Contract Specialist

Works on a project team, to include cross-functional relationships with stakeholders, sales support teams, and attorneys, to provide wireless and wireline services to the Department of Defense and Intelligence community.
- Collaborate within a project team to provide wireless and wireline services to the Department of Defense and Intelligence community.
- Execute internal audits to ensure compliance with U.S. Government requirements and regulations.
- Define project scopes, develop plans, and adhere to timelines for successful project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure.
- Engage with stakeholders to identify requirements, document workflows, drive process improvements, and facilitate change.
- Act as a liaison and negotiator to interpret contract-related issues and mitigate risks for Verizon and customers.

Managed the contract lifecycle through the procurement of products and services to support the IT, Transportation and Facilities Category Management Centers, while adhering to federal and quasi-government regulations and policies .
- Drafted RFPs, NDAs, SoWs, project charters, and other contract documents, ensuring alignment with project objectives.
- Led cross-functional teams, providing visibility to stakeholders on project requirements, risks, schedules, and health.
- Enhanced vendor performance assessment processes and implemented reporting requirements and supplier qualification standards.
- Spearheaded sustainable initiatives to increase efficiency and reduce the postal services' carbon footprint.

- Managed software enhancement deployments for over 100 IT SaaS projects, applying Agile Scrum methodologies.
- Analyzed payment reconciliations with suppliers, identifying discrepancies, saving costs, and preventing delays.
- Led contract awards for transportation services contracts valued up to $1 billion, collaborating with vendors.