Felecia Phipps has over 20 years of experience in contract and procurement management. She has held several roles with increasing responsibility, including manager positions at Fluor Corporation and Defense Support Services LLC. Her experience includes all phases of the procurement process from requirements definition to contract administration and closure. Phipps has a Master's degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

1. FELECIA J. PHIPPS
147 Black Hickory Way
Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
(864) 517-7243
EDUCATION
- Masters of Business Administration, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Daytona Beach, FL, GPA - 3.9
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Mississippi University for
Women, Columbus, Mississippi, GPA - 3.5
CAREER HISTORY
June 2008 – April 2015, Manager, Contract Management, Fluor Corporation, Greenville, South Carolina.
Responsible for “cradle-to-grave” solicitation, award, and administration of contracts and purchase orders to support
the Alcoa Alliance, including both Fixed Price and multiple Cost-type acquisitions. Procurement activity includes capital
and expense projects related to aluminum industry facilities (smelters, refineries, carbon plants) and energy
generation facilities (hydro dams and coal plants). My involvement begins with solicitation of quotes/proposals,
negotiations, and source selection; to contract/ purchase order (PO) award and administration of contracts/POs to
completion. I provide assistance to program (field) offices in preparation of their requirements package(s). I
expedite contractor/supplier invoice approval processing with the accounting community and accruals with the
program control community
January 2008 – April 2008, Subcontract Administrator, MTC Technologies (Aerotek), Crestview, Florida.
Responsible for “cradle-to-grave” solicitation, award, and administration of subcontracts to support Federal prime
contracts and first-tier subcontracts, including both Fixed Price and multiple Cost type acquisitions. My involvement
begins with assistance to the customer in preparing the requirements package, continues through solicitation of
proposals and source selection, to subcontract award and administration. Subcontract documents executed and
administered include multi-year subcontracts; purchase, delivery, and task orders; and blanket purchasing, teaming
and memorandum agreements as well. This position included both domestic and international procurement actions. I
also provided guidance to buyers in the parent company purchasing support department and liaison with accounting
payables and receivables (billing) departments.
December 2006 - July 2007, Purchasing Manager, Defense Support Services LLC, Greenville, South Carolina.
I managed both purchasing and some subcontracting functions for Federal prime contracts held by this defense
contractor. These Federal contracts span multiple U.S. Government agencies and include both domestic (CONUS) and
international (OCONUS) sites. All subcontracts-level activity is “hands-on.” I also manage a staff of purchasing agents.
Subcontract responsibilities are “cradle-to-grave,” beginning with requisitioned assistance for requirements definition,
and continuing with solicitation of proposals, source selection, negotiation of terms/conditions/pricing, subcontract
award, and administration of resultant subcontracts through subcontract closure and settlement of claims. My
purchasing supervisory responsibilities include an instrumental role in developing acquisition policies and procedures
and auditing compliance with those policies/procedures, and with Federal acquisition regulations. Purchasing agent
training is an integral part of my supervisory role. In this position, I am also responsible for management of the
purchasing module of the company’s Costpoint data management system. My tenure in this position includes full
Small Business Liaison Officer (SBLO) responsibility for the company’s subcontracting plan as well.
May 2006 - December 2006, Subcontract Administrator, Defense Support Services, LLC, Greenville,
South Carolina.
Responsible for “cradle-to-grave” solicitation, award, and administration of subcontracts to support Federal prime
contracts and first-tier subcontracts, including both Fixed Price and multiple Cost type acquisitions. My involvement
begins with assistance to the customer in preparing the requirements package, continues through solicitation of
proposals and source selection, to subcontract award and administration. Subcontract documents executed and
administered include multi-year subcontracts; purchase, delivery, and task orders; and blanket purchasing, teaming
and memorandum agreements as well. This position included both domestic and international procurement actions. I
also provided guidance to buyers in the parent company purchasing support department and liaison with accounting
payables and receivables (billing) departments.

2. November 2004 - May 2006, Senior Consultant, American International Group (AIG), Lake Mary, Florida.
Advise clients across the Continental United States on risk management issues for their personal automobiles/vehicles
and provide insurance products appropriate to mitigate these risks. Facilitate purchase, application and delivery
processes for risk mitigation products recommended. Additionally, I continued to provide advisory support for the
client base I established at New England Financial and Prudential Financial.
July 2003 - November 2004, Financial Representative, New England Financial, Orange City, Florida.
Advise clients (both individuals and businesses) on risk management and financial planning issues, helping clients to
build and protect assets (manage risk). Recommend and provide insurance and investment products appropriate to
meet client needs and objectives; facilitate purchase, application, and delivery processes or these products. Monitor
client accounts and review accounts with clients periodically to ensure continued suitability; advising and making
changes, as appropriate.
June 2000 - July 2003, Financial Representative, Prudential Financial, Orange City, Florida.
