Wolverine

Highly analytical, strategic, and accomplished Pricing, Cost Estimating, and Defense Contracting Professional with an MBA, and over 35 years of high-stakes defense procurement, contract management, and financial evaluation experience. Proven expertise serving as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in evaluating complex basis-of-estimates (BOEs), authoring cost proposal packages, and leading Independent Cost Evaluations (ICE) across multi-million-dollar defense portfolios. Highly adept at interpreting diverse, complex data into quantitative findings, modeling risks and opportunities, and ensuring total compliance with FAR/DFARS, CAS, and regulatory frameworks.

An active Secret Clearance holder and collaborative cross-functional leader skilled at guiding teams through time-critical acquisition objectives and program lifecycles.

Project Specialist at Advantest (2025-08 – 2026-04)

• Managed, analyzed, and tracked cross-functional project plans and technical portfolios against strict, time-critical operational timelines and customer requirements.
• Evaluated financial and structural project constraints, modeling data-driven contingency plans to independently quantify project variances and operational risks.
• Structured, led, and facilitated high-impact progress reviews and alignment briefings with internal production teams and external stakeholders to report technical KPIs and project milestones.
• Interpreted diverse data arrays within internal tracking networks to maintain total documentation accuracy, ensuring pricing structures and technical criteria perfectly aligned with contract parameters.
• Analyzed and resolved customer-related accounts receivable (A/R) variances and invoicing discrepancies to enforce total compliance with established commercial agreements and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) guidelines.

Logistics Management & Contracting Specialist (GS-13) at Army Field Support Battalion-Hawaii (AFSBn-HAW) (2021-05 – 2025-09)

• Served as the primary Subject Matter Expert (SME) for contract administration and proposal evaluation across multi-million-dollar defense portfolios ($20M+), enforcing strict FAR/DFARS and regulatory compliance.
• Reviewed, evaluated, and validated complex Department of Defense (DoD) contracts, proposals, and contractor submittals, verifying basis-of-estimate (BOE) compliance and estimating accuracy.
• Analyzed contractor cost proposals and technical data arrays, executing rigorous cost analyses and contract term reviews to ensure reasonable, well-supported procurement outcomes.
• Interacted daily with Program Managers, technical directors, and defense agencies to convey cost status, minimize cost slippage, and assess the strategic viability of defense business cases.
• Designed and executed quantitative quality assurance systems that drove process improvement initiatives, optimizing estimating techniques and boosting vendor baseline delivery metrics by 30%.

LOGCAP Procurement & Supply Chain Planner at 402d AFSB (2019-10 – 2021-05)

• Partnered with cross-functional defense commands, technical personnel, and customer representatives to analyze budget and material throughput gaps, formulating data-driven templates and planning requests.
• Amalgamated, interpreted, and translated complex operational and supply data into quantitative findings, utilizing analytics to forecast throughput and minimize strategic programmatic constraints.
• Managed time-critical supplier communications and operational goals in a dynamic environment, building collaborative stakeholder networks based on mutual trust.
• Utilized Lean/Six Sigma principles to eliminate waste, improve category cost strategies, and introduce forward-thinking initiatives that optimized material and service availability.

LOGCAP Subcontract & Supply Chain Analyst at Serco (2017-06 – 2019-10)

• Supported the oversight of high-visibility, complex defense services contracts by conducting thorough cost evaluations of vendor proposals, delivery schedules, and historical cost data.
• Conducted detailed site surveys and independent compliance evaluations to identify capability shortfalls, partnering directly with external vendor leadership to negotiate cost-effective, realistic solutions.
• Developed and delivered training and instructional briefings to educate functional leadership on contract compliance, lifecycle costing, and invoice/cost reconciliation methodologies against binding agreements.

Major (Multifunctional Supply Chain & Procurement Leader) at U.S. Army (Active Duty) (1986 – 2017)

• Directed, negotiated, and realigned a $15M operational resources and services portfolio during global deployments, implementing aggressive cost-reduction and cost-estimating models.
• Acted as a senior liaison communicating directly with internal commands, external customers, defense oversight agencies (DCMA), and suppliers to resolve complex cost, schedule, and performance conflicts.
• Evaluated prospective tactical partners and analyzed historical execution data to establish firm performance benchmarks, effectively eliminating material and capability shortages by 40%.
• Chaired cross-functional teams to develop, review, and finalize binding operational agreements, cost control plans, and compliance models across international footprints.

Graduate Certification in Project Management – Arizona State University (2026)

Master of Business Administration in MBA – University of Phoenix (2008)

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice – Fayetteville State University (2005)