KENNETH P. GILCHRIST, II Page 2

KENNETH P GILCHRIST, II

8852 Yellow Hammer Drive • Gainesville, VA 20155

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Certified Professional Contract and Procurement Manager with more than 20 years of comprehensive procurement and logistics expertise in federal and commercial acquisitions gained from Industry and the Department of Defense. Advanced leadership, management, and organizational skills gleaned from positions at the tactical, operational, and strategic level. Held a secret security clearance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Integrated Federal SolutionsWashington, DCJuly 2014 – Oct 2014

Contract Administrator III

  • Integrated Federal Solutions is a full service, 8(a) certified, consulting firm providing quality services to Federal customers in the areas of information technology, data analytics, program/project management, financial systems support, and acquisition management.
  • Helped the Library of Congress meet its end-of-year purchases for simplified acquisition procedures for FY14 by providing technical guidance on contractual documents such as statement of works, performance work statements, independent government cost estimates, and technical evaluation criteria’s
  • Reviewed requisition packages and prepared contractual documents such as solicitations, request for quotes, amendments, modifications, and awards and prepared award file according to local policy

Markon Solutions Washington, DCJuly 2013 – Jan 2014

ProcurementAnalyst

  • Markon Solutions is a government consulting firm providing quality services to Federal customers in the areas of facilities, financial management, acquisition management support, security consulting, and engineering services.
  • Helped with revising the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) that implement and supplements the FAR to codify and publish uniform policies and procedures for VA’s acquisition of supplies and services, including construction
  • Helped to draft the VA Acquisition Manual (VAAM), (VA’s non-codified internal agency guidance) to implement and supplement relevant procedures, guidance, and instruction department-wide that do not meet the criteria for inclusion in the VAAR

Department of Health and Human ServicesWashington, DCSept 2012 – Apr 2013

Program Manager

  • Helped to develop policy on both the department’s Competition Advocate Program (CAP) and on the use of J&A Procedures for Full and Open Competition
  • Provided guidance and management for the department’s Government Purchase Card Program (GPCP) responsible for 15 Level III Agency/ Organization Program Coordinators (A/OPC) at 9 different OPDIV/Staff DIVs with almost 5,000 accounts assigned by JP Morgan Chase Bank.
  • Helped to update the department’s purchase card program guide to provide guidance department-wide on correct policies and procedures relative to the GPCP
  • Collaborated with the department’s Fleet and Travel Card Program Managers to revise the department’s Charge Card Management Plan for submission to the Office of Management and Budget

Defense Contract Audit Agency Fort Belvoir, VAJuly 2008 – Sept 2012

Program Manager

  • Provided guidance and recommendation on acquisition related policies and procedures mandated by higher echelons such as the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense and Department of Defense
  • Helped to develop and implement an Instruction manual to provide guidance agency-wide on correct policies and procedures relative to the GPCP to improve daily operation of the agency’s GPCP
  • Assisted with the development and implementing of the agency’s Automated Purchase Request Data Base System to provide a more efficient GPCP in terms of financial management, customer to vendor response time, program oversight, and internal controls
  • Participated on the agency’s Management Internal Control Review Team as the representative for the agency’s GPCP and the Acquisition Procedure and Policy Program.

DOD Office of the Inspector GeneralArlington, VAAug 2006 – July 2008

Acquisition Branch Supervisor

  • Managed the Government Purchase Card (GPC) program, operated by five Procurement Technicians
  • Managed all agency acquisition requests resulting in an excess of 275 awarded contract actions that exceeded $13M and managed more than 1.7K GPC purchases exceeding $1.6M
  • Provided technical guidance on preparation of contractual documents such as purchase request forms, statement of works, performance work statements, independent government cost estimates, solicitations, technical evaluations, evaluation criteria’s, contract modifications, and contract terminations, required for contractual actions
  • Established Acquisition Branch Internal Standard Operating Procedures.

United States Army Multiple LocationsApr 1984 – Mar 2006

HQ PACIFIC AIR FORCE COMMAND, USAFKadena AB, Okinawa, Japan Jan 2001- Jan 2004

Team Lead/ Contract Specialist

  • Supervised a 15 person commercial acquisition staff as a warranted contracting officer authorized to spend up to $100K on Federal Supply Scheduled Contracts
  • Performed as a Contingency Contracting Officer for the U.S. Army Pacific allowed to execute up to $25K
  • Managed a $20M acquisition account supporting 8K DoD housing units
  • Coached three subordinates to perform complicated acquisition tasks enabling them to execute 400 requisitions worth $5M
  • Administered a $180M government cable TV service contract supporting over 50K patrons
  • Prepared and administered contractual documents in a contingency environment that supported over 2.6K DoD personnel
  • Administered 11 government construction contracts totaling over $2.3M

HQ 101ST CORPS SUPPORT GROUP, USAFort Cambell, KYJuly1999- Dec 2000

Contract Specialist

  • Responsible for the acquisition of supplies, services and construction contracts while applying contracting methodologies such as soliciting, evaluating, awarding, modifying and administering unique contract requirements
  • Provided guidance to customers, contractors and co-workers relative to acquisition policies and procedures
  • Trained over 50 Field Ordering Officers post-wide enabling them to operate effectively during deployments

EDUCATION - CERTIFICATIONS - AFFILIATIONS

  • M.A.,Procurement & Acquisition Management, Webster University, May 2010
  • B.S.,Management Studies, University of Maryland, August 2003
  • A.A.,General Studies, University of Alaska, May 2000
  • Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Certified- Level 3 (Contracting, Purchasing)
  • Contracting Officer Warrant- $100K contract execution authority
  • National Contract Management Association - Member
  • International Honor Society in Business Administration (WU, GHW School of Bus & Tech) - Member
  • Defense Acquisition Corps - Member