Castroville, Texas, United States
Product Owner & Senior Federal Business Analyst | TS/SCI Cleared Highly accomplished Professional Business and Acquisition Analyst with an MBA and over two decades of experience in the Defense and Space sectors. Expert at bridging the gap between complex operational requirements and technical execution through the development of actionable PWS/SOW documents and Agile user stories. As a PMP and DAWIA Level III certified professional, I leverage deep FAR/DFARS knowledge and technical proficiency in Appian CONIT, Jira, and Confluence to optimize federal contract writing systems. A servant leader dedicated to streamlining procurement processes, driving innovation, and improving system performance for mission-critical federal clients.
Provide functional analyst services for the development of federal contract writing systems by gathering and interpreting as well as using complex data to develop actionable steps that will improve processes and assist in the development of strategies and optimize results. Transforming client business needs into user stories that accurately capture functional requirements. Perform as an advocate of the Product Owner in accordance with SAFe best practices. This includes involvement with users to define system scope and objectives, as well as documenting functional requirements in Confluence and Jira.
I lead a team of 42 military and civilian employees performing contract functions for all base-wide acquisitions as well as computer system operations and resource management. Activities included advising the commander on topics of health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, well-being, career progression, professional development, and recognition of assigned personnel. I ensure a diverse and inclusive culture as well as develop and maintain an environment of trust and connectedness. I am responsible for organizational programs such as personnel safety; operational security; upgrade training; as well as quality assurance and self-inspections. I ensured supervisors set an appropriate example for subordinates and provided leadership and guidance to supervisors and members enabling them to resolve problems or complaints at the lowest level. I am responsible for executing contract actions up to $10M and oversee the organizations total contract portfolio of $245M. I manage, perform, and administer purchasing and contracting functions for commodities, services, and construction where I advise government and contractor personnel on contracting related issues, obtain data on market trends, supply sources, and trade information. I use automated contract writing and storage systems. I prepare and review proposed documents to ensure contractual correctness and compliance with regulations, directives, laws, statutes, and contracting policies. I determine applicability of contract clauses and special provisions. I develop myself and personnel to provides contingency contracting support at stateside or deployed locations in support of joint U. S. and allied forces. I develop and manage contingency contracting program plans. I am proficient in using Microsoft programs (word, excel, outlook, access) Adobe professional, orienting incoming personnel, interacting with other external departments to enhance business arrangements, and managing government purchase card transactions.
As First Sergeant I operated as the Human Resource Manager for matrixed organizations specializing in personnel management; cyber operations; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Activities included advising the commander on a wide range of topics such as the health, esprit de corps, discipline, mentoring, well-being, career progression, professional development, and recognition of all assigned Airmen. I ensured supervisors set an appropriate example for subordinates and provided leadership and guidance to supervisors and members enabling them to resolve problems or complaints at the lowest level. I coordinated the resolution of complex problems with the supervisor, member, commander, and appropriate base agencies. I maintained liaison with base agencies to ensure availability of services for unit members and supervised administrative actions directed by the commander. Furthermore, I coordinated with supervisors of enlisted personnel to schedule unit functions, duties, leave, passes and other absences from duty and performed quality force review and ensures timely processing of performances evaluations, awards, decorations, favorable communications, promotions, demotions, classification actions, and disciplinary actions.
As the Superintendent for both the Medical Services Flight and the Civil Engineering Services Flight I manage a team of 25 contracting specialists and contracting officers both military and civilian. Daily activities included assigning and managing personnel’s workload; expediting research and tasking reports to the organization’s leadership; executing contracting officer authority to purchase medical services/supplies up to five million dollars per contract action. Other duties include: using Microsoft programs (word, excel, outlook), Adobe professional, Automated contracting systems (PD2), orienting incoming personnel, interacting with other internal and external departments to enhance business arrangements, information assurance, operational security, human relations, quality assurance, resource management and managing government purchase card transactions. I ensured supervisors set an appropriate example for subordinates and provided leadership and guidance to supervisors and members enabling them to resolve problems or complaints at the lowest level. I coordinated with supervisors of enlisted personnel to schedule unit functions, duties, leave, passes and other absences from duty and performed quality force review and ensures timely processing of performances evaluations, awards, decorations, favorable communications, promotions, demotions, classification actions, and disciplinary actions.