Advise clients (both individuals and businesses) on risk management and financial planning issues, helping clients to
build and protect assets (manage risk). Recommend and provide insurance and investment products appropriate to
meet client needs and objectives; facilitate purchase, application, and delivery processes or these products. Monitor
client accounts and review accounts with clients periodically to ensure continued suitability; advising and making
changes, as appropriate.
March 1999 - June 2000, Senior Contracts Administrator, CH2M Hill, Inc., Orlando, Florida.
Responsible for all phases of the contracts and subcontracts processes, as the seller for the contract process and as
the buyer for the subcontracts process. Within the contracts process, my contributions began with
contract/modification proposal preparation; within the subcontracts process my contribution began with requirements
definition assistance. In both cases, my acquisition responsibilities included: negotiation of contract/modification
terms, conditions, and pricing; preparation of solicitations for subcontractor proposals; evaluation of proposals;
execution of contract and subcontract documents; all phases of contract/subcontract administration, including
contract/subcontract closure and settlement of claims. During my tenure here, I was one of the company’s principal
contracts resources for Federal (FAR) contracts. My specific assignment(s) Included multiple Federal Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for engineering and environmental services worldwide, as well as
contracts with state and local governments, regional public entities and private industry clients. I also provided
training classes for personnel throughout both the contract/subcontract and technical communities within the
company and daily procedural guidance to junior contract/subcontract personnel.
September 1996 - March 1999, Contracts Administrator, Universal Studios, Inc., Orlando, Florida.
I was the sole Universal Studios contracts administrator for the Superhero Island component of the Universal Islands
of Adventure theme park (UIOA). As park construction approached its final phase and personnel began to leave the
project, I also assumed responsibility for other components (islands) of the theme park. In all instances, my
responsibilities included solicitation, execution, and administration of contracts for construction; architects and
engineers; research and design; systems; equipment; testing; maintenance; supplies; and services, both personal
and non-personal. My contracts responsibilities were “cradle-to-grave”, beginning with requirements definition
assistance, continuing through solicitation of proposals, source selection, negotiation of terms/conditions/pricing,
contract award and administration of the contract to closure and settlement of claims. The UIOA project also included
experience with contractor incentive programs, partnership initiatives, cross-unit tasking, and administration of an
Owner-Controlled Insurance Program (OCIP). My experience here included both domestic and international
procurement actions.
March 1996 - September 1996, Senior Manager of Contract Administration, Orange County Public Schools,
Orlando, Florida.
This was a newly-created position in the Facilities division of Orange County Public Schools, established by the
Facilities Superintendent to add depth and control to the high-dollar/high-volume procurements necessary to build
and maintain facilities throughout the public school system. supervised three (3) buyer/contract administrators and
one clerical support person. I was tasked to establish procedures, boilerplate language, and guidelines to be
implemented for facility construction, improvement, and continued maintenance, all compliant with Florida State
Statute. Implementation of these changes in the contracts solicitation and award procedures were executed
successfully. I provided training and daily guidance to employees and acted as a member of the facilities senior

3. management board. I also worked closely with the school district’s small and disadvantaged business utilization
specialist, and lead execution of the first total set-aside procurement in the realm of recurring facilities services
procurement. It subsequently became apparent that this newly-created position did not have universal support. This
position was dissolved after my departure.
October 1994 - March 1996, Contracts Manager, Loral Aerospace Services, Cape Canaveral AS, Florida.
I managed both the contracts and subcontracts/purchasing functions for the U.S. Air Force multi-site Tethered-
Aerostat Radar Support (TARS) contract. Contract locations included multiple sites across the southern United States
border and in the Caribbean. All contracts-level activity was hands-on. I managed a staff of subcontracts/purchasing
personnel. The TARS contract included both fixed-price and cost-plus elements; it also included support for the U.S.
Information Agency’s MARTI program. Subcontract activity included procurement of research and design, equipment,
systems, supplies, services and maintenance My tenure in this position included subcontract activity for all phases of
research, development and implementation of a new TARS system that replaced ground-powered radar capability with
self-contained aerostat radar capability. To better serve the multiple contract sites that were spread across a broad
geographic expanse, I established and implemented a local purchasing procedure for acquisition of routine (low-value)
requirements at remote sites--improving responsiveness to local needs while maintaining contract (FAR) compliance
for local procurements. Both contract and subcontract responsibilities here were cradle-to-grave, beginning with
requirements definition assistance, solicitation and proposal activities, source selection (as required), negotiation of
terms/conditions/pricing, subcontract/purchase order award, and administration of contracts/modifications and
subcontracts/purchase orders to completion. While acting in this position, I also negotiated and executed a
termination for convenience when three (3) contract sites outside of the U.S. were closed. This position included both
domestic and international requirements.
