indexers, and external support services

Confidential

Center Director

Responsibilities:

• Managed $2.8M operational budget; oversaw technical assistance to 54 Confidential across the country, SHIP Steering Committee, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Provided oversight and coordination of project implementation planning and performance standards
• Introduced innovative staffing model to CMS to support the 54 Confidential
• Supervised core team of four and cadre of experts; provided program development support, technical assistance with consumer assistance program implementation, communication outreach initiatives design, best practice identification/dissemination, peer-to-peer program administration,

Confidential

Director, Project Operations

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated operational planning process; developed project objectives and implementation plans; identified milestones/deliverables, scheduling, and resource allocation
• Tracked projects across organization’s functional groups; tracked and measured project performance and progress and provided quality assurance
• Oversaw planning and execution of key organizational projects including RAPS Annual Conference and Exhibition and the Insight/Foresight audio conference (Webinar) series
• Implemented consensus development process with industry and FDA participants to address regulatory issues involving combination products

Confidential

Director, Biomedical Research Support

Responsibilities:

• Oversaw biomedical research support contracts totaling approximately $2.7M in annual sales
• Managed planning, development, costing, review, and production of Federal proposal efforts
• Supervised staff of nine senior professionals providing project management, task leadership, and senior technical services
• Headed all technical aspects of Federal contracts including fiscal and budgetary responsibilities
• Planned staff allocation and financial resources; prepared fiscal year budget forecasts
• Served as project manager for contract with the Office of Medical Applications of Research ( Confidential ); provided technical support services for research and development activities
• Served as project manager on task order contract for the Confidential Office of the Director
• Administered planning and logistical support for the National Children’s Study ( Confidential ) project
• Senior Advisor on contract with HRSA to implement consensus development conference addressing Black Lung Disease

Confidential

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained consistency of messages nationwide; providing local tailoring and delivery of messages
• Coordinated staff of 11 core support members in providing communications, media development and placement, conference and event planning, promotional support, graphics design, storage/ fulfillment services, and product development to Confidential ’s Central Office and 10 Regional Offices
• Ensured outreach efforts targeted special populations such as non English speaking Medicare Beneficiaries, disabled beneficiaries, and low literacy beneficiaries