1. R.
Thad
King
Summerville,
SC
29485
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302-‐345-‐6622
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Thad.King@yahoo.com
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LinkedIn.com/in/thadking
Contract
Management
|
Supply
Chain
Management
Accomplished
Procurementand
Logistic
leader
with
strong
record
of
driving
sourcing
strategies,
initiatives,
and
processes
that
deliver
cost
reductions
and
generate
dynamic
gains
in
financial
performance
and
operational
efficiencies.
Expert
in
leveraging
business
planning,
contract
management,
and
financial
expertise
to
reduce
costs
and
improve
productivity.
Skilled
negotiator
with
business
acumen
to
build
relationships
with
internal
and
external
decision
makers.
Key
Qualifications
Contract
Management
|
Negotiations
|
Inventory
Management
|
Budget
Development
|
RFQ/RFP
Process
Project
Management
|
Federal
Acquisition
Regulations
(FAR)
|
Microsoft
Office
Suite
|
Security
Clearance:
Secret
Professional
Experience
United
States
Coast
Guard
(1986—Present)
US
Coast
Guard,
Charleston,
SC
(2011—Present)
Procurement
&
Contract
Manager
|
Comptroller
Authority
to
enter
into,
administer,
renew,
and
terminate
supply/inventory
contracts.
Supervise
team
of
20,
manage
11
division
units
in
SC
and
GA,
and
direct
$3.6M
operating
budget.
Perform
contracting
duties
to
ensure
compliance
with
terms
and
to
develop/safeguard
contractual
relationships.
Evaluate
procurement
requests,
analyze
and
maintain
financial
records,
publicize
forthcoming
acquisitions
to
invite
bidders,
evaluate
supplier
proposals,
perform
cost
analysis,
and
determine
contractor
reliability.
Negotiate
terms
and
award
contracts.
Evaluate
supplier
performance
and
take
appropriate
actions,
support
bids
and
proposals
with
commodity
and
project
duties,
and
implement
material
strategies.
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Contract
Management
§ Saved
$100K
on
custodial
contract;
analyzed
requirements,
focused
on
necessities,
and
renegotiated
$500K
contact
to
deliver
savings.
§ Achieved
over
$26K
savings
on
annual
cell
phone
costs
by
performing
usage
study
and
modifying
contract
to
accurately
meet
organization's
needs.
§ Improved
efficiency
by
evaluating
failing
office
equipment
and
saved
over
$20K;
determined
usage,
researched
equipment,
analyzed
contracts,
and
purchased
high-‐performing
equipment
at
best
cost.
§ Managed
over
$1M
in
contracts
including
25
service
contracts;
reviewed
yearly
to
ensure
proper
use
of
funds,
active
requirements,
and
compliance
to
regulations.
§ Supervised
and
trained
management
and
staff
to
work
with
Finance
and
Procurement/Purchasing
databases.
§ Earned
Commendation
Medal
for
meeting
and
exceeding
performance
goals.
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Management
§ Requested
by
Foreign
Military
Sales
(FMS)
team
to
assist
and
salvage
sale
by
utilizing
procurement
expertise.
—Prioritized
requirements,
identified
resources
for
materials,
and
employed
expedited
contracting
techniques
to
purchase
more
than
$150K
in
short
deadline
to
fuse
supplies,
equipment,
and
services
to
support
sale
of
ship
made
by
FMS
team
to
Nigeria.
§ Selected
to
manage
video
and
equipment
upgrades
for
Interagency
Operation
Center
project.
—Came
in
$50K
under
budget,
met
deadlines,
and
provided
center
with
state-‐of-‐the-‐art
equipment.
—Performed
in-‐depth
analysis
of
requirements
and
partnered
with
technical
experts
to
identify
components
and
required
equipment.
—Prepared
Request
for
Quote
(RFQ)
packages,
obtained
bids,
and
purchased
all
materials
for
project.
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US
Coast
Guard,
Charleston,
SC
(Continued)
Procurement
&
Contract
Manager
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Finance
|
Budget
Management
§ Rewarded
for
10
consecutive
years
of
accurate
contact
obligations
and
budget
management.
—Received
additional
funding
of
$300K
over
four
years
to
purchase
desired
supplies
that
directly
supported
team
and
boosted
morale
as
reward
for
performance.
—Earned
highest
percentage:
10%
awarded
out
of
six
divisions
in
southeast
district
region.
§ Achieved
highest
rate
of
compliance
and
met
all
budgetary
standards
compared
to
six
divisions
in
region.
—Developed
budget
plans
and
policies
for
11
divisions;
established
obligation
timelines
to
meet
deadlines
and
compliance.
US
Coast
Guard,
North
Bend,
OR
and
New
Orleans,
LA
(2007—2011)
Procurement
&
Contract
Manager
|
Logistics
Managed
acquisition
planning
to
contractor
performance
evaluations
including
$4.1M
annual
operating
expense
budget.
Analyzed
and
prepared
program
cost
proposals,
budget
analysis,
and
project
revenue
review.
Managed
staff
of
5,
supply
chain
and
logistics
of
equipment,
inventory,
and
services
for
9
divisions
and
16
cost
centers.
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Contract
Management
§ Initiated
and
received
additional
training
to
become
only
field
level
Contracting
Officer
on
west
coast
to
have
authority
to
contract
for
facility
repairs
and
upgrades
up
to
$25K
in
single
transactions.
—Reduced
lead
times
by
minimum
of
four
weeks
and
improved
efficiencies
by
receiving
high-‐level
authorization.
§ Uncovered
50%
of
phones
no
longer
in
use,
reduced
costs
by
$10K,
and
corrected
previously
contracted
cell
phone
program;
conducted
comprehensive
analysis
to
determine
needs
and
supplied
correct
equipment
to
staff.
§ Found
over
25%
of
equipment
reported
as
missing;
investigated,
identified,
and
properly
catalogued
equipment.
§ Attained
performance
goals
and
received
Commendation
Medal
and
promotion.
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Management
§ Managed
and
meticulously
tracked
over
$700M
response
costs;
computed
daily
all
facets
of
costs:
people,
assets,
equipment,
materials,
travel,
and
purchases.
§ Directed
procurement
and
contracts
for
Deepwater
Horizon/BP
oil
spill
project;
directed
team
of
30
and
purchased/managed
$20M
in
inventory
across
four
states:
LA,
AL,
FL,
MS.
§ Saved
over
$125K
by
identifying
unauthorized
costs;
reviewed
120+
state
and
federal
agency
invoices
and
each
invoice
exceeded
100+
pages
to
uncover
services
being
billed
not
compliant
to
contracts/agreements.
§ Rejected
unnecessary
increases
and
services
to
save
over
$100K,
scrutinized
costs
and
contracts
to
ensure
no
needless
increases
in
commercial
services.
US
Coast
Guard,
Multiple
CG
Commands,
US
(1986—2007)
Progressive
career
that
includes
positions
as
Division
Manager,
Comptroller,
Senior
Procurement
Officer,
Logistic
Inventory
Manager,
and
Chief
Storekeeper.
Certification
|
Education
Certified
Defense
Financial
Manager
(CDFM)
and
Member
—
American
Society
of
Military
Comptrollers
Certified
Contracting
Officer's
Technical
Representative
—
US
Department
of
Homeland
Security
Defense
Acquisition
University
|Management
Concepts,
Inc
(MCI):
Advanced
Simplified
Acquisition,
Construction
Contracting,
Performance
Based
Service
Contracting,
Service
Contract
Overview,
Contracting
Officer
Representative
(COR)
Associate
of
Arts
Coursework
—
Austin
Community
College,
Austin,
TX
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