January 1990 - October 1994, Major Subcontracts Administrator, Principal Subcontracts Administrator, Acquisition
Support Manager, and General Subcontracts Manager, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems, Kennedy
Space Center, Florida.
Over this five-year (approx.) period, I shared responsibility for the subcontract process required to support the NASA
Space Shuttle Payload Ground Operations Contract (PGOC), as well as the U.S. Air Force launch support contract for
Cape Canaveral Air Station. My hands-on experience with subcontracts was focused on large dollar cost-plus
subcontracts to support the PGOC. In addition to all phases of subcontract solicitation and administration, I supervised
purchasing, accounting and administrative staff. As a manager, I dealt with supervision of buyers for all automated
data system acquisitions (services, equipment, maintenance, etc.), as well as all off-the-shelf equipment and supplies.
I also had supervisory responsibility for budget reporting, departmental equipment and computer resources,
presentation/reporting systems and efforts. I established training programs for subordinates and peers at multiple
skills levels, including development of training materials ad execution of instruction. As a manager, I was instrumental
in developing acquisition/subcontracting policies and procedures, and auditing compliance with those
policies/procedures and with Federal procurement regulations. During my tenure here, I piloted design and
implementation of an electronic solicitation and procurement system (TEAM System), and acted as the user liaison for
the subcontract/acquisition module of the PGOC Data Management System (PDMS) relational database system. My
liaison responsibilities included compliance with all Federal acquisition regulations, integration with other PGOC
functional areas, authorship of the system users’ guide/manual, system testing, and training for all system users that
interface with requisitioning and subcontracting modules of the system.
April 1985 - January 1990, Contracts Specialist, U.S. Navy, Naval Supply Center, Jacksonville, Florida.
Responsible for cradle-to-grave solicitation, award and administration of contracts, including all types of contracts;
purchase and delivery orders; blanket purchasing and memorandum agreements; indefinite delivery/indefinite
quantity (IDIQ) and requirements contracts. Contracting/acquisition activity included services (both personal and non-
personal), systems, equipment, supplies, maintenance, and provisions to support U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps
operations (both fleet and air). This experience included both domestic and international requirements. During my
tenure, I served as both a technical lead and trainer for contracting personnel, and I held a Contracting Officer’s
warrant (signature authority). My efforts in this position included key-man participation in pilot efforts for “paperless”
procurement, electronic requisitioning, and remote/electronic procurement initiatives to support backlogged activities
worldwide. Training opportunities here were extensive; I completed the full complement of college-level DOD
Contracts Acquisition Management courses.

4. December 1982 - October 1984, Contracts Administrator, U.S. Air Force, Columbus AFB, Mississippi.
In this base-level contracting office, I was assigned to all phases of proposal solicitation and contract administration
for a wide array of service, construction and utilities contracts. My actions here included contracts executed under
provisions of both the Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). I was
responsible for training all Quality Assurance Evaluators and Contracting Officer’s Technical Representatives
(QAEs/COTRs) at this Air Force base. Additionally, my contract administration responsibilities in this position included
application of contractor performance random sampling adjustments, as well as multiple steps in the contractor
correction/termination process.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
-- More than 25 years of experience in all phases of contracting and subcontracting, beginning with solicitation of
proposals and source selection, through contract award and administration, to closure and settlement of claims.
-- More than 7 years of supervisory experience.
-- Fifteen (15) + years of Federal Government contracts, subcontracts, and purchasing experience, with multiple
Federal agencies (including U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, EPA, NASA and USIA). I held a Contracting
Officer warrant with the U.S. Navy.
-- Expansive experience with all types of contracts; purchase, delivery and task orders (PO/DO/TOs); blanket
ordering, joint venture, and memorandum agreements; (both fixed-price and cost-type) for services, design,
construction, systems, equipment, maintenance and supplies.
-- Comprehensive negotiation experience, from both sides of the bargaining table.
-- Proficient price and cost analysis skills.
-- Instrumental in developing procurement/contracting policies and procedures, including design and implementation
of a local purchasing procedure for acquisition of routine requirements at remote sites.
-- Piloted design and implementation of multiple electronic solicitation and contract management systems.
-- Broad vendor/supplier selection, development, management and subcontract plan reporting experience, including
tenure as a Small Business Liaison Officer with associated reporting responsibilities.
-- Extensive risk management experience, including insurance, bonds, assignments, claims, teaming and non-
disclosure agreements.
-- Substantial project experience, including departmental, intracompany, and intercom any teaming initiatives.
-- Established training programs for subordinates and peers at multiple skills levels, including development of training
materials and execution of instruction.
-- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills; extensive presentation and public-speaking experience.
-- Computer/data systems proficiency with multiple commercial and custom software packages, in PC, network and
mainframe environments.
-- Comprehensive specialized training, including the full complement of college level Department of Defense Contract
Management courses and a litany of Karras LTD negotiation training as